Agenda, decisions and draft minutes
Venue: VIA ZOOM
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APOLOGIES Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Martyn Holland, Geraint Lloyd-Williams, Bob Murray and David G Williams. |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS PDF 211 KB Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. Decision: No personal or prejudicial interests in the business item under discussion were declared. Minutes: No personal or prejudicial interests in the business item under discussion were declared. |
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URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972. Decision: No urgent matters had been raised with the Chair prior to the meeting. Minutes: No urgent matters had been raised with the Chair prior to the meeting. |
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AVOIDANCE AND REDUCTION OF PLASTICS IN DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PDF 224 KB To consider a report by the Strategic Planning and Performance Officer (copy attached) which presents the Committee with the recommendations of the Use of Plastics Task and Finish Group in relation to Phase 2 of its work and the Group’s future. Decision: Councillor Peter Scott proposed that the three recommendations formulated by the Task and Finish Group and outlined in the report, along with the fourth recommendation put forward by the Committee at the meeting should be approved. Councillor Hugh Irving seconded Councillor Scott’s proposal. A formal vote was taken on the four recommendations en-bloc. All Committee members present voted for the recommendations, no Committee member present indicated they wished to vote against or abstain from voting on any of the recommendations. The Committee therefore unanimously: Resolved: - having considered the information provided by the
Task and Finish Group on its work thus far that – (i)
given the current circumstances due to the
global COVID-19 pandemic, that Phase 2 of the Group’s work should not proceed
and that the Task and Finish Group be disbanded; (ii)
opportunities to reduce the use of plastics
in school catering and procurement, along with any future work on the avoidance
and reduction of plastics in Denbighshire County Council (including its
Alternative Delivery Models (ADMs) such as Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL)
be co-ordinated under the proposed Climate and Ecological Change Strategy; (iii)
having agreed the above recommendations
they be submitted to County Council for approval; and (iv)
the Scrutiny Chairs and Vice-Chairs Group
(SCVCG) be requested to determine the most effective forum for monitoring the
implementation and delivery of reducing the use of plastics within Denbighshire
County Council and the Council’s wider Ecological and Climate Change Strategy. Minutes: Councillor Emrys Wynne, Chair of Use of Plastics Members’
Task & Finish Group, introduced the Avoidance and Reduction of Plastics in
Denbighshire County Council report (previously circulated). Full Council, at the end of January 2020, approved the
recommendations included in the Task and Finish Group’s initial action plan to
reduce the use of plastics in civic offices (Phase 1). Full Council also agreed to the Group’s
request to continue its work for a further 12 months with a view to devising
methods for reducing the use of plastics in two specific areas, namely school
catering and procurement (Phase 2). Within a matter of weeks of the above decision being taken
the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the country went into lockdown. The report outlined the proposed recommendations following
the recent meeting of the Use of Plastics Members’ Task & Finish Group
where the group acknowledged the achievement of Phase 1 in reducing the use of
plastics in civic offices and considered a way forward in relation to the work
it had been tasked to undertake, but were unable to progress Phase 2 (School
Catering and Procurement) due to the pandemic. Officers involved with the Climate and Ecological Change
Strategy – suggested that recommendation (ii) included the following words
highlighted in bold text `Opportunities to reduce the use of plastics in school
catering and procurement for the benefit
of reducing carbon emissions, along with any future work on the avoidance
and reduction of plastics in Denbighshire County Council (including its
Alternative Delivery Models (ADMs) e.g. Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL) be
co-ordinated under the proposed Climate and Ecological Change Strategy. The Task and Finish Group was of the view that the proposal
for the work to be co-ordinated under the proposed Climate and Ecological
Change Strategy demonstrated a sustainable approach to the environment and
contributed positively overall to the well-being goals. During discussions, it was suggested and agreed that an
additional recommendation be included for approval as follows: “the Scrutiny Chairs and Vice-Chairs Group (SCVCG) be
requested to determine the most effective forum for monitoring the
implementation and delivery of reducing the use of plastics within Denbighshire
County Council and the Council’s wider Ecological and Climate Change Strategy”. Councillor Peter Scott proposed that the three
recommendations formulated by the Task and Finish Group and outlined in the
report, along with the fourth recommendation put forward by the Committee at
the meeting should be approved.
Councillor Hugh Irving seconded Councillor Scott’s proposal. A formal vote was taken on the four recommendations
en-bloc. All Committee members present
voted for the recommendations, no Committee member present indicated they
wished to vote against or abstain from voting on any of the
recommendations. The Committee therefore
unanimously: Resolved: - having considered the information provided by the
Task and Finish Group on its work thus far that – (i)
given the current circumstances due to the
global COVID-19 pandemic, that Phase 2 of the Group’s work should not proceed
and that the Task and Finish Group be disbanded; (ii)
opportunities to reduce the use of plastics
in school catering and procurement, along with any future work on the avoidance
and reduction of plastics in Denbighshire County Council (including its
Alternative Delivery Models (ADMs) such as Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL)
be co-ordinated under the proposed Climate and Ecological Change Strategy; (iii)
having agreed the above recommendations,
they be submitted to County Council for approval; and (iv) the Scrutiny Chairs and Vice-Chairs Group (SCVCG) be requested to determine the most effective forum for monitoring the implementation and delivery of reducing the use of plastics within Denbighshire County Council and the Council’s ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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THE MEETING CONCLUDED
AT 10:05 A.M. |