Issue - meetings

To consider the report by a Working Group of the Environment, Culture and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel on street cleaning in Bracknell Forest.

The Commission considered the report by the Working Group of the Environment, Culture and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel on street cleaning in Bracknell Forest.

Commission members’ congratulated the working group on an excellent, well thought out and detailed piece of work. Officers were also thanked for all the work and time they had committed.

It was noted that Bracknell Forest Homes also held some responsibility for these services and should be included in any future work or reviews.

The Chairman thanked the working group for the excellent report and confirmed that the report would be sent to the Executive Member for the Environment, who would be attending the next meeting of the Commission to give her formal response. The report would also be considered by the Executive on 16 December 2008.

It was RESOLVED that

i)                    the Commission note the adoption of the report of the Working Group on the Review of Street Cleaning attached to the agenda papers.

ii)                   the involvement of Town and Parish Councils should be considered for future Overview and Scrutiny reviews, as appropriate.