Decision details

It is resolved that Council:

(A)      note the Service Review Domestic Waste Collections Report prepared by Morrison Low Advisory at Confidential Attachment C to the subject report is confidential as it contains confidential commercial information;

(B)      note the Service Review Domestic Waste Collections Report prepared by Morrison Low Advisory:

(i)         assessed 4 service delivery scenarios: fully outsourced, fully insourced, and 2 partial insourcing models;

(ii)        identified the current fully outsourced model (Scenario 1) as the lowest cost option to Council over the assessment period;

(iii)      identified potential service delivery improvements through the insourcing of residential booked clean-up and illegal dumping services (Scenario 3), with an increase in operational cost;

(iv)      identified potential service delivery improvements through the insourcing of illegal dumping services (Scenario 4), with an increase in operational cost but less effective than Scenario 3; and

(v)       identified full insourcing of all services (Scenario 2) would require substantial investment in additional workforce, fleet and depot infrastructure;

(C)      note that Scenario 3 (a combination of outsourced bin collection and insourced clean up and illegal dumping collection) is the most favourable option, balancing financial outcomes and service delivery improvements;

(D)      note the financial implications of the service delivery scenarios assessed in the Service Review Domestic Waste Collections Report at Confidential Attachment B to the subject report;

(E)      endorse the implementation of Scenario 3;

(F)      note that the insourced delivery of residential booked clean-up and illegal dumping services will commence as soon as practicable, with an update on the timeframe to be provided to Council by the Chief Executive Officer by mid-2027; and

(G)      note that negotiations will be undertaken to vary the current contract with Cleanaway Pty Ltd in accordance with the clauses above and a CEO Update will be provided upon the execution of any variation.

Substantive motion carried unanimously.

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