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Minutes:
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.