Portsmouth City Borough Council
Councillors:
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Meetings (2025):
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Meeting
Traffic, Environment & Community Safety Scrutiny Panel - Portsmouth City
Agenda
Published
Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
5:00 PM
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
5:00 PM
End:
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
7:00 PM
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
7:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
25 Jul 2023
25 Jul 2023
Location:
The Executive Meeting Room - Third Floor, The Guildhall, Portsmouth
The Executive Meeting Room - Third Floor, The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Group Leader
Agenda
1
Apologies for Absence.
2
Declarations of Members' Interests
3
Minutes of the Previous Meeting.
The minutes of the meeting held on 13 July will follow.
Attachments:
- Document TECS - 13 July 23 draft minutes 17 Jul 2023
- Document Addendum to the minutes - glyphosate use 17 Jul 2023
4
Scrutiny review into reducing the use of pesticides on council land.
Witnesses
1. A representative from Colas, if possible.
2. Councillor Kimberley Barrett, Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Greening the City.
3. Councillor Steve Pitt, Leader and Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Economic Development.
4. Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Cabinet Member for Transport.
5. Adrian Rozier, Parks Development Manager.
6. Richard Stocks, Highways PFI Deputy Contract Manager (Technical).
Reports
The panel will discuss the following papers which will follow:
1. Land Management techniques used by other local authorities.
2. Notes from the site visit that took place on 14 July to view the effect of the reduction of the use of pesticides and herbicides on the appearance and management of the Buckland estate.
3. The responses to the questionnaires sent to local organisations seeking their views on pesticide use.
1. A representative from Colas, if possible.
2. Councillor Kimberley Barrett, Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Greening the City.
3. Councillor Steve Pitt, Leader and Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Economic Development.
4. Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Cabinet Member for Transport.
5. Adrian Rozier, Parks Development Manager.
6. Richard Stocks, Highways PFI Deputy Contract Manager (Technical).
Reports
The panel will discuss the following papers which will follow:
1. Land Management techniques used by other local authorities.
2. Notes from the site visit that took place on 14 July to view the effect of the reduction of the use of pesticides and herbicides on the appearance and management of the Buckland estate.
3. The responses to the questionnaires sent to local organisations seeking their views on pesticide use.
Attachments:
- Document Other Local Authorities' policies regarding pesticide use 17 Jul 2023
- Document Responses to the questionnaires 17 Jul 2023
- Document Durrants Rowlands Castle AA 17 Jul 2023
- Document CESSA Housing Association 17 Jul 2023
- Document Baffins Pond Assocation 17 Jul 2023
- Document Hants & IoW Wildlife Trust 17 Jul 2023
- Document Portsmouth Friends of the Earth 17 Jul 2023
- Document Milton Neighbourhood Forum 17 Jul 2023
- Document Portsmouth & Southsea Tree Wardens 17 Jul 2023
- Document TECS site visit 14 July 23 17 Jul 2023
5
Future Items for the Panel's Workprogramme.
The panel will discuss next possible topics for review this year.
Previous Meetings
Future Meetings
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