Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Clean and Green Environment

RESOLVED THAT

1.   The proposed strategy to guide future decision making with regard to public conveniences, set out in paragraph [5], be adopted.

2.   A consultation exercise be undertaken in respect of option 3, set out in section 4, and to report back to AMWG, O&S and cabinet with the outcomes and recommended way forward.

The Cabinet Member Clean and Green Environment presented a report on the future of public convenience provision in the town.

Improvement of public convenience provision was important, and he emphasised that the priority was to keep facilities open, and that consultations with providers had accordingly taken place.

He reminded members of the four options outlined in the report.

·         Option 1 – Retain and invest in the facilities currently operational.

·         Option 2 – Close all facilities and seek a community partnership initiative to provide public access to alternative facilities.

·         Option 3 – Retain selective facilities and seek a community partnership initiative to provide public access to alternative facilities.

·         Option 4 - Retain and invest in the facilities currently operational and introduce charging.

He reported that option 3 has received cross-party endorsement, and consultation would henceforth take place along these lines. He emphasised that the focus was on improving the current facilities rather than closing public toilets.

RESOLVED THAT

1.   The proposed strategy to guide future decision making with regard to public conveniences, set out in paragraph [5], be adopted.

2.   A consultation exercise be undertaken in respect of option 3, set out in section 4, and to report back to AMWG, O&S and cabinet with the outcomes and recommended way forward.