Rat infested alleyways are being targeted by the council to prevent an onslaught of vermin ahead of the warm summer months.
The sunny weather is expected to exacerbate vermin problems - but the council are one step ahead with plans to 'rat proof' areas with a history of litter dumping and pest issues.
Labour Councillor James Noakes, who is cabinet member for streetscene, said 'preparations for summer' include targeting specific areas where issues are raised.
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If follows a change in direction from last year, when a 'rat blitz' was announced in Autumn following months of torment to residents who said rats 'roamed the streets' in county, Walton.
In a report presented to the Neighbourhood Select Committee meeting last night Cllr Noakes suggested the council would take a more proactive approach this year.
He said: "In many ways our alleyways programme is intended to address lots of issues we face around summer, when vermin problems are exacerbated by warm weather and more outdoor eating for instance.
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"We have already begun discussing how we target specific areas where issues are raised. Whilst this may not address all problems, we are hoping to be more proactive on them."
The city council are investing a huge £6m into the city's decrepit alleyways over the next three years.
The 'alleyway programme' is aiming to 'revolutionise' how waste is stored and collected in areas with narrow four and nine foot Victorian alleyways, where litter dumping has become endemic.
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At a Tuesday night's meeting, Cllr Noakes said the programme has already had an "enormous" difference in Walton, which was the first area to be targeted .
Alleyways in some of the worst affected streets, such as Makin Street, have been repaired, deep cleansed and closed, with new bin collection points provided to residents.
Cllr Noakes said the council would be moving on to Kensington in the next stage of the programme, another area where residents have frequently reported wide spread rat problems.
European-style underground bins are also being considered in certain locations, as are new locations for on-street bin collections.
A new approach to waste collection will also be trialed in areas with 9ft alleyways where there are similar rat and litter problems, such as Old Swan .
