Agenda item

The Streetscene Manager presented his report which provided information on the performance of the Streetscene Service in Area North over the past year, and highlighted key elements including:

·         Reduction in sickness leave

·         Researching different options to treat weeds

·         Health and Safety

·         Apprentices

·         The Ranger Scheme

·         Fly tipping

·         Developing an MoT testing Centre

During a short discussion members praised the work of the team, and the Streetscene Manager responded to points of detail including:

·         Changes in the number of fly-tips had been seen since the introduction of licences and set times for vans and trailers at Household Waste Recycling Centres.

·         Enforcement for flyposting was now dealt with by Environmental Health, and there was a clear policy for dealing with the issue.

Members thanked the Streetscene Manager for his informative report and the work of the service.