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The Committee
received a report from the Operations Manager – Community Engagement and
Enforcement.
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 reported back on the recommended
issues and associated actions. 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 January to
March 2016:
Continuing priorities
i.
Enforcement patrols to tackle fly tipping at Ekin Road, Riverside and St Matthews Street area
ii.
Early morning, daytime and weekend patrols for dog
fouling at the following locations:
-
Romsey Recreation Ground
-
St Thomas’s Square and Road
-
Ravensworth Gardens play
areas
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Coldhams Common
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Thorpe Way play area
New suggested priorities
iii.
Enforcement patrols to tackle fly tipping in and
around the Ashbury Close area
iv.
Enforcement investigation and action to deal with
littering problems on Brooks Road from Sainsbury’s, and Newmarket Road from
Tesco and around the areas of Wicks and Staples.
v.
Enforcement patrols to undertake enforcement action
against abandoned, untaxed and nuisance vehicles in the East Area.
The
Committee discussed the following issues:
i.
Litter
bins on the corner of Wycliffe Road where it meets Brook Road.
ii.
A ward
walkabout was undertaken in riverside, about 30 residents turned up to meet key
operational staff and it was hoped that other people would take up this
opportunity.
iii.
Extra
signs had been given to wards and for Abbey, Thorpe Way was being considered.
iv.
Small
scale projects for example Coleridge Recreation Ground were to be spruced up.
v.
The
alleyway behind the odd numbered houses on Abbey Road had a huge amount of
rubbish which had been left outside number 71.
There was also an abandoned vehicle on Abbey Road which had no
resident’s permit and the vehicle had 3 parking tickets on it.
vi.
Thanked
Wendy and her Team for the work that had been undertaken on the Elizabeth Way
underpass and asked if the Community Pay Back Team could be used to paint the
railings on St Matthews Street and Norfolk Street.
vii.
Referred
to p14 of the Officer’s report and asked if the amount of waste that went to
landfill could be included so it could be seen if the
amount had been reduced.
viii.
Asked if
the statistics (for example dog fouling) could be identified by ward.
Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to approve priorities for action
as amended above.