Issue - meetings

To inform the Board of progress since its last meeting on 14 December 2011.

The Board received a report providing an update on progress made since its last meeting on 14 December 2012.  The report included updates on: operations and facilities, Community Repaint, food waste and finance.

There continued to be concern that traders were disposing of commercial waste at Longshot Lane without paying by claiming that it was home DIY waste.  The possibility of introducing an honesty form had been investigated however feedback indicated that this would not currently be practicable and that particular suggestion would not be progressed further at this time.  The Board requested that officers identify alternative options that would not impact financially on residents.

The Board stressed that although they wanted to assist small businesses, measures needed to be put in place to ensure that traders paid to use the service available for example by giving traders access to the site at set times and making them go through the weighbridge.  It was agreed that a report exploring the options available to the Board would be brought to the next meeting.

The Board was informed that it was anticipated that publicity of the Community Repaint scheme would commence in the near future.  It was agreed that representatives from all three Councils would be available to support the initiative when the scheme was ready to be launched publicly.

It was noted that processing costs for food waste had fallen significantly over the last eighteen months and developments in the area would continue to be monitored.

It was reported that the new five-year haulage contract had become operational on 4 December 2011.  It was anticipated that the new contract would deliver an annual saving of approximately £320,000.  A sum that could amount to savings of approximately £1.7million across the five year contract term.

RESOLVED

1. That progress made since the Board’s last meeting on 14 December 2011 be noted
2. That the re3 Project Team work with the Contractor to develop proposals to encourage and support small traders to utilise the PFI facilities
3. That no further action need be taken in respect of a stand alone Honesty Form system at the Household Waste Recycling Centres as this was not the solution to the problem.  Officers to identify alternative solutions to the problem.
4. That the commencement of the Community Repaint Scheme be noted and a dates for publicity circulated
5. That the anticipated financial outcomes be noted.