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Environmental Health (Protection) Update

Meeting: 08/08/2019 - Licensing and Environmental Health Committee (Item 9)

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Report to outline to members the work of the Environmental Health (Protection) Service between April and June 2019.

Minutes:

The Environmental Health Manager (Protection) presented a report to outline the work of the Environmental Health (Protection) Service between April and June 2019.

 

In response to questions from Members, the Environmental Health Manager (Protection) said that the authority once had a mobile air quality assessment station which went out to a number of locations. This could be looked at once more and its viability would be reported back to the Committee.

 

In response to questions from Members, the Environmental Health Manager (Protection) said noise control and the building of new homes was the responsibility of the Development Control team, as new developments were subject to environmental scrutiny during the planning process.

 

 

Meeting end 8:45pm


 

 

Statement of Mr B Drinkwater

 

Mr Drinkwater introduced himself and his colleagues Mr Andy Mahoney (Managing Director of 24x7) and Mr Doug Perry (ULODA's Honorary President), and outlined their collective accolades. 

 

Mr Drinkwater requested a response to a letter on 10 July, sent to the Council from Roland Pelly, a Director of Pellys Transport & Regulatory Law, drawing together the trade's concerns (24x7 and ACME Bus among others) about the legality of imposing a condition on school contracts drivers, the assessment of training needs and the provision of training for drivers (aka ''Watford Training Courses''), and the licensing of vehicles. 

 

Mr Drinkwater said that they had no record of a response to an email sent to The Environmental Health Manager (Commercial) on 21 March.

 

Mr Drinkwater thanked the Committee and said that he looked forward to an improved working relationship and they would be putting proposals to the Council in good time.