Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of Mrs Angela Woodhouse, Head of Policy, Communications and Governance which identified key actions that the Council was required to take in the short to medium term to ensure that the Council was on course to achieve the Strategic Plan outcomes.

It was noted that any suggested improvements and/or amendments made by the Committee were due to be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee on 13 February 2019.

The Committee made the following comments:-

·  That clarity needed to be put in the narrative as to what was meant by high quality parks and/or that a KPI could be considered for a neighbourhood park to be provided within 10 minutes walking distance of residential areas or put this in the achievements between 2019-24.

·  It was felt that the introduction and snapshot for a Thriving Place weighted heavily on economic development.  Therefore the following bullet points should be included:-

1. Development and commencement of delivering the new gallery
  at the Museum

2. Events which assist people in increasing their pride in
  communities and our environment

·  The first bullet point should read “Reviewing and delivering
leisure and cultural services that are fit for the future e.g. sports
facilities”.

That reference to the outcome focussed commissioning and service delivery should be made clearer in the narrative.

The Committee requested a copy of the paper be circulated to them prior to consideration by the Policy and Resources Committee.

RESOLVED:  That the suggested amendments made by the Committee to the high level key actions be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee.

Voting:  Unanimous