The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:-
1 Apologies for absence:
2 Minutes: 19 November 2008.
3 Urgent business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
4 Exclusion of the Public: The Panel is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.
5 To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.
Open items
6 Flood alleviation scheme for Wigan: Presentation by the Environment Agency.
7 Winter gritting - What we do, why we do it: Presentation by the Executive Director of Environmental Services.
8 ‘The Story of Stuff’ (.pdf, 695kb): Presentation on the American process of waste production systems by Mr Donald McQueen, Co-opted Member, from Groundwork, Lancashire West and Wigan enclosed.
9 Adoption of streets and highway drains (.pdf, 41kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed.
10 Environmental Services quarter 3 performance monitoring report (.pdf, 489kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed.
11 Outcome of consultation on Environment enforcement policy (.pdf, 256kb): Report of the Executive Director of Environmental Services enclosed.