Agenda and minutes
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Apologies Minutes: An apology of absence was received from Cllr Leslie Pearton; Cllr Harold Craske substituted.
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Minutes: The Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 17 November 2020 were signed by the Chair.
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: No declarations of interest were made.
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Corporate Performance Report: Q3 2020-21 Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee were presented with an update against the Performance Management Framework, as introduced within the Council’s Corporate Plan, for Quarter Three 2020-21 (October to December 2020).
The officers present went through each policy commitment in turn and provided an update on what activity had and/or would be delivered in order to successfully realise the policy commitments.
The officers present fielded questions from the Committee for each policy commitment and explained that:
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Minutes: The Environmental Protection Team Leader provided the Committee with a presentation on Air Quality within the Borough.
The presentation had been published and could be accessed through the below link:
Following the detailed presentation, the Environmental Protection Team Leader fielded questions from Members and explained that:
The Chair praised the work of the Environmental Protection Team in monitoring Gravesham’s air quality over the years and asked that the informative presentation be circulated to all Members. |
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Litter & Dog Waste Bin Policy Report Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee were presented with the proposed Litter & Dog Waste Bin Policy and were asked to consider the Policy, offer any comments and to recommend its adoption.
The Assistant Director ( Operations) gave a brief introduction to Members on what the policy set out to do; section 2.1 of the report listed the nine items that the new Policy would primarily deal with.
The Waste Projects & Compliance Officer directed Members attention to appendix two to the report and ran through each section of the Litter & Dog Waste Bin Policy outlining the key points for consideration.
The Assistant Director (Operations) fielded questions from the Committee and explained that:
Dual litter and dog bins were commonplace in most towns now; a number of neighbouring local authorities had stopped providing solo dog bins altogether, but Gravesham had not made that decision. A benefit of dual bins was cutting down on the amount of street furniture and the aim was to keep the furniture to a minimum where possible.
In addition, the Assistant Director (Operations) agreed to look into further ways of making the dog / litter bins more visible, such as with the addition of a yellow band, in order to further support visually impaired residents.
In response to a Members concern, the Assistant Director (Operations) agreed to consult with the Disability Access Group when reviewing methods to make the litter bins more accessible for visually impaired people.
The Chair thanked the officers for their detailed report but felt that greater consideration was needed to be given to the Policy as it was a big issue which could impact the community if implemented incorrectly.
The Committee recommended the adoption of the Litter & Dog Waste Bin Policy, but the Chair asked that litter bin provision be revisited at a future meeting of Operational Services Cabinet Committee for a further discussion.
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