The Committee considered the report of Ms Anna Collier, the Policy and Information Manager, which set out a draft set of performance indicators for the consideration of the Committee.

The Committee made the following recommendations to Policy and Resources Committee:-

·  That the footfall at the Museum indicator be targeted to reflect seasonality.

·  The indicator relating to ‘Number of green flag parks’ should reflect  that the Council wanted to retain the 5 green flags it held, not increase them.

·  The indicator ‘Number of people using parks and open spaces’ should be deleted

·  An additional indicator be included  ‘Actual Spend of Section 106 money’

·  An additional indicator should be included ‘Maintenance per Acre or Hectare Spent on Parks and Open Spaces’.

·  An additional indicator should be included ‘Attendance at Events in the Museum’ to showcase the diversity of the events at the Museum.

·  An additional indicator should be included on the use of the Visit Maidstone site

In response to questions from Members, Officers replied that:-

·  Officers were still discussing an appropriate target for  ‘Percentage of fly tips with evidential value which result in enforcement action’ based on what was achieved last year

·  Hits on the Visit Maidstone site was not the best method for measuring use of the site but officers would review options and select the best method to reflect useage.

RESOLVED:  That the following additions/amendments be recommended to Policy and Resources Committee:-

1.  That the footfall at the Museum indicator be targeted to reflect seasonality.

2.  The indicator relating to ‘Number of green flag parks’ should reflect  that the Council wanted to retain the 5 green flags it held, not increase them.

3.  The indicator ‘Number of people using parks and open spaces’ should be deleted

4.  An additional indicator be included  ‘Actual Spend of Section 106 money’

5.  An additional indicator should be included ‘Maintenance per Acre or Hectare Spent on Parks and Open Spaces’.

6.  An additional indicator should be included ‘Attendance at Events in the Museum’ to showcase the diversity of the events at the Museum.

7.  An additional indicator should be included on the use of the Visit Maidstone site

Voting:  Unanimous