Apologies were received from Councillors Mark Lygo and Ed Turner.

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No declarations of interest were received

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None received.

This item is included on the agenda to give members the opportunity to raise issues on the Forward Plan or update the Board about future agenda items.

Nothing was raised under this item.

Report of the Head of Environmental Development attached.

City Executive Board is asked to:-

a)     Note the progress of the bid to the EU Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme and the associated opportunities and risks;

b)     Authorise officers to complete the negotiations with a view to securing funding as detailed in the report;

c)      In the event that funding is approved by the EU, delegate the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 officer, authority to enter into a grant agreement with the European Commission body the European Agency on Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).

The Head of Environmental Development submitted a report which detailed the negotiations for grant funding from the European Commission via the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) Programme and sought authority to proceed with a bid for funding to support low carbon projects.

The Board agreed:

(a)       To note the progress of the bid to the EU Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme and the associated opportunities and risks;

(b)       To authorise Officer to complete the negotiations with a view to securing funding as detailed in the in the report;

(c)        That in the event that the funding is approved by the EU, to delegate the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officer, authority to enter into a grant agreement with the European Commission body, the European Agency on Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI);

(d)       To thank Officers for their work in progressing the bid for funding.

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No items to consider.