Meeting documents

Place Scrutiny Committee
Monday, 26th January, 2015 6.30 pm

The Cabinet Minutes

Date:
Tuesday, 6th January, 2015
Time:
14:00
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
530 Community Energy Project
Scrutiny Comment for item 530
Business for item 530
Resolved:-

1. That a partnership be entered into with OVO Energy Ltd to provide a bespoke energy tariff for residents and businesses within the Borough of Southend-on-Sea.

2. That £100,000 be allocated from the Business Transformation Fund in each of the next two financial years (2015/16 and 2016/17) to fund a small delivery team to progress this and other energy projects that support the Low Carbon Energy and Sustainability Strategy.

3. That the investment detailed in 2 above be repaid from revenues generated from the delivery of individual energy projects.

Reason for Decision

The initiative represents good value for money as revenues are expected to be substantially above costs, whilst delivering a value proposition to residents and businesses.

Other Options

1. Do nothing. This will leave the efforts for the Council focussed on the Essex Energy switch process.

2. Southend Energy switch. Creating a Southend energy switch will be expensive due to the processes which are required to make it work. It is unlikely that the Council would recover the investment based on the experience of others.

Note:- This is an Executive Function.
Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee.
Executive Councillor:- Longley.
*Called in to:- Place Scrutiny Committee
14:00/14:35

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor R A Woodley (Chairman)
Councillors I D Gilbert, A P Jones, G E Longley, D A Norman MBE, M W Terry
In attendance:
R Tinlin, J K Williams, S Holland, S Leftley, A Lewis, J O'Loughlin, I Ambrose, V Dewsbury, A Keating and C Gamble

Also present: Councillors Lamb, Moyies, Mulroney, Salter and Wexham

Scrutiny Comment

ItemComment
530 Called in by Councillors A Holland and J Lamb.
Final call on 16/01/2015 at 15:58

Business

ItemBusiness
530The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place detailing proposals to create a Southend Energy company to provide a direct energy offer to residents and businesses within the Borough.

 

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