Issue - meetings

That the Council’s Annual Report 2013-14, attached as a draft at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Policy and Communications, be approved for publication on the Council’s website and for collection at Council receptions, Maidstone Museum and local libraries, subject to the following amendments to the Performance Highlights section:

Great Opportunity

Delete bullets about planning applications, TPOs and neighbourhood planning.

Add bullets:

• Helped 161 families on the Maidstone Families Matter initiative with employment and other advice.

• Made another 17 Tree Preservation Orders - the Council has more than 1,000 TPOs, covering trees and woodlands in the Borough.

• Prevented 358 families from becoming homeless through housing advice, and brought back into occupation 107 empty properties.

Great Place

Delete bullets on footfall in Mote Park and school visits to Maidstone Museum.

Add bullets:

• More than 1 million people visited Mote Park.

• Recycled more than 25,000 tonnes of waste.

• More than 13,000 children took part in education and workshop activities at Maidstone Museum.

DECISION MADE:

That the Council’s Annual Report 2013-14, attached as a draft at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Policy and Communications, be approved for publication on the Council’s website and for collection at Council receptions, Maidstone Museum and local libraries, subject to the following amendments to the Performance Highlights section:

Great Opportunity

Delete bullets about planning applications, TPOs and neighbourhood planning.

Add bullets:

• Helped 161 families on the Maidstone Families Matter initiative with employment and other advice.

• Made another 17 Tree Preservation Orders - the Council has more than 1,000 TPOs, covering trees and woodlands in the Borough.

• Prevented 358 families from becoming homeless through housing advice, and brought back into occupation 107 empty properties.

Great Place

Delete bullets on footfall in Mote Park and school visits to Maidstone Museum.

Add bullets:

• More than 1 million people visited Mote Park.

• Recycled more than 25,000 tonnes of waste.

• More than 13,000 children took part in education and workshop activities at Maidstone Museum.

For further information regarding this decision, please follow this link:

http://services.maidstone.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=18435