Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Jonathan Dow

(Appendices to this report are exempt. Any discussion of these must take place at item 14 following exclusion of the public.)

(KEY) (1) To consider the service delivery options for waste, recycling, street and beach cleansing services from June 2019, as outlined in the report. (2) To set up a local authority controlled company (LACC). (3) To authorise the Director of Service Delivery, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Place Services, to develop and implement the preferred option to ensure new service arrangements are in place for June 2019. (4) To instruct officers to develop options to stay within budget through cost reduction or income generation measures and bring proposals to a future Cabinet meeting.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery on the future arrangements for Eastbourne waste, recycling and street cleansing services post June 2019.

The Cabinet unanimously agreed to set up a local authority controlled company (LACC). Both options set out in the report were viable however a LACC offered flexibility in terms and conditions, the potential to develop options in parallel on future trade waste and have lower operating costs and a broader Environmental Services officer.

The exempt appendices, attached to the report were considered and noted, following exclusion of the public.

Resolved (key-decision):

(1) To consider the service delivery options for waste, recycling, street and beach cleansing services from June 2019, as outlined in the report.

(2) To set up a local authority controlled company (LACC)

(3) To authorise the Director of Service Delivery, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Place Services, to develop and implement the preferred option to ensure new service arrangements are in place for June 2019.

(4) To instruct officers to develop options to stay within budget through cost reduction or income generation measures and bring proposals to a future Cabinet meeting.

Reason for decision:

- Mutual exit of the Kier contract in June 2019

- Decision made by Cabinet on 12 July 2017 to bring the service in-house.

- Current financial context.

- Timely consideration of future shape of service.

(Note: Councillor Tutt declared a personal and non-pecuniary interest in this item).