Issue - meetings

To scrutinise the Community Portfolio, which covers the following areas:

·        Emergency Planning and Business Continuity

·        Environmental Health

·        Health and Wellbeing

·        Recycling and Refuse

·        Street Cleansing

·        Community Services

·        Community Safety

The Committee viewed a video presentation of the service areas covered by the Community Portfolio.  Cllr Mrs Vivienne Chapman reminded the Committee that her Portfolio covered the areas set out below and she highlighted some of the important issues and notable achievements:

·       Emergency Planning and Business Continuity

·       Environmental Health

·       Health and Wellbeing

·       Recycling and Refuse

·       Street Cleansing

·       Community Services

·       Community Safety

Cllr Mrs Chapman responded to questions relating to:

a)                  The rebranding of the community services;

b)                  Dementia Day Care for self-funding individuals;

c)                  Minimising the impact of litter arising from fast-food outlets;

d)                  How the Council interacted with the County Council in the event of an emergency;

e)                  Nitrogen dioxide levels on the A331 and the M3;

f)                    Ways to increase the number of households participating in the garden waste scheme;

g)                  Utilising green waste from allotments;

h)                  Delivering the Health and Wellbeing agenda with partners, including assisting to facilitate hospital discharges;

i)                    Publicity for the services provided, in particular where changes to service arrangements had occurred;

j)                    Contingency planning for cyber-attacks;

k)                  The involvement of Members in Emergency Planning Reviews;

l)                    Group travel and the vehicle hire service.

Cllr Mrs Chapman undertook to circulate the answer detailing how the Council and the County Council would respond to a major incident.  She also agreed to supply a written answer to the question of collecting green waste from allotments.