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Environment and Infrastructure Policy Board
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Agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Environment and Infrastructure Policy Board.
The following shall comprise the areas of responsibility of the Environment and Infrastructure Policy Board:
A. Remit
- Environmental Issues
- Flood prevention
- Water and Sewerage
- Parks and Cemeteries
- Roads and Transport
- Trading Operations (other than Catering and Cleaning)
- Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and SPTA
- Carts Greenspace Local Area Partnership
B. General Delegations in relation to matters relevant to this board's remit:
1. To monitor the capital and revenue expenditure programmes and approve remedial action.
2. To determine property requirements.
3. To determine charges for services and, where appropriate, letting policies.
4. To determine requests for financial assistance.
5. To approve and oversee the annual service and/or business plan for the environmental services department and the business plan for the roads division of the planning and transport department.
6. To oversee the (i) organisation and management of the environmental services department and the roads division of the planning and transport department; and (ii) the establishment and training of their employees and to make such adjustments as are necessary within the Council’s personnel policies and subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of employment.
7. Within the approved corporate framework, to decide on service packaging, service specifications, selection of tenderers, awarding of contracts, monitoring of contract performance and to undertake any other task relevant to filling the client role within the responsibility of this board.
8. To accept tenders for previously approved projects.
9. To oversee health and safety matters.
10. To grant authority to members to attend seminars, conferences and other visits.
11. To make and review byelaws or management rules.
12. To write off deficiencies or bring into charge surplus stocks and stores.
13. To approve where required the Council’s response to consultation papers which are within the Board’s terms of reference.
14. To monitor the performance, expenditure reports and trading statements of the trading operations within the Board’s remit and to approve remedial action.
15. To refer issues relative to the operation of this Board to one or more of the Local Area Committees for their consideration/and or comment.
16. To consider issues referred to this Board by one or more of the Local Area Committees.
C. Specific Delegations
17. To develop, determine and monitor the Council’s policies in relation to the environment and on infrastructure matters.
Environmental issues
18. To approve and oversee policy and procedures for consumer protection and the protection and enhancement of the environment, and for environmental safety including nuclear issues.
19. To approve and oversee the Council's physical programmes for area regeneration and for improvement of the environment.
20. To approve and oversee arrangements and facilities for the collection and disposal of waste.
21. To approve and oversee arrangements and facilities for cleaning of streets and other areas.
22. To approve and oversee arrangements and facilities in relation to recycling.
23. To approve and oversee policy relating to health education and home safety.
24. To approve and oversee the provision of public toilets.
25. To oversee matters regarding Strategic Waste Management including strategies, policies, plans and waste treatment and disposal arrangements.
26. To approve and oversee arrangements and facilities for grounds maintenance activities.
Roads and Transport
27. To exercise the functions of the Council as roads authority.
28. To exercise the functions of the Council in relation to road traffic regulations.
29. To approve traffic management proposals in terms of the Roads Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and all associated legislation and regulations.
30. To oversee the organisation and management of vehicle and transport services in relation to the functions of the Council including internal transport arrangements.
31. To consider issues relating to road safety and accident prevention.
32. To oversee the organisation and management of school crossing patrol services.
33. To consider matters relevant to the operation of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority and the Strathclyde Concessionary Travel Scheme Joint Committee.
34. To oversee the functions of the Council in relation to the naming of streets and numbering of premises.
35. To consider matters relative to the operation of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Parks and cemeteries
36. To oversee the organisation, management and maintenance of parks, play areas, public open spaces and playing fields.
37. To oversee the organisation, management and maintenance of cemeteries.
38. To approve and oversee the use and development of playing fields within the terms of the Council's playing fields strategy.
Flood prevention, reservoirs and navigation
39. To exercise the functions of the Council in relation to flood prevention, land drainage, reservoirs and navigation
Water and sewerage
40. To consider matters relating to water and sewerage and the relationship with the water authority.
Carts Greenspace Local Area Partnership
41. To oversee matters relating to the Carts Greenspace Local Area Partnership.
