Issue - meetings

That the Committee recommends Cabinet approves the Council’s revised Grass Cutting Policy.

Councillor Carolyn Thomas introduced the report to inform the Committee of the new revised Grass Cutting Policy and invited the Chief Officer (Streetscene and Transportation) to present the report. 

The Chief Officer provided background information and explained that the report provides details of the standards followed at each location and the preferred service delivery option in each case.  The report specifically detailed the highway grass cutting standards and demonstrates the Council’s compliance with the latest Highway Code of Practice which was released in March 2017.  The Chief Officer reported on the main changes to the existing policy as detailed in the report. 

Councillor Richard Jones referred to the revised Policy which was appended to the report and said it did not identify what had been taken out of the original report and therefore it was not possible to see what changes had been made to the revised policy.  Councillor Jones commented on the importance of litter picking, particularly before the first cut.

The Chief Officer responded to the comments and concerns raised by Members around highway visibility, gateways, grass verges, and litter.   In response to the concerns made by Councillor Colin Legg regarding Ragwort the Chief Officer explained the procedures used to control growth and dispose of Ragwort. 

RESOLVED:

That the Committee recommends Cabinet approves the Council’s revised Grass Cutting Policy.