Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability)

To advise the Executive of the need to make a decision on renewing the agreements for Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds Maintenance), Highways & Street Lighting maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Security.

The Executive is asked to:-

·           agree to utilise findings of the Council and SSK jointly commissioned review to formulate the scope of any extension beyond 31st March 2017.

·           agree to an extension to the Highway and Street Lighting maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Security contracts for a further 24 months to 31st March 2017.

·           agree that the Council should determine whether or not to renew all these Service Level Contracts no later than 31st March 2016.

·           note the use of resources to deal with the outstanding highways defects to 31^st August 2014.

Officer contact: Megan Black, 0161 218 1410, megan.black@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider the renewal of agreements with Solutions SK in relation to Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds Maintenance), Highways & Street Lighting maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Civic Security. It was proposed to renew these agreements until March 2017 to allow for the completion of the jointly commissioned Review of Solutions SK and consideration of the implications.

The Executive Councillor modified the recommendations to the Executive detailed on the report Summary Sheet by the deletion of bullet point 4 that had been included in error.

RESOLVED – That the following be agreed:-

·         an extension to the Highway and Street Lighting maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Security contracts for a further 24 months to 31 March 2017;

·         utilise findings of the Council and SSK jointly commissioned review to formulate the scope of any extension beyond 31 March 2017; and

·         that the Council should determine whether or not to renew all these Service Level Contracts no later than 31 March 2016.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report sets out information regarding renewing the agreements for Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds Maintenance), Highways and Street Lighting Maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Civic Security.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the report, prior to its consideration by the Executive at its meeting on 17 March 2015.

Officer Contact: Megan Black on 0161 218 1410 or email: megan.black@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out information regarding the renewal of the agreements for Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds Maintenance), Highways and Street Lighting Maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Civic Security.

The report would be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 17 March 2015.

The Executive Councillor (Communities and Sustainability) (Councillor Martin Candler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Executive be advised that this Scrutiny Committee has no objections to the renewal of the agreements for Greenspace, Waste Collection, Street Cleansing (including Grounds Maintenance), Highways and Street Lighting Maintenance and Public Space CCTV, Control Room and Civic Security.