Agenda and minutes

It was confirmed that all items on the agenda would be considered in public.

Agreed as an accurate record.

For this meeting Peter Okali, Chief Executive Officer of Age UK Hillingdon attended the meeting and provided Members with information on his organisation's waste strategy.

The Committee was informed that there were two charity shops within the Borough and the shops mainly dealt with clothes. The charity did not undertake house clearances and waste was taken away in trade wheelie bins which the charity paid for.

Reference was made to the bigger charities such as the RSPCA who did deposit large quantises of waste, with some of this waste, originating from outside the Borough. In relation to the RSPCA, Members were reminded that for 2015/16, the charity had delivered 115 tonnes of waste to New Years Green Lane Civic Amenity site which cost the authority £15,000 to dispose of.

Discussion took place on the evidence which had been received from the charities who had responded to requests for information on their waste strategy, together with the policies adopted by other waste authorities and it was agreed that the best way forward was to consider introducing an annual allowance of waste for charities which they would not pay for.

The Council's Waste Development Manager reported that a process could be put in place at New Years Green Lane to measure amounts of waste each charity deposited. All vehicles were presently weighed at the Civic Amenity site and details of amounts of waste were recorded.

After discussion, Members asked that consideration be given to the suggestion that all charities be given an annual free waste allowance of 10 tonnes for all waste which was disposed of at New Years Green Lane. Charities that exceeded this allowance would then be liable to be charged for the deposit of additional waste, at trade waste costs.

The Committee noted that this would not have any impact on the smaller charities who presently did not deposit waste greater than 10 tonnes, but it would provide the Council with revenue towards the cost to the Council of disposing of Charity waste.

RESOLVED –

1. That the information provided be noted and be taken into consideration as part of the review.

2. That a draft final report be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee with the suggested recommendation that charities be given an annual waste allowance of 10 tonnes to deposit waste free of charge at New Years Green Lane, and that any subsequent waste, be charged at trade waste cost to the charity concerned.

The Committee was provided with the annual report on the Borough's Safety at Sports Grounds.

The report provided details of the action taken by officers, with respect to the Council’s responsibilities under the Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975 and the Fire and Safety at Places of Sport Act 1987.

RESOLVED –

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the Committee noted that the same level of inspections would be maintained during 2016/2017 as was undertaken in 2015/16.     

To be given a brief presentation on the Committee's second review topic of the Municipal Year.

Discussion took place on the Committee's second major review which would be on Shisha Bars, Lounges and Bars in the Borough.

The Committee was informed that Shisha Bars were regulated by both Licensing and Planning legislation. Controls were enforced by Trading Standards, Food Health and Safety Team, the Environmental Protection Unit and Planning.

RESOLVED –

1. That the information report be noted and a draft scoping report be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee to enable Members to start the review. 

Noted.

The Committee noted the report and asked that an update on Cemeteries be given at the Committee's meeting in March.

Noted.