Agenda item

To provide Members with an update on performance against the corporate plan and local service targets for 2020-2021 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.

The Committee had before it, and NOTED, the *Performance and Risk report of the Operations Manager for Performance, Governance and Health & Safety.

The officer outlined the contents of the report and explained that the report had been seen by the PDG’s and Audit Committee and that the Cabinet had agreed the proposed targets.

Consideration was given to:

·         The electric car charging units were located at the leisure centres and were not solar powered

·         The air source heat pump was being installed in a leisure centre

·         There were currently 1180 empty homes in the district nearly 500 of which had been empty for less than 6 months. 233 empty properties were being monitored by the Housing Team at the present time to try and bring them back into use

·         Property Services were currently in negotiations with a number of electric car charging providers including the current supplier

·         Whether the housing delivery KPI’s could be provided quarterly

·         Planning enforcement was not reported as it was not a target within the Corporate Plan but was reported to the Planning Committee

·         Electric car charging uses were included at the request of Members

·         The effectiveness of Mental Health First Aiders would be difficult to measure as their work was confidential

·         The reasons for short term sickness being reduced during the pandemic

·         The reasons for the high turnover of staff

·         The impact of the pandemic on staff productivity and moral

·         Analysis of current working practices was taking place so that lessons could be learnt regarding the way forward

·         Members comments that they had welcomed the two Cabinet Members involvement in 3 Rivers Developments Ltd

·         The risk review note for Right to Buy receipts

·         The plans for Town Centre regeneration would be shared with the Economy PDG

Members requested that a regular bi annual update on the Housing Infrastructure Fund and other high risk investment projects were presented to the Audit Committee.

Note: *report previously circulated and attached to the minutes