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Environment Scrutiny Panel

PUBLIC MEETING Record of Meeting

Date: 9th November 2007. Meeting Number: 64

Present Deputy R.C. Duhamel (Chairman) (RD)

Connétable K. A. Le Brun of St Mary (KB)

Connétable A. S. Crowcroft (SC)

Deputy P. V. F. Le Claire.(PLC) Apologies Deputy C. Scott Warr en (Sick) Absent

In attendance Mr M. Robbins. Scrutiny Officer.

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Agenda matter

Action

Item 1 06.11.07

Air Quality.

The questions for the Public Hearings which had been circulated previously were accepted by the Panel with some minor amendments. It was agreed that Deputy Le Claire would send a question to the officers for insertion. In respect of the questions to Senator B. Shenton, question 37 was to be removed, as was question 44 on the questions for Senator Ozouf . A question was to be added to Senator Shenton and Senator Cohen asking about monitoring air quality within buildings. The Panel required a similar question was asked by email of its advisor.

RD. KLB. SC. PLC.

MR / EKW

Item 2 06.11.07

Waste Plant

The Panel interviewed Mr Matthew Corbin and Mr Adrian Blampied from BDO Alto Ltd. The terms of reference to be fulfilled by such a consultant were discussed and broad agreement was established as:

To examine and report on the costs, both capital and operational of the current waste systems and facilities in Jersey;
To advise on financial estimates, both capital and operational for the proposed Energy from Waste Plant;
To identify incorrect or missing items within the audit of the existing or proposed facilities;
To evaluate the financial implications of other technologies and systems which may be suitable for dealing with the Islands waste;
To attend hearings and assist in the

preparation of questions for those hearings;

To provide an evaluation report on the evidence received or identified by the Panel for inclusion in the final review report.

It was agreed the they would retire and consider the Panel's request. A letter would be sent to the Panel outlining how it was believed BDO Alto could best assist. MR

It was further agreed that the terms would be reviewed once the Panel had engaged an advisor for the waste plant side of the project. He could meet and advise BDO Alto, establishing more specifically what was required. The Panel accepted that the cost of the involvement of BDO in the review could only be estimated once this point had been reached.

RD. KLB. SC. PLC.

3. Energy

Due to an obligation upon Connétable s Le Brun and Crowcroft to attend the Royal Court for Parochial matters,

the Energy Consultation Document was deferred to a MR subsequent meeting.

4 Future Meetings

The Panel noted that the next meeting to discuss Energy would be between 0930 and 1130hrs on Tuesday 13th

November 2007 in the 1st Floor Meeting Room of Morier House.

It further noted that its next scheduled Panel meeting would take place between 0930 and 1330hrs on Thursday 15th

November 2007 in the Le Capelain Room.

Signed Date: ..

Chairman Environment Panel

Environment - Approved Panel Minutes - 9 November 2007