Issue - meetings

The City Warden will give an update on work done in the ward and inform the meeting of additional powers assigned to City Wardens.

Darren Evans, City Warden, informed the meeting that he was now only the Warden for Stoneygate Ward and not any others, allowing him more time to focus on issues relating within the ward.

Darren informed the meeting of the Council’s current consultation on providing city wardens with powers to distribute Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) of £80 to people spitting on land open to air and would be enforced like littering. Questionnaire cards were circulated at the meeting for completion by residents.

Darren reported on some of the activities undertaken in the ward for the three months prior to the meeting, as follows:

·         100+ flytips reported. Warning letters and education work had been completed.

·         15 illegal skips, scaffolding and deposits were reported.

·         200 new blue ‘Love Leicester’ bin stickers had been applied, and 12 abandoned bins were reported

·         4 FPNs were issued for littering.

Darren said blue bin stickers would sometimes be placed on bins where residents could not use alleyways because of blockages. He said every resident connected to an inaccessible alleyway would be given a letter to clear the alleyway within 14 days. If not cleared, the Council would undertake the task and the cost would be broken between residents. He added that blue stickers on bins would be monitored. The next steps would be red stickers, and finally a legal notice, and court if the fine was not paid.

A HART representative said information had been sent to City Wardens daily, and reported that dog fouling problem on Guthlaxton Street appeared to be solved.

A resident raised a concern regarding commercial vehicles parking on residential streets. They were informed that if the vehicle was taxed, it could park in the highway.

RESOLVED:

that the information be noted.