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Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests Minutes: In
accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea,
the following interests were declared: Councillor P
K Jones – prejudicial – Minute No. 5 – Member of the RSPB and withdrew from
meeting as a Panel Member, but with the agreement of the Panel remained to make
representations to the Panel on the subject of gull nuisance. |
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Election of Chair Pro Tem. Minutes: AGREED that Councillor M H Jones be
elected Chair Pro Tem. Councillor
M H Jones (Chair Pro Tem) presided. |
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Prohibition of Whipped Votes and Declaration of Party Whips Minutes: In accordance with the Local
Government (Wales) Measure 2011, no declarations of Whipped Votes or Party
Whips were declared. |
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Public Questions Questions must relate to matters on the open
part of the Agenda of the meeting, and will be dealt with within a 10 minute period Minutes: There were no public questions. |
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Discussion on Public Concerns - Gull Nuisance PDF 238 KB a) Public Concerns. b) Report from Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure Management. c) Information from Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Additional documents:
Minutes: Following
referral by the Scrutiny Programme Committee, the Panel dealt with a public request for scrutiny in relation to concerns about
gull nuisance in Swansea. The concerns
brought to the attention of scrutiny centred on the persistent nuisance experienced by residents in Mayals
and behaviour of people feeding
gulls, and detrimental effect on residents’ well-being, health and safety
within their communities. The Panel
considered the following perspectives on the issue which
were discussed: ·
Public concerns outlined by Mr & Mrs Slater
(Mayals Friends & Residents Group). ·
Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment
& Infrastructure Management, Councillor Mark Thomas, which accounted for
the Council’s position on this matter, and contributions of the Council’s Head
of Housing & Public Health, Mark Wade, and Team Leader – Pollution Control
& Private Sector Housing, Tom Price. ·
Information from the Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds, and supporting views from Mr John Roach and Councillor
Peter Jones The Panel
debated the issues raised, discussed possible solutions and considered what
action(s) may be necessary to address the problem across Swansea. This included
actions to discourage public feeding and improve food waste storage and disposal. AGREED that the Panel write to the Cabinet
Member for Environment & Infrastructure Management on its findings and
recommendations on the issue of gull nuisance. |
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