Agenda and draft minutes

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The Cabinet Member will advise of any items they have decided to take as Urgent Business.

None.

The report will seek Cabinet Member approval for a change in residential

street sweeping from twice weekly to once a week. The report will also seek

Cabinet Member approval for the removal of recycling banks, where they are

underused and/or attract fly tipping. These proposals form part of the £2.8m

savings identified from the Veolia Integrated Waste Management Contract

over three years, as part of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.

The Cabinet Member considered a report which sought approval for a change in residential street sweeping from twice weekly to once a week.  The report also sought approval for the removal of recycling banks where they were underused and / or attracted fly tipping.

It was noted that the savings proposals formed part of the £2.8m savings identified from the Veolia Integrated Waste Management Contract.

RESOLVED

i)             That residential street sweeping be changed from twice weekly to once a week, as further described in Section 6 of the report.

ii)            That the number of recycling banks be reduced by 80%.  Those listed in Section 8.4 are to be removed and those listed in 8.5 are to be retained.

To consider any new items of Urgent Business admitted under Item 2 above.

None.