Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – PLACE

To consider and decide to either retain the current weekly service for residual waste or move to a fortnightly collection service for Multi-Occupancy Properties (MOP) in accordance with the existing contract that started in May 2018.

RESOLVED:

(1)    That a variation to the waste contract with Urbaser, to retain the existing weekly collection service for residual waste from MOP in accordance with appendix A be approved:

(2)    That an increase in the revenue budget for 2019/20 of £68k to fund these additional costs be approved:

(3)    That the £164k increase in expenditure budget required annually to retain weekly collections from MOPs will be incorporated in the draft revenue budget for 2020/21 be noted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To prevent resident dissatisfaction, Contamination of waste streams, side waste and costly enforcement action against landlords and managing agents for non compliance that would likely occur in the event fortnightly collection of residual waste at MOP was implemented in accordance with the waste contract obligations.

Audio Recording – 43 minutes 27 seconds

The Executive Member for Recycling and Waste presented the report entitled Waste collection from Multi Occupancy Properties (MOP) together with the following appendix:

·           Appendix A: Urbaser's financial claim to retain weekly collections except recycling.

The following alternative options were considered:

(1)     Continue to implement the agreed fortnightly collection of residual waste from MOP in accordance with the contract; and

(2)     Provide a two tier system where some MOP received residual weekly & others fortnightly collection at MOP.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented the referral from the meeting held on 16 July 2019 which contained the following recommendations to Cabinet:

That the recommendations contained in the report be endorsed.

The following Members took part in the debate and asked questions:

·           Councillor Ian Albert;

·           Councillor Paul Clark.

The Service Director – Place and Service Director – Waste responded to questions and clarified that weekly collection from multi occupancy properties were in line with the service delivery by East Herts District Council.

It was moved by Councillor Steve Jarvis, Seconded by Councillor Ian Albert and:

RESOLVED:

(1)    That a variation to the waste contract with Urbaser, to retain the existing weekly collection service for residual waste from MOP in accordance with appendix A be approved:

(2)    That an increase in the revenue budget for 2019/20 of £68k to fund those additional costs be approved:

(3)    That the £164k increase in expenditure budget required annually to retain weekly collections from MOPs would be incorporated in the draft revenue budget for 2020/21 be noted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To prevent resident dissatisfaction, contamination of waste streams, side waste and costly enforcement action against landlords and managing agents for non compliance that would likely occur in the event fortnightly collection of residual waste at MOP was implemented in accordance with the waste contract obligations.