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Cabinet Members/s and Officers |
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1. To produce more communications on successful enforcement action taken, including:
a. Joint working between the Waste Crime and Waste Management Teams; and
b. A Spotlight on the Waste Crime Team in the next Brough Insight Magazine, including individual household’s duty of care, updated fixed penalty notice charges. |
To publicise the successful enforcement action being taken to the public and positively impact the Council’s reputation. |
Cabinet Members for Environmental Services
Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm. |
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2. That Members and Parish Councillors be given updated contact details of Housing and Housing Management Associations.
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To ensure that Members report issues to the correct organisations, addressing issues quickly. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services. |
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3. That High Street and East Wards be considered as locations for any available pilot schemes. |
To support the officers request in identifying suitable areas for pilot schemes to be introduced, with these Wards highlighted due to the close proximity of properties reducing any travel required, and breaking into and vandalism of shared waste facilities. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.
Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm. |
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4. That the process note outlining the actions taken in educating, informing and taking enforcement against residents and/or organisations be provided to the Committee. |
To outline the process so that Members are able to report concerns to the appropriate Officers, due to the overlap in work between the Waste Management and Waste Crime Teams in addressing these issues. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.
Waste Crime Manager Waste Manager |
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5. That the next amended Annual High Speed Road Cleaning Programme be presented to the Committee for review. |
To ensure that the Committee can review the programme as concern was expressed at the increase in road litter, particularly in rural areas.
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Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.
Public Realm Operations Manager |
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6. That a Briefing be provided to the Committee on the technology available to the Team in monitoring and enforcing against fly-tipping. |
To provide the Committee with further information on the technology used by the Team, and that used to evade the Council technology. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm Waste Crime Manager
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7. That the Waste Crime Team be supported in submitting a capital funding bid for use in obtaining technology to support service provision. |
The Waste Crime Team is currently applying for external funding that would support increasing the technology available to monitor and enforce against fly-tipping.
If unsuccessful, the Team should be supported in applying for capital funding to support this as it would support the service overall. The Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm has suggested a reporting method to Members in using the funding. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm Waste Crime Manager
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8. That The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services liaise with Medway Council to encourage the authority to continue providing assistance to voluntary litter picking groups. |
To encourage continued support for the work conducted by voluntary litter picking groups.
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Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
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9. That Medway Council be asked to share information and figures on whether removing the charge for bulky waste collections has impacted fly-tipping and enforcement action. |
To review if that approach had been beneficial, such as reducing spending on responding to fly-tipping and taking enforcement action, and if so, to consider whether it could be trialled in Maidstone. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Head of Environmental Services and Public Realm
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10. That the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and the Committee Chairman jointly write to the Medway and Kent County Councils, urging them to re-consider their charging policy for residents of other boroughs in using their HWRCs. |
To ask for re-consideration of the policy and request a practical alternative given the impact to residents. |
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny
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