Agenda, decisions and minutes

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declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of

Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they might have in respect of business on this agenda.

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member was asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or pecuniary interests in the business on the agenda. None were declared.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so. The deadline for registering is at 5.00 pm on Friday 7^th August 2015. Members of the public may register to speak on an item on the agenda or an issue within the Executive Member’s remit.

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The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of

Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a

manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all

those present. It can be viewed at:

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sting_filming_and_recording_council_meetingspdf

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report highlights how taking timely actions to build climate resilience that deliver multiple benefits across council services makes good business sense. It also recommends that City of York Council, if selected, takes part in a new Targeted Adaptation Support for Council (TASC) programme.

Resolved:

(i)           That option 1 be agreed:

·        That climate resilience makes good business sense and CYC take advantage of the TASC support (if selected) to ensure CYC is a resilient council to climate change and climate risks.

(ii)          That an update report be received in Spring 2016.

Reason: Continue to develop as resilient council to climate change and climate risks

The Executive Member considered a report that highlighted how taking timely actions to build climate resilience that delivered multiple benefits across council services made good business sense.

Officers gave an update and discussed the work they were undertaking to identify and prepare for a variety of climate risks. They also informed the Executive Member that if selected City of York Council would have the opportunity to take part in a new Targeted Adaptation Support for Council (TASC) programme.  This programme would allow the Council to receive free support and guidance on how to increase resilience to climate change and climate risks and would up-skill senior/operational officers currently working in these areas.

The Executive Member stated that the TASC programme would allow the Council to work in a more united way and if selected it was agreed that an update report should be received in Spring 2016¹.

Resolved:

(i)           That option 1 be agreed:

·        That climate resilience makes good business sense and CYC take advantage of the TASC support (if selected) to ensure CYC is a resilient council to climate change and climate risks.

(ii)          That an update report be received in spring 2016.

Reason: Continue to develop as resilient council to climate change and climate risks

This report provides options, as requested by the Executive Member, to extend green waste collections over the winter period in order to improve the service and respond to customer demand.

Resolved: 

(i)   That two additional green waste collections in November be agreed.

(ii)  That a feedback report to look at the outcomes achieved be received in July 2016.

Reason: To ensure optimum amounts of green waste are collected and to provide an excellent service to customers.

The Executive Member considered a report that provided options to extend green waste collections over the winter period in order to improve the service and respond to customer demand.

Officers gave an update and confirmed they had responded to residents complaints when considering the new proposals and had ensured their options created sustainable arrangements to meet customer demand.

The Executive Member thanked officers and stated that two additional green bin collections in November would allow householders to clear autumn green waste and help improve recycling targets for the city.

Resolved: 

(i)   That two additional green waste collections in November be agreed.

(ii)  That a feedback report to look at the outcomes achieved be received in July 2016¹.

Reason: To ensure optimum amounts of green waste are collected and to provide an excellent service to customers.

This report provides options to introduce temporary arrangements for the collection of household waste over the Christmas Period.

Resolved:

(i)           That options b and c in paragraph 9 of the report be approved:

·     To introduce new temporary arrangements for collection dates as detailed in Annex 1 of the report.

·     To communicate the temporary arrangements in three phases as detailed in the communications plan in Annex 2 of the report.

(ii)          That a feedback report be received in July 2016.

Reason: To ensure that as little disruption as possible to collection of household waste and to ensure that all residents have full knowledge of the arrangements.

The Executive Member considered a report that provided options to introduce temporary arrangements for the collection of household waste over the Christmas Period.

Officers gave an update and confirmed that due to the Christmas and New Year bank holidays temporary waste collection arrangements had to be put in place. The various collection arrangements over the years and the confusion and complaints received regarding the collections over Christmas 2014 had been taken into consideration.

The Executive Member thanked officers and agreed improvements were required in some areas of the city to allow every household to receive the same level of service and maximise recycling.  He welcomed the changes that would ensure the maximum time residents would wait for their recycling collection was three weeks.

The Executive Member agreed that working with residents associations, parish councils and other partners would give sufficient notice and various options to inform residents of the new temporary arrangements.

Resolved:

(i)           That options b and c in paragraph 9 of the report be approved:

·     To introduce new temporary arrangements for collection dates as detailed in Annex 1 of the report.

·     To communicate the temporary arrangements in three phases as detailed in the communications plan in Annex 2 of the report.

(ii)          That a feedback report be received in July 2016¹.

Reason: To ensure that as little disruption as possible to collection of household waste and to ensure that all residents have full knowledge of the arrangements.