The purpose of this technical note is to provide Members with an update in relation to the proposed booking solution at Mavis Valley HWRC.

System development has now commenced to introduce a booking system for Mavis Valley HWRC to:

• Reduce traffic congestion and waiting times
• Manage visitor numbers and maintain on-site social distancing.

Residents within East Dunbartonshire will be provided with a method to book a free appointment at the Mavis Valley site via a booking form accessed from the East Dunbartonshire Council website.

This technical note follows a request for further information regarding the breakdown of  missed waste collections as highlighted by the Customer Services Annual Performance Overview 2020/21 EPB/023/21/NMcN at the recent Council meeting on 17^th June 2021. 

In order to establish an accurate figure, in the total bins set out for the year, there is a requirement to take into consideration service suspensions through the pandemic, and used set out/participation rates per service, rather than how many properties the service requires to visit per route. 

The purpose of this Technical Note is advise Members of the Mugdock Park Joint Management Committee that the Audited Accounts for the finance year 2020/21 are due to be passed to Audit Scotland by the end of June so that they may finalise their audit over the summer months.

1. The purpose of this technical note is to update Members the recently agreed diary of meetings for 2021/21.
    
2. Members will be aware that at its meeting on 17^th June 2021, the Council agreed a new cycle of meetings from August 2021 through to the end of June 2022.
    

Following a successful procurement exercise, Gerald Eve have been appointed to lead on the marketing of Kelvinbank Resource Centre, Kirkintilloch. The site will be surplus to requirements later in 2022 once the new Allander Leisure and Day Care Centre is completed. Gerald Eve have vast experience in successfully marketing and disposing large development opportunities for their clients.

The purpose of this technical note is to advise Elected Members of the temporary requirement to close the Mavis Valley Household Waste recycling centre today. This followed a road traffic incident approximately 50 yards from the entrance to the facility on Balmuildy Road. Traffic Management was in operation however a car pulled out of queueing traffic into the path of another vehicle, leading to a rear end collision.

Please see attached below our service updates.

As previously advised, this is the last prior to the summer recess.

1. The purpose of this technical note is to inform Elected Members on proposed works to Milngavie Early Years Centre and Gartconner Early Years Centre over the summer period.  
2. Assets have planned works for Milngavie Early Years Centre to take place on from 5^th to 30^th July 2021. Centre staff and children will move to Oakburn Early Years Centre during this time. The new Oakburn centre has capacity to take all children from Milngavie. To aid effective transition, children will remain with their key worker in this new location.

This Technical Note provides an update on recruitment for the Modern Apprentice Programme and Graduate programmes (GRAD +).

Phase 8 of the programme follows on from the success of previous programmes and will recruit Modern Apprentices and Graduates into the following service areas:

Modern Apprenticeships