This Council notes:

-          The rising risk posed to all Trafford Residents caused by Air Pollution in and around the borough

-          The additional risk posed to Children and the Elderly

-          The growing amount of research - including retrospective cohort study carried out by researchers from Kings College, The University of London, Imperial College London and others - which strongly links rising air pollution to an increase in cases and severity of Dementia and Alzheimer’s

This Council resolves to undertake a full review of air quality monitoring in Trafford, which will include:

-          Drafting proposals for additional monitoring sites as well as the inclusion of PM 2.5 monitors

-          Exploring supplementary monitoring measures such as increased use of diffusion tubes and the use of mobile air monitors

-          A report on quality control and data analysis

This Council also resolves to:

-          Open up the council’s air quality data to the public at every opportunity, including the provision of new ‘land use regression maps’ so that new pollutants can be identified and monitoring provisions can be reviewed over time

-          Work with all stake holders to encourage the use of electric vehicles and increase the number of electric charging points across the borough

-          Introduce signage around level crossings and schools advising motorists to switch off their engines where appropriate

-          Ensure that future planning developments incorporate pollutant absorbent vegetation such as new trees and ‘Green Walls’ to help reduce resident exposure

-          Install feeder pillars, or other forms of connectivity, to the electricity grid as an alternative source of power to enable rides and traders using diesel generators in areas of our town centres with high pedestrian footfall to use alternative cleaner sources of power

-          Instruct the license committee to consider clean sources of power when granting licensing

This Council asks the Leader of the Council to write to the Mayor of Greater Manchester as well as the leaders of neighbouring local authorities encouraging them to adopt the above measures and encouraging cooperation across the region.

It was moved and seconded that:

“This Council notes:

-          The rising risk posed to all Trafford Residents caused by Air Pollution in and around the borough

-          The additional risk posed to Children and the Elderly

-          The growing amount of research - including retrospective cohort study carried out by researchers from Kings College, the University of London, Imperial College London and others - which strongly links rising air pollution to an increase in cases and severity of Dementia and Alzheimer’s

This Council resolves to undertake a full review of air quality monitoring in Trafford, which will include:

-          Drafting proposals for additional monitoring sites as well as the inclusion of PM 2.5 monitors

-          Exploring supplementary monitoring measures such as increased use of diffusion tubes and the use of mobile air monitors

-          A report on quality control and data analysis

This Council also resolves to:

-          Open up the council’s air quality data to the public at every opportunity, including the provision of new ‘land use regression maps’ so that new pollutants can be identified and monitoring provisions can be reviewed over time

-          Work with all stake holders to encourage the use of electric vehicles and increase the number of electric charging points across the borough

-          Introduce signage around level crossings and schools advising motorists to switch off their engines where appropriate

-          Ensure that future planning developments incorporate pollutant absorbent vegetation such as new trees and ‘Green Walls’ to help reduce resident exposure

-          Install feeder pillars, or other forms of connectivity, to the electricity grid as an alternative source of power to enable rides and traders using diesel generators in areas of our town centres with high pedestrian footfall to use alternative cleaner sources of power

-          Instruct the license committee to consider clean sources of power when granting licensing

This Council asks the Leader of the Council to write to the Mayor of Greater Manchester as well as the leaders of neighbouring local authorities encouraging them to adopt the above measures and encouraging cooperation across the region.”

It was moved and seconded as an amendment that:

 “The Motion be accepted subject to the following insertions:

  (1) after “and severity of Dementia and Alzheimer’s” insert:

-     The importance of maintaining our green open spaces

          (2) after “This Council also resolves to:” insert:

-     Maintain and protect the full current Trafford Green belt and oppose the current Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) proposals”

In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.1 ‘Motion to rescind a previous decision made at a Council meeting within the past six months’ the amendment was challenged on a point of order that notice of the proposed motion had not been signed by at least 16 Members. It was considered that approval would thereby constitute a Motion that would be contrary to the Council decision of 20 March 2019 relating to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (Minute No. 81 refers) and accordingly the amendment was ruled as invalid.

The Motion was then debated before being put to the vote and declared lost.