Issue - meetings

[To report on the future options for the City's Energy from Waste plant]

1.      That the proposed way forward in terms of the short term and contract end requirements for the Energy from Waste Plant identified within the body of the report be approved.

2.      That entering into a formal Energy from Waste partnership arrangement as detailed within the report be endorsed.

3.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to sign an initial knowledge sharing formal tripartite arrangement and any additional ancillary agreements.

4.      That Use of Budget Strategy reserve to cover initial Energy from Waste partnership expenditure be approved.

5.      That authority be delegated to the Director of City Housing and Environment, Director of Finance and Chief Operating Officer to proceed with next stage option appraisal work.

6.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to procure a new short term operate and maintain contract on final expiry of the current contract. 

7.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to agree the terms to extend the current contract if required.

8.      That the contract end issues identified within the report and the proposed way forward be noted.

9.      That the need to undertake further work to determine the future strategic direction in terms of the Energy from Waste Plant be noted.

Councillor Steve Evans presented the report on an update on the contractual arrangements in place for the operation of the Energy from Waste (EfW) Plant. The report outlined the short term implications of the contract end on 11 February 2023 and made recommendations to address issues associated with that end, taking into account the financial implications.  This included an opportunity to enter into a partnership arrangement to deliver the short term requirements for the Wolverhampton EfW Plant.

Resolved:

1.    That the proposed way forward in terms of the short term and contract end requirements for the Energy from Waste Plant identified within the body of the report be approved.

2.    That entering into a formal Energy from Waste partnership arrangement as detailed within the report be endorsed.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to sign an initial knowledge sharing formal tripartite arrangement and any additional ancillary agreements.

4.    That Use of Budget Strategy reserve to cover initial Energy from Waste partnership expenditure be approved.

5.    That authority be delegated to the Director of City Housing and Environment, Director of Finance and Chief Operating Officer to proceed with next stage option appraisal work.

6.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to procure a new short term operate and maintain contract on final expiry of the current contract. 

7.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change in consultation with the Director of City Housing and Environment and the Chief Operating Officer to agree the terms to extend the current contract if required.

8.    That the contract end issues identified within the report and the proposed way forward be noted.

9.    That the need to undertake further work to determine the future strategic direction in terms of the Energy from Waste Plant be noted.