TOURISM, EQUALITIES, COMMUNITIES & CULTURE COMMITTEE

Agenda Item 7 Brighton & Hove City Council

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR HOVE SEAFRONT

CONSERVATIVE GROUP AMENDMENT

To add the following recommendations shown below in bold italics:

2.2      Praises the efforts of the Seafront Office in dealing with anti-social behaviour on Hove seafront.

2.3      Requests that the Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council writes to the Divisional Commander of Sussex Police to ask for assistance i) in dealing with the more serious breaches of by-laws by means of scheduled crackdowns and ii) in developing a joint strategy to make better use of CCTV resources on and around the seafront.

2.4      Calls on officers to draw up plans to regularise signage on Hove seafront to make existing rules clearer.

2.5      Calls on officers to prioritise the clean-up of various seafront graffiti hotspots such as the King Alfred and Hove Lagoon.

2.6      Gives officers backing to spend from existing budgets a sum of up to £500 for packets of graffiti wipes that would be made available free of charge from the Seafront Office to anybody wishing to clean up graffiti on the seafront.

2.7      Calls on officers to discuss the ongoing overflowing bin situation with appropriate colleagues.

2.8       Calls on officers to circulate other ideas to further bolster ongoing efforts.

Proposed by: Cllr Nemeth                                                  Seconded:

Recommendations if carried to read:

2.1     That committee note the contents of this report.

2.2      Praises the efforts of the Seafront Office in dealing with anti-social behaviour on Hove seafront.

2.3      Requests that the Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council writes to the Divisional Commander of Sussex Police to ask for assistance i) in dealing with the more serious breaches of by-laws by means of scheduled crackdowns and ii) in developing a joint strategy to make better use of CCTV resources on and around the seafront.

2.4      Calls on officers to draw up plans to regularise signage on Hove seafront to make existing rules clearer.

2.5      Calls on officers to prioritise the clean-up of various seafront graffiti hotspots such as the King Alfred and Hove Lagoon.

2.6      Gives officers backing to spend from existing budgets a sum of up to £500 for packets of graffiti wipes that would be made available free of charge from the Seafront Office to anybody wishing to clean up graffiti on the seafront.

2.7      Calls on officers to discuss the ongoing overflowing bin situation with appropriate colleagues.

2.8       Calls on officers to circulate other ideas to further bolster ongoing efforts.