Agenda and decisions

Agenda item

Decision (in bold where different from report recommendations)

Action by:

1               

Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest

None.

2               

Addresses and questions to the partnership

None.

3               

Minutes of the previous meeting

Agreed.

4               

Oxfutures project

Mairi Brookes, Oxfutures Project leader, Oxford City Council and Anthony Simpson from the Low Carbon Hub gave a presentation on the project including funding and the partners’ roles.

There is a launch event on 24 January 2014 with keynote speakers.

6               

Chairman's announcements

None.

7               

Community engagement and education on environmental impact - Contract Procurement update

See Waste Partnership minutes.

Agenda item

Decision (in bold where different from report recommendations)

Action by:

3

Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest

See minutes.

4

Addresses and questions to the partnership

None.

5

Minutes of the previous meeting

Agreed.

6

Role of Host Authority and future meeting dates

Purpose: To advise of future chairing arrangements for the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership joint committee and Environment Partnership, and to propose future meeting dates.

Agreed meetings starting at 10.00am on dates as set out:

20 June 2014

24 October 2014

23 January 2015

27 March 2015

26 June 2015

23 October 2015

22 January 2016

18 March 2016

Agreed meetings to be at South Oxfordshire District Council offices.

All members and attendees to note dates.

7

Future OWP funding

Purpose: To discuss the announcement by Oxfordshire County Council that it will cease funding Oxfordshire Waste Partnership from March 2015 and to consider the implications for the future of the partnership.

The Chairman took this item second.

Noted the communications from Cllr Rose and the recommendations considered at the scrutiny committee.

Acknowledged the difficulties OCC faced and the value for money the partnership provided. Discussed options.

Noted that the partnership’s vision was to increase recycling and reduce waste and carbon emissions, and thereby generate savings, and that the action plan was delivering results.

Noted that the budget for 2014/15 had been agreed at the last meeting and there was a protocol in the formal legal agreement for withdrawal from the partnership.

Noted that there was value in retaining the partnership to maintain the considerable benefits of collaborative working.

Agreed:

·          all councillors would brief their leaders on the value of the partnership, its successes, role, and future in advance of the Leaders’ meeting.

·          that the Chairman should attend the County’s cabinet and council meetings to request that it revises its proposal to cease funding OWP from March 2015 and instead continues its support for the partnership; and,.

·          To ask the Waste Partnership Coordinator to present options on alternative ways of continuing the partnership’s work in the light of the County Council’s final decisions at the next meeting.

All councillors and senior officers

DD/RW

WL

1

Community engagement and education on environmental impact - Contract Procurement update

Purpose: Update on the procurement of community engagement and environmental education services.

The Chairman considered this item after the discussion on future funding.

Agreed: given the uncertain funding, to proceed with a one-year extension to the current Groundworks contract rather than proceed with the procurement exercise.

GH/WL

8

Waste Prevention Programme for England

Purpose:  ...  view the full decision text for item 2.