In accordance with the Joint Working Agreement a new Chair will be elected from Plymouth City’s Council’s Committee members. 

 

The new Chair will invite nominations for a new Committee Vice-Chair in accordance with the Joint Working Agreement and a new Vice-Chair will be elected from Devon County Council’s Committee members.

In accordance with the Joint Working Agreement a new Chair will be elected from Plymouth City’s Council’s Committee members. The new Chair will invite nominations for a new Committee Vice-Chair in accordance with the Joint Working Agreement and a new Vice-Chair will be elected from Devon County Council’s Committee members.

 

Request for chair nominations – Cllr Hart nominated from Plymouth City Council, Cllr Mark Coker - Cllr Thomas Seconded

 

Chair requested nomination for vice chair – Cllr Hart nominated Cllr Davis – Cllr Dann Seconded

 

Agreed that in accordance with the Joint Working Agreement Schedule:

1)	Councillor Mark Cocker is appointed as Chair
2)	Councillor Andrea Davis is appointed as Vice Chair

 

 

The Chair thanked the Committee Members for attending and asked if everyone could introduce themselves to the Committee.

Cllr Morey and Cllr Buchan send apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest made by members in accordance with the code of conduct.

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 17 October 2019.

Approved and confirmed minutes of the meeting held on the 17 October 2019 are correct.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

To receive a presentation summarising the performance of the contract and facility for 2019/20 and its current status.

 

To receive a presentation from Mike Turner; MVV Managing Director summarising MVV’s business performance.

Mike Turner and Jane Ford introduced presentation summarising the

performance of the contract and facility for 2019/20 and its current status.

Highlighting Joint Committee update

- Exceeding expectations on targets

- Continued growth in school visits

- Successful open day and community litter pick

- Testing alternative Odour control

- Maintaining accreditation to new ISO standards

- High availability due to high maintenance regime delivered with 30 full time

staff.

 

Reference Performance Chart

 

Unplanned shutdowns – 4

 

Justified Complaints – 2

 

- Optimisation of the combustion control system further developed to reduce

grate bar wear

- Economiser 3 replaced 25 year expectancy.

- Smoke generator introduced for plant containment/breach detection

- IBA now processed locally in Exeter reducing carbon impact

- Working with partners – Continuing to work together with schools to

communicate messages.

 

Working with officers from all three councils to ensure waste minimisation

methods are consistent and of the highest quality with agreed program in

place and support from Education Officers. Continuing to work with schools.

Devon districts changing collections and communicating messages, 20 new

schools.

 

Sponsorship

 

Re –sponsored Stanary Bass Band – Providing bursary to allow funds for

lessons.

 

South Dartmoor Riding for the disabled near Ivy bridge

 

Clean our patch Community Litter Pick Group– litter picking and support

 

Kingsbridge Centre group – Supporting Mental Health

 

Community groups gone down Prioritising school groups –

 

Community lighting scheme - blue lights to show support for NHS, clap for

careers and NHS anniversary

 

Torbay and Devon school visits increasing - council providing funding for

schools to come visit

 

Introduced a consistent style to advertising materials, to increase engagement

this is reflected in increasing numbers supporting events

 

Overview of MVV in UK preforming on plan, working through the difficult year.

UK continues to offer growth for waste facilities. Balance of waste processing

around the country – importing waste from areas where EFW exceeds

capacity. Facilities in Dundee, Wisbch, Ridham and Plymouth.

 

Planning and approval for new facilities. Actively looking for new

opportunities. The Market continues offering opportunities for EFW and other

waste processing Facilities.

 

District heating, domestic heating supply – Round table with all social housing

providers and PCC. Conversations ongoing

 

Regeneration projects in Barne Barton – 2 Phase regeneration, Rebuilding

mixture of apartment’s flats and 2 to 3 bedroom houses, second phase in

conversation. Sanctuary housing undertaking new development, including

Care Home and cafe. Small domestic heating scheme able benefiting from

support and facilities. Ready to supply steam and hot water to a scheme.

 

Questions and comments from panel

Are groups still visiting the plant?

 

Jane clarified no unnecessary groups to site currently. Keen to start as soon

as possible. Able to deliver virtual support for schools. Geography students

created virtual tour of facility, currently software incompatible looking to

develop it to become a permeant part of website.

 

What is the current capacity for the plant? 265 left any further increase would

affect performance for facility.

 

Great to see number of complaints falling

 

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To receive an update on community interface, communications and educational activities from Jane Ford; MVV Community Liaison Manager.

To receive an update on community interface, communications and educational activities from Jane Ford; MVV Community Liaison Manager. Covered in Point 6.

To agree the 21 October 2021 as the date of the next meeting.

 

Agreed - 21 October 2021 as the date of the next meeting.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. PART II (PRIVATE MEETING) AGENDA MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO NOTE that under the law, the committee is entitled to consider certain items in private. Members of the public will be asked to leave the meeting when such items are discussed.

Members will receive a presentation from Ashleigh Sherrell summarising the contract’s commercial performance and any issues faced for contract year 2019/20 and the partnership’s budget forecast and allocations for 2020/21.

Members will receive a presentation from Ashleigh Sherrell summarising the contract’s commercial performance and any issues faced for contract year 2019/20 and the partnership’s budget forecast and allocations for 2020/21. Panel highlighted the thanks for work the team have done.