Cyflwynwyd gan:Cyng / Cllr Gareth Griffith
Decision:
To accept and note the information in the report.
Accept the deferral of the
implementation of the Highways and Municipal Department's Recycling Centres
(PB5) savings scheme and deal with the deficit created when considering 2019/20
savings onwards, and approve the rest of the proposal noted in part 6.3 of the
report, to meet the deficits in other savings schemes.
Minutes:
The item was submitted by Cllr Gareth Griffith
RESOLVED
To accept and note the information
in the report.
To
accept the deferral of the implementation of the Highways and Municipal
Department's Recycling Centres (PB5) savings scheme and deal with the deficit
created when considering 2019/20 savings onwards, and approve the rest of the
proposal noted in part 6.3 of the report, to meet the deficits in other savings
schemes.
DISCUSSION
The Former Head of Department - Gwyn
Morris Jones - was thanked for his service and wished well in his retirement at
the end of August. Steffan Jones was welcomed to his role as the acting Head of
Department.
The report was submitted noting that
in light of the fact that there were other choices with less impact on Gwynedd
residents available, the department was eager to defer the implementation of
the Recycling Centres savings scheme and deal with the deficit created when
considering 2019/20 onwards. It was expressed that the Cleanliness and
Appearance of Streets measure showed an improvement on performance at the end
of 2017/18.
In terms of the Waste and Recycling
Service, it was noted that the Cabinet Member was satisfied with the
performance of the Service. It was added that 1.21 million of waste collections
had been made during the period between April and June and that 3,067
complaints had been received. It was recognised that the figure was low
compared to the number of collections. It was noted that the Cabinet Member had
asked the department to submit information to identify the reasons for any
failures and address the aspects we would be able to influence.
A discussion was held on the Street
Enforcement Pilot Scheme which had commissioned an external company to hold a
year-long street enforcement trial. It was noted that the trial had lasted for
a few days in February. It was expressed that the department was seeking to
begin another pilot using internal resources to target areas where there were
ongoing problems. It was added that the department would update the Cabinet on
the matter once the pilot scheme would be in place.
It was stated that one of Gwynedd Consultancy's
measures was to identify profit against target. It was noted that income level
was low for the quarter but, looking back at historical patterns, that this
figure was often lower for the first quarter.
Observations arising from the
discussion
- The Street Enforcement Pilot was discussed
and it was enquired whether any discussions were being held with other
counties. It was noted that initial discussions had taken place with north
Wales counties and that they would seek potential options.
- It was stated that the Cleanliness
and Appearance of Streets measure was a national system and that the department
and Keep Wales Tidy provided the score for the level of Cleanliness.
- It was asked whether or not there
had been an increase in Racist Graffiti; it was noted that there had been no
increase and that it remained, more or less, at the same level.
-
It
was noted that the number of visitors to the county had been substantially
higher this year, and therefore, staff were thanked for keeping the streets
clean and it was noted that it had been a difficult task. It was noted that
there was a need to examine the structure as there was much more pressure on
the service during the summer months.
Awdur:Dilwyn Williams
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