Meeting documents
Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Wednesday, 21st November 2007
Venue : Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST/PARTY WHIP
- MINUTES
- HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT POLICY
- WIRRAL GLOBE PETITION SIGNATORIES - RESULTS OF CONSULTATION EXERCISE
- TACKLING DOG FOULING
- ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER - DEMOLITION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AT ATHERTON STREET BIRKENHEAD
- FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT - APRIL/JUNE AND JULY/SEPTEMBER 2007 - 2008 TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- PERFORMANCE MONITORING SECOND QUARTER - JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2007 - REGENERATION DEPARTMENT
- ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
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 meetings held on 5 September and 22 October 2007, which were received or approved by the Council.
Item 3 - HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT POLICY
Summary:
ITEM WITHDRAWN
Item 4 - WIRRAL GLOBE PETITION SIGNATORIES - RESULTS OF CONSULTATION EXERCISE
Summary:
Members of the Committee will recall that in June 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. The response to the Petition was formally considered at the meeting held on 5 September 2007 and it was agreed that all signatories would be consulted to highlight the benefits of Alternate Weekly Collections and give them the opportunity to provide us with more information about their objections.
This report provides an update on this consultation exercise including details of the letter and questionnaire sent to signatories and highlights that it is proposed to provide feedback on the consultation exercise to Members before the meeting once all the returns have been received.
Recommendation:
Members are requested to note the content of this report and consultation results presented in advance of the meeting.
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Item 5 - TACKLING DOG FOULING
Summary:
This report is to advise members of the Councils ‘Don’t give a dog a bad name’ campaign to combat dog fouling.
Recommendation:
That the report be noted.
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Item 6 - ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER - DEMOLITION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AT ATHERTON STREET BIRKENHEAD
Summary:
This report informs the Committee of the acceptance of a tender for the demolition of public conveniences at Atherton Street Birkenhead.
Recommendation:
The Committee is asked to note that the tender submitted by Technical Demolition Services Ltd in the sum of £11,500 was the lowest and has been accepted under delegated powers in accordance with paragraph 14.4 of the contract procedure rules.
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Item 7 - FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT - APRIL/JUNE AND JULY/SEPTEMBER 2007 - 2008 TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Summary:
The purpose of this report is to provide members with an overview of performance, for the first two quarters, of those indicators that are reported for the Technical Services department. This report also includes summary financial information. Further detailed information is contained within the financial monitoring report for the same period, which will be reported in September 2007.
This is the first opportunity to report to this Committee since the Quarter 1 information became available and a summary of performance is contained within appendix A.
Recommendation:
That performance for the first two quarters be noted.
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Item 8 - PERFORMANCE MONITORING SECOND QUARTER - JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2007 - REGENERATION DEPARTMENT
Summary:
The purpose of this report is for Members to note the progress made by the Regeneration Department during this period, and Members are further asked to note the progress more specifically of the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Divisions within the Department.
Recommendation:
That the performance of the Regeneration Department between July and September 2007 be noted, and the priorities for service delivery for the third quarter of the current financial year be endorsed.
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Item 9 - ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Agenda Published: 9 November 2007