Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the reports, Minutes and recommendations of the meetings as follows:

(1)   Cabinet

-        2 March 2017

-        30 March 2017

2)    Scrutiny Committee

-            13 March 2017

-            17 March 2017

-            10 April 2017

(3)  Audit Committee

-      21 March 2017 

(4)  Environment Policy Development Group

-            7 March 2017

(5)  Homes Policy Development Group

-            14 March  2017

(6)   Economy Policy Development Group

-             16 March 2017

(7)  Community Policy Development Group

-            28 March 2017

(8)  Planning Committee

-            1 March 2017

-            29 March 2017

-            19 April 2017 (to follow)

(9) Licensing Committee

-             21 March 2017

(10) Regulatory Committee

-                 21 March 2017

       (11)Standards Committee

-            4 April 2017

The Leader presented the report of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 2 March 2017.

Arising from a report of the Director of Finance, Assets and Resources, the Environment Policy Development Group has recommended that the Cabinet review the report and recommend to Council that the Street Scene Services Enforcement Policy at appendix A be approved.

Arising from a * report of the Waste and Transport Manager, the Environment Policy Development Group had recommended that the new policy be approved by Council:

The Cabinet Member for the Environment outlined the contents of the report stating that an internal review had been undertaken to bring together all the various policies within the service with regard to enforcement under one policy.  Working practices had been reviewed as had priorities and IT systems

Consideration was given to the costs of using external companies to undertake enforcement with regard to flytipping and litter.  The meeting was informed that this type of benchmarking had taken place.

(Proposed by Cllr K I Busch and seconded by Cllr C R Slade)

Note: * Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.

To receive a report from the Waste & Transport Manager providing a review of the Street Scene Enforcement Service that has been undertaken over the last twelve months.  This report outlines the findings of the review and gives members an opportunity to comment on proposed new ways of working and agree the priorities of the service going forward.

The Group had before it a report * from the Waste & Transport Manager providing a review of the Street Scene Enforcement Service that had been undertaken over the last twelve months.  The report outlined the findings of the review and gave Members an opportunity to comment on proposed new ways of working and agree the priorities of the service going forward.

The Waste and Transport Manager explained that the District Officer role had not been changed for a number of years and that as part of the review he had taken the opportunity to look at how the service was delivered. Shift patterns had been changed to a four day working week which allowed for longer days, less time spent travelling and some flexibility outside of normal working hours.  This had allowed for some time to be identified for undertaking discretionary work and the officer asked that Members review the proposed allocation of work on page 77 of the report. 

Discussion took place regarding the allocation of these hours and it was AGREED that the condition survey of litter/dog bins could be undertaken by the waste operative emptying them, freeing up 10% of officer time which would be added to dog fouling patrols, which would then total 30% of officer time.

The officer informed the Group that IT systems were being explored to save time and allow for mobile working.

It was RECOMMENDED to the Cabinet that Council be asked to review the report and approve the Street Scene Services Enforcement Policy at appendix A.

(Proposed by Cllr B Evans and seconded by Cllr C P Daw)

Note: - Report * previously circulated and attached to Minutes.