Issue - meetings

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Members noted and reviewed the ECS Risk Register report.

A Member commented that in his view the noise service had completely collapsed and he asked if anything could be done to reinstate it. He additionally referred to the proposed works in respect of the Waldo Road Waste Transfer Station. He expressed concern over the anticipated disruption that this would cause and asked if measures would be put in place to mitigate this.

The Chairman pointed out that the issue of noise nuisance was not a matter for the Environment Committee--it was a matter for the Public Protection and Enforcement Committee. The Director disagreed with the view that the noise service had collapsed, but rather stated that it was still working and indeed was working effectively.

Another Member also referred to the proposed disruption that was anticipated with respect to the works involving the Waldo Road Waste Transfer Station; she said that in her view it was unacceptable that this should be a red risk. This seemed to infer that either mitigation had not been planned, or if it had been planned, it was deemed as being ineffective. This being the case, there was a need for urgent work to be undertaken so that effective measures to reduce disruption could be put in place. 

The Assistant Director responded that this was a major repair work and that this was why it had been allocated a high risk value. Consultants had been employed and a project board established to oversee the project. However it was clear that the site would not be able to be used when these major works were being undertaken. The full extent of the works required were not yet fully defined. Once the full extent of the required works was established, then the appropriate mitigation measures could be confirmed. It was clear that taking waste elsewhere would have a significant disruptive impact. It was agreed that this was a matter that the Committee would be updated upon at the September meeting. 

RESOLVED that the Risk Register update be noted and that an update would be provided to the Committee at the September meeting regarding the Waldo Road major works project, and the planned mitigation measures to reduce disruption.