Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Dillon, Jones, Reddish and G Williams.

There were no declarations of interest stated.

Resolved:                 That the minutes of the meeting held on 1 March 2017 be agreed as a correct record.

The Chair presented the final report on the condition of subways in the Borough and members commented and approved the contents prior to submission to the Cabinet.

Staffordshire County Council had accepted that the Enderley Street Subway was in a very poor condition. A possible solution offered may be to gate it off although an estimate of usage of the subway against the pelican crossing was required as a first step.

(Councillor Panter left the meeting at this point).

It was suggested that, where appropriate, sponsorship from the nearby supermarkets be sought and that their logo could be incorporated into the design of the subway artwork. In this respect and in order to attract sponsorship members requested that Staffordshire County Council be asked to give an estimate of the cost of ongoing cleaning together with the one off cost to bring appropriate subways up to a standard which would attract investment in sponsorship. 

Members discussed using a team from the probation service to carry out the task of repainting the subways and it was agreed that, as a first step, funding for a day’s trial be requested.

Agreed          That, with the inclusion of all the recommendations as set out above and in the body of the report, the final report be submitted to Cabinet.

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Any member of the public wishing to submit a question must serve two clear days’ notice, in writing, of any such question to the Borough Council.

There were no members of the public present at the meeting.

There was no Urgent Business.

Members of the Scrutiny Committee considered the work programme for the forthcoming year and it was agreed :-

·        To scrutinise the operation of the waste and recycling service

·        Review the Councils enforcement procedure relating to traveller incursions including litter and fly tipping

·        Review Town Centre CCTV

·        Examine the impact on overnight charging on Council owned car parks

·        Examine the impact of the introduction of the parking restrictions at the Lyme Valley Parking

·        Scrutinise the air quality in the vicinity of Newcastle Bus Station

·        Review the cloth nappy service

The date of the next scheduled meeting is 4 October, 2017