Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and make the following resolutions as set out below:

1.     That Cabinet allocates £17,000 from reserves to install additional CCTV cameras at its temporary accommodation at Westward House.

2.     That an additional annual sum of £1,700 is included in the Asset   Replacement Programme to cover the future replacement costs and a further sum of £250 is included in the Westward House maintenance budget from the 2020/21financial year to cover the annual maintenance costs of the CCTV system.

RESOLVED

1.     That Cabinet allocates £17,000 from reserves to install additional CCTV cameras at its temporary accommodation at Westward House.

2.     That an additional annual sum of £1,700 is included in the Asset Replacement Programme to cover the future replacement costs and a further sum of £250 is included in the Westward House maintenance budget from the 2020/21 financial year to cover the annual maintenance costs of the CCTV system.

Mrs Graves introduced the item. She explained that in 2014 CCTV was installed at Westward House to protect the health and safety of residents and staff, to protect the council’s investment and to better manage the accommodation. Following an increase in anti-social incidents a security audit was commissioned. The audit found gaps in CCTV coverage in communal areas. In order to reduce the risk of further incidents it is proposed that an additional eight CCTV cameras should be installed in communal areas. It is also recommended that the footage be retained for 30 days as per industry standard.

Mrs Lintill confirmed that the CCTV would only cover communal areas rather than residents private space.

Decision

The Cabinet then voted unanimously to make the resolutions below.

RESOLVED

1.    That Cabinet allocates £17,000 from reserves to install additional CCTV cameras at its temporary accommodation at Westward House.

2.    That an additional annual sum of £1,700 is included in the Asset Replacement Programme to cover the future replacement costs and a further sum of £250 is included in the Westward House maintenance budget from the 2020/21 financial year to cover the annual maintenance costs of the CCTV system.