Agenda item

To receive a report providing Members with an update on performance against the corporate plan and local service targets for 2016-17 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.

The Committee had before it and NOTED a report * from the Director of Corporate Affairs and Business Transformation providing Members with an update on performance against the corporate plan and local service targets for 2016-17 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.

The Audit Team Leader outlined the contents of the report, reminding Members that Performance and Risk was now being reported on a monthly basis.

Discussion took place regarding:

·         The number of garden waste permits sold;

·         Car parking vends had increased during December;

·         In Tiverton and Crediton the number of empty shops were below the national average;

·         The increase in on road parking due to parking fee changes;

·         The Town Centre Masterplan and a request for an update regarding this at the next meeting;

·         Gas and electrical testing that took place in Council homes;

·         The risk of an increase in homelessness and what was being done about this;

·         Lone workers and procedures in place to protect them;

·         The Pannier Market and an incident involving a door which had now been resolved.

Note: - Report previously circulated and attached to Minutes.