ENVIRONMENTAL SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
ACTION SHEET ARISING FROM THE ABOVE COMMITTEE HELD ON 22nd APRIL.
In attendance: Councillors Lightup (Chair), Murphy, Broughton, Cullen, Smyth, Holt, Judge, Wilkinson
Officers, Russell Bernstein, Peter Kidd
By invitation: Councillor Boyd.
Apologies: Councillors Salmon, Wordsworth, Eglin
ITEM
Previous meeting
Bulk Refuse Collection
Presented by Malcolm
Thorpe with Councillors
Lancaster and Hunt
Councillor Boyd
attended by invitation
COMMENT
ACTION REQUIRED
Consideration of previous minutes / Action
Councillors Broughton’s apologies be
sheet
recorded in the minutes
Reports Of the Director of Environmental Services
Following a request from Budget Committee
Malcolm Thorpe be thanked for the
The committee considered a report on costs
report and staff praised for service
and revenue associated with the collection of improvements that have taken place in
Bulk Refuse and Fly Tipping.
recent years.
 Consultation took place with services
users colleagues and other Authorities before An update report to include more
detailed information as available to be
levy introduced.
made to this committee in approx 12
 On receipt of payment takes no longer
months.
than 2 weeks for collection.
 Increasing publicity leaflets distributed
call centre fully briefed and additional
information available with recycling publicity.
 Clinical waste - Environmental Agency
regulators informed when clients withdrew
from service.
 Costs not broken down because mainly
form part of usual collections. Some
specialist waste collected separately – in
near future electrical equipment will have to
be treated separately.
 Re-examine possibility of increasing
recycling of bulk refuse.
 In future more detail will be recorded in
fly tipping events to help identify problem
areas and items.
 Encouraging officers and members to
report occurrences of fly tipping also stronger
enforcement policy.
RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER / OFFICER
TIMESCALE
Peter Kidd
Achieved
Malcolm Thorpe
March 2004
RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER / OFFICER
TIMESCALE
Environmental Services be commended
for progress generally. Detail and
monitoring of Plan be referred to the
panels established by this committee.
Peter Kidd /
individual Panels
detail to panels
in May
Friends of cemetery details to Cllr
Murphy
Malcolm Thorpe
Asap
Cllr Cullen/ Malcolm
Thorpe
Asap
Peter Kidd
Achieved
Malcolm Sykes
April
Malcolm Sykes
Report
progress to
individual
panel in July
Malcolm Sykes
May
Russell Bernstein
Peter Kidd
Timing to be
advised by
Commt. Svs.
ITEM
COMMENT
ACTION REQUIRED
Environmental Services
Service Plan
Presented by Malcolm
Thorpe with Councillors
Lancaster and Hunt
The review of the proposed plan 2003/04
 Water pollution Environment agency
responsible in the main but should be
reported to Env. Services in first place
 Cllr Holt requested that the siting of signs
to parks be looked at carefully.
 Recommended change to wording to
read better - number instances quoted are
max levels that can deal with not will.
 Street cleansing Cllr Smyth asked
difficulty of cleaning round parked cars –
night rounds follow main roads but hot spots
should be reported, highways could enforce
parking restrictions on specified days
 Skips waiting lists not thought to be a
problem will look into it
Drainage and Gully
services presented by
Alan Reid following a
request from Cllr Holt.
Development Service
Plan Presented by
Malcolm Sykes and
Paul Mallinder with Bill
Taylor and Councillor
Warner
Cllr Cullen to follow up Noise pollution
issue with Malcolm Thorpe
Reports Of the Director of Development Services
A report on events following transfer of drain
Alan Reid be thanked for the report
and gully cleansing from Env. to Dev
services.
Aim is to improve frequency of visits, which
will reduce flooding on roads and need for
disruptive unscheduled repairs also use
technology to target services effectively.
Objectives are being met.
The review of the proposed Plan 2003/04
Slight amendment to plan
 Make more of the positive work on the
Bury Bolton Canal in the Plan.
For investigation/ consideration by
 Councillor Broughton suggested
Senior Management and Lead Member
investigating possible information signs to
Lighting columns and asked about illuminated
road signs.
 Is there a provision for planning
Malcolm Sykes to respond.
applications for take-aways to include bins
also Cllr Murphy raised query about parking
outside take-aways.
Report to Cabinet to encourage
 Concern over road safety/ cycle training
members in role as school governors to
in schools
encourage take up of training
ITEM
COMMENT
Disabled Access to
Council Buildings
A joint report of
Personnel and
Performance and
Development Services
presented by David
Horsler
Scrutiny panels Terms
of Reference presented
by Russell Bernstein
Workplan Item
Reports Of the Director of Personnel and Performance
The number of buildings and age are not
Report back on clearer picture later in
helpful look like meeting 10% public access
year including budget and impact of
target this year and aim for 14 % next.
piggybacking funding
Changes in usage and access areas – limited
funds looking for substantial improvements in
access for small amounts of money - legal
Raise Access issue with local retailers
requirement by 2004 to conform by
on back of recycling measures
reasonable adjustment clearer position later
in year
Start in line with new municipal year
Prepare to organise meetings as
membership confirmed
Request of Development Services detail and
evidence on claims process and claims made
be included in report to come to next meeting
Scrutiny Support Officer Peter Kidd
793 3322 – peter.kidd@salford.gov.uk
Next meetings
ACTION REQUIRED
19th May 2003
16th June 2003
Advise Development Services
RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER / OFFICER
TIMESCALE
David Horsler
October 2003
Peter Kidd
Follow up with
contacts report
progress in
June
Peter Kidd / Russell
Bernstein
May
Peter Kidd to contact
Bill Taylor
May