Issue - meetings
Graffiti
Meeting: 05/04/2016 - Scrutiny Committee (Item 112)
112 Graffiti Update 
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Background Information |
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The Scrutiny Committee requested an update report on the issue of graffiti. This follows a previous discussion in December 2014 when the Committee was advised that graffiti removal on privately owned property remained a significant challenge and that the Council had no powers to remove graffiti from these properties without the consent of the owner.
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Why is it on the agenda? |
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For the Scrutiny Committee to consider an update on efforts to tackle graffiti, including the impacts of an additional officer post focused on graffiti removal.
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Who has been invited to comment? |
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Councillor John Tanner, Board Member for Climate Change and Cleaner Greener Oxford; Doug Loveridge, Streetscene Services Manager.
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Minutes:
The Street Scene Manager introduced the report which detailed the latest position on graffiti removal from private properties in the city and responded to questions from the Committee.
The Committee was concerned that the Council did not make full use of its powers of legal enforcement under the 2003 Act. The Street Scene Manager explained that enforcement was the responsibility of the Community Response Team and that there was a need to balance the resources available between clean-up activities and legal action.
The Committee NOTED the report and made the following observations:
1. the appointment of the Grafitti Removal Supervisor as a permanent member of staff was welcome.
2. that the Council should take a stronger stance on enforcement for persistent offenders in the city.
3. Officers should explore the possibility of sharing graffiti removal equipment with individuals or community organisations where it was safe and appropriate to do so.
4. Officers should provide all councillors with monthly data on graffiti incidents within their ward.