Streetwise - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Streetwise

Services include:

• Grounds maintenance
• Litter removal 
• Street sweeping and cleansing

2024

June

Reference: 3505343

Subject:

West Bridgford Town Centre was recently cleared of weeds along pavements and around public realm and pedestrian guard rails to an excellent standard. Can you confirm the cost of this weed clearance work across West Bridgford Town Centre?

Response date: 24 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3505343.

 

May

Reference: 3461015

Subject:

Information about maintenance systems and associated software used within the local council.  

Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

• The name(s) of the software used for maintenance management systems (Typically known as CMMS, EAM, Asset Management, Facilities Management) within the council.
• The number of users licensed to use the maintenance management system software.
• The annual cost associated with the maintenance management system software.
• The individual or department responsible for managing and overseeing the maintenance management system software.
• The expiration date of the current contract(s) for the maintenance management system software.

Additionally, I would also like to request information regarding the following:

• The software used to manage the allocation of equipment within the council, for example lawn mowers, road sweepers, waste collection vehicles.
• Additionally, to this, how are the above jobs allocated.
• The software used for maintaining buildings, homes, playgrounds, green spaces & grounds etc. within the local council.
• The software used for registering accidents or damages within all equipment or assets owned or leased within the facility.
• How failures of equipment, machinery, vehicles, damages to property and supplies are logged within the facility.
• Name of software used to ensure equipment, machinery and any other items are fit for use for example periodic testing and calibration, for example fire extinguishers.
• With property, how are they maintained, how is the data logged for example testing, alarm checks, inspections of homes and which software is used to support this if any?

Response date: 2 May 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3461015.

 

March

Reference: 2597550

Subject:

Can you tell me how many general enquiries, service requests via the councils report a problem process have you had relating to litter, rubbish and debris across the trunk road network in Rushcliffe?

Response date: 06 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2597550.

 

February

Reference: 2587288

Subject:

Please confirm how many complaints you have received about uncleared litter along the main trunk roads that Rushcliffe is responsible over the last 5 years?  in particular the A52 from the City Boundary to the Leicestershire border, the A46 and A453.

Response date: 23 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2587288.

 

 

2023

October

Reference: 1855272

Subject:

1. Does the council use any pesticides to maintain green areas? If it used to, but has now stopped, when did it stop using them?
2. Please provide the following information on amenity pesticide usage, if the council uses pesticides, or used to in the past 5 years.
   1. Does the council use Glyphosate?
   2. Annual quantities of Glyphosate used over the past 5 years. Please provide the quantities for each year separately and include the total amount used both by the council internally and externally through contractors.
   3. Where is Glyphosate used, i.e., parks, play areas, highway verges and roads, pavements, tree bases, estate-based green spaces, etc.
3. How much has the council spent on purchasing and spraying amenity pesticides over the past 5 years? Please include staff costs of people employed to undertake this (either contractors or council staff).
4. If the council has stopped using pesticides, how much has been spent on maintaining green spaces over the last five years, and what method is used (i.e., no control, manual weeding, mowing and hand pulling, propane/flame gun, etc.) Please include staff costs of people employed to undertake this (either contractors or council staff).
5. If the council has stopped spraying, has it had any complaints for not well-maintained green spaces (i.e., invasive and pernicious weeds) in the past 5 years and how many? Please provide the number of complaints for each year separately.
   Please provide the above in a CSV format.
6. Has the council made any pledge to reduce or stop the usage of pesticides and if so, what strategies does the council have in place to reduce/stop the use of these pesticides? Please provide details on the action plan including dates and costings where possible.

Response date: 19 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1855272.

 

September

Reference: 1846159

Subject: 

1. Please confirm the cost saving achieved by reducing routine mechanical road sweeping across West Bridgford. 
2. Please also confirm the cost impact of carrying out remedial reactive cleaning caused by the reduced routine mechanical road sweeping, for example clearing piles of detritus and weeds caught along roadsides.

Response date: 8 September 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1846159.

 

July

Reference: 1809786

Subject: 

Following the use of weed killing spray in Tollerton yesterday, the pavements are littered with dead bees (see photos).

I ask as a matter of urgency:

• The council's policy on use of weed killer
• The cost of current use in the borough and Tollerton village
• The type of weed killer used
• Why weed killer is used at a time when vital pollinators are so under threat.

Response date: 3 July 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1809786.

 

June

Reference: 1140003

Subject: 

I would like to know which glyphosate-based herbicides are currently used by, or on behalf of, the council on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) that are owned by, managed by, or under the control of the council.

Please can you provide the data for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available.

Please can you also specify the amount and brand of each glyphosate-based herbicide in question, as well as the size of the area over which they are used.

Response date: 14 June 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1140003.

 

April

Reference: 1104066

Subject: 

I am working on a project to encourage use of litter bins and am writing to request the GPS co-ordinates of all the Litter Bins in the Rushcliffe Council area.

Response date: 28 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1104066.

 

February 

Reference: 1007531

Subject: 

• Please can you tell me the number of public bins the council has provided in your area for the past five years (1 January 2018 - 19 January 2023). 
• Please can you tell me the number of public bins removed from your area over the past five years (1 January 2018 - 19 January 2023). 
• Please can you tell the savings made from the removal of the bins, broken down annually from 1 January 2018-19 January 2023.

Response date: 14 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1007531.

 

2022

December

Reference: 973329

Subject: 

Information request is purely related to the supply, storage, and purchase of polythene sacks and Wheeled steel and plastic containers, which would usually be handled by the Environmental section or Waste Management team/Street scene.

Response date: 14 December 2022

Response: Response to this request - 973329.

 

October

Reference: 958393

Subject: Information regarding vehicle fleet:

I have been informed by a local councillor that street cleaning services have moved from a proactive cleaning approach to reactive cleaning approach, i.e. now reacting to reports of litter and full bins etc instead of a regular routine of cleaning. Please confirm the annual cost saving by doing this.

Response date: 11 October 2022

Response: Response to this request - 958393.

 

Reference: 956793

Subject: 

• Please could I have the contact details (name/role) of a senior person who looks after the waste and recycling for the council
• Please could I have the contact details (name /role) of a senior person who looks after the street cleansing for the council
• Please could you confirm if the waste and recycling service is in house operation or undertaken by a contractor - if it’s a contractor who this is and the length of the contract, please
• Please could you confirm if the street cleansing service is in house operation or undertaken by a contractor - if it’s a contractor who this is and the length of the contract

Response date: 6 October 2022

Response: Response to this request - 956793.

 

August

Reference: 942754

Subject: 

1. What software you are using to manage grounds maintenance?
2. What software you are using for your tree management?
3. What software you are using to manage playground areas and equipment?

Response date: 13 September 2022

Response: Response to this request - 942754.

 

May

Reference: 877769

Subject: information in the context of domestic waste bin/sack collection services, as opposed to trade/commercial collections or waste disposal.

1. Are you currently in a partnership with other councils for waste IT system operations or procurement? If in a partnership please name the partner councils?
2. Do you currently operate waste services (collections) directly, or through a waste contractor such as Biffa, Suez or Veolia. If through a contractor, please name them.
3. Which of the IT systems below do you use for the management of day-to-day municipal bin collections:
   1. a. Yotta
   2. b. Bartec Collective
   3. c. Whitespace/Powersuite
   4. d. Selected Interventions / Echo
   5. e. Core (Suez)
   6. f. Webaspx
   7. g. Other: [please name]
4. When is your current contract for the IT system OR outsourced waste contract for waste collections management due to expire?

What main software do you use for operational management of:

1. Grounds/parks maintenance
2. Street cleansing
3. Pest control
4. Cemeteries
5. Playgrounds and play equipment
6. Geographic Information System (GIS)
7. Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Response date: 24 May 2022

Response: Response to this request - 877769.

 

2021

July

Reference: A1345455

Subject: Questions on weed control.

Response date: 6 July 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345455.