Issue - meetings

(The Committee’s work programme for the current year for discussion and/or updating.)

Members considered the work programme and put forward the following items:

2^nd October

·         Invite Boston’s Policing Inspector to attend, though Members were reminded that questions should be submitted in advance of the meeting.

·         Report back from the Committee’s Tour of Assets.

27^th November

·         An update on alternative sites for the speed indicating device (SID)

·         (Possibly January) Report on an upgrade of Fenside.

The following matters would be investigated and reported back to Members:

·         Where to direct requests for street lights to remain switched on in particularly dangerous areas and, if it should be the Committee to deal with these, whether it should do so in the same way as parish councils. 

·         Funding for CCTV cameras for Fenside to address public fears since the housing association previously funding them took the decision to switch them off.  This was to form part of a review of CCTV provision for the whole borough that would be reported to the relevant Scrutiny Committee and BTAC would wait for the outcome of that review.

·         Costing of the provision of jet-washing streets in line with many other authorities.

In addition:

·         Councillor Brian Rush volunteered to join Councillors Martin Griggs and Alan Bell on the Open Spaces Working Group.

·         Details of crimes outlined by two Members had been forwarded to Lincolnshire Police.

·         It was noted that there would be an update on the Night-Time Economy Task and Finish Group at the next meeting of the Environment and Performance Committee, to be held on 24^th September.