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North Lanarkshire Council · 30 October 2024
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21 October 2024 
Members of the 
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Chief Executive’s Office
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic)
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street,
Motherwell ML1 1AB
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk 
Notice is given that a Meeting of the Environment and Climate Change Committee is to
be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 14:00 PM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) 
Members : 
Clerk Name: Karen Swan
Clerk Telephone: 07919 730272
Clerk Email: swank@northlan.gov.uk 
H Loughran, J McPhilemy, T Carragher, P Di Mascio, K Duffy, A Duffy-Lawson, F
Fotheringham, W Goldie, K Harmon, J Leckie, F MacGregor, A Masterton, M McBride, B
McCulloch, M McCulloch, F McKay, C McManus, L Nolan, J Reddin, L Roarty, G Robinson,
A Smith, A Thomas, C Williams, N Wilson.

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Agenda 
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical
Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000   
2 Revocation of Air Quality Management Areas
(AQMAs) in Coatbridge and Chapelhall
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
seeking approval of the revocation of the Air Quality
Management Areas at Coatbridge and Chapelhall. 
5 - 34 
3 Investigation into the potential for a vape recycling
scheme
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing an update on the investigation conducted to
explore the feasibility and implementation of a Vape
Recycling Scheme. 
35 - 44 
4 Review of Business Regulation Fees and Charges
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing an update on the review of a number of
Business Regulation fees currently charged by
Protective Services. 
45 - 54 
5 Climate Resilient Greenspaces and their
Contribution to Improving Health
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
highlighting the work undertaken to improve the health
and wellbeing of North Lanarkshire residents through
positive activities in greenspaces. 
55 - 66 
6 Sustainable Futures - Tree Risk Asset Management
Progress and Forestry & Woodland Operational
Framework
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing an update on the work of the Tree Asset team
in line with the Tree Risk Asset Management (TRAM)
Strategy. 
67 - 100 
7 Petition - Bedlay Cemetery maintenance
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing details of a petition received in relation to
Bedlay Cemetery maintenance. 
101 - 110

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8  Sustainable Futures - Live Labs 2 Decarbonising
Local Roads
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing an update on work undertaken to develop a
Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads. 
111 - 120 
9 Land and Waste Service Review
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
setting out proposals in respect of the Land and Waste
Services review. 
121 - 126 
10  Garden Waste Charging
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
seeking approval to introduce a charge for the uplift of
garden waste. 
127 - 134 
11  Power Resilience Strategy and Business Continuity
Submit report by Depute Chief Executive providing an
update on the Council’s arrangements relevant to the
Power Resilience Strategy and Business Continuity. 
135 - 142 
12  Community Operations Programme of Work
Update
Submit report by Chief Officer (Community Operations)
providing an update on the proposals within the Waste
and Fleet Service in line with the Council’s Sustainable
Futures Programme of Work. 
143 - 152 
13  Contracts awarded below Committee approval
threshold
Submit report by Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) notifying of the contracts awarded since
the last meeting of the Committee with a value below
the financial threshold requiring approval. 
153 - 158