Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Approved.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Climate Change and Nature Recovery Service Transformation Committees held on 15 April and 16 May 2024 be approved and signed as correct records.  

For information.

The Terms of Reference of Service Transformation Committees were provided ‘for information’.

Noted.

Folling discussions at the Committee meeting on 15 April 2024, Chris Howell, Head of Waste, Cleansing and Parks, provided an updated report on the Future Waste Strategy. It was explained that the wrong report had been published for that meeting. The correct report was attached for discussion.

It was added that the views of the Committee were provided at the last meeting in respect of the provision of a seasonal garden waste service, the collection of additional materials at the kerbside, e.g. plastic film and also to provide an update on the rollout of reusable containers.

The Committee discussed the following: -

·       Confirmation that the Authority was just above the 70% Welsh Government target for the last validated figures from 2022/23 and were just above the 70% for 2023/24, which were yet to be validated.

·       Subject to Welsh Government funding to collect plastic film, the additional trial collection of tetra pack style cartons, small electricals and textiles individually in single use bags to be collected with plastic collections.

Resolved that: -

1)    The contents of the report be noted.

2)    An update report be provided later in the Municipal year.

Approved.

The Chair stated that she had met with officers regarding producing a Draft Committee Work Plan 2024/25 and referred to the items contained within the Draft Plan.

The following amendments were made: -

·       Removal of GI Maintenance from 15 July 2024 and the Work Plan.

·       Moving Tree Management Strategy to 6 January 2025.

·       Adding a presentation on Local Places for Nature (LPfN) Programme - Local Nature Partnership Grant 2023-25. to 15 July 2024.

·       Holding a Workshop on Tree Management Strategy later in the Municipal year.

·       The Committee receiving an update regarding ‘No Mow May’ later in the Municipal year.

Resolved that the Work Plan 2024/25 be approved, subject to the amendments listed above. 

Future Meeting Dates:

Approved.

The Chair referred to the dates of future meetings provided on the agenda.

Resolved that all future meetings in 2024/25 commence at 3 pm.