Agenda and minutes

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

Councillor D Brown declared a non-pecuniary interest as a former Chairman of CERF.

Councillor L Smetham declared a non-pecuniary interest as a former Director of Orbitas.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15^th September 2020.

On consideration of the minutes, the Chairman apologised to Councillor Brown for the fact that he had not been invited to participate in the interviews for co-opted members.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting of 15^th September 2020 be approved as a correct record.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

PART 2 – MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS PRESENT

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To receive a verbal update on progress of the ASDV Change Programme. 

The Committee receive a verbal update on the progress of the ASDV Change Programme.

RESOLVED

That

1.    the update be noted;

2.    Officers update the committee on the contractual position of Orbitas ahead of its review of the company’s business plan; and

3.    Officers update the Committee when CERF arrangements close.

To consider the following ASDV business plan:

Ansa Environmental Services Ltd Business Plan

The Committee considered the business plan of Ansa Environmental Services Limited.

The following attended the meeting to present the business plan and answer members’ questions:

Geoff Baggott – Chairman

Kevin Melling – Managing Director

Tracy Baldwin – Group Finance Manager

At the conclusion of the presentation, the Chairman thanked the ANSA representatives and acknowledged the service that the company had continued to provide throughout the pandemic.

The representatives then left the meeting and the Committee considered the matter further.

RESOLVED

That

1.    the business plan be noted; and

2.    the Committee review the business plan further at its meeting on 24^th November and the ANSA representatives be invited to attend, the main focus to be on performance targets and opportunities for commercial expansion.