Area Panel / ForumChairVice ChairCouncillors & Community RepresentativesYoung People’s Representative

Supported by Democratic Services Unit

& Head of Neighbourhood Services

Role of Panel Members

• To submit views on behalf of the local community• To assist with the identification of a theme for the

Area Forum meetings• To consider the allocation of funding to any

applications that have been submitted for community-focused projects

• To attend four Panel meetings per year• To attend four Forum meetings per year

Community Issues

– Weed growth– Graffiti– Fly tipping– Litter– Dog fouling– Alley gates– Noise nuisance– etc etc etc

• Safer Cleaner Greener

Prioritisation of issues

• Panel ranks in priority order • E.g. Fly tipping, dog fouling, weed growth

• Intelligence- Councillor surgeries & post bags

- Community knowledge- Dialogue with Community Groups

- PACT, Friends of ...., Special Interest Groups, etc etc etc- Customer First – tel: 477477- etc etc etc

Monitoring: Dog FoulingNo dog fouling present Mainly free of dog fouling with a

few small traces

Dog fouling is widespread Area has large amounts of dog foul with lots of piles building up

Monitoring: Weed growthNo weeds or moss present Small weeds visible but would

not trap litter or prevent cleaning

Larger weed growth which would trap litter. Moss visible on footpath

Extensive weed growth trapping litter and stopping it from easy removal

Monitoring: Fly TippingNo Fly tipping present Minor amounts of fly tipping which

would not be immediately noticeable

Significant amounts present (eg: car boot load) that would be visible to

passers-by

Extensive fly tipping (eg: lorry load) which would be visible from a

distance

Panel Member role

• Identify • Prioritise • Monitor – Report back to Forum - via Chair

• Identify• Prioritise• Monitor– Report back to Forum – via Chair