Issue - meetings

Report ES16009

Members noted items for future meetings in 2016/17.

An organised visit of the Waldo Road Reuse and Recycling Centre had taken place on 11^th March 2016. For the future it was agreed that any visits would be solely related to work undertaken by a Working Group of the Committee.

A meeting of the Committee’s Working Group established to consider the new Environmental Services Contract would be arranged for a date in April 2016.

Concerning the latest Contracts Register Summary, an update was given on the current position concerning contracts for On-Street Poster sites and Bus Shelter Poster sites. It was noted that progress on the re-tendering of the Parking Service had been scrutinised at the Commissioning WG of E&R PDS.

The Chairman also requested any feedback post-meeting on his draft contribution to the 2015/16 PDS Annual Report for Council (the draft contribution having been tabled for Members).

In concluding the meeting the Chairman thanked Members for their scrutiny work during the year and also thanked officers for their support. 

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the Forward Work Programme of items for future meetings in 2016/17 be noted (Democratic Services Note: since the meeting, the Council’s Programme of Meetings 2016/17 had been agreed with the next meeting date of the Committee confirmed as 7^th June 2016);

(2)  progress concerning previous Committee requests be noted; and

(3)  a summary of contracts related to the Environmental Portfolio be noted.