Agenda item

6.1

The Committee received a presentation from the Council’s Parks and Countryside Service. Stuart Turner was in attendance to give that presentation.

6.2

The presentation was delivered to Councillors and members of the public in attendance at the meeting. The presentation will be published alongside the minutes.

6.3

Following the presentation. The Chair referred to the hard work carried out in communities and how their ideas played a part in some of those community sites and projects mentioned. He encouraged members of public to come forward if they had any ideas.

6.4

Councillor Tony Downing referred to the park at Westfield and how appreciated that was by people in that area. Therefore, commended the people who often used and respected that park.

6.5

Councillor Gail Smith stated that the park at Westfield would not have happened without the local people. She emphasised the importance of having places where young people can go therefore encouraged people to come forward with ideas. She mentioned that the Council was looking to put some funding into the park at Waterthorpe.

6.6

Councillor Ann Woolhouse referred to the Friends of Rolling Acres group who were formed by local parents. This was a great example of what can be achieved when people in the community came together.

6.7

The Committee received a presentation from the Council’s Housing Team.  Simon Griffiths and David May was in attendance to give that presentation.

6.8

The presentation was delivered to Councillors and members of the public in attendance at the meeting. The presentation will be published alongside the minutes.

6.9

Following the presentation, Councillor Mick Rooney referred to a previous service ‘bring out your rubbish days’ and wondered whether it would be beneficial to use some funding to bring that service back, rather than paying to dispose all the excess waste referred to.

6.10

Councillor Glynis Chapman stated how it was difficult to dispose waste at tip sites for those who do not have vehicles.

6.11

Councillor Tony Downing mentioned that the Council should look at pursuing the ‘bring out your rubbish day’ service.

An officer from Amey mentioned that this was previously asked of Veolia and that the cost was substantial.

6.12

Councillor Gail Smith referred to a service that was available for Council tenants, in which they could pay for a certain number of items to be removed. She stated that this needed to be advertised better as it was likely to be cheaper than paying for items to be removed privately.

6.13

The Chair stated that something Members of the LAC could take away was looking at how Local Area Committees feed into Policy Committees, so that services such as the ‘bring out your rubbish day’ can be re-visited.

6.14

A member of the public asked whether the Council should be looking to put pressure on supermarkets in reducing packaging in order to mitigate littering.

6.15

Councillor Mick Rooney mentioned how it was not fair for residents having to use their electricity in the summer due to trees outside blocking natural daylight. He stated how this was another issue relating to policy that needed to be taken up in Policy Committees.

6.16

Councillor Ian Horner echoed Cllr Rooney’s comment and also mentioned how trees growing to large heights were becoming more dangerous due to the recent high winds.

6.17

Councillor Gail Smith echoed previous comments explaining there were some trees in Sheffield that needed to be taken down. She also mentioned there were a high cost in order to remove a tree.

6.18

A member of public stated that it looked like there were so many departments within the Council that did not seem to be working together on issues like this.

6.19

The Committee were originally going to receive a presentation from Amey but due to the timings at the meeting this would not be delivered. The officer from Amey, mentioned that she would be happy to speak to anyone as part of the next item. She explained that people could speak to her about anything that related to adopted highway. This could be things such as fly-tipping, road re-surfacing, street lighting, grounds maintenance, grass verges and tree maintenance.