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Items
No. Item

SC.18

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 24 October 2019 (SC.14 - SC.17), previously circulated.

Minutes:

THE DECISION:

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 24 October 2019 (SC.14 - SC.17), previously circulated, be signed as a correct record.

SC.19

Council Performance 2019/20 (Quarter 2) pdf icon PDF 254 KB

Report of the Director of Finance and Commercial (s151 Officer)

Minutes:

The Director of Finance and Commercial (s151 Officer) submitted a report setting out the Quarter 2 Performance for 2019/20.  The Director of Environment presented the report and the Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to at the meeting and where further information was requested it was agreed that the Committee would be provided with this information separately.

 

THE DECISION:

 

That progress made against the Council Plan 2019-2023 for Quarter 2, as detailed within Annex A of the report, be noted.

 

Note:Councillor J Noone arrived at the meeting at 9.35am during discussion of the above item.

SC.20

Review of Risk Management pdf icon PDF 304 KB

Report of the Director of Finance and Commercial (s151 Officer)

Minutes:

The Director of Finance and Commercial (s151 Officer) submitted the quarterly monitoring report on the strategic risks affecting the Council.  The Director of Environment presented the report and the Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to at the meeting and where further information was requested it was agreed that the Committee would be provided with this information separately.

 

To ensure that the risks contained within the Risk Management Framework were appropriately measured and that suitable actions were undertaken to mitigate the effect of each risk it had been agreed that the Scrutiny Committee would receive a quarterly monitoring report.

 

THE DECISION:

 

That the Corporate Risks, Key Corporate Project Risks and General Risks with a net risk appetite threshold equalling 12 or above be noted.

SC.21

Policy Review - Recycling pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Report of the Chairman

Minutes:

A report of the Chairman of the Committee was considered which reminded the Committee of the terms of reference of the review and of information which had been identified in the project plan.

 

Paul Staines, Director of Environment; Gary Brown, Waste and Street Scene Manager; Tracey Flint, Recycling Officer and Geoff Green, RCP Sourcing Manager, UPM attended the meeting to provide evidence.  A number of questions were asked by the Committee which were responded to at the meeting.

 

(A full account of the questions raised and responses is available as part of the Committee’s records).

 

The Committee was satisfied with the information provided and recommended that a draft report be prepared for consideration at the next meeting of the Committee.  Arrangements for a site visit to Allerton Park Recycling Centre had been deferred due to technical problems and the Committee requested that the site visit be rearranged if possible take place prior to the next meeting of the Committee to enable it to consider any issues arising when considering the draft report.

 

THE DECISION:

 

That:-

 

(1)     the information provided so far be received; and

 

(2)     a draft report be prepared for consideration at the next meeting of the Committee in January 2020.