RESOLVED that
1)
the Council undertake statutory consultation procedures
with secure tenants and consultation with leaseholders to establish
if support exists for the introduction of a service charge to cover
cleaning arrangements in communal areas in Council
flats. Consultation to include
sheltered housing complexes;
2)
a further report be prepared to Executive Committee
regarding the feasibility of introducing a service charge for
cleaning in communal areas when consultation with residents has
been completed;
3)
a revenue bid be submitted to enable the flooring in
Three Story flats in Batchley be
stripped, cleaned and sealed to bring it up to a suitable
standard;
4)
lighting occupancy sensors be trialled in one block of
the Three Storey flats in Batchley to
monitor the impact and benefit of this system to residents when
entering and leaving the communal areas funded from the current
cleaning budget;
5)
a trial use of wall mounted air fresheners be
undertaken in one of the communal stairwells funding from the
current cleaning budget;
6)
correct no smoking signs be installed in all communal
areas where none are currently situated; and
7) use of graffiti wipes by cleaners be included in the Council’s future cleaning contracts.
(Officers to provide an estimated service charge for cleaning communal areas to be used when consulting residents.)