Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 16 July 2018.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 July 2018 were agreed as a correct record.

Matters Arising

Plastic Free City

The Director of the Built Environment explained that a Plastic Free City project Manager had been appointed, starting work during October 2018. In response to a Members’ questions on the plastic wrapping of City View Magazine and whether the envelopes used were recyclable; the Director agreed to look into this further.

Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital

The Director of Port Health and Public Protection explained that officers were continuing to measure the air quality at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and there had been a reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations. Officers would continue to monitor the site.

Bloomberg

In response to a Member’s query on writing to Bloomberg, the Assistant Director of Cleansing explained that a meeting was taking place with their Facilities Management Team on 1 October 2018 to discuss the issues of littering as raised at the previous meeting. The Chairman suggested awaiting the outcome of that meeting before taking any further steps.