Agenda item

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: To consider the new Waste Prevention Programme for England recently published by Government.

Agreed:

·          to note the new national waste prevention programme;

·          that OWP seeks to play an active role in its implementation by contributing to relevant forums and work programmes, and that

·          OWP continues to prioritise waste prevention, reuse and repair in Oxfordshire through the implementation of its waste prevention strategy.

All senior officers/ WL

9

Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy Action Plan 2014/15 - 2016/17

Purpose: To agree an action plan for 2014/15 – 2016/17 to implement the Oxfordshire Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS).

Agreed the action plan as attached at Appendix 1 of the report.

WL

10

 Performance monitoring update

Purpose: To provide a quarterly update on the performance of the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership.

Agreed:

·          to note the high level risks set out in section 2.3 and the accompanying mitigation measures;

·          to note the upward trend in the amount of waste landfilled, declining recycling levels and increased fly-tipping continue to be reviewed; and

·          to review the action plan in the light of the County Council’s decision on future funding.

11

Household Waste Recycling Centre for the Chipping Norton area

Purpose: To consider options for future HWRC provision in the Chipping Norton area.

Agreed: to note the concerns from WODC regarding the lack of HWRC facilities and ask that the County Council review the provision of HWRCs serving the north of the County. 

12

Residual Waste Treatment and Bulking & Haulage Projects update

Purpose: To update on the progress on the residual waste treatment and bulking and haulage projects.

Agreed:

·          to note and support the progress made on the residual waste treatment project.

·          to note and support the progress made on the bulking and haulage contracts for the efficient delivery of waste to the Ardley EfW facility.

·          to add consideration of the disposal of bulky waste to future reports.

13

Sustainable Clothing Action Plan

Purpose: To seek approval for Oxfordshire Waste Partnership to become a signatory to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP).

Agreed:

·          that Oxfordshire Waste Partnership signs up to become a Supporter of SCAP; and

·          to note the good work undertaken by partner councils to divert textiles from landfill and to continue to support this.

14

Chairman’s announcements

The Chairman thanked Rebecca Lake, whose secondment in to the role of OWP Communications Officer finishes at the end of January with Paul Mocroft returning.

The Chairman congratulated Oxford City Council which was named as a finalist at the APSE annual awards held on 5 December. The City Council was nominated in the following categories:

Refuse Collection

Street Cleaning

Transport & vehicle maintenance

*Winning the Most Improved Refuse Collection Service Award.