Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 11th August were confirmed as a correct record.

No declarations of interest were made.

Report number SS007 by the Healthy Environment Portfolio Holder.

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[The Joint Municipal Waste Strategy and further supporting documentation referred to in report SS007 has not been circulated with this agenda in hard form due to the size of these papers.

Councillors may request a copy on CD Rom from the democracy services section.  The documents are publicly available in electronic format from the Council’s website: www.southkesteven.gov.uk

Select the Local Democracy menu, then browse agendas/minutes, select Cabinet and then the date of the meeting 1 September 2008.]

Decision:  That South Kesteven District Council adopt the Joint Waste Management Strategy for Lincolnshire.

Considerations/reason for decision:

(1)    Report SS07 submitted by the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Environment.

(2)    The comments made earlier in the year (March Cabinet) during the consultation period.

(3)    The statutory requirement that waste authorities have a joint strategy for the management of waste as provided by the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003.

(4)    The adoption of the Joint Waste Management Strategy by all the authorities in Lincolnshire is a critical step in enabling Lincolnshire County Council to be successful in bidding for PFI credits in the procurement of the energy from waste plant.

Other options considered and assessed: - None – the adoption of the strategy is required in order for the Council to comply with its statutory obligation.

Minute CO26 is a key decision and can be implemented on 10th September 2008 subject to the decision not having been called in.