Issue - meetings

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A Member referred to Section 3.6 of the report—Community Safety. She commented on the significantly different decreases in the percentage figures for Arson. There had been a 4.2% decrease in Cray Valley East compared to a 75% decrease in Penge. She asked what the reason was for this and what were the actual figures as opposed to percentages. The Head of Performance Management and Business Support said that she would access this data and send it out to Members. A Member commented that there had been a prolific arsonist previously operating in Penge, and so the figures may have been distorted by his actions. The Chairman agreed that more clarity was required with respect to the data provided. 

The Chairman said that he had received a number of calls on Sunday morning with respect to parking issues in his ward. This was caused by two significant sporting events taking place in two playing fields close together. He said that this had occurred before and that on each occasion when he had attempted to contact the out of hours noise service for assistance, he was informed incorrectly that the OOH noise service was not operational on a Sunday. He requested that the correct information be provided to whoever was dealing with the phone calls, so that they were aware that a response service was operational on a Sunday. The Director responded and said that Council officers did attend the events that the Chairman had mentioned and that PCNs were issued. He also said that steps were being taken to resolve matter so that whoever was taking calls was properly briefed.

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder endorsed the outcomes, aims and performance measures set out in the Draft Portfolio Plan.