Agenda and decisions

Environmental Services Portfolio Holder's Meeting - Thursday, 1 March 2018 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Monkfield Room, First Floor. View directions

Contact: Patrick Adams 03450 450 500 Email: democratic.services@scambs.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest
2.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 135 KB The Portfolio Holder is asked to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 29 August 2017 as a correct record.
3.	Petitions To consider any relevant Petitions.
4.	Feedback on Inspection of Low Risk Food Businesses PDF 141 KB View the background to item 4. At the last Portfolio Holder meeting on 29 August 2017 it was requested that more information be provided on the inspections of low risk food businesses within the South Cambridgeshire area. Within the Food Law code of practice, Food Authorities are able to undertake an alternative inspection program for low risk premises. The Council undertakes most of these inspections via a questionnaire that the food business operator completes. The questionnaires (attached) are sent out with an explanatory letter (attached), giving the business operators 14 days in which to reply. Each returned questionnaire is assessed by a competent food officer and where any concerns are raised, unannounced inspections are subsequently undertaken. Where the business operator fails to respond to the questionnaire or hygiene complaints are made about the business, a full inspection is undertaken. Additional documents: Food LRQ General Jan 2018 , item 4. PDF 142 KB
5.	Proposed Fees and Charges for Health and Environmental Services 2018/19 PDF 144 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Additional documents: Fees Charges Appendix 1 for Env Services 2018-19 DRAFT DEC 18 -no Trade Waste , item 5. PDF 620 KB Decision: The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder AGREED The proposed fees and charges set out in Appendix 1. The fees set for commercial Trade Waste are not publicised due to commercial sensitivity.
6.	Proposal to Provide the Centre for Diet and Activity Research with Data to Monitor the South Cambridgeshire Food Environment PDF 370 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Decision: The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder AGREED the regular and systematic caching and sharing of data as requested by CEDAR, with analysis of this data to be made available to support policy development and with built in review periods of 12 month interval to allow the Council to benefit from the findings as the information is analysed and to approve continued data sharing.
7.	Forward Plan The Portfolio Holder will maintain, for agreement at each meeting, a Forward Plan identifying all matters relevant to the Portfolio which it is believed are likely to be the subject of consideration and / or decision by the Portfolio Holder, or recommendation to, or referral by, the Portfolio Holder to Cabinet, Council, or any other constituent part of the Council. The plan will be updated as necessary. The Portfolio Holder will be responsible for the content and accuracy of the forward plan.
8.	Date of Next Meeting Members are requested to bring their diaries.