Issue - meetings

On 13th September the Environment Select Committee endorsed the Final Report of the Task Group. The Committee resolved to refer the following Task Group’s recommendations to the relevant Cabinet member for response at the Committee’s next meeting.

Included for the Committee in this agenda is the executive response to the Task Group’s recommendations for approval.

On 13 September 2016 the Committee endorsed the final report of the Waste Service Changes Task Group and referred its recommendations to the relevant Cabinet Member, as detailed in the agenda papers. Councillor Toby Sturgis, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Development Management, Strategic Housing, Operational Property and Waste, was in attendance to present the Executive Response to the final report and its recommendations.

In relation to recommendation 4 and whether the Churchfields Depot could be included on the Regulation 123 list and funded through the Community Infrastructure Levy it was stated this was being considered, but that a priority list would be prepared in the new year.  In relation to recommendation 12 regarding a communication strategy to raise public awareness of what can and cannot be disposed of and the cost of abusing the system, it was raised whether area boards were required to fund covert cameras to catch abuse. It was stated the service had no plans to purchase new cameras, but that did have access to some and officers would consider all requests. It was also confirmed that it was difficult to prosecute fly tippers as that required people to make witness statements, not merely report incidents.

At the end of discussion, it was,

Resolved:

To note the Executive Response.