Meeting documents
Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Wednesday, 5th September 2007
Venue : Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST / PARTY WHIP
- MINUTES
- PLANNING A GREENER PENINSULA
- PRESENTATION - WASTE STRATEGY
- SCRUTINY WORK PROGRAMME 2007/2008
- RESPONSE TO PETITION TO RETURN TO WEEKLY RESIDUAL WASTE COLLECTIONS
- CLINICAL WASTE COLLECTIONS ON WIRRAL
- TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN (NATIONAL PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK)
- SMOKE FREE IMPLEMENTATION
- PERFORMANCE MONITORING FIRST QUARTER, APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2007
- REGENERATION DEPARTMENT - CAPITAL PROGRAMME MONITORING
- REGENERATION DEPARTMENT - FINANCIAL MONITORING REPORT
- INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WORKSHOP
- ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST / PARTY WHIP
Summary:
Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.
Members are reminded that they should also declare, pursuant to paragraph 18 of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules, whether they are subject to a party whip in connection with any item(s) to be considered and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of the whipping arrangement.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 6 June, 2007, which were received or approved by the Council on 16 July, 2007.
Item 3 - PLANNING A GREENER PENINSULA
Summary:
The Director of Technical Services will give a presentation on Wirral's Climate Change Strategy and progress to date on Climate Change issues.
Item 4 - PRESENTATION - WASTE STRATEGY
Summary:
Carl Beer, MWDA Director of Waste Disposal, will give a presentation.
Item 5 - SCRUTINY WORK PROGRAMME 2007/2008
Item 6 - RESPONSE TO PETITION TO RETURN TO WEEKLY RESIDUAL WASTE COLLECTIONS
Summary:
In May 2007, the Wirral Globe launched a “Bin Campaign” in order to gather signatures from Wirral residents to urge the Council to return to a weekly residual waste collection service. This report acknowledges the concerns of petitioners and provides the latest information on Wirral’s new waste collection service.
Recommendation:
Members are requested to:
(i) Reconfirm their support for Wirral’s Alternate Weekly Collection scheme;
(ii) Note the improvements to Wirral’s recycling performance since the introduction of Alternate Weekly Collections;
(iii) Endorse officers’ intention to review the current bin allocation policy as suggested in section 4.1;
(iv) Endorse officers’ intention to carry out consultation with the signatories proposed in section 4.2 of this report and report back to the November Committee with their findings.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 7 - CLINICAL WASTE COLLECTIONS ON WIRRAL
Summary:
This report details the current provision for Household Clinical Waste Collections on Wirral provided temporarily by Wirral Primary Care Trust (PCT) and highlights the statutory obligations of Wirral Council to provide a clinical waste service to its residents. The Council is committed to provide a clinical waste service at as little cost to residents as possible and ask Members to consider the Clinical Waste Collection policy within this report and the benefits of expanding the Sharps Drop-off scheme currently operated by the PCT at no cost to the public.
Recommendation:
Members are requested to:
(i) Endorse the Clinical Waste Collection policy described in section 3.1 of this report and recommend to Cabinet for approval;
(ii) Endorse the implementation of Option 1 in section 4 of this report for this financial year; and
(iii) Request officers to report back to Committee after Biffa Clinical Waste Collection costs to collect from pharmacies have been reviewed and PCT tenders have been received for the renewal of the clinical waste contract to enable further consideration of Options 2 and 3 detailed in section 4 of this report.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 8 - TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN (NATIONAL PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK)
Summary:
This report seeks Members endorsement of the Trading Standard Service Delivery Plan, a statutory plan required by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry - DTI).
Recommendation:
That the Trading Standards Service Delivery Plan 2007/08 be endorsed.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 9 - SMOKE FREE IMPLEMENTATION
Summary:
This report is intended to update Members of progress on Smokefree Wirral implementation and how the allocation of additional funds provided by the Government and approved by Cabinet is being used in securing compliance with the smoke-free provisions of the Health Act 2006 and the Smoke-free regulations which were introduced in England in July 2007.
Recommendation:
That Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee notes the continuing progress on Smokefree Wirral implementation and how the identified resources are being utilised to achieve the aims and requirements of the Health Act 2006 for ensuring compliance with the ‘Smoke free’ provisions of the Health Act 2006.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 10 - PERFORMANCE MONITORING FIRST QUARTER, APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2007
Summary:
The purpose of this report is for Members to consider the progress made by the Regeneration Department during this period.
Members are further asked to note the progress more specifically of the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Divisions within the Department.
Recommendation:
Members are asked to consider the performance of the Department between April and June 2007 and endorse the priorities for service delivery for the second quarter of the current financial year.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 11 - REGENERATION DEPARTMENT - CAPITAL PROGRAMME MONITORING
Summary:
This report provides a regular update on the Regeneration Department’s Capital Programme.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 12 - REGENERATION DEPARTMENT - FINANCIAL MONITORING REPORT
Summary:
This is the second monitoring report this financial year; further reports will be submitted throughout the year to highlight the financial performance of the Regeneration Department.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 13 - INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WORKSHOP
Summary:
The Environment Agency are organising a workshop on managing flood risk for the Chairs and Spokespersons of the Environment and Regeneration and Planning Strategy Overview and Scrutiny Committees, along with the respective Cabinet members. The date of this workshop should be known by the time of the Committee and other members of the Committee are welcome to attend. It will take place on either the 7, 10 or 18 September.
Item 14 - ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as urgent.
Agenda Published: 23 August 2007