Issue - meetings

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A Member raised the issue of the Waldo Road Depot improvement works. She asked if there was a plan that could be shared.  She wondered why the original plan had been delayed and how long the depot would be closed. The Member expressed concern about the possible impacts on waste disposal and recycling. She asked that some detail be provided to her regarding this.

The Director for Environment and Public Protection responded and said that  this was a project for significant improvement works at the Waldo Road Depot;  it was a £6.4m capital programme project. More detail would be provided to Members in the future when a new and final report would be presented to the Committee, when permission would be sought to appoint a contractor for the improvement works. The current economic climate was having a negative impact on large scale capital projects nationwide as costs were increasing and supply chains were being affected. Detailed design work would be undertaken by officers and then a new report would be brought back to Members to seek to procure the new contract. The Director promised to provide copies of the previous report regarding Waldo Road to any Members that required it.

The Director stated that Veolia had strong views on how the works should be completed and discussions with Veolia were ongoing.  A discussion took place concerning the possible impact of the delay in progressing the Waldo Road capital improvement works and also how the Council could improve the recycling of paper that had got wet. 

A Member noted that on this occasion, the opportunity had not been provided to scrutinise the Portfolio Holders and she requested that this be addressed going forward. She raised the matter of how LBB measured air quality. She asked that either a report come back to the Committee regarding this or if a PowerPoint presentation could be disseminated to Members. A Member commented that a report had been undertaken by Imperial College regarding air quality and this had been based on extrapolated data from a monitor by the Glade. He believed that another 10 monitors existed in the borough. He agreed that more information should be provided to Members regarding this and the Chairman suggested that an update on this be brought to the September meeting. A Member informed the Committee that the PRUH had a live air quality monitor and that DPD monitored air quality via their delivery vans.

RESOLVED that

1) The ECS Risk Register is noted

2) The previous Waldo Road Improvement Works report be disseminated as required.

(Post meeting note: this was disseminated on 11^th July 2022)

3) An updated Waldo Road report would be brought to Members in due course when it was time to appoint a contractor for the capital programme works.

4) An update or report would be brought to the September meeting concerning how LBB monitored air quality.