Agenda, decisions and minutes

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To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

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To consider a report on the provision of food waste collection

1.            That subject to the contents of Appendix A, approval be given to enter into the Contract with the Preferred Bidder.

2.            That, subject to the Contract being awarded to the Preferred Bidder, approval be given for the Council to lease part of the site at Leighton Grange Farm, as identified in the Contract to the Preferred Bidder.

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration considered a report relating to the provision of a food waste recycling collection as part of the garden waste recycling service.

Approval was now sought for the Council to appoint the contractor to design, build and operate a plant at Leighton Grange Farm to process the Authority’s garden and food waste following the completion of an EU compliant procurement associated with this.

The plant will, subject to planning permission, produce a service that will allow people to recycle food waste in Cheshire East.  It will also, from the moment of commencement, mean that Cheshire East will cease to shut down its garden waste collection service over the winter months and will, therefore, produce a cost associated with that.

On the basis of due diligence that had been undertaken, it is recommended that the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration proceed and take the decision as recommended.

RESOLVED

1.            That subject to the contents of Appendix A, approval be given to enter into the Contract with the Preferred Bidder.

2.            That, subject to the Contract being awarded to the Preferred Bidder, approval be given for the Council to lease part of the site at Leighton Grange Farm, as identified in the Contract to the Preferred Bidder.