Agenda item

(To provide an opportunity for Partners to update the Partnership on any issues which may be of interest)

Each partner authority was provided with the opportunity to update the rest of the Partnership on any developments or updates which may be of interest to the Partnership.  The following was reported:

North Kesteven District Council – arrangements were being made to be part of the Paper and Card Trial, (which was already on the agenda).  A lot of work was taking place around tackling litter, and work was being carried out with funding from government to invest in litter picking.  The authority had been operating its new depot for one year now, and some of the benefits were starting to be realised.

City of Lincoln Council – there had been no changes to operational delivery.  Contracts were due for renewal in 2022 and work was being undertaken to establish what form they would take.  Conversations were taking place around the waste strategy which were well timed as they would feed into the process of the contract renewal.

Boston Borough Council – a lot of time had been spent working on the paper and card trial.  Work was also taking place with members and officers looking at the refuse fleet replacement options and the reprocurement of the maintenance contract.  Work was ongoing in terms of finding a new provider for the enforcement contract.

East Lindsey District Council – it was reported that Councillor Martin Foster was in attendance as he was shadowing Cllr Harrison as he would be taking over her portfolio in October 2019.  The Chairman thanked Councillor Harrison for her contribution to the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership.

Colleagues were thanked for their support during the flooding incidents, particularly in relation to sand bags.  There was nothing to report in terms of operational changes.  However the district had had two successful prosecutions around fly tipping under section 108.  Both had been issued with 31000 fines.

West Lindsey District Council – there were some changes to the senior management team, as the Head of Paid Service would be retiring in October 2019 and there would be some different officers attending the Strategic Officer Working Group.  It was reported that one of the refuse vehicles had been in an accident and had tipped on its side the previous week.  Two of the crew had been walking wounded but one had required surgery to remove some glass, but they were now recovering at home.  A full investigation was underway.

There were new litter in Gainsborough due to the government money received for investing in litter reduction.  The maintenance contract from the fleet was due to be refreshed in the near future.

South Kesteven District Council – it was noted that the accident was a reminder that there had been some incidents on the roads in south kesteven, and that crews were out there every day and it was a high risk area of work.  It had been proposed to set up a wholly owned company for grounds maintenance, and this had been operating since March 2019.  The main focus for the district had been the food waste collection trial, which was on the agenda for the meeting.

South Holland District Council – work was also ongoing on the paper and card trial.  There would be a decision by the end of the month on how the authority would progress with its fleet maintenance.

Lincolnshire County Council – the big issue for the county in June, was Mid-UK going into administration.  The county had worked closely with the new company and new arrangements had been put in place until March 2020.  This had secured 420 jobs.  Work was also taking place with colleagues on the paper and card trial.

The Chairman acknowledged that recently there had been some unpleasant weather conditions, but he commented that the way that Partners had responded to the emergency had been amazing, and all had done exceptional work during this time.