A meeting of Transport, Environmental and Community Services Committee will take place in Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 15 March 2007 at 10:30am.
You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.
Yours faithfully
Alistair Dodds
Director of Corporate Services
Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Trunk Link Road
There is circulated Joint Report No Tec 20/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services and the Director of Planning and Development which updates Members on the STAG Assessment for Inverness City incorporating details of proposals for the Trunk Road Link and informs Members that a presentation will be made on the subject by Scott Wilson, Consulting Engineers.
The Committee is invited to note the presentation and agree that Scott Wilson proceed with the development of the STAG Assessment, with detailed involvement of the key stakeholders to arrive at solutions to the transport issues which have a consensus and agreement across all sectors of the planning and transport spectrum.
3. Capital Expenditure Monitoring 1 April 2006 to 31 January 2007
There is circulated Report No Tec 21/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which summarises the capital expenditure monitoring position for the period 1 April 2006 to 31 January 2007 and the projected year end position.
The Committee is invited to note the capital expenditure monitoring position.
4. Revenue Budget Monitoring
There is circulated Report No Tec 22/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which sets out the revenue monitoring position for the period from 1 April to 31 January 2007 and the projected year end position.
The Committee is invited to note:
(i) the revenue monitoring position for the period to 31 January 2007 and
the attached schedules; and
(ii) the anticipated overspend of £2.8m arising directly from storm damage
emergency works.
5. Performance Management: Statutory Performance Indicators &~
Internal Performance Indicators
There is circulated Report No Tec 23/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which provides details of Transport, Environmental and Community Services performance, as measured by Statutory Performance Indicators and Internal Performance Indicators, during the first three quarters of financial year 2006/07.
The Committee is invited to note the performance of Transport, Environmental and Community Services in relation to Service activities that are measured by Statutory Performance Indicators and Internal Performance Indicators.
6. Oracle Projects – Transfer of Responsibility to the Finance
Service
There is circulated Joint Report No Tec 24/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services and the Director of Finance, which sets out proposals for the transfer of the overall responsibility for the Oracle Projects Job Costing System, including the systems administration, from TEC Services to the Finance Service.
The Committee is invited to agree to the recommendations as detailed in the report.
7. Replacement of Radio Network
There is circulated Report No Tec 25/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members that the licence for the radio communications system currently operated within TEC Services will terminate at the end of December 2007 and recommends that the current system is replaced with a combination of the O2 Airwave Radio cellular mobile phones.
The Committee is invited to agree to the recommendations as detailed in the report.
8. Implementing the Water Environment and Water Services
(Scotland) Act 2003 Proposals for more efficient regulation –
further General Binding Rules Consultation
There is circulated Report No Tec 26/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which informs Members of a Scottish Executive consultation Document on additional rules relating to controlled activities under the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 in February 2007. The consultation closed on 2 March.
The Committee is invited to homologate the response to the consultation.
9. HITRANS Regional Transport Strategy
There is circulated Report No Tec 27/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members on the completion of the HITRANS Regional Transport strategy which is required to be submitted to the Minister of Transport by 31 March 2007. The comments submitted by the Council following its meeting on 8 February 2007, have been incorporated into the revised document.
The Committee is invited to:-
10. Raasay Ferry Terminal
There is circulated Report No Tec 28/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members of the tenders received for the Raasay Ferry Terminal project and makes a recommendation for an Award of Contract.
The Committee is invited to recommend that the Council confirm they will provide the balance of funding towards the project and, subject to formal receipt of grant from Scottish Executive, it is further recommended that the project be awarded to Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd on the basis of their tender amounting to £11.403m.
11. Introduction of Car Parking Charges
Members agreed at the Committee on 16 November 2006 to introduce car parking charges at Kyle of Lochalsh during the summer months, as detailed in Report No TEC 100/06. Members are invited to clarify that car parking charges are applied from 1 April to 31 October each year and the same date for the existing application of summer car parking charges in Portree.
12. Portree Landfill Site
There is circulated Report No Tec 29/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which seeks approval to cease land filling operations at Portree Landfill Site, with effect from 1 April 2007, and to enter into a short term agreement for the transfer and disposal of waste from Skye and Lochalsh.
The Committee is invited to agree that:
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land filling operations at Portree Landfill Site cease with effect from 1 April 2007;
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the Council enter into an agreement arrangement for 2007/2008 to transport and dispose of waste from Skye and Lochalsh; and
the transportation and disposal of waste from Skye and Lochalsh be incorporated in the new contract for the disposal of waste (covering the Inner Moray Firth, Lochaber and Skye and Lochalsh) which will be effective from 1 April 2008.
13. Food Safety Service Plan 2007-2008
There is circulated Report No Tec 30/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which asks Members to approve the Food Safety Service Plan for 2007/08. The report details that a documented performance review of the plan is required to be undertaken at least once a year, with both the document and the review being submitted for Member approval.
The Committee is invited to approve the Food Safety Service Plan for 2007/08 as appended to the report.
14. Official Controls (Animal, Feed and Food) Regulations –
Consultations
There is circulated Report No Tec 31/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which updates Members on the Scottish Executive’s Consultation on the Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) Regulations. The Consultation closed on 9 February 2007.
The Committee is invited to homologate the response to the Consultation.
15. Consultation on Strengthening the Enforcement of
Environmental Law in Scotland
There is circulated Report No Tec 32/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members of the Scottish Executive’s Consultation on Strengthening the Enforcement of Environmental Law. The Consultation closed on 22 February 2007.
The Committee is invited to homologate the response to the Consultation.
16. Consultation on Assessing Risks from Land Contamination Soil
Guideline Values: The Way Forward
There is circulated Report No Tec 33/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members of the DEFRA/Scottish Executive consultation on assessing risks from land contamination. The Consultation closed on 26 February 2007.
The Committee is invited to homologate the response to the Consultation.
17. Consultation of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Scotland)
Regulations 2006
There is circulated Report No Tec 34/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members of the Scottish Executive’s Consultation on the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The Consultation closed on 23 February 2007.
The Committee is invited to homologate the response to the Consultation.
18. Review Of Miscellaneous Licence Fees (Excluding Taxi’s) Etc
There is circulated Report No Tec 35/07 by the Director of Corporate Services which invites Members to consider the recommendations agreed by the Civic Government Licensing Working Group at its meeting held on 2 March 2007 in relation to the review of fees and charges levied by the Council in connection with Licences issued under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (excluding Taxi and Private Hire Care etc licences).
The Committee is invited to agree the recommendations as detailed in the report.
19. Minutes
There are circulated for noting or approving as appropriate Minutes of the:-
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Highland Home Safety Liaison Group of
13 February 2007 (pp135-137);
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Waste Strategy Sub Committee of
20 February 2007 (pp 139-142);
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Community Works Working Group of
21 February 2007 (pp143-144);
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Community Projects Working group of
21 February 2007 (145-147); and
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Civic Government Licensing Committee of
2 March 2007 (pp149-153).
20. Exclusion of the Public
The Group is asked to resolve that under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 & 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.
21. Contract for the Supply and Maintenance of Grounds
Maintenance Equipment
Para 6&9
There is circulated to Members only Report No TEC 36/07 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services which advises Members the company responsible for the supply and maintenance of grounds maintenance equipment had been placed in ‘Administration’.
The Committee is invited to agree the recommendations as detailed on the report.