Agendas, Meetings and Minutes - Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: County Hall, Worcester

Contact: Simon Lewis  Committee Officer

Items
No. Item

Available papers

The members had before them:

 

A.    The Agenda papers (previously circulated); and

 

B.    The Minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2017 (previously circulated).

99.

Named Substitutes (Agenda item 1)

Minutes:

None.

100.

Apologies/ Declarations of Interest (Agenda item 2)

Minutes:

None.

101.

Public Participation (Agenda item 3)

Members of the public wishing to take part should notify the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in writing or by email indicating the nature and content of their proposed participation no later than 9.00am on the working day before the meeting (in this case 12 October 2017). Further details are available on the Council's website. Enquiries can be made through the telephone number/e-mail below.

Minutes:

None.

102.

Confirmation of Minutes (Agenda item 4)

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2017. (previously circulated – pink pages)

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 July be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

103.

Technical Update - EFW Plant Completion (Agenda item 5) pdf icon PDF 128 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the technical update in relation to the completion of the EFW Plant.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

a)    the completion of the EFW Plant following testing be noted; and

 

b)    there were no matters of concern to report to Council.

104.

Risk Register (Agenda item 6) pdf icon PDF 90 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Risk Register.

 

In the ensuing debate, the following principal points were raised:

 

·         Mark Forrester indicated that reports on ratios would be brought to the Committee on a biannual basis, commencing with the March 2018 meeting

·         A request was made for members to be provided with a work programme/forward plan at future meetings

·         Representatives of Mercia Waste Management should be invited to a future meeting of the Committee to give an understanding of the loan arrangements from their perspective.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

a)    the open and closed risks set out in the Risk Register be accepted; and

 

b)    there were no matters of concern to report to Council.

105.

Waivers/ Consents (Agenda item 7) pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered the waivers /consents granted during the period under review.

 

Mark Forrester indicated that there were no waivers/consents requested by the sponsors approved by the Councils for the period under review.

 

The Committee thanked Sean Pearce for his contribution to the work of the Committee and wished him well for the future.

 

RESOLVED that the waivers /consents granted during the period under review be noted.