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Minutes:
The Committee received a report from the Enforcement Officer.
The following were suggestions for Members on what action could be
considered for priority within the West Area for the upcoming period.
Continuing
priorities
|
Number |
Priority details |
|
1 |
Enforcement
patrols in the City Centre to address issues of illegally deposited trade
waste and littering. This priority has been included as a
continuation to balance the high standard of trade waste management and
litter patrols already existing in the West/Central area and to continue to
build upon this work further. |
|
2 |
Dog warden patrols to target irresponsible
dog owners on Midsummer Common patrols are planned to focus on this area at
key times and to gather intelligence / speak to dog owners about the issues
in the area, dog fouling continues to be an issue in this area and officers
recommend further works are done on the open space. |
New priorities
|
Number |
Priority details |
|
3 |
Enforcement
patrols to address abandoned vehicles in the Castle Ward. |
In response to Members’ questions the Enforcement Officer said the
following:
i.
Undertook to investigate why no action had followed
when graffiti had been reported via the on-line portal.
ii.
Agreed that needle finds continued to be a problem.
It was suggested that more accurate reporting would lead to more efficient
removal of any finds.
iii.
‘A’ boards were an on-going problem. Enforcement
staff would address these matters but had limited resources and had to prioritise
the most pressing demands when managing the City Centre.
iv.
Stated that it was difficult to address the problem
of dog fouling in public places as officers needed to see incident happen in
order to take action.
A member of the public reported difficulties with the on-line process
for reporting derelict bicycles. The Enforcement Officer undertook to look into
this.
Councillor Scutt stated that prompt action had
been taken to address bins left in the street. However, the bins in question
belonged to properties in an adjoining street and the letters had caused
considerable distress. The Enforcement Officer confirmed that the letters were
based on the civil law and were written in formal terms. It was not possible to
send softer initial letters.
A member of the public asked if a review could be carried out regarding
the number of and location of bins in Garret hostel Lane. There appeared to
unwanted and underused bins in the area. The Enforcement Officers undertook to
look into this.
Members discussed the proposed priorities. Abandoned vehicles were not
seen as a high priority for limited resources.
Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action
as below (amended in bold/struck through text):
i.
Enforcement and City Ranger
patrols in the City Centre
· Also to include A
Boards
ii.
Dog warden patrols
iii.
Enforcement patrols to
address abandoned vehicles in the Castle Ward.
