Issue - meetings
19/00067 - Waste Transfer Services, including reception, bulking and haulage services (Canterbury, Thanet, and Dover).
Meeting: 10/10/2019 - Environment & Transport Cabinet Committee (Item 210)
210 19/00067 - Waste Management Bulk Transfer Station Services - East Kent 
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Additional documents:
- Item 10 - 1900067 - Waste Management Bulk Transfer Station Services - PROD, item 210
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- Item 10 - 1900067 - EQIA, item 210
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- Webcast for 19/00067 - Waste Management Bulk Transfer Station Services - East Kent
Minutes:
David Beaver (Head of Waste Management) and Kay Groves (Waste Services Manager) were in attendance for this item.
1. Mr Beaver introduced the report that set out the proposal for Kent County Council (KCC) to enter into a contract with a number of suppliers to secure waste transfer station facilities for kerbside waste collected by Canterbury City Council, Dover and Thanet District Councils. The contract covered reception, bulking and hauling of multiple waste streams collected by the Waste Collection Authorities from their weekly collection services and due to the limited KCC waste infrastructure in East Kent, there was continued requirement to commission Waste Transfer Station services from third parties to deliver KCC’s statutory role as Waste Disposal Authority. Members of the Committee were asked to comment on and endorse the proposal to award contractual arrangements to Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council and Thanet District Council of variable terms to cover KCC’s Statutory requirement as the Waste Disposal Authority.
2. Officers responded to comments and questions as follows:
(a) In response to Members comments regarding the referenced policies and strategies, the officers agreed to review these to ensure that the most current documents were being used when compiling future reports.
(b) Mr Beaver confirmed that a separate Capital bid for a new transfer station in Folkestone & Hythe had been prepared and submitted to the Project Approval Group; the success of that bid was due to be determined in November. Mr Beaver informed Members that whilst a number of sites had been identified, the process of securing an appropriate location was sometimes protracted due to approved housing developments agreements.
3. It was RESOLVED that the proposed decision (19/00067) to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste to award contractual arrangements for three contracts across Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council and Thanet District Council of variable terms to cover KCC’s Statutory Requirement as the Waste Disposal Authority, be endorsed.