Issue - meetings

The Chairman commented that the document which presented the Portfolio Performance Overview was difficult to navigate. Officers were aware of this and it was anticipated that an easier to read version would be presented at the next meeting.

A Member referred to the figures with respect to the amount of waste that was  collected in February (from the Waldo Road Dump) compared to the big increase in the amount of waste collected in March. He wondered what the explanation for this was, as it was not explained in the report. The Portfolio Holder responded and said that it basically depended on the actual date when the waste left Waldo Road. It may be the case that with respect to the February collection, that as it was a short month it meant that some of February’s waste was removed from Waldo Road in March as opposed to February.

A Member referred to item 5L  on the performance update report which was the update concerning schools engaged in an anti-idling campaign. He asked what could be done to maintain the legacy of these campaigns, as the campaigns seemed to be of a temporal nature and then moved on. The Director of Environment and Public Protection responded that the Council was working with the schools to try and ensure that the legacy was protected.

A comment was made that with respect to data on the performance overview spreadsheet, the data was spread over too many years and it was suggested that the focus should be made on more current data--possibly going no further back than the previous two years.

The observation was made that the street lighting target was 100%, which was possibly an unrealistic target that may need to be reviewed. Another observation was that targets were not being hit for the recycling of household waste and Members asked if they could assist in any way to enable these targets to be hit.  The Director for Environment and Public Protection agreed that how officers presented data to Members would need to be reviewed.

A Member asked which street lights were failing, and it was noted that in the main it was the older style lights that were failing.

A Member highlighted the fact that highway maintenance performance had been down in the first quarter and inquired as to what was being done to investigate these issues. The Director updated the Committee concerning this and Members were informed that the Council was in discussions with the contractor with respect to their contract performance.   

RESOLVED that the update regarding the ECS Performance Overview be noted.