Issue - meetings
The Management of Standard and Brookhill Landfill Sites
Meeting: 20/11/2017 - Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20 (Item 42)
42 The Management of Standard and Brookhill Landfill Sites 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - The Management of Standard and Brookhill Landfill Sites, item 42
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- Appendix 2 - The Management of Standard and Brookhill Landfill Sites, item 42
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- Appendix 3 - The Management of Standard and Brookhill Landfill Sites, item 42
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Decision:
That the Committee recommend that Cabinet approves the proposal to continue to manage the landfill sites within the Streetscene and Transportation portfolio.
Minutes:
The Waste and Ancillary Services Manager introduced the report to outline the next steps in the long term management of the two active landfill sites at Standard Industrial Estate and Brookhill in Buckley.
The two active landfill sites were currently managed by a small team who were based in Alltami and were supported by specialist contractors and consultants who delivered a range of activities on the sites. Due to concerns regarding the resilience within the service, and in an effort to protect income levels in the future, the Council’s Cabinet approved a report in May 2015 to outsource the operational management of the sites and the report explained why no viable tender was presented.
Details of the Gas sim model, recent income from electricity generation and future income projections for both sites were outlined by the Waste and Ancillary Services Manager as shown within the report at appendices 1 – 3.
Councillor Mike Peers welcomed the installation of PV panels on the two landfill sites and asked if the income generated by the engine, as detailed in section 1.09 of the report, covered the cost of running the Brookhill site. He also asked for further information around the tenders not prepared to take on the risk of guaranteeing levels of income at both sites. The gas engines are expected to generate an income of about £170,000 during 2017-18. Regarding the question around the tenders, whilst the 2 tender returns were prepared to operate the sites, they required the risk of guaranteeing levels of income to remain with the Council. The managements of the site would be covered in the day to day work of the team and the environmental risk would be mitigated by the agreed closure plan and ongoing site monitoring work.
RESOLVED
That the Committee recommend that Cabinet approves the proposal to continue to manage the landfill sites within the Streetscene and Transportation portfolio.