Agenda item

Policy and Resources Committee – 14 March 2019

 

Minute 94. Kerbside Recycling Service - Additional Funding Proposals to Increase Recycling

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 21 March 2019

 

Minute 103. Scrutiny Review on Climate Change

POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE – 14 MARCH 2019

 

Minute 94 – Kerbside Recycling Service

 

It was moved by Councillor Ives and seconded by Councillor S Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

i. The procurement of one additional recycling vehicle to provide operational resilience for planned maintenance and cover and to provide additional potential capacity to enable the further development of options to increase the current recycling service offered to residents and businesses 

ii. An increase in the revenue budget of £100,000 per year to cover the lease costs and anticipated associated increased operating costs of one additional recycling vehicle including resources* 

iii. A capital budget totalling £100,000 for the procurement of 25,000 blue boxes (with 44 litre capacity) for paper and cardboard collections following a risk assessment for the kerbside collection service to ensure safe manual handling working procedures (£75,000) and for the refurbishment of all mini recycling centres (£25,000)  

iv. To revise the current household waste collection policy to provide boxes for all recycling materials, removing the use of bags for paper and cardboard to ensure safe working procedures and to provide additional boxes upon request 

v To endorse the development and delivery of a proactive campaign to raise awareness of the current kerbside recycling collection service provided to all residents and approve one-off additional expenditure of £20,000 in 19/20 through the use of reserves. 

vi. That officers continue to assess the potential impacts for Ryedale District Council of the planned changes with the new DEFRA Resources and Waste Strategy in particular the proposed introduction of food waste collection and to submit further reports to members as details become available to allow officers to undertake the necessary preparatory work for possible future delivery subject to member approval. 

* this figure only covers the cost of operational resilience for planned maintenance and cover and a forecast for two additional members of staff on the basis that recycling increases as a consequence of a proactive campaign to raise awareness of what can be recycled now as part of the kerbside recycling collection service.  It is possible that a further decision for additional revenue budget would be required if further additional resources were required to cover revised collection rounds to cope with increased capacity and demand once there is evidence to demonstrate a revised business case.  The cost would be pro-rata in 19/20 circa £45,000.

 

Councillor P Andrews proposed and Councillor Jowitt seconded the following amendment;

 

Add

 

(vii)      That officers be instructed to prepare a report on the implication of doing weekly green bin collections during the school holidays

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost.

 

Voting record

2 For

24 Against

 

Councillor Clark proposed and Councillor Thornton seconded the following amendment:

 

Amend (i) to (i) (a) and add;

 

(b) Before proceeding with (a) officers are requested to investigate and report on the feasibility of using electric/hydrogen vehicles. The report to come back to Policy and Resources Committee and Full Council if appropriate.

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost.

 

Recorded vote

For

Councillors, J Andrews, Clark, Cleary, Jainu-Deen, Potter, Raper, Thornton and Windress

Against

Councillors P Andrews, S Arnold, V Arnold, Bailey, Cowling, Cussons, Duncan, Farnell, Frank, Gardiner, Goodrick, Hope, Ives, Oxley, Sanderson, Shields and Wainwright

Abstention

Councillor Jowitt

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

i. The procurement of one additional recycling vehicle to provide operational resilience for planned maintenance and cover and to provide additional potential capacity to enable the further development of options to increase the current recycling service offered to residents and businesses 

ii. An increase in the revenue budget of £100,000 per year to cover the lease costs and anticipated associated increased operating costs of one additional recycling vehicle including resources* 

iii. A capital budget totalling £100,000 for the procurement of 25,000 blue boxes (with 44 litre capacity) for paper and cardboard collections following a risk assessment for the kerbside collection service to ensure safe manual handling working procedures (£75,000) and for the refurbishment of all mini recycling centres (£25,000)  

iv. To revise the current household waste collection policy to provide boxes for all recycling materials, removing the use of bags for paper and cardboard to ensure safe working procedures and to provide additional boxes upon request 

v To endorse the development and delivery of a proactive campaign to raise awareness of the current kerbside recycling collection service provided to all residents and approve one-off additional expenditure of £20,000 in 19/20 through the use of reserves. 

vi. That officers continue to assess the potential impacts for Ryedale District Council of the planned changes with the new DEFRA Resources and Waste Strategy in particular the proposed introduction of food waste collection and to submit further reports to members as details become available to allow officers to undertake the necessary preparatory work for possible future delivery subject to member approval. 

* this figure only covers the cost of operational resilience for planned maintenance and cover and a forecast for two additional members of staff on the basis that recycling increases as a consequence of a proactive campaign to raise awareness of what can be recycled now as part of the kerbside recycling collection service.  It is possible that a further decision for additional revenue budget would be required if further additional resources were required to cover revised collection rounds to cope with increased capacity and demand once there is evidence to demonstrate a revised business case.  The cost would be pro-rata in 19/20 circa £45,000.

 

Recorded vote

For

Councillors P Andrews, S Arnold, V Arnold, Bailey, Cleary, Cowling, Cussons, Duncan, Farnell, Frank, Gardiner, Goodrick, Hope, Ives, Jainu-Deen, Jowitt, Oxley, Raper, Sanderson, Shields, Wainwright and Windress

Against

Councillors, J Andrews, Clark, Potter and Thornton.

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 21 MARCH 2019

 

Minute 103 – Scrutiny Review on Climate Change

 

It was moved by Councillor Clark and seconded by Councillor Oxley that the following recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to adopt and implement the recommendations contained in the report.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council adopts and implements the recommendations contained in the report.

 

Voting record

Unanimous

 

The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee requested that his thanks to those Members who participated in the Working Party and to Jos Holmes for her work on the report be recorded.

 

[Councillors Bailey, Cowling, Cussons and Frank left the meeting following consideration of these items]