Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 19/02/2007

At a MEETING of the ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 19th February, 2007.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Helen DICK, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2007 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I NATIONAL WASTE STRATEGY - FURTHER PROJECT DETAILS

On a reference to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 21st June, 2004, the Head of Waste Management submitted Report No 118-2007 giving further details on the city-wide recycling initiatives planned for the forthcoming months under the above strategy.

The Committee approved the projects detailed in the report.

II CONFERENCE - SUN CITY 2007 - TIME TO ACT

It was reported that the above conference organised by Solar Cities Scotland would be held in Dundee on 2nd March, 2007.

The Committee agreed that any elected member interested be authorised to attend.

III PURCHASE OF VEHICLE AND PRESSURE WASHER

The Head of Waste Management submitted Report No 119-2007 requesting authority to purchase an additional vehicle and pressure washer to be used as part of the development of the department's Rapid Response service.

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Arnold Clark for one 3.5t drop-side pick-up at a cost of 13,822.62 through the ABC light-vehicle framework and the lowest offer from Alpha Plus (Scotland) Ltd, for the self-contained hot pressure washer amounting to 10,900, making a total cost for the vehicle and pressure washer of 24,722.62, to be purchased from the Quality of Life funding allocated to the Waste Management Department for 2006/07.

IV REPLACEMENT LIGHTING - MARCHBANKS

There was submitted Agenda Note AN61-2007 advising that in order to comply with standards set by the Chartered Institute of Service Engineers for lighting in an industrial environment, replacement lighting was required at Marchbanks at an estimated cost of 11,500.

The Committee agreed that this work be carried out.

V MULTI-OCCUPANCY PROPERTY RECYCLING SERVICE

Reference was made to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd October, 2006. There was submitted Agenda Note AN62-2007 advising that research had been carried out to access suitable recycling containers which had been trialled and assessed over a four week period with the steel housed model supplied by Broxap, Staffordshire, being the only one which met the specification conditions.

The Committee approved the purchase of 188 containers and fittings from Broxap at a total cost of 96,444.

VI BUS SHELTER BINS

There was submitted Agenda Note AN63-2007 advising that following the completion of the installation of new bus shelters throughout the city, the Waste Management Department had sought approval to purchase new litter bins for installation at bus shelters and stops throughout the city.

The Committee noted that the Chief Executive had authorised the purchase of 170 free standing and 25 pole mounted bins from the Council's current supplier, Glasdon UK, at a cost of 29,227.

Helen DICK, Convener.