Apologies for absence were received from: Councillor Kathy Bee (London Borough of Croydon).

None.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 16 September 2014 were agreed as a correct record.

The Committee considered the report which provided the proposed budget for the Partnership for its core activities, for the final stages of the HRRC procurement.

A question was raised as to whether the proposed reduced communications budget of £50k would be sufficient to do campaigns as needed.  Officers advised that they considered that the budget would be sufficient but indicated that there would be a need to look at possible alternative sources of funding should additional communication activities be identified.

RESOLVED: That the Committee

(1) agrees the proposed budget for the core activities of the Partnership as set out in paragraph 2.2;

(2) agrees that communication campaigns are reduced from an annual cycle to biennial and that the campaigns and surveys are carried out in alternating years; and

(3) agrees the proposed budget for the final stages of the HRRC procurement as set out in paragraph 2.9.

Under the item ‘Any other business’, a member requested that a future meeting of the Committee discuss health and safety matters relating to incinerators elsewhere in the UK, including the one at Runcorn.  Following discussion it was

RESOLVED: That the health and safety matters relating to incinerators elsewhere in the UK be an agenda item for a future meeting of the Committee.