Agenda and minutes

There were no Chairs announcements or items of urgent business

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at the start of the meeting.

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at the start of the meeting.

To consider the approval of the minute of the meetings held on 12 September 2019 as a correct record.  

RESOLVED/-

That the programme of future meetings be noted.

To note a report of David Taylor, Executive Director of Waste and Resources that sets out those proposed items for consideration at future meeting of the Committee.

To note a report of the GMCA Monitoring Officer that identifies GMCA key decisions in relation to waste and recycling matters.

To receive a report of the Head of Contract Services, GMCA Waste and Resources.

To receive a report of the GMCA Treasurer which will inform the Committee on the Budget and Levy Setting Process including forecast outturn for 2018/19, process and indicative levy for 2019/20, capital programme.

To receive an update of the Head of Communications and Behavioural Change, GMCA, Waste & Resources.

To receive a report of the Head of Sustainable Consumption and Production which provides and update on the Plastic Free GM campaign.

To receive a report of the Head of Engineering and Asset Management, GMCA Waste & Resources, which provides an update on the implementation of the Waste and Resources asset Management Plan.  

To note the following future meeting dates for the Committee:-

Thursday 16 January 2020, 2.00 pm

Thursday 12 March 2020, 2.00 pm

RESOLVED/-

That the programme of future meetings be noted.

That, under section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for the following items on business on the grounds that this involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as set out in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

To receive a report of the Head of Contract Management, GMCA Waste and Resources.

To receive a report of the GMCA Treasurer which will inform the Committee on the commercial considerations of the Budget and Levy Setting Process including forecast outturn for 2018/19, process and indicative levy for 2019/20.