Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Acting Head of People, Performance & Partnerships containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

Noted the Council's performance against targets within the Corporate Plan - "Growing Success", including a summary of achievements, service performance data for priority objectives, progress against the council’s improvement plan.

The Cabinet received and noted a report by the Acting Head of People, Performance and Partnerships (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which reviewed the Council's performance against targets within the Corporate Plan - "Growing Success". 

Having considered the information contained therein, together with a summary of achievements, service performance data for priority objectives, progress against the council’s improvement plan and the deliberations of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels (Service Support and Service Delivery) on the matter, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the contents of the report now submitted be noted.

To consider a report by the Head of People Policy and Performance outlining performance information on “Growing Success” – the Council’s Corporate Plan.

With the assistance of a report by the Head of Policy and Strategic Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Panel considered the performance of the authority against the priority objectives identified in "Growing Success", the Corporate Plan approved by the Council in September 2008.

The Panel was pleased to note that all of the indicators where statistics were available were positive with the exception of the preparation of the external funding strategy. In the case of the latter which had been scheduled for completion by March 2009, Members were advised that the External Funding Officer had been asked to concentrate on a major application for an external source of funding, and that completion of the strategy had been delayed slightly.

To consider a report by the Head of Policy and Strategic Services containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives.

(Colour copies of this report are attached separately to the Agenda)

20 Minutes.

The Panel considered a report by the Head of Policy and Strategic Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) containing details of the Council’s performance against its priority objectives in the quarter to 31st December 2008.

Having endorsed the comments made by the Corporate Plan Working Group (a copy of which is also appended in the Minute Book) Members confirmed the Working Group’s request for a report on the private housing retrofit project to be submitted to the Panel’s June meeting. In addition, it was suggested that a representative of the Carbon Trust should be invited to attend a subsequent meeting, with a view to examining the retrofit project’s principles in the context of the Trust’s work. It was further suggested that environmental efficiency data should be compiled in order to determine the energy efficiency levels of the homes before and after completion of the refurbishment works. It was anticipated that the availability of such data would encourage residents and developers to adopt energy efficiency measures.

Members concurred with the Corporate Plan Working Group’s recommendation that promotion of the disabled facilities available at Sawtry Leisure Centre should be undertaken.

In terms of the key measure relating to the number of households living in temporary accommodation, the Panel noted that the quarterly target had been exceeded. However, it was reported that the performance achieved represented an increase in the number of households prevented from becoming homeless during the reporting period. In that context, Members were reminded of the measures that had been put in place to tackle homelessness within the District.

Finally, the Panel reiterated their concern at the issue raised in the previous quarter’s monitoring report regarding a potential risk should the bid for funding to re-model Coneygear Court not be successful. Having expressed overall satisfaction with the levels of performance achieved in the year to date, the Panel

RESOLVED

(a)  that the report be endorsed for submission to the Cabinet; and

(b)  that the Cabinet be formally notified of the Panel’s views on the contents of the report by the Head of Policy and Strategic Services.