Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor P. Dowd.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

Minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2010

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 25 February 2010, be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Strategic Director - Communities

The Committee considered the report of the Strategic Director - Communities on the tenders received for the provision of new and refurbished accommodation at Lander Road Primary School, Bootle.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)            approval be given to the allocation of funding totalling £1,895,866 in the Children’s Services Capital Programme for the scheme to be funded through the Primary Capital Strategy for Change (£1,807,866) and the school's Devolved Capital resources (£88,000);

(2)       the lowest tender submitted by ROK (NW) Ltd. of Rochdale in the sum of £1,521,936 be accepted; and

(3)       the Legal Director be requested to enter into a formal contract with the successful tenderer.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

Further to Minute No. 19 of the meeting held on 25 February 2010, the Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director on the consultations held with the Planning Inspectorate and Counsel on the soundness of the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options Report.

The Director reported on the resolutions on this issue following the consideration of the report at the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services held on 9 March 2010 and the Planning Committee held on 10 March 2010.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)      the consultation undertaken and proposed to take place with the Planning Inspectorate Service be noted;

(2)      Site F1029: Site off Grange Road, Dunnings Bridge Road/Heysham Road junction, Bootle: Proposed District Site Allocation be removed from the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options Report;

(3)      subject to (2) above, approval be given to the commencement of a six-week public consultation process on the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options report later in the year after May 2010;

(4)      all Members of the Council be notified of the consultation arrangements in due course; and

(5)      the Chief Executive be requested to raise the following issues of concern within the Liverpool City Region:

(i)       the process of formal consultation with the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) has not resulted in the needs and outcomes of the formal procurement of MWDA being given sufficient weight or recognition;

(ii)      insufficient recognition has been given to the cost of alternative waste scenarios; and

(iii)      information and evidence of the scrutiny applied to the development of the preferred policy options on energy from waste has not been submitted to members of Overview and Scrutiny for information and guidance.