This report presents the outcome of a review of streetscene activities.  It recommends the adoption of service standards and asks the Board to note that an outcome of the review will be a reduction in streetscene staff and budgets.

The Head of Direct Services submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended). Councillor John Tanner presented the report to City Executive Board.

Councillor Graham Jones addressed the meeting and welcomed the report.

Resolved to:-

(1) Note the outcomes of the Streetscene Service Review and the service improvements and staffing reductions detailed in paragraph 5;

(2) Adopt the service standards for the Streetscene Service as detailed in Appendix A.  These improvements will involve the procurement of new machinery to remove cigarette ends more efficiently, to provide consistent chewing gum removal, to lease Big Belly compactor bins and to achieve Grade A standard for litter removal when we carry out our cleaning schedules;

(3)Note that the establishment of the Streetscene Service will be reduced by 4 FTE staff from 1 April 2013, by means of natural wastage, as detailed in paragraph 5;

(4) Note that the Streetscene revenue budget will be reduced by £80,000 per annum from 1 April 2013, as detailed in paragraph 8.