150407 - SCRAIP Update Report Appendix A

Strategic Leadership and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

 

 


 

Meeting, Minute & Date

Recommendation

Due Date

Executive Decision Maker

Response

Lead Officer

SLCS.150106.96.1

That the Draft Strategic Plan be noted, and the following amendments referenced in discussion between Members, the Leader of the Council and Head of Policy and Communications be requested:

 

1. A reference to be made to the river within the 'Ensuring there are good leisure and cultural attractions' priority.

2. Under the heading 'Respecting the Character of the Borough', delete 'which aside from Tovil are rural' at the end of the second sentence, and for the third point under 'We Mean' to be amended to read 'Respecting our Heritage and Natural Environment'.

3. Under 'Ensuring there are good Leisure and Cultural Attractions' to include reference to the river and for the sentence to read '...a well-used leisure centre, a castle, various markets and a variety of festivals and events held through the year and across the Borough'.

4. Under 'Enhancing the Appeal of the Town Centre for Everyone', to include the phrase 'for leisure' after 'popular place' and before 'to live' in the last sentence.

5. In the background data provided, the results of academic year 2011/2012 to be replaced and updated with the most recently available data, and for the graphs to be made larger with the colour labelling made clearer.

6. For Maidstone's rating within the 'Halifax Best Places to Live' survey to be referenced in the introduction to the Strategic Plan 2015/2020.

02-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

Subsequent to the January meeting of the Committee the draft Strategic Plan 2015-2020 went to Cabinet and then full Council, who resolved that the be approved and gave delegated authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, to make minor amendments to the document as required.

 

Angela Woodhouse; Poppy Brewer

SLCS.150106.98.2

That it be noted that Members were in active support of Officers in finding options that mitigate the financial risk to the Council while achieving strategic objectives, and request an update from the Head of Housing and Community Services on this issue.

02-Mar-2015

 

 

John Littlemore

SLCS.150106.98.3

That Officers be requested to produce Member Development sessions on strategic risk with a view to these being incorporated into new Member inductions commencing from elections in May 2015, and rolled out to all Members.

02-Mar-2015

 

In November 2014 the Audit Committee agreed to a calendar of member development sessions which included Risk Management. In addition to Audit Committee Members it was agreed that the sessions would be made available to all Members to attend.

 

The member development session on Risk Management was held in January 2015, and received good attendance.

 

We will therefore explore the opportunity to integrate these sessions into the Members Induction Programme for 2015/16 onwards.

 

Russell Heppleston

SLCS.150106.99.2

That the Head of Finance and Resources be requested to ascertain whether income was generated through photography of artefacts in the Museum, and for this information to be circulated to Members outside of the Committee.

02-Mar-2015

 

 

Paul Riley

SLCS.150303.1281

That the successful implementation of the other MKIP shared services be noted, but due to concerns regarding complaints received by the Planning Support Shared service, that the Interim Head of Planning Support be invited to circulate a briefing note detailing:

 

a. A timeline for the implementation of performance improvement measures depicting when these measures are expected to take effect and improve service;

 

b. The performance indicators that have returned results to date; and

 

c. The financial information detailing the budget, expenditure and the projected savings to be made going forward.

31-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

 

Ryan O'Connell

SLCS.150303.1282

That information be circulated to Members to explain how the Private Sector Housing and Council Tax departments work together to administrate the Council tax assistance regarding the return to use of long term empty properties, and whether the return to use of these properties affects the calculation of the housing need target used by the Spatial Policy team.

31-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

A statement from Spatial Planning has been circulated to Members by email.

Nigel Bucklow; Steve McGinnes;

Sue Whiteside

SLCS.150303.1292

That the Policy and Information Officer be requested to circulate the performance profiling information for pay and display car parks and the park and ride bus service.

31-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

 

Clare Wood

SLCS.150303.1293

That the Programme Manager (Financial Inclusion and Maidstone Families Matter) be requested to provide details as to how the triage system implemented in the Gateway for homelessness enquiries works in practice.

31-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

Flowchart sent to Poppy and circulated to Members.

Ellie Kershaw

SLCS.150303.1294

That Members concern regarding the leaf detritus in the Bearsted ward area be reported to the Environmental depot, and that details as to the route of the area based cleaning service, and the rationale behind non-removal of fly tipping from private land, be circulated by the Operations Manager to Members outside of the Meeting.

31-Mar-2015

Cabinet Member for Corporate Services

 

Martyn Jeynes; Jennifer Shepherd