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Cleaner Sheffield Strategy
REPORT TO: CABINET – 22ND MARCH 2006
REPORT OF: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT & LEISURE
SUBJECT: CLEANER SHEFFIELD STRATEGY: PERFORMANCE REVIEW PHASES 1 & 2; SELECTION OF THE AREA FOR PHASE 3
1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this Report is to: -
· Advise Members of service delivery performance in relation to Phases 1 and 2 of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy.
· Seek approval from Members for the area of the city and other measures to be included in Phase 3 of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy, to be funded from the additional investment of £0.5m in the 2006/07 Street Cleaning Budget approved as part of the overall 2006/07 Council’s Revenue Budget.
2.0 BACKGROUND
Members will recall that the three key principles, approved by Cabinet in 2003, which underpin the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy to determine areas for additional investment and subsequent improved cleanliness standards are: -
· Investment areas to be coterminous with Area Panels for monitoring purposes.
· Investment areas to comprise a single geographical area for economies of scale.
· Investment areas to be selected in sequence broadly following their ranking in terms of levels of deprivation.
Phase 1 covered the period October 2003 to March 2005 and included the old Ward areas of Burngreave, Firth Park, Hillsborough, Walkley, Netherthorpe (except City Centre), Brightside and part of Darnall to the west of the Outer Ring Road, Shepcote Lane and approaches to the M1 Motorway. It also included city-wide “cleaner” initiatives for : rapid response flyposter removal; a co-ordinated anti-litter campaign; expansion of the community development programme; and targeted enforcement and legal action.
Phase 2a covers the period April 2005 to March 2006 and includes all of the Area Panels for Owlerton/Southey Green, Brightside/Shiregreen, Netherthorpe/Hillsborough/Walkley, Burngreave, Darnall/Tinsley and Manor Castle/ Woodthorpe. It also included continuation of the city-wide “cleaner” initiatives introduced as part of Phase 1 and introduced city-wide “greener” initiatives for : rapid response for overgrown vegetation in gennels removal; 1 million bulbs campaign; environmental features on gateways.
Phase 2b covers the period October 2005 to March 2006 and includes all the initiatives in Phase 2a plus all of Area Panels for Park/Heeley and Broomhill/Central/Nether Edge. Members were made aware in the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy Cabinet Report in October 2004 that an additional £200k would need to be built into the 2006/07 Revenue Budget to sustain improvements in cleanliness standards in the Phase 2 Area throughout 2006/07. Therefore, the proposals which Members are asked to approve in Section 4.0 relate to the remaining £300k of the £500k additional investment.
Mindful that the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy is a key element of the Successful Neighbourhoods Agenda, Phases 1 and 2 also included resources from within existing budgets in order to improve standards on housing estates and school grounds and this will continue in Phase 3.
Mindful that the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy is a key element of the Successful Neighbourhoods Agenda, Phases 1 and 2 also included resources from within existing budgets in order to improve standards on housing estates and school grounds and this will continue in Phase 3.
3.0 PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF PHASE 1 & 2
3.1 General
·Targeted enforcement action has been carried out effectively throughout Phases 1 and 2. The 1000th £50 fine penalty notice was issued in 2005 acting as a strong deterrent and providing a clear message that littering will not be tolerated.
·The Wicked Waste strand of Phases 1 and 2 of the strategy has been very well received by pupils and staff with active support from the Children & Young People’s Directorate. Street Force and 16 Secondary Schools now have a Wicked Waste agreement and programme setting out respective responsibilities and proposed actions. Surveys of the streets in the immediate vicinity of the schools now show reduced levels of litter and anecdotal evidence from ad-hoc comments and letters from the affected communities would indicate that the public have also noticed an improvement.
·The rapid response Flyposter removal team has focused on targeted hot spots eg. the City Centre and student quarters. Shift patterns have been changed to keep pace with flyposting activities which have resulted in a much improved streetscene in previous problem areas such as Ecclesall Road.
·The anti litter campaign and general communication of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy has been active on a number of fronts: -
Ø Regular media articles have appeared throughout Phases 1 and 2
Ø Posters on street advertising drums
Ø Posters have been displayed on Supertram and buses
Ø Banners have been erected on street lighting columns
Ø Display boards have been erected in key public venues eg. Town Hall, Howden House, Libraries, Area Housing Offices
Ø Ten cinema screens have displayed anti litter messages before each film over the past year
· Old equipment has been replaced with new, additional equipment has been purchased and additional cleaning operatives deployed. New innovative methods of working have been introduced :-
Ø Empowerment to the workforce to deal with customer requests for service in a more flexible and responsive way to deliver required outputs and outcomes.
Ø Mobile neighbourhood cleaners, using small energy efficient vehicles.
Ø Local part-time neighbourhood cleaners.
3.2 Specific Outcomes
There are two outcome based performance indicators encompassed in two key questions: -
·Are the streets cleaner?
·Do people think they are cleaner?
BVPI 199 which measures “the percentage of streets and open spaces with unacceptable levels of litter” improved from 31% in 2003/04 to 23% in 2004/05. The target for 2005/06 is 22.1% and the local Performance Service Agreement [LPSA] target for 2006/07 is 18%. Current trends show that these targets are on course to be achieved ie. year to date 2005/06 shows a BVPI 199 outturn of 20.3%.
BVPI 89 which measures “the percentage of people satisfied with the standards of cleanliness in their area” improved from 36% in 2000 to 48% in 2003. The target for the next survey in 2006 is 60%.
BVPI 89 which measures “the percentage of people satisfied with the standards of cleanliness in their area” improved from 36% in 2000 to 48% in 2003. The target for the next survey in 2006 is 60%.
BVPI 199 results over the period August 2003 to January 2006 show a steady improvement in standards of cleanliness in all the targeted areas.
4.0 PROPOSALS
4.1 General
It is proposed that the city-wide and area-based initiatives included in Phases 1 and 2 continue in 2006/07 and form an integral part of Phase 3.
4.2 New Investment Areas
It is proposed that the Area Panel for South East Hackenthorpe/Beighton/ Woodhouse is the additional targeted area to form Phase 3 of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy.
Inclusion of this Area Panel in Phase 3, which covers Hackenthorpe/Beighton/ Woodhouse is consistent with the key original principles applied to establish Phases 1 and Phase 2, ie, Phase 3 is a single geographic area to gain economies of scale, coterminous with an Area Panel for effective monitoring and includes the next highest ranking Wards in terms of deprivation.
Inclusion of this Area Panel in Phase 3, which covers Hackenthorpe/Beighton/ Woodhouse is consistent with the key original principles applied to establish Phases 1 and Phase 2, ie, Phase 3 is a single geographic area to gain economies of scale, coterminous with an Area Panel for effective monitoring and includes the next highest ranking Wards in terms of deprivation.
It is proposed that the additional investment in 2006/07 is allocated as follows: -
· £200,000 to fund additional street cleaning in the Phase 3 targeted area to produce a transformational change in the standards of cleanliness in the streetscene and open spaces.
· £200,000 to fund the full year effect in 2006/07 of additional investment in the Areas of Park/Heeley and Broomhill/Central/Nether Edge.
· £100,000 to fund additional numbers of abandoned vehicles that the Council can remove from the street anticipated as a result of the Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act. The new Act gives the Council greater flexibility eg. it will no longer be necessary to apply 24 hour notices on abandoned vehicles before removing them from the street.
· It is also proposed to review the position in respect of the number and therefore cost of removal of additional abandoned vehicles in June 2006 after the new powers have been in place for 3 months. By this time there should be a good indication of actual trends of the additional number of abandoned vehicles and a more accurate estimate of likely year end budget outturn. Should there be any savings on the £100,000 additional allocation for Abandoned Vehicles in 2006/07 it is proposed to invest it into development of the Wicked Waste Project and Enforcement.
4.3 Phase 4
A future Phase 4 would complete the transformational change in standards of cleanliness across the city as a whole. The Cleaner Sheffield Strategy was founded on the need to achieve improved standards of cleanliness, which are now explicit and defined by the Local Performance Service Agreement target of 18% BVPI 199a by the end of 2006/07 rather than a level of budget spend.
It is proposed that the position in terms of cleanliness standards across the city as a whole be reviewed in the autumn of 2006 to enable Members to decide the level of provision required for Phase 4.
It is proposed that the position in terms of cleanliness standards across the city as a whole be reviewed in the autumn of 2006 to enable Members to decide the level of provision required for Phase 4.
5.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Based upon the above proposals an additional £0.5 million is required in 2006/07 with further investment in 2007/08 subject to the Review in autumn 2006 to fulfil the commitment to achieve a city-wide standard within 3-5 years, recommended by Members in the Cleaner Sheffield: A Strategy to Improve Standards of Cleanliness in Streets & Open Spaces at Cabinet in August 2003.
6.0 PROPERTY IMPLICATIONS
There are no specific Property implications.
There are no specific Property implications.
7.0 EQUALITY IMPLICATIONS
The Equality Implications are set out in an Equality Impact Assessment Form.
The Equality Implications are set out in an Equality Impact Assessment Form.
8.0 AREA PANELS
Phase 3 of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy is targeted to sustain improvements in standards of cleanliness achieved in Phases 1 and 2 in Area Panels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and to improve standards of cleanliness in Area Panel 12.
Phase 3 of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy is targeted to sustain improvements in standards of cleanliness achieved in Phases 1 and 2 in Area Panels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and to improve standards of cleanliness in Area Panel 12.
9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
The Cleaner Sheffield Strategy has a major impact on the Council’s Environmental Sustainability Agenda. The Strategy is a key building block for the achievement of one of the key challenges set by Sheffield First for Environment for managing the city’s environmental quality, in particular:-
The Cleaner Sheffield Strategy has a major impact on the Council’s Environmental Sustainability Agenda. The Strategy is a key building block for the achievement of one of the key challenges set by Sheffield First for Environment for managing the city’s environmental quality, in particular:-
· Clean attractive streets and neighbourhoods.
10.0 COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS
Clean attractive streets and neighbourhoods send out a signal to the community that it is cared for and environmental crime will not be tolerated. This helps to bridge the reassurance gap, people are less fearful of crime generally and the quality of life is improved.
Clean attractive streets and neighbourhoods send out a signal to the community that it is cared for and environmental crime will not be tolerated. This helps to bridge the reassurance gap, people are less fearful of crime generally and the quality of life is improved.
11.0 HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS
There are no specific Human Rights issues.
There are no specific Human Rights issues.
12.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that Members: -
12.1 Note the improvement in customer satisfaction and standards of cleanliness set out in Section 3 of this report.
12.2 Approve Area Panels covering: Owlerton/Southey Green; Brightside/Shiregreen; Netherthorpe/Hillsborough/Walkley; Burngreave; Darnall/Tinsley; Manor/Castle/Woodthorpe; Park/Heeley; Broomhill/Central/Nether Edge; and South East [Hackenthorpe/Beighton/ Woodhouse] comprising the Phase 3 Areas of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy in 2006/07.
12.3 Approve the allocation of the additional £0.5m investment in 2006/07 as set out in Section 4.2.
12.4 Approve any savings in the Abandoned Vehicles budget in 2006/07, identified following a review of actual spending trends in the first quarter of 2006/07, to be invested in development of the Wicked Waste Project and Enforcement.
12.5 Request Officers to carry out a Review of the Cleaner Sheffield Strategy in the autumn of 2006, to establish the position in terms of cleanliness standards across the city as a whole, thereby informing a decision on the necessary provision to complete the Strategy.
John Mothersole
Executive Director
Development, Environment & Leisure
APPENDIX 1
AREAS OF DEPRIVATION
AREA PANEL NUMBER | WARD NAME | RANK WITHIN SHEFFIELD (Highest No. = least deprived) | |
2 5 7 8 3 7 2 6 2 3 9 11 6 12 4 8 11 4 12 4 1 1 1 9 10 11 10 9 10 | Southey Green Burngreave Manor Park Firth Park Castle Nether Shire Darnall Owlerton Brightside Sharrow Norton Handsworth Birley Netherthorpe Heeley Intake Walkley Mosborough Hillsborough Stocksbridge Chapel Green South Wortley Nether Edge Dore Beauchief Hallam Broomhill Ecclesall | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | |
APPENDIX 2
SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PROPOSED PHASE 3 AREAS TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE WICKED WASTE PROJECT
Area Panels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
§ Firvale
§ Firth Park
§ Hinde House
§ Myers Grove
§ Wisewood
§ Parkwood High
§ Chaucer
§ Yewlands
§ Waltheof
§ All Saints
§ Myrtle Springs
§ Newfield
§ Abbeydale Grange
§ Tapton
§ King Edward VII – upper
§ King Edward VII – lower
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