Purpose

The Head of Coastal and Public
Realm started in their role in early September. One of the tasks
assigned to the officer was the installation of 5 electric charging
points at Dane Park Depot (the depot). During a site visit to the
depot to check the location for installing the charging points, the
officer found a large waste pile was in this location, as well as
in other areas of the depot site.
 
The waste created from
undertaking the maintenance of open spaces across the district is
brought to the depot at the end of each day. The amount of waste
being brought to the depot was greater than the capacity available
in the system that was in place for the disposal of waste. At the
time of the visit in September therefore the Council was storing
2,180 tonnes of waste at the depot. The depot has a T23 waste
exemption certificate. This means a maximum of 60 tonnes can be
stored on site at any one time and the waste stored must be
suitable for composting.
 
There was therefore a need to
make a decision to remove the waste.

Decision

Cabinet agreed:
 
1. 
To ratify the decision made by the s151 officer on the 16th
November 2024 to enter into a contract with an estimated value of
£225,000 with Mears Group Plc. for the removal and disposal
of waste from Dane Park Depot;
 
2. 
To approve the payment of an additional £50,000 based on the
final cost of removal and disposal of waste from Dane Park Depot
being £275,000.