Issue - meetings

Report ES19014

Members considered the Committee’s remaining 2018/19 Work Programme.

In considering APCOA’s performance on parking services earlier in the meeting, the following items were requested for the Work Programme:

·  an update on the full results of the trial use of an APNR vehicle (for the Committee’s 9^th April meeting); and

·  consideration of APCOA’s performance in a further six months to ensure continuation of progress;  

The Vice-Chairman suggested that the Air Quality Action Plan item scheduled for the Committee’s 9^th April meeting also be taken to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

A Member suggested that Committee Members visit a successful waste and recycling centre operated by another authority. Although the L B Bexley site at Foots Cray, Sidcup was suggested, the Assistant Director of Environment advocated particularly forward thinking and radical options for future site development. As such he referred to the Rainham MURF facility and the Earlswood Community Recycling Centre, Redhill as possible viewing examples. Through Surrey County Council’s waste and recycling contract, reuse shops (Revive reuse shops) sold pre-owned items for the home and garden to reduce waste and support local charities.

In terms of site layout at the Waldo Road and Churchfields Road reuse and recycling centres, both sites were constrained to a point and it is a consideration about how to have the sites for the future. The Assistant Director offered to show Committee Members something of best practice and what future provision could be like. Accordingly, suggestions (on visits) would be provided to the Committee. 

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the latest 2018/19 Forward Work Programme (appended to Report ES19014) be agreed subject to -

·  an update being provided at the 9^th April meeting on the full results of the trial use of an APNR vehicle

·  consideration of APCOA’s performance being scheduled for a further six months to ensure continuation of progress

·  provision being made for a future visit by Members to a progressive waste and recycling facility (suggestions for such a visit being made by the Assistant Director of Environment); and 

(2)  progress concerning Committee requests (appended to Report ES19014) be noted.