Decision details

Agreed to authorise the Head of Environment and Transport, following consultation with the Executive Councillor for Waste and Streetscene, to negotiate draft heads of terms with Huntingdon, St Ives and St Neots Town Councils for an agreement for the joint operation and maintenance of all town centre conveniences for a period of not more than seven years and to report the outcome of the negotiations to Cabinet not later than their meeting on 3^rd February 2005;

Authorised the Head of Environment & Transport to serve notice on J C Decaux terminating the agreement in respect of automatic public conveniences in villages from 1 January 2005 and to make arrangements for their removal and for the restoration of sites;

Approved the release of MTP funds in 2004/05 to implement the removal of the APCs;

Approved the changes to the MTP which relate to the removal of the APCs; and

Agreed to establish a Working Party (comprising Councillors Bates, Chandler, Clarke and Guyatt  to review the issues associated with Public Conveniences and report back to the Cabinet at a later date.

Agreed that the recommendations b and c as set out in the report now submitted be deferred to a later date.

To consider the agency arrangements and future programme for public conveniences.

None.