Decision details

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 quarter, including the requested priority targets, and reported back on the recommended issues and associated actions. It also included key officer contacts for the reporting of waste and refuse and public realm issues.

 

The following were suggestions for Members on what action could be considered for priority within the South Area for the quarter of April to June 2015:

 

Continuing priorities

       i.          Early morning patrols for dog fouling on Bliss Way/Tenby Close, Nightingale Avenue Recreation Ground, Godwin Close, Godwin Way, Gunhild Way and Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground.

     ii.          Enforcement targeted approach to areas where Addenbrooke’s site joins residential areas such as Hills Road and Red Cross Lane and to work with Addenbrooke’s to work towards the bus station area being cleaned up.

   iii.          Enforcement to work with the County Council, against utilities and companies that damage the verge on Mowbray and Fendon Road.

   iv.          Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground and areas surrounding green space. 

    v.          Enforcement work to investigate and enforce fly tipping and illegal waste disposal at the public recycling points in the South Area

   vi.          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.

 

New suggested priorities

 vii.          Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Ainsdale play area, Nightingale Recreation Ground and Kingfisher Way play area. 

 

The Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement suggested discounting priority iv as it had been completed.

 

The Committee discussed the following issues:

       i.          Cars parking on Mowbray Road verges.

     ii.          Cleaning of the passageways around Hulatt Road, Mowbray Road and Wort’s Causeway.

   iii.          Alleyways should be included in ‘deep clean’ work as standard in future, not just streets in an area.

   iv.          Possibility of grass cutting causing hazards by mowing over cans/bottles on verges and processes to overcome the issue.

    v.          Positive response to enforcement action taken against dog fouling on Nightingale Recreation Ground.

   vi.          Enforcement action by City Officers and Addenbrooke’s staff has led to less fly tipping near the hospital.

 vii.          Mounting mobile CCTV cameras on lamp posts in order to take enforcement action, to save requiring an Officer to be physically present in an area to witness an incident.

viii.          Cleansing at Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground

 

ACTION: Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement to investigate if mobile CCTV cameras can be placed on street lights to monitor dog fouling and other environmental issues in/near recreation areas.

 

In response to Members’ questions the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement said the following:

       i.          To follow up with Addenbrooke’s to see if they would accept surplus City Council bins that included ashtrays in the top. These would be used (just) off site as Addenbrooke’s was a non-smoking site.

     ii.          A central pool of Rangers would undertake work in the south area until a specific member had been recruited to the team.

   iii.          A Dog Warden has recently been to Cherry Hinton Hall area to educate people about irresponsible dog ownership and was shortly holding a free microchipping event.

 

The Committee discussed the following as an additional and revised recommendations for action:

 

Recommendation 4

Enforcement action against nuisance vehicles being repaired at Arran Close.

 

Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action as amended below:

 

Continuing priorities

       i.          Early morning patrols for dog fouling on Bliss Way/Tenby Close, Nightingale Avenue Recreation Ground, Godwin Close, Godwin Way, Gunhild Way and Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground.

     ii.          Enforcement targeted approach to areas where Addenbrooke’s site joins residential areas such as Hills Road and Red Cross Lane and to work with Addenbrooke’s to work towards the bus station area being cleaned up.

   iii.          Enforcement to work with the County Council, against utilities and companies that damage the verge on Mowbray and Fendon Road.

   iv.          Enforcement action against nuisance vehicles being repaired at Arran Close.

    v.          Enforcement work to investigate and enforce fly tipping and illegal waste disposal at the public recycling points in the South Area

   vi.          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.

 

New suggested priorities

 vii.          Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Ainsdale play area, Nightingale Recreation Ground and Kingfisher Way play area.