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Decision Maker: South Area Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Actions taken by the environmental departments, reporting on private/public realm data and priority setting.
The Committee
received a report from the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and
Enforcement.
The report
outlined an overview of City Council Refuse and Environment and Streets and Open
Spaces service activity relating to the geographical area served by the South
Area Committee. The report identified
the reactive and proactive service actions undertaken in the previous year,
including the requested priority targets, and reported back on the recommended
issues and associated actions to be targeted in the following quarter. It also included key officer contacts for the
reporting of waste and refuse and public realm issues.
The Committee discussed the following issues:
i. Bins were needed on routes around Addenbrooke’s hospital to prevent mess.
ii.
Time credits were now available from the council
where organisations could give credit/reward for individuals/groups and
organisations recognition for volunteer work. There was no cost to the City
Council who could act as a single point of contact for the public volunteering
with all different council teams. .
In response to Members’ questions the Operations Manager –
Community Engagement and Enforcement said the following:
i.
Issues from ward walk abouts
would be signposted to key City and County Council as the public did not
necessarily differentiate between the two.
ii.
The motor home parked in Church End since early
2015 was being investigated.
iii.
Mowbray and Hulatt Road
pathways were being cleaned by City Ranger Ed Nugent.
iv.
No response has been received from the County
Council regarding the proposal to paint no cycling signs on the pavement and
this would be followed up officers.
ACTION: Officers
to follow up and report back in April.
i.
Cambridge University were responsible for
passageways around Addenbrooke’s and their maintenance. Officers would monitor
passageway cleanliness and report issues to the University.
Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action
as set out below:
Recommendation
1
Early morning,
daytime and weekend patrols for dog fouling on Bliss Way/Tenby Close,
Nightingale Avenue Recreation Ground, and Cherry Hinton Hall.
Recommendation
2
Enforcement
targeted approach to areas where Addenbrookes site
joins residential areas such as Hills Road and Red Cross Lane and to work with Addenbrookes to work towards the bus station area being
cleaned up.
Recommendation 3
Enforcement to
work with the County Council, against utilities and companies that damage the
verge on Mowbray and Fendon Road.
Recommendation 4
Enforcement action
against nuisance vehicles being repaired at Arran Close.
Recommendation 5
Enforcement joint
working and patrols to deal with littering from students of Long Road Sixth
Form in the areas of Long Road and Sedley Taylor
Road.
Recommendation 6
Clearing of leaf mould, litter and general tidy up in Teversham Drift and investigation of food and waste being littered in the area.
Report author: Wendy Johnston
Publication date: 06/04/2016
Date of decision: 29/02/2016
Decided at meeting: 29/02/2016 - South Area Committee
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