Issue - meetings

RESOLVED: Cabinet reviewed the Performance Management Report and commented on delivery against the Corporate Strategy.

Reason for Decision: Cabinet should use the information within the management report to review progress on the agreed actions and indicators and satisfy themselves that performance is at acceptable level.  Where progress is behind schedule members can seek additional information to explain variances.

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Cabinet considered the Performance Management report which provided an update to Cabinet on progress against the Council’s Corporate Strategy and key performance indicators. The report contained information on progress made against key actions and indicators up to 31 December 2024.

The Corporate Performance Panel had considered the report and supported the Cabinet recommendations.  The Chair, Councillor Beales referred to the discussion of the Panel relating to updating the Climate Change Action Plan and Councillor de Whalley confirmed that he was meeting with officers to commence this work.  The Cabinet noted that officers had attended the Corporate Performance Panel to provide updates indicators that had not met target.

Cabinet Members provided the following updates on Performance Indicators within their remits:

-        Delay in number of homes delivered.  Councillor Beales commented that this was due to the groundwork contractor going into administration.  Performance against the target was likely to improve by the next quarter.

-        Councillor Moriarty congratulated all those involved in production of the Local Plan.

-        Councillor Moriarty referred to the indicator relating to Community Infrastructure Levy Governance, explaining that a review of Governance arrangements had now commenced. 

-        Councillor Moriarty provided an explanation on the wide range of work carried out by the Council’s Enforcement Team and the Chair, Councillor Beales suggested that an all Councillor Briefing session could be arranged to highlight the work in this area, if the Portfolio Holder agreed it would be useful.

-        Councillor Rust referred to the indicator relating to housing adaptations and explained that the team were working to clear the backlog of adaptations which could not be completed during the Covid Pandemic. 

-        Councillor Rust provided information on how the Council worked with other organisations such as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to facilitate discharges.

-        Councillor Squire addressed the comments made by the Corporate Performance Panel regarding recycling and waste tonnages.  She explained that upcoming Government changes relating to Deposit Return Schemes and Producer Responsibility might impact these figures, and targets could be reviewed at year end.  The Chair, Councillor Beales added that an all Councillor Briefing session on the Deposit Return Scheme and Producer Responsibility would be beneficial.

-        Councillor Squire provided information on national and local work being carried out with the Environment Agency and Anglian Water relating to Water Quality.

-        Councillor Morley commented that work needed to start on the Asset Management Plan as it was key to the Capital Management Strategy.  He also provided an update on Internal Drainage Boards.

RESOLVED: Cabinet reviewed the Performance Management Report and commented on delivery against the Corporate Strategy.

Reason for Decision: Cabinet should use the information within the management report to review progress on the agreed actions and indicators and satisfy themselves that performance is at acceptable level.  Where progress is behind schedule members can seek additional information to explain variances.