Issue - meetings

Grounds Maintenance

Meeting: 08/12/2021 - Cabinet (Item 67)

Grounds Maintenance

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment seeking to outline grounds maintenance arrangements effective from 1st April 2022.

 

 

The Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee’s agreement has been sought and received as the circumstances mean that it is not possible to comply with the notice requirements.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED that:

 

(1)      the options set out in the report are received and noted;

 

(2)      Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucester City Homes are thanked for their co-operation and support in the review of these options

 

(3)      arrangements are made to progress with option B in the report

 

(4)      the licensing and gating order elements will be considered under a separate report, brought forward to Cabinet at a later date

 

(5)      delegated authority is given to the Head of Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for the Environment, to finalise negotiations and implement these recommendations

 

(6)      should the recommended option not be possible, and negotiations fail with one or both partners, option A will be considered, with the possibility of a short term arrangement to avoid any break in service.

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment that outlined options and sought to make recommendations for the delivery of grounds maintenance services effective from 1st April 2022.

 

The Cabinet Member for Environment elucidated each option in detail and highlighted the potential benefits to the Council and residents in each.  The Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources informed Members of her own support for Option B (4.2) which would provide clarity for residents when raising issues.  She urged officers to be robust in their negotiations with Gloucester City Homes and Gloucestershire County Council should Members pursue that option.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure commented on the usefulness and monumental scale of the exercise to map land ownership, community assets and maintenance specifications for which he thanked the Head of Communities, the Transformation and Commercialisation Manager and their team.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1)      the options set out in the report are received and noted;

 

(2)      Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucester City Homes are thanked for their co-operation and support in the review of these options

 

(3)      arrangements are made to progress with option B in the report

 

(4)      the licensing and gating order elements will be considered under a separate report, brought forward to Cabinet at a later date

 

(5)      delegated authority is given to the Head of Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for the Environment, to finalise negotiations and implement these recommendations

 

(6)      should the recommended option not be possible, and negotiations fail with one or both partners, option A will be considered, with the possibility of a short term arrangement to avoid any break in service.