Luisa Hillard was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for East Cowes in May 2013.
Cllr Hillard was a member of the Executive, holding the portfolio for Sustainability until resigning from the post in January 2016 due to family commitments.
The council say that £3m would need to be found to keep the floating bridge running as it nears the end of its life, so proposals are up for consideration to introduce a 50p each way foot passenger charge.
The Executive member for Sustainability says the grant will be focused on helping residents get to school and work without using petrol or diesel cars.
Questions were raised at last week's Scrutiny Committee about the need for an Executive member for Sustainability, with at least one of the papers being heard at tonight's meeting being criticised by councillors.
A number of countryside partners have expressed an interest in taking on countryside management now the council finds itself in dismal financial straits.
This resident-organised beach clean was a step towards meeting the criteria to get East Cowes re-classified as a ‘designated beach’ for bathing, the benefit of which is regular water quality monitoring.
Island Waste's parent company, Biffa, had been one of the five shortlisted companies revealed in November last year as in the running for the new PPP waste contract.