Minutes:
Decision:
That Members:
1.Note the financial
implications of renewing the council’s recycling vehicles for recycling collections;
2. Confirm a preference to
purchase electric RRVs and approve the associated the funding to be taken into account in the ongoing budget round,
3. Support the current
procurement process being abandoned and re-started taking
into account lessons learned; and,
4.Delegated
Authority be granted to the Head of Streetcare in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Chief Finance Officer
to award to the top ranking electric RRV supplier under the re-run procurement
process subject to WG funding.
Reason for Proposed
Decision:
To ensure the recycling
collection service has the suitable vehicles for service delivery in accordance
with both the Council’s and national wellbeing and decarbonisation goals.
Implementation of
Decisions:
The decisions will be
implemented after the three day call in period.