Issue - meetings

To enable Cabinet to give consideration to a comment made to it by the Service Development and Delivery Committee in respect of the above.

RESOLVED that Cabinet notes and welcomes the support of the Service Development and Delivery Committee in this matter.

Cabinet was made aware that, at the Service Development and Delivery Committee meeting held on 15 January 2018, that Committee had received an update from the Head of Public Realm (Ian Taylor) on the Council’s Public Convenience Strategy and the progress being made towards meeting its key aims and objectives.

The Committee had been informed that since Cabinet had identified ten public conveniences for closure, across the District, the following nine had been actioned:

·           Ipswich Road, Holland-on-Sea

·           Westcliff Gents, Clacton-on-Sea

·           Magdelen Green, Clacton-on-Sea

·           Garden Road, Clacton-on-Sea

·           Old Way, Frinton-on-Sea

·           Mill Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze

·           The Naze, Walton-on-the-Naze

·           Cemetery, Dovercourt; and

·           The Cliff, Dovercourt.

The Committee had then been further informed that the facilities in High Street Car Park, Clacton-on-Sea would remain open whilst the refurbishment of those in Rosemary Road, Clacton-on-Sea were completed where provision for charging was also under consideration. Refurbishment at The Quay, Harwich was ongoing. Refurbishment at Promenade Way Brightlingsea was also underway with design work being sought and refurbishment planned for completion before summer 2018 as well as other new schemes such as a further Changing Place facility in Walton.

The Head of Public Realm had then confirmed that the closure and refurbishment programmes had been delivered during the same period the cleaning and repair and maintenance services contracts for public toilets had been returned to being provided in-house.

The Committee had also been informed that the target for savings would be met and that discussions were ongoing around the varied future uses of the buildings in accordance with the Council’s adopted Property Dealing Procedure.

The Committee had then expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Officers for their hard work.

Following discussion, it had been agreed by the Service Development and Delivery Committee that Cabinet be informed that the Committee supports Cabinet’s approach and its Public Convenience Strategy including the continuation of exploring charging at further facilities where appropriate to do so.

The Leisure and Tourism Portfolio Holder thanked the Service Development and Delivery Committee for its support of the Cabinet’s approach in this matter.

Having considered the submission of the Service Development and Delivery Committee:

It was moved by Councillor Skeels Snr., seconded by Councillor McWilliams and –

RESOLVED that Cabinet notes and welcomes the support of the Service Development and Delivery Committee in this matter.