Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Public Realm Manager.

 

The report provided 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 reports back on the recommended issues and associated actions to be targeted in the following. It also included key officer contacts for the reporting of waste and refuse and public realm issues.

 

In response to Members’ questions the Public Realm Manager said the following:

       i.          Anonymous reports had been made to Officers regarding dog fouling on Tenby Close. Witnesses would need to provide statements, or Officers would need to witness incidents occurring in order for enforcement action to be taken.

     ii.          Each recommendation could only target one park deep cleanse in a ward at a time. If SAC wanted to change areas for park deep cleanse, new areas would be investigated instead of old ones.

   iii.          Kathleen Elliot Way was a private housing estate, so it was not the responsibility of the Council to clean up rubbish on the housing land. However the Council were responsible for the road as it was adopted, along with the play area, and would look to clean the area.

 

Members of the public asked a number of questions, as set out below.

 

1.       A member of the public asked the Public Realm Manager to liaise with schools to prevent litter being dropped in Long Road and Sedley Taylor Road.

 

The Public Realm Manager said Officers worked with schools to discourage littering, particularly primary schools. This work was included under December 2014 priority 9 ‘Enforcement targeted approach to areas where Addenbrookes site joins residential areas such as Hills Road and Red Cross Lane. Officers would work with Addenbrookes regarding cleaning up of the bus station area. The Public Realm Manager added that Long Road would be approached for joint educational and enforcement work as part of this priority.

 

2.      A member of the public asked if litter could be cleared from Tesco at Fulbourn.

 

Councillor Dryden suggested referring this comment to South Cambs District Councillor Scarr.

 

The Committee asked the Public Realm Manager to investigate if the following actions were possible:

         i.          Painting Nightingale Recreation Ground Pavilion at the same time as undertaking general maintenance.

       ii.          Making skips available at weekends as well as week days in Tenby Close so residents would have longer to clear out their rubbish for future skip days.

 

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

 

Recommendation 1

Add Godwin Way, Godwin Close and Gundhild Way as areas for early morning patrols for dog fouling.

 

Recommendation 4

Remove recommendation (4) ‘Investigation of abandoned kebab trailer on Hulatt Road’ as it was no longer required.

 

SAC agreed this revision nem com.

 

Recommendations

Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action as amended for the quarter of January to March 2015.

 

Continuing priorities

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

       ii.          Installation of litter and recycling bins to be placed within the South Area, and removal of old litter bin on Cherry Hinton High Street

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

     iv.          Enforcement targeted approach to areas where Addenbrooke's site joins residential areas, such as Hills Road and Red Cross Lane; and to work with Addenbrookes towards the bus station area being cleaned up; and to liaise with Long Road Sixth Form.

 

New priorities

      v.          Enforcement patrols for illegal advertising and to contact estate agents regarding their legal responsibility

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

   vii.          Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Cherry Hinton Hall and Gunhild Close Recreation Ground.

 

The Committee asked for the minutes to show their appreciation for work Officers were undertaking to keep the city clean.