Issue - meetings

To receive a report outlining details of the delivery of the Corporate Plan 2018/22 and project delivery.

Executive Councillor: J Neish.

The Cabinet has considered and commented on progress made against the Key Actions and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan and current projects, as summarised in Appendix A and detailed in Appendices B and C.

With the aid of a report prepared by the Business Intelligence & Performance Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet considered progress made against the Key Actions and Corporate Indicators listed in the Council’s Corporate Plan 2018/22 for the period 1st October to 31st December 2021. The report also incorporated progress on the current projects being undertaken by the Council.

The Deputy Executive Leader and Executive Councillor for Strategic Planning summarised the progress made in delivering the key actions for 2021/22 over the reporting period and the Cabinet were advised that 68% of these were on track, with 28% being classified as being within the acceptable variance and 4% behind schedule largely attributable to staffing resources. The Cabinet’s attention was then drawn to those areas where  positive progress had been achieved, as set out in section 3.4 of the report submitted.

In terms of performance against the Council’s Corporate Indicators, the Cabinet were pleased to note that the majority of these were on track at the end of Quarter 3 with five being classified as “red” because performance was below acceptable variance.

Having been apprised with the status of corporate projects at the end of December 2021 and in noting the views of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Performance and Growth), the Cabinet

RESOLVED

to note the progress made against the Key Actions and Corporate Indicators in the Corporate Plan and current projects, as summarised in Appendix A and detailed in Appendices B and C of the report now submitted.

The Panel is invited to comment on the Corporate Performance Report 2021/22 Quarter 3.

By means of a report by the Business Intelligence and Performance Manager & the Performance and Data Analyst (a copy of which was appended in the Minute Book), the Corporate Performance Report, 2021/22 Quarter 3 was presented to the Panel.

Councillor Roberts shared his appreciation that context had now been added to sections of the report, however he queried why the Bridge Place car park project had been removed from Appendix C. The Panel heard that there had been no progress in this project and it had been withdrawn as a result.

Following a question from Councillor Shellens, the Panel heard that direction of travel could be ascertained by comparing each quarters report which highlights the trackability and traceability of progress.

Having welcomed the report, it was thereupon

RESOLVED

that the Cabinet be encouraged to endorse the recommendations contained within the report.