Decision Maker: Executive, Council
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To consider the report of the Plant Based Task
and Finish Group.
Decision:
Agreed:
RECOMMENDED that Council:-
(1)
note the work undertaken by the Plant Based Food
Task and Finish Group and endorse the new City Council Sustainable
Food Policy;
(2)
agree that the Sustainable Food Policy be reviewed
after six months and is brought back to Executive on 28 November
2023;
(3)
raise awareness within the local business community
of the work undertaken by the South West Food Hub and the national
Dynamic Purchasing UK to support local suppliers and producers to
gain new public sector contracts; and
(4)
agree for the Net Zero & Business team
to:-
- review the Single Use
Plastic Notice of Motion that was carried at Council on 24 April
2018;
- develop a range of
KPI’s to monitor the Sustainable Food Policy and carbon
emissions associated with the City Council buying food and drink
for consumption through Council meetings, Council events and within
Council run sites;
- work with Procurement
in developing an approved supplier list for the catering of Council
meetings and Council events, in line with the six month review of
the Sustainable Food Policy, with information to be made readily
available for staff on the City Council’s
intranet;
- work towards the
Heart of the South West declaration of at least a minimum of 50% of
all food spend to be procured from growers, producers and
manufacturers within the South West local region by
2028;
- co-ordinate customer
surveys of City Council venues to understand customer demand for
plant based food and drink, and results be made available for the
six month review;
- work with the Waste
& Recycling team to develop food waste collection from City
Council venues, once food waste has been rolled out to residential
homes;
- research options of
developing a Devon Fruit and Veg Wholesale Market, utilising the
Matford Centre;
- review options of
installing a filtered water dispenser at the historic Guildhall;
and
- explore the potential of
registering all public facing Council catering venues as Refill
stations under the refill water scheme.
Reason for Decision: As set out
in the report.
Report author: Victoria Hatfield
Publication date: 05/04/2023
Date of decision: 04/04/2023
Decided at meeting: 04/04/2023 - Executive
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