Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED/-

Apologies for absence were received and noted from Councillors Mohammed Alyas (Oldham) Angela Brown (Rochdale) and Denise Ward (Tameside).

Apologies were also received and noted from Councillor Martyn Cox (GMCA Portfolio Lead), Eamonn Boylan (GMCA) and Steve Wilson (GMCA).

RESOLVED/-

There were no announcements or items of urgent business reported.

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 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

RESOLVED/-

There were no declarations of interest reported by any member in respect of any item on the agenda.

To consider the approval of the minute of the meetings held on 13 July 2022.

RESOLVED/-

That the minutes of the previous meeting, held on 13th July 2022 be approved as a correct record with the amendment that Councillor Mark Roberts, Stockport Council be added as in attendance.

Report of Justin Lomax, Head of Contract Services, GMCA Waste and

Resources Team attached.

RESOLVED /-

1.     To note the matters set out in the report.

2.     To approve the continued operation of the Household Waste Recycling Centre sites with height restriction barriers open to allow the entry of High Sided Vehicles as detailed in section 5 of the report.

Report of Michelle Whitfield, Head of Communications & Behavioural Change, GMCA Waste and Resources Team attached.

RESOLVED /-

1.  That the Communications and Behavioural Change Plan 2023/24 be noted.

Report of Steve Wilson, GMCA Treasurer attached.

RESOLVED /-

1.     To note the budget and levy setting timeline for 2023/24.

Report of Michael Kelly, Head of Engineering and Asset Management, GMCA Waste and Resources Team attached.

RESOLVED /-

1.     That the updates as set out in the report be noted.

Report of Sarah Mellor, Head of Sustainable Consumption and Production, GMCA Waste and Resources Team.

RESOLVED /-

1.     That the proposed work programme for textiles, which crosscuts three of the themes; Priority 1: Moving Towards a Circular Economy; Priority 2: Managing Waste; and Priority 4: Sustainable Lifestyles, be approved.

2.     To agree that an update be brought to the next meeting of this Committee.

Future meeting dates for the Committee, agreed at the Annual General Meeting:

18 January 2023, 2.00pm, Venue TBC

15 March 2023, 2.00pm, Venue TBC

RESOLVED /-

To note the future meeting dates for the Committee, as agreed at the Annual General Meeting:

18 January 2023, 2.00pm at the Mechanics Institute

15 March 2023, 2.00pm, at the Mechanics Institute

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 of business on the grounds that this involves 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.

RESOLVED /-

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 paragraph 3 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.

Report of Justin Lomax, Head of Contract Services and David Taylor, Executive Director, GMCA Waste and Resources Team.

RESOLVED/-

1.     That the contracts updates and key risks as set out in the report, be noted.