That:

a)    Business type be recorded going forward as part of the information collected about customers using the Commercial Waste Service;

Councillor Ring

This information is already captured in the Customer System which is being used for the commercial waste service.  The Customer System captures information about businesses in the borough whether they are customers or potential leads allowing targeted sales activity.  Once a business signs up to the service their information is updated with specific contact information, the type of waste generated and information about the nature of the business.  This information is also required for the Duty of Care paperwork which must be completed for all customers annually.

Jennifer Shepherd

b)    That the use of all bins for residents disposing of dog waste be communicated via:

·         The Borough Update;

·         In a frequently Asked Question on the Council’s Website; and

·         In an advert on the carousel of news images on the website front page.

Councillor Ring

The ‘any bin will do’ message (which is supported nationally by Keep Britain Tidy) forms part of the council’s  ‘RK9’ responsible dog ownership programme. The council also uses its ‘Dog Watch’ anti-dog fouling initiative to clamp down on dog fouling in areas where this is a problem.

It is suggested that the ‘any bin will do message’ continues to be promoted through these campaigns and that officers work to raise the profile of these initiatives in the ways suggested by the committee. This will allow the ‘any bin will do’ message to be promoted as part of these existing initiatives which are proving effective in helping to tackle dog fouling.

For information there are more than 350 dog bins throughout the borough which are well used by Maidstone’s responsible dog owners.

Martyn Jeynes

It was resolved that the Committee agree the following recommendations, as set out in paragraph 2 of the draft report with some additional wording added which is highlighted in bold.

That the Cabinet Member agrees to:

a)           A new borough wide standard of play provision being “that most residents across the borough will live within 12 minutes walk of a good standard play area”.

b)           Available funding in future is targeted at these Strategically Important Play Areas.

c)            That any non Strategically Important Play Areas be offered to the community and added to the Community Right to Bid list of Assets

d)           After one year any Non Strategically Important Play Areas that are not taken on by the public will have the equipment removed, but will be retained as open space for perpetuity.

Councillor John A Wilson

Agreed

Agreed

Agreed

Agreed

April 2014

Following implementation of above

Jason Taylor.

Recommendation

Cabinet

Member

Response

Timetable

Lead Officer

That the Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services be recommended to agree the Council enters into an agreement with a collective switching provider and promotes collective switching to households in all tenures across the borough.

Community & Leisure – Cllr J A Wilson

The recommendation has been put into the cabinet member report.

16/08/13

Neil Coles

Recommendation

Cabinet

Member

Response

Timetable

Lead Officer

That the Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services be recommended to agree that the Council implements a Borough wide Warm Homes ECO pilot, initially targeting the wards of High Street, Park Wood, Shepway North and Shepway South.

Community & Leisure – Cllr J A Wilson

The recommendation has been put into the cabinet member report.

16/08/13

Neil Coles

That the Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services be recommended to agree that the Council should enter into a contract with Enterprise Utility Services to deliver the Warm Homes ECO pilot.

Community & Leisure – Cllr J A Wilson

The recommendation has been put into the cabinet member report.

16/08/13

Neil Coles

Recommendation

Cabinet

Member

Response

Timetable

Lead Officer

a)   The West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group returns to update the Committee in January 2014.

Instruction given at meeting – follow up when CCG are  invited back to Committee in New Year (2014)

External

b)   Maidstone Mind provides the West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group with details of the number of caseloads it has and one to two case studies

Instruction given at meeting – follow up when CCG are invited back to Committee in New Year (2014)

External

Recommendation

Cabinet

Member

Response

Timetable

Lead Officer

That the approach taken for the Health Inequalities Action Plan for Maidstone be endorsed and the proposed Action Plan be brought to the next meeting for consideration.

Community & Leisure – Cllr J A Wilson

John Littlemore

a)    The Chairman would draft a letter on behalf of the Committee to Paul Carter, Leader of Kent County Council, in support of Community Wardens.  The Chairman would also, via this means, seek further information on future funding for Community Wardens;

To be drafted with the Chairman.

Cllr Blackmore

b)    The Scrutiny Officer would arrange with Chief Inspector Wilson for the Mental Health nurse involved in Kent Police’s street triage scheme to be interviewed by the Committee;

Completed – meeting to place on 10 December – arranged via Chief Inspector Wilson

Kent Police (External) & Scrutiny Officer

c)    Kent Police’s Mental Health delivery plan be circulated to the Committee;

Request made to Chief  Inspector Wilson – document circulated to the Committee

Scrutiny Officer

d)    The Live it Well Strategy and its revised priorities be circulated to the Committee.

Contacted Tristan Godfrey at KCC – In progress report will be going to the HWBB is due course

Penny Southern (External)

e)    The report to the Kent Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee containing information on the reconfiguration of beds be circulated to the Committee.

Contacted Tristan Godfrey at KCC – In progress

Scrutiny Officer

f)    That the Council’s Homelessness Strategy be the focus of the Committee’s meeting on 12 November, allowing it the opportunity to examine Mental Health;

Completed.

Scrutiny Officer

g)    The Local Health and Well-Being’s Board’s Mental Health Action Plan be circulated to the Committee; and

We currently do not have a local mental health action plan for Maidstone. However, there is a priority on mental health included in the draft health inequalities action plan.

The local HWB group do not have a hoarding policy, and I haven’t found one in other areas.  Having seen increasing cases coming through the CSU weekly meeting, and being reported to housing colleagues, we have agree to host a meeting with interested parties to see if we can draft a protocol for dealing with hoarders to identify suitable support and a clear pathway which would be followed by all professionals.

(response from Katie Latchford, Community Development Team Leader)

John Littlemore

h)    The Head of Housing and Communities to investigate the existence of a Hoarding Policy for circulation to the Committee.

The local HWB group do not have a hoarding policy, and I haven’t found one in other areas.  Having seen increasing cases coming through the CSU weekly meeting, and being reported to housing colleagues, we have agree to host a meeting with interested parties to see if we can draft a protocol for dealing with hoarders to identify suitable support and a clear pathway which would be followed by all professionals.

(response from Katie Latchford, Community Development Team Leader)

John Littlemore