Agenda item

Any items of business that the Chairman may decide are urgent.

The Chairman noted there were two items of urgent business.

Senior Officer Recruitment

The Committee received a report of the Director of the Built Environment  informing the committee of the retirement of the District Surveyor and upcoming retirement of the Transportation and Public Realm Director and the proposal to recruit to both posts.

RESOLVED – That the Committee note the report.

Grand Court of Wardmote

The Committee received the following resolution of the 15 May 2018 Grand Court of Wardmote which had been referred to the Committee from the 17 May 2018 Court of Common Council:

Ward of Aldersgate  – 20^th March 2018 

(i)                  “That the citizens of Tudor Rose Court in Aldersgate are sorely troubled by being bitten by mosquitoes. These creatures are a health hazard, as well as a serious nuisance. They have been identified as Culex Pipiens, and possibly the sub-type Culex Pipiens Molestus, commonly known as the London Underground mosquito. What action is the City of London Corporation taking to determine the sub-type of these mosquitoes, which will help determine the source of these pests, and what action is the City taking to ensure these pests are eliminated?”

The Director of Port Health and Public Protection advised that an investigation to identify the sources of the mosquitoes had been carried out in early 2018 which had not yielded results, but with the arrival of the warmer months, further work would again be undertaken to investigate the problem.

Port Health and Environmental Services Committee events

The Chairman advised Members of the following events:

The Annual River Inspection would take place on 20 June 2018 and the Committee would visit London Gateway Port.

The Fishing Experiment would take place on 22 September 2018 and participants were welcome.

The Chairman reminded Members that the next meeting of the Committee would be taking place on 16 July 2018 at 13.45.