Issue - meetings

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Tuesday 14 November in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Thursday 16 November. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

The Chairman explained that rules of public participation and invited the members of the South West Wiltshire Green Party to make representations and ask supplementary questions should they wish to.

The original questions and answers are attached for ease of reference.

In response to the supplementary questions at the meeting the following information was provided by the Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Waste and the Director for Waste ?Environment:

1.    The outcome of the consultation would be publicly available and an electronic version would be provided to Mr Jarvis;

2.    The figures for the feasibility study for food waste management had been updated; this would be reviewed should this be recognised as a priority area for the council;

3.    The Cabinet Member would review whether the council tax bill itemised waste collection and processing costs;

4.    Waste collection and management contracts have flexibility clauses to allow for changes;

5.    With regards to reprocessing capacity locally Wiltshire Council was engaging with central government, DEFRA and the Environment Agency as this was a national issue affecting the industry overall;

6.    With regards to the Advanced Thermal Treatment plant it would be the responsibility of the Environment Agency to apply conditions and monitor emissions to ensure the adequacy of measures put in place to protect human health and the environment.