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Meeting: 24/04/2017 - South Area Committee (Item 23)

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Minutes:

The Committee received a report from the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement. It 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 to be targeted in the upcoming period. It also included key officer contacts for the reporting of waste and refuse and public realm issues.

 

In the absence of the Operations Manager, members noted the briefing note supplied, in which she said that officers had undertaken work on the priorities previously set, and in light of the evidence found over the last three months had recommended that the priorities stay the same to allow further work to be undertaken for the upcoming period.

 

In discussion, members

 

a)    recalled that, at the last meeting, a problem had been identified with bins being left out on pavements in Anstey Way, and suggested that, despite the present report proposing to drop this as a priority, the Anstey way issues should continue to be a priority

 

b)    expressed the belief that, although the leaving of bins on streets had been decriminalised, social housing tenants were required not to leave bins on pavements, but in designated bin areas.  The Chair undertook to write to the Operations Manager to ask her to check what the relevant rules for social housing tenants were.

Action: Cllr Pippas

 

It was resolved unanimously to adopt the following priorities:

 

Number

Priority details

1.    

Early morning, daytime and weekend patrols for dog fouling on Nightingale Avenue Recreation Ground, Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground and Cherry Hinton Hall.

2.    

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.

3.    

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

4.    

Enforcement action against nuisance vehicles for sale at Fulbourn Road layby.

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.

6.    

Enforcement patrols to deal with litter, abandoned vehicles and fly tipping in and around Teversham Drift.

7.    

Action to deal with bins left on pavements in Anstey Way.