Issue - decisions

The Committee received a report from the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement. She brought the report up to date by stating:

 

- Riverside would now be included in priority 2 patrols for dog fouling

- Cleansing work had been undertaken on priority 8 cleansing around bench and surrounding area at Cavendish Road / Mill Road junction. 

 

The report outlined an overview of City Council Refuse and Environment and Streets and Open Spaces service activity relating to the geographical area served by the East 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.

 

The following were suggestions for members on what action could be considered for priority within the East Area for the quarter of July to September 2015.  Amendments detailed by the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement are shown underlined:

 

Continuing priorities:

i.             Enforcement patrols to tackle fly tipping at The Broadway and at Ekin Road

ii.            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

·        Thorpe Way area

·        Riverside from Midsummer Common to Stourbridge Common

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

iv.          Enforcement work to tackle bins on streets in the Romsey and Petersfield areas.

v.           Enforcement work to tackle the environmental crime issue on Rope Walk including fly tipping and abandoned vehicles.

 

New suggested priorities:

 

vi.          Park deep cleanse, to include removal of graffiti, flyposting, litter, dog fouling, vegetation cut back and sweeping at Ditton Fields Recreation Ground, Brooks Road Play Area, Coleridge Recreation Ground and Flower Street play area.

vii.         Patrols to deal with illegal encamping at Barnwell East and West nature reserves.

viii.       On-going Cleansing around bench and surrounding area at Cavendish Road / Mill road junction. 

 

The Committee discussed the following issues:

i.     Dog fouling in Riverside and Cavendish Road areas.

ii.    Clarifying details on the City Council webpages regarding the difference between ward blitzes and ward clear outs. Residents would then know what to expect when a blitz or clear out was timetabled.

iii.   Enforcement action against vehicles without valid road tax.

iv.  Fly tipping in Ekin Road.

 

In response to Members’ questions the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and Enforcement said the following:

          i.   If a property did not have off street storage for waste receptacles, then alternative waste collection could possibly be offered by the City Council.

         ii.   Some notices had been issued to those properties who did not store their waste receptacles correctly.

       iii.   The City Council had devolved powers from the DVLA to obtain registered keeper details for vehicles.  One requirement of this devolved power was that the City Council was heavily audited to ensure that information was being obtained, used and stored correctly. 

 

A Member of the public asked whether allotment holders were permitted to have bonfires on their allotments or whether holders broke the rules if they did have a bonfire.

 

It was confirmed that allotments fell within the remit of Councillor O’Reilly and the officer would liaise with the relevant teams to provide an answer.

 

ACTION: Operations Manager to investigate the issue of the bonfire on Burnside Allotment, and if this contravened Allotment regulations (land was not managed byb the Council but by an allotment society.)

 

Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve the continuing and new suggested priorities for action as amended above.