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Croydon Council Meeting: Monday 30 January 2012 Public Question Time Written Questions from Members of the Public CROYDON COUNCIL MEETING: MONDAY 30 JANUARY 2012 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC Welcome to a meeting of Croydon Council. Attached are the questions from the public and the replies which will be taken at this meeting. IF YOU HAVE ASKED A QUESTION, PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN TO THE MEMBER OF STAFF WHO IS PRESENT IN THE PUBLIC GALLERY, THEN READ THE REPLY TO YOUR QUESTION AND INDICATE WHETHER YOU INTEND TO ASK A SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION - a roving microphone will be available for that purpose. Public Question time is usually towards the beginning on the meeting and the process for this item is as follows: The questions will be taken in the order in which they were received by the Council,; The question and the reply will be taken as read; The person who asked the question, if present, will then be invited to ask a supplementary question, (if they wish) to clarify a point related to the reply they have been given in the written answer. The length and detail of such a question should be brief and at the discretion of the Mayor, allowing for the time available and the number of other questions which need to be dealt with; Public question time is limited strictly to 15 minutes - if all the questions and answers have not been reached at the end of that time, the other replies will be taken as read and there will be no further opportunity for asking supplementary questions at that meeting; and Questions will not be carried over to the following meeting, but it is of course in order for questioners to ask another question on the same or another topic before the next meeting. After the public question time you are very welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting. Question Question to Cabinet Question From Subject Number Member P001 Councillor Bashford Mr Alan Crawley Interpretation costs P002 Councillor Fisher Mrs Caroline Rendle Town Hall mosaic tiles P003 Councillor O'Connell Mr Andrew Rendle London Living Wage South London Waste Plan P004 Councillor Thomas Ms Muriel Passmore Waste Management P005 Councillor Thomas Mr James Clugston Facility South London Waste Plan P006 Councillor Thomas Mr Shasha Khan Waste Management P007 Councillor Thomas Ms Bernice Golberg Facility Croydon Community P008 Councillor D Mead Mr Andrew Pelling Against Trafficking Waste Management P009 Councillor Thomas Mr Dave Pettener Facility Waste Management P010 Councillor Thomas Ms Eileen Gale Facility Waste Management P011 Councillor Thomas Ms Heather Redshaw Facility Dr Marzia P012 Councillor D Mead Nicodemi-Ehikioya Council Tax collections Waste Management P013 Councillor Thomas Mr Brendan Walsh Facility Waste Management P014 Councillor Thomas Ms Grace Onions Facility Waste Management P015 Councillor D Mead Ms Lynsey Henderson Facility South London Waste Plan P016 Councillor Thomas Mrs Liz Marsden Contract P017 Councillor Mohan Mr John Cartwright Communication Waste Management P018 Councillor Thomas Mr Gordon Ross Facility Waste Management P019 Councillor Thomas Mr Cassie Nell Facility Waste Management P020 Councillor Thomas Ms Anne Keeley Facility Waste Management P021 Councillor Thomas Mr Paul Pickering Facility South London Waste Plan P022 Councillor Thomas Mr Chris Sciberras Waste Management P023 Councillor Thomas Mr Mark Petts Facility P024 Councillor Pollard Mrs Lindsey Macfarlane Youth provisions Upper Norwood Joint P025 Councillor Bashford Mr Joseph Figueira Library Upper Norwood Joint P026 Councillor Bashford Dr Rachel Ward Library Alleged Councillor P027 Councillor Fisher Ms Debbie Russell behavior P028 Councillor Bashford Ms Rona Hunnisett David Lean Cinema P029 Councillor Fisher Mr Mark Samuel Mace bearer P030 Councillor D Mead Ms Debby Edmonds Directly Elected Mayor P031 Councillor Pollard Mr Stefan Merbitz Public Conveniences P032 Councillor Bashford Mr Alan Corline Croydon Central Library P033 Councillor D Mead Mrs Holly King Infestations Safer Croydon Radio P034 Councillor Hoar Mr Samuel Edmonds Scheme P035 Councillor O'Connell Mr Colin Weaving Cabinet Member role P036 Councillor Perry Mr Michael Rowlanes Not in Service Buses P037 Councillor Thomas Mr Ken Lippett Penalty Charge Notices Upper Norwood Joint P038 Councillor Fisher Mr Mark Richardson Library Upper Norwood Joint P039 Councillor Bashford Dr Christina Richardson Library The attached replies are subject to oral amendment by the Cabinet Member or Committee Chair. From Alan Crawley Councillor Sara Bashford Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Culture & Sports Question No. PQ001- 12 What is the total cost of full and part time staff, individuals and companies that the Council employs in the verbal, written and printed interpretation of the community languages spoken by people in the borough and does the Council receive any Central Government money to assist in that cost? Reply The cost incurred by Croydon in relation to verbal, written and printed interpretation of the community languages spoken by people in the borough was £216,641 for the year April 2010 to march 2011 and £134,578 for the period April 2011 to December 2011. Croydon does not directly employ any staff who provide interpreting and translation services. We do hold a register of qualified community interpreters who work on a self-employed basis and engage their services based on need only i.e. we only pay for the time that we actually use. Croydon does not receive any central government funding for translation services, however, the UASC (unaccompanied asylum seekers) grant does contain an element for translation services. From Mrs Caroline Rendle Councillor Mike Fisher Leader of the Council Question No. PQ002- 12 Can Cllr Fisher let me know if the beautiful mosaic tiles in the Grand Entrance Hall were properly removed and by whom, and then retained before the hideous unnecessary security gate was installed? Also does he think it would be a better solution to simply lock his door? Reply The Mosaic tiles – removed by the specialist contractors as part of the installation works – are being stored for safe keeping by a specialist Mosaic Archaeologist. The specialist turnstiles, which where installed following listed building consent, are designed to ensure that the Town Hall Officers can securely and safely manage the busy Town Hall lobby in addition to aiding security in the building as a whole. Installing a lock on the Leaders office would not have achieved this result and in any case there is already one there. From Mr Andrew Rendle Councillor Steve O’Connell Cabinet Member for Performance & Transformation Question No. PQ003- 12 Does Cllr O’Connell agree with me that all Croydon’s public sector workers, and those moved from the public to private sector be paid at least the London living wage? And what is he doing to make sure those currently under this threshold are paid the proper LLW? Reply The Council does not have a policy to adopt the London Living Wage (LLW). Excluding schools and apprentices there is one employee, who is not paid the current LLW and this position is to be adjusted for the new financial year. All employees are paid above the national minimum wage. Although the Council is ultimately the employer for community and voluntary controlled schools, head teachers and governing bodies are responsible for managing school budgets. The increase in the pay bill from adopting the LLW is likely to carry significant operational implications for schools which have not been assessed. Requiring contractors delivering Council contracts to adopt the LLW, has the potential to create equal pay issues for the contractors. Should the same contractor deliver the a service for Croydon and another London borough who does not implement the LLW, the contractor may be forced to pay its own employees different rates of pay for undertaking the same work or increase the rates of pay for its employees working on the non-Croydon contract. The first option may expose the contractor to equal pay claims and the second option will drive up market rates for delivering the contracts. There are a number of far-reaching consequences from adoption the LLW which need to be properly considered before the Council makes a decision over whether or not to adopt the LWW. From Ms Muriel Passmore Councillor Phil Thomas Cabinet Member for Environment & Highways Question No. PQ004- 12 People in Croydon feel that they have been excluded from the South London Waste Plan consultation process. When will the Council begin to genuinely consult with the residents of this borough to see whether or not they wish to have an incinerator? Reply As part of the planning application to be submitted by Viridor to the London Borough of Sutton, residents will have the opportunity to send their comments to Sutton Council for their consideration. From Mr James Clugston Councillor Phil Thomas Cabinet Member for Environment & Highways Question No. PQ005- 12 Incineration breaks down objects into dust size particles that may be more difficult to contain by filtration processes. Has the Council taken the creation of these nano particles in the incineration process into consideration in agreeing to build an incinerator? Could you explain the basis for this decision? Reply Viridor will be required to submit as part of their planning application an Environmental Impactment Assessment which will be considered by the London Borough of Sutton. In addition the Environment Agency will be consulted on the proposed facility. From Mr Shasha Khan Councillor Phil Thomas Cabinet Member for Environment & Highways Question No. PQ006- 12 In 2009 the Cllr Thomas said, "What we have agreed is that the South London Waste Plan (SLWP) will not have any of the things we call incinerators." Local authority web site Lets Recycle describes the planned plant as an incinerator. Was he misadvised or did he mislead Croydon’s residents? Reply The proposed facility by Viridor is defined by the Waste Industry as an Energy Recovery Facility.
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