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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 61 KB Additional documents: Minutes: That
the Minutes of the meetings held on 10 December, 2018 and 11 January, 2019, be
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PRE-DECISION SCRUTINY Minutes: The
Committee chose to scrutinise the following Cabinet Board items: Combined
Highways and Neighbourhood Works Programme 2019/2020 The
Committee received information in relation to the Combined Highways and Neighbourhood
Works Programme 2019/2020, as contained in the circulated report. Officers
agreed to look at producing a list/map of planned works included in the 2019/20
Works Programme in advance of Member Surgeries. Following
scrutiny the Committee was supportive of the proposal to be considered by
Cabinet Board. New
Fixed Penalty Notice in respect of Fly Tipping The
Committee received information in relation to the introduction of a new Fixed
Penalty Notice under the “Household Waste Duty of Care Regulations (Wales)
2019”. It
was emphasised that it was the duty of the householder of any domestic property
to dispose of waste through an authorised person or a person with authorised
transport. If they fail to comply an
authorised officer could serve a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) on householders. Members
discussed how Officers would identify waste if it was found in a lane with
numerous houses. Officers explained that
there had to be evidence, and that in some areas the only way to find this
evidence was to go through the waste. It
was noted that three additional Enforcement Officers had been hired. Members
questioned the procedure to request a permit.
Officers explained that there was a permit for trade and an exemption
scheme for people with additional recyclable waste. The permits could be obtained on-line or
requested over the telephone. Officers
explained that waste was disposed of using authorised transport, a “Duty of
Care” Notice was available from the collector, this would show waste was being
disposed of properly. The same applied with skips. Members
asked what was the definition of a “small scale fly tip”,
Officers clarified that there were guidelines available on the Neath Port
Talbot web site, it was added that this was also an element of judgement by the
Enforcement Officers. Members
queried whether fly tipping had increased since the change in side waste
restrictions. Officers stated that as
this was only implemented on 1 April, 2019 there had not been sufficient time
for consistent measures, it was agreed that this would be timetabled in the
Forward Work Programme and a report would be brought back to Committee. Officers
informed the Committee that information regarding side waste reduction and fly
tipping was available on Neath Port Talbot web site and Facebook pages. It was
added that Officers were currently working with a TV Company on an information
film. It was agreed that it was about
getting the message out to the public and it was agreed that information could
be put into the leaflets sent to every household regarding waste collection
over the Christmas period. It was noted that a permit for waste collection was supplied by Natural Resources Wales, and that the Council did not see this permit. Officers added that they worked in conjunction with the Police in stopping waste carriers, if they were are unable ... view the full minutes text for item 2. |
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Forward Work Programme PDF 80 KB Minutes: The
Committee was informed that the Forward Work Programme Workshops would be
programmed for May/June 2019 in order for the Committee to decide areas to
focus on in the new civic year. Members
agreed that if they had any queries regarding the new Waste Strategy they could
contact Officers directly. A monitoring report would be brought back to the
meeting in approximately twelve months, when more data was available. The
Committee requested for an information report to be brought back to the next
meeting on the Missed Bins Collection Policy and process, with a years’ worth
of data. The
Committee noted the Forward Work Programme. |