Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee received the list of outstanding actions.

Light Pollution

Members were advised by the Assistant Director of Street Scene and Strategy that the City Corporation was not a regulatory body for light pollution but businesses should adhere to industry standards through built-in efficiency systems within their buildings.

The Assistant Director of Street Scene and Strategy advised that the City Corporation would focus on engaging with problem buildings to demonstrate best practice. He added that the Clean City Awards scheme could be used to score businesses energy consumption to reduce light pollution.

Street Trading

The Director of Port Health and Public Protection advised that there were currently 53 convictions against unlicensed ice cream vans and one van had recently become the first to have been seized under the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1987 (as amended by the City of London (Various Powers) Act 2013).

RESOLVED – That the list of outstanding actions be noted.