Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director of Place (Operational In-House Services) / Cabinet Member - Locality Services

The Committee considered the report of the Assistant Director of Place (Operational In-House Services) / Cabinet Member - Locality Services that provided data on weed control operations since April 2022.

The report set out details on the following:

·       Statistics relating to complaints about weeds

·       Issues that were identified pre-April 2022

·       Improvements to the Street Cleansing provision since 1 April 2022

·       Next steps

Members of the Committee asked questions/commented on the following issues:

• A discussion on the control management of weeds would be welcomed.
• The robust monitoring process introduced to ensure contract compliance, and the importance of quality checks on work undertaken was emphasised.
• The different teams responsible for weed control and how they interfaced.
• The actual length of cleansing rotas.

RESOLVED:

That the report providing data on weed control operations since April 2022 be noted.