Issue - meetings

The Assistant Director of Transport, Highways and Environment to present a report which seeks approval to update the Joint Waste Management agreement entered into with North Yorkshire County Council in December 2010, to deliver a shared service across the City of York and North Yorkshire County council areas.

Resolved:  (i)      That approval be given to enter into the Shared Waste Management Services Agreement contained in Appendix A to the report.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Director of Transport, Highways & Environment, in consultation with the Director of Governance or her delegated officers, to take such steps as are necessary to complete the agreement.

Reason:     To develop a shared waste management service across CYC and NYCC for the management and disposal of waste (excluding collection services).

                   (iii)     That the additional cost of the Shared Waste Management Agreement, and that this will be met from existing budgets, be noted.

Reason:     To be clear that CYC will pay its fair share of the cost of the shared service.

The Assistant Director of Transport, Highways and Environment presented a report which sought approval to update the Joint Waste Management Agreement entered into by City of York Council (CYC) and North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) in December 2010, to deliver a shared service across the two council areas.

The report outlined the background to the current agreement, originally entered into in 2010, which involved a contract between NYCC and Amey Cespa for which CYC paid a contribution, and a separate Services Agreement between each council and Yorwaste.  It was proposed to establish a Shared Waste Management Service, governed by a new Agreement, in order to harness the benefits of greater collaboration in the light of anticipated changes arising from the government review of waste.  This arrangement would require CYC to fund £145k of the staffing costs - £60k more than its current contribution - but for a significantly enhanced service. It would not change existing arrangements for disposal of waste via Allerton Park nor alter CYC’s level of control over its own recycling centres.

Having noted the comments made under Public Participation on this item, it was

Resolved:  (i)      That approval be given to enter into the Shared Waste Management Services Agreement contained in Appendix A to the report.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Director of Transport, Highways & Environment, in consultation with the Director of Governance or her delegated officers, to take such steps as are necessary to complete the agreement.

Reason:     To develop a shared waste management service across CYC and NYCC for the management and disposal of waste (excluding collection services).

                   (iii)     That the additional cost of the Shared Waste Management Agreement, and that this will be met from existing budgets, be noted.

Reason:     To be clear that CYC will pay its fair share of the cost of the shared service.