Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

Those declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair proposed to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972.

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chair of their intention to do so and what items they wish to be heard before a decision on that item is taken.  

If any.

Recommendation: The Panel are requested to consider the report and make any appropriate recommendations to Cabinet or indicate their support for the Cabinet Recommendations.

Cabinet Resolves:

To recommend that the revised HomeChoice Allocations Policy (with changes as set out in paragraph 1.3) is adopted by Full Council.

Recommendations to Full Council:

To adopt the HomeChoice Allocations Policy.

Recommendation: The Panel are requested to consider the report and make any appropriate recommendations to Cabinet or indicate their support for the Cabinet Recommendations.

Cabinet Resolves:

1. The extension of the Processing of Co-mingled Dry Recyclables contract (the Contract) with NEWS Ltd through to 30th September 2030 on its current terms is agreed.
2. Extending the scope of the services provided by NEWS Ltd to under the Contract from the year 2026/7 to comply with the change in law introducing Simpler Recycling and Extended Producer Responsibility requirements is agreed conditional on such changes being approved in accordance with the Shareholder Agreement with NEWS Ltd. 

The Panel are requested to agree the Work Programme and note the Forward Decision List.

To note that the next meeting of the Environment and Community Panel is scheduled to take place on 2^nd September 2025 at 4:30pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.