Issue - meetings

Members considered a report on the options for the development of the new operational depot, along with the request for additional funding.

All work had been guided around a central depot to allow safe and efficient services to the residents of West Lindsey.

There were two designs - a fully future proofed site, and a scaled down option.  Costs for the fully future proofed site had increased, as the original costs were based on an ‘in-principle’ design.  This was proposed to be a bigger site needing more materials.

The site in question was on a slope, and this needed to be addressed for drainage purposes.

Overall costs had been reduced by looking at:

·         Reworking buildings to cut drainage costs;

·         Reduced landscaping costs;

·         Reduced fixtures and fittings.

It was also likely that food waste would be collected from 2023, as all indicators showed that the UK would adopt EU legislation on this matter.  There was also likely to be the adoption of separate collections of paper and cardboard.

If a smaller site was adopted, it would lead to larger costs in the future.

Whilst most comments from Members were favourable, there was a warning that costs should remain in the updated agreed envelope.

                        RESOLVED to:

(1)  Accept option 1 – a future proofed design, as detailed in the report;

(2)  Approve an increase to the approved capital budget (+/- 10%) for land purchase and construction of an Operational Depot, including all costs, as detailed in the report;

(3)  Approve expenditure for the delivery of a new Operational Depot (+/-10%), as detailed in the report.