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Year 2 Review of Litter Strategy 2018/20

Meeting: 04/12/2018 - Cabinet (Item 625)

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The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its two appendices in the agenda supplement and to make the following resolutions:

 

(1)  That the revised Litter and Fly Tip Action Plan attached as appendix 1 to the agenda report be approved.

 

(2)  That expenditure of £13,300 funded from reserves be approved to enable the appointment of one part time Project Officer for one year to undertake communication initiatives relating to fly tipping and litter.

 

(3)  That expenditure of £7,500 funded from reserves be approved to provide resources to support publicity campaigns related to fly tipping and litter. 

 

(4)  That £10,000 from reserves be approved to enable litter enforcement in low littering areas.

 

(5)  That the entering into an agreement with East Hampshire District Council on the basis of ‘Scenario 3’ as set out in appendix 2 to the agenda report be approved to provide litter enforcement for a period of three years, with the detail of the scheme delegated to the Director of Planning and the Environment and the Cabinet Member for Environment Services to finalise.

 

(6)  That the intention of the Chief Executive be noted to report to the Council her use of Article 10.02 constitutional delegation to discharge the enforcement functions detailed in paragraph 6.2 of the agenda report to East Hampshire District Council under powers granted to the authority under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1997.

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Decision:

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the revised Litter and Fly Tip Action Plan attached as appendix 1 to the agenda report, as amended by the revisions in the third agenda supplement to the figures in appendix 2, be approved.

 

(2)  That expenditure of £13,300 funded from reserves be approved to enable the appointment of one part time Project Officer for one year to undertake communication initiatives relating to fly tipping and litter.

 

(3)  That expenditure of £7,500 funded from reserves be approved to provide resources to support publicity campaigns related to fly tipping and litter. 

 

(4)  That £10,000 from reserves be approved to enable litter enforcement in low littering areas.

 

(5)  That the entering into an agreement with East Hampshire District Council on the basis of ‘Scenario 3’ as set out in appendix 2 to the agenda report, as amended by the revised figures in the third agenda supplement, be approved to provide litter enforcement for a period of three years, with the detail of the scheme delegated to the Director of Planning and the Environment and the Cabinet Member for Environment Services to finalise.

 

(6)  That the intention of the Chief Executive be noted to report to the Council her use of Article 10.02 constitutional delegation to discharge the enforcement functions detailed in paragraph 6.2 of the agenda report to East Hampshire District Council under powers granted to the authority under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1997.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report, its two appendices in the main agenda supplement and the amendments to appendix 2 reported in the third agenda supplement.

 

This item was presented by Mr J Connor (Cabinet Member for Environment Services) and Mr R Barrow (Cabinet Member for Residents Services).

 

Mrs A Stevens (Divisional Manager Environmental Protection) was in attendance for this matter.

 

Mr Connor made the following points:

 

·       In response to the increasing cost to Chichester Contract Services of clearing litter and fly tips, the Cabinet approved CDC’s Litter Strategy action Plan in September 2017.

 

·       The delivery of the Action Plan was on target, with some very successful initiatives to date. The report outlined proposals for outstanding projects. The main outcome of the strategy continued to be making litter and fly-tipping socially unacceptable in Chichester District.

 

·       This was a corporate project, driven by three departments: Environmental Protection, Chichester Contract Services and Public Relations (PR). The strategy had three themes: cleaning up Chichester District, better enforcement against offenders and sending a clear message that CDC was doing so.

 

·       As year one was ending, the work had been very well received. The reputational value of the work to CDC was high. The public not only expected CDC to do this work but it placed great value on CDC having been so pro-active in this respect.

 

·       Throughout the first year various PR campaigns were regrouped and delivered under the new brand ‘Against Litter’, which theme ran through various campaigns, the main ones being: litter enforcement; ‘adopt an area’ (158 areas had been adopted by local communities); and the ‘Green Dog Walker’ scheme (300 plus had signed up).

 

·       Enforcement action had been taken against fly-tippers and those who dropped litter and CDC continued to use these successes in publicity messages.

 

·       The litter enforcement trial undertaken with East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) could be regarded as a success, as it had covered its costs and reduced the level of litter in the city centre.

 

·       The second year would continue to focus on achieving behavioural change leading to fewer incidents of fly-tipping and littering, the two main areas of significant cost to CDC.

 

·       A key part of the project was the continuation of litter enforcement. The report proposed continuing to work with EHDC for three years on the basis of two officers patrolling on three days of the week but allowing some flexibility in the number of patrols should littering drop significantly.

 

·       It was also proposed to show a presence in areas where there was little litter by purchasing additional patrols on occasion as a precautionary measure at a cost of £10,000 over the three years, as shown in para 3.4 of the report, although that sum could possibly be reduced by income from penalty charges if any were incurred in those areas.

 

·       The other key area was ensuring that the public and businesses received the right messages and it was proposed to put a new campaign together to tackle fly-tipping and litter on the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 625


 

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