PORTFOLIO HOLDER DECISION POST ENGAGEMENT FINAL DECISION
Report subject	Garden Waste Service 2022
Decision maker	Councillor Mark Anderson – Portfolio Holder for Environment, Cleansing and Waste
Proposed decision	To set the price for the 2022 Garden Waste Collection Service. The price reflects the 2021 service disruption resulting from staffing shortages due to Covid-19 isolation requirements and lack of availability within the local marketplace to backfill roles. Feedback from Service Users impacted by service similar disruption in 2020 on the extra collections provided in January 2021 was not favourable, and therefore it is not recommended that this approach is repeated. The price of the service usually increases annually by RPI. For 2022, this will also be the case but will also include a reduction to reflect the cost of the two missed collections. To approve: Option 5 within the Decision Record. The price for the garden waste service in 2022 is £46.44 per bin, which is an increase by RPI of 3.9% on the 2021 price (£49 per bin), less £4.46 to cover the two missed collections in 2021. This will require a pressure of £77k to be included in the MTFP for 2022/23. The discount received for the garden waste service for residents with an Access to Leisure and Learning (AtLL) card is continued for Poole residents for the 2022 service, and a review of the entire AtLL scheme will be carried out in due course. The cost of the service for AtLL card holders in Poole will be £23.22 per bin (on the first bin purchased).
Proposed decision publication date	30 September 2021
Engagement period	Following the publication of the proposed decision, interested parties were invited to comment on the proposal for a period of five-clear days from 30 September 2021 to 7 October 2021 inclusive.
Comments received	One representation was received in response to the proposal as follows:- Michele Beesley (BH14 8DU) Green bins are essential every 2 weeks
Decision taken	The Portfolio Holder for Environment, Cleansing and Waste has considered any representations received and determined to confirm the decision outlined above without modification.
Date of final decision	14 October 2021
Call-in and urgency:	Subject to any urgency provisions which shall be identified, this decision will not come into force, and may not be implemented, until the expiry of 5 clear working days after the decision was made, recorded and published.