Cyflwynwyd gan:Cyng / Cllr Dafydd Meurig
Decision:
To accept and note the information in the report.
Minutes:
The item
was submitted by Cllr. Dafydd Meurig
RESOLVED
To
accept and note the information in the report.
DISCUSSION
The report
was submitted as the Cabinet Member was happy with the performance of the
Environment department on the whole. He added that the time it took to decide
on planning applications had been unstable at the beginning of this year, and
he added that this was due to the impact of the new Delegation Scheme beginning
to appear, and it would stabilise as it was monitored through separate
recording as the number of applications that would need to be submitted to the
committee would reduce.
Attention
was drawn to the Public Protection Service, noting that the service was still
behind with the Food Hygiene and Food Standards inspections. It was added that
additional officers had now been appointed, and the service had adopted more
efficient arrangements by holding food hygiene and food standards inspections
during the same visit, where possible.
It was
expressed that the performance of the average number of days taken to determine
a taxi licence application had improved compared to the previous report. It was
noted that the average time it took to process driver's licences had also
dropped. It was added that when challenging the performance of the service, it
was noted that licences for taxi companies and vehicles were processed very
quickly, within two days on average, but that there was an increasing number of
driver's licences. It was noted that the procedure for carrying out a DBS check
could be slow, and that the procedure for arranging hearings before the
Licensing Sub-committee could add a delay to the process.
It was
noted that the percentage of buildings with a complete security system had
substantially decreased from 91% to 73%. It was explained that a member of
staff had been on sickness absence, and that no other member of staff had the
expertise to carry out the work. It was expressed that steps were now in place
to ensure that the Service could continue to do the work in the absence of a
staff member. It was noted that savings schemes had been realised and the
Council Plan priorities had been outlined, noting that these had been developed
following discussions with Councillors about their wards. It was expressed that
steps were being taken to complete the priorities.
Observations arising from the discussion
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It
was noted that a concern about a lack of parking in the Bala
area, which was one of the Council Plan priorities, had now been resolved.
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The
Council Plan priority for safety outside schools in Caernarfon was discussed,
noting that the whole site needed to be looked at as the Leisure Centre and the
Tennis Centre were on the same site.
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The
department's performance measure for transport complaints was discussed, noting
that many had praised the buses following a change in the company. It was noted
that this measure looked at complaints, noting how the departments had
responded to the complaints
Awdur:Dilwyn Williams
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