Issue - meetings

Councillor Holden

To seek approval for actions to be taken to facilitate the implementation of the PFI and Waste Management  procurement process.

Councillor Holden, the Cabinet Member for Arts Leisure and the Environment, presented a report of the Director of Environment and Development seeking approval for actions to be taken in order to facilitate implementation of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Waste Management Procurement process.

Councillor Holden reported that the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) had confirmed that the City Council’s PFI bid for an integrated waste management facility had been successful. This would mean the development of a recycling and mixed waste composting facility unique in the UK and would provide for up to 40% of all waste to be recycled.

The Chair put forward an additional proposal that the relevant Scrutiny Committee’s views and support for the development of this scheme be sought.

RESOLVED:-

(1)       that the Director of Environment and Development by delegated power, in conjunction with the Head of Legal Services and Chief Financial Officer to prepare and award contracts for the appointment of external special advisors to assist the Council;

(2)       that funding of advisors from reserves pending reimbursement from the successful contractor be approved and that the estimated cost of appointing external advisors as detailed in paragraph 4.4 of the report be noted;

(3)       that any surplus PFI funding in the early years of the contract be held in reserve to support future payments, as detailed in paragraph 4.3 of the report;

(4)       that the views and support for the development of the scheme be sought from the relevant  Scrutiny Committee.