Agenda and minutes

Health and Environment Policy Committee - Tuesday, 7th July, 2020 6.00 pm

Venue: This meeting will be held virtually and a live audio stream can be listened to via www.winchester.gov.uk.

Contact: Claire Buchanan, Senior Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 01962 848 438 Email: cbuchanan@winchester.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies and Deputy Members

To note the names of apologies given and deputy members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed members.

Minutes:

All members were in attendance.

 

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any disclosure of interests from Members and Officers in matters to be discussed.

 

Note:  Councillors are reminded of their obligations to declare disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and/or prejudicial interests in accordance with legislation and the Council’s Code of Conduct.      

 

If you require advice, please contact the appropriate Democratic Services Officer, prior to the meeting.

 

Minutes:

No disclosures of interest were declared.

 

3.

Chairperson's Announcements

Minutes:

There were no Chairperson’s announcements.

 

4.

To note the date and time of future meetings of the Committee

·         Tuesday 7 July 2020

·         Wednesday 30 September 2020

·         Tuesday 8 December 2020

·         Wednesday 3 March 2021

 

Meetings commence at 6pm unless otherwise stated.

 

Minutes:

            RESOLVED:

 

                        That the timetable of meetings for 2020/21 be agreed, as set out       on the agenda.

 

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 4 March 2020.

Minutes:

            RESOLVED:

 

                        That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 4 March 2020,     be approved and adopted.

 

6.

Public Participation

To receive and note questions asked and statements made from members of the public on matters which fall within the remit of the Committee.

NB members of the public are required to register with Democratic Services
three clear working days before the meeting

(contact: democracy@winchester.gov.uk  or 01962 848 264).

Minutes:

No members of the public were present to make representations.

 

7.

Briefing on Restoration Work - Community, Open Spaces and Transport Impacts (Presentation) pdf icon PDF 885 KB

Minutes:

The Service Lead for Community and Wellbeing, the Corporate Head of Regulatory and Head of Programme gave a presentation on proposals for restoration work in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The presentation was available on the Council’s website here.

                       

Members asked questions and raised various comments which were addressed by Councillors Porter and Tod and the relevant officers.

 

            RESOLVED:

           

                        1. That the content of the presentation be received and the   comments of the Committee be noted; and

 

                        2. That a progress update on the restoration works in response        to the Covid-19 pandemic be taken to a future meeting of the    committee.

 

8.

Update on the Carbon Neutrality Action Plan (one year on) - Presentation pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

The Corporate Head of Engagement gave a presentation on the Council’s response under the Carbon Neutrality Action Plan and informed the Committee of the highlights and achievements over the last year and the preparation work in place for the coming year.  The presentation was available on the Council’s website here.

 

Members asked questions and raised various comments which were addressed by Councillor Ferguson and the relevant officers.

 

 

            RESOLVED:

 

                        1.    That the contents of the presentation be received and the          comments of the committee be noted; and

 

                        2.    That a progress update on the Carbon Neutrality Action Plan be taken to a future meeting of the committee.

9.

Proposals for new Garden Waste service (CAB3234) pdf icon PDF 6 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Tod introduced the report which was due to be considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 9 July 2020. The report set out the detail of the new garden waste collection service, due to commence from February 2021.

 

Members asked questions and raised various comments in relation to charging, cost and value implications, alternative options for residents, support for residents experiencing financial hardship, storage and fly tipping which were addressed by Councillor Tod and the Strategic Director.

 

            RESOLVED:

 

                        That the report be received and the comments of the committee        noted by the Cabinet Member for Service Quality and Transformation

10.

Health & Environment Policy Committee Work Programme for 2020/21 (HEP009) pdf icon PDF 294 KB

Minutes:

            RESOLVED:

 

                        That the Work Programme for 2020/21 be approved.

 

Registering to speak at meetings of the council:

The information below relates to the majority of meetings of the council but please note that different rules do apply for registering to speak at meetings of Full Council, Licensing Sub Committees, Planning Committees, Open Forums, and the Standards Hearing and Human Resources Sub Committees and the Appointments Panel. Further information can be obtained using the contact details above.

Members of the public may speak at this meeting, provided they have registered to speak three working days in advance. Please contact Democratic Services via democracy@winchester.gov.uk or (01962) 848 264 to register to speak and for further details - which can also be found on the individual meeting agenda front sheets.

 

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