Issue - meetings

Agreed:-  That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 18^th October, 2011 be received as a true record.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 7^th April, 2011 were considered and whilst the majority of those present considered them to be a correct record, representatives from Brinsworth Parish Council disagreed on the grounds that whilst Grounds Maintenance featured on the agenda, there was some confusion about whether this related to general grounds maintenance or the maintenance of bowling greens owned by Parish Councils.

The Director of Streetpride pointed out that both Grounds Maintenance and the Bowling Green Consultation/Maintenance were presented to the previous meeting and were debated separately.  An undertaking was also given at that meeting that should any Parish Council wish for further information then officers would go out and discuss with the Parish Councils any concerns.

In addition, all those Parish Councils that had land that the Council maintained were written to in June and September, 2011 with the offer for officers to visit Parish Councils to discuss matters in more detail.  All but two Parish Councils had so far been visited – Ulley and Bramley and if any Parish Council felt that they had been missed or that they needed this clarifying, then they should contact the Director of Streetpride for arrangements to be made.

Reference was also made to Minute No. 4 (Grounds Maintenance) and particularly bullet point two where it stated “The Council would have to commence withdrawing support for street cleansing and grounds maintenance …” and questions asked if this was also to pass to Parish Councils.

he Director of Streetpride confirmed the Council had a statutory duty to undertake street cleansing and had no plans to withdraw any support.