Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Public Realm Manager regarding environmental data and providing an update on progress since the last report.

 

In response to the report members made the following comments:

 

     i.        Thanked the Public Realm Manager and her staff for their hard work.

    ii.        Welcomed the before and after photos.

   iii.        Suggested the Romsey area was in need of more work.

  iv.        Suggested that the entrances and footpaths leading to the Cambridge United football ground were in need of attention.

   v.        The Newmarket Road underpass was also in need of a spring clean before the football game.

  vi.        Suggested that the entrances to parks and recreations grounds were good locations for additional dog waste bins.

 vii.        Suggested a co-ordinated approach with the ward blitz programme to clean up cycle racks.

viii.        Suggested that litter bin graffiti should be addressed when bins are emptied.

  ix.        Welcome the news that better signage was being designed to educate the public on where they could dispose of dog waste.

   x.        Suggested that action be taken to address the post lunch litter left at the leisure park. Contacting nearby schools and colleges was suggested.

  xi.        Suggested that dog warden patrol times should be varied across the city and not predicable by being the same days/times all of the time.

 xii.        Wider distribution of pocket ashtrays was suggested including East areas that distribute cigarettes, and locations where people smoked e.g. local pubs.

xiii.        Suggested that Mill Road Railway bridge could benefit from a clean up if was the responsibility of the City Council.

xiv.        Requested results of the recent dog fouling campaign.

xv.        Rope Walk was a regular hot spot for flytipping and abandoned vehicles that required regular monitoring.

xvi.        Charity shop donations on Hope Street left outside premises overnight were reported as causing a problem. Working with the shop over signage and management of this problem was suggested.

 

In response to member’s questions the Public Realm Manager stated the following:

 

xvii.        The dog fouling campaign would continue for four weeks with some refinements to the poster design and location.

xviii.        Informal advice was given by the City Rangers to address gardens spilling over to pavements. However, formal action was a County Council matter. Figures could be included in this report.

xix.        Results of the dog fouling campaign were being collated and would be released in the near future.

xx.        Bins on streets within the area would be addressed by the enforcement team.

 

The Committee resolved unanimously to amend recommendation eight as follows (additional wording underlined and in bold) and to add an additional recommendation (ten).

 

Recommendation 8

Enforcement patrols to deal with the litter issues at Cambridge Leisure Park at Clifton Road including liaison and educational with nearby schools and colleges.

 

Recommendation 10

Clean up St Matthews play area.

 

Resolved (unanimously) to agree the following amended priorities:

 

     i.        Enforcement patrols to tackle fly-tipping on Riverside and The Broadway

    ii.        Enforcement joint working and patrols to deal with illegal camping on green open spaces, including Stourbridge Common

   iii.        Jet wash Barnwell Road and Adkins Corner shops to remove grime and chewing gum from the shop fronts

  iv.        Early morning patrols for dog fouling at the following locations:

·        Romsey Recreation Ground

·        Petersfield Recreation Ground

·        Cannon Green

·        St Thomas’s Square and Road

·        Ravensworth Gardens play areas

·        Coldhams Common

   v.        Deep cleanse of the Tins bridge to include removal of graffiti (pending ownership confirmation from the County Council)

  vi.        Litter enforcement at Ditton Fields Recreation Ground

 vii.        Enforcement patrols to deal with the ongoing issues at Tesco, Cheddars Lane

viii.        Enforcement patrols to deal with the litter issues at Cambridge Leisure Park at Clifton Road including liaison and educational with nearby schools and colleges

  ix.        Dog warden patrols to deal with dogs off leads issues at Budleigh Close and Barnwell Road shops

   x.        Clean up St Matthew’s play area