Issue - meetings

Quarter 2 Improvement Plan Monitoring Reports

Meeting: 03/12/2014 - Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20 (Item 34)

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Decision:

That the comments/observations of the Committee are fed back to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance.

Minutes:

The Committee received a report to note and consider elements of the 2014/15 Improvement Plan Monitoring Report relevant to the Committee for the period July to September 2014.

 

The responsible officers each gave a short presentation on performance within each of the sub-priority areas, highlighting work which had been undertaken to improve performance and areas where improvement was needed, as outlined within each report.

 

Business Sector Growth in Deeside

 

The Chairman sought explanation for timetable slippage on work to the flood alleviation scheme for the Northern Gateway Masterplan.  The Planning Strategy Manager explained that this was due to the slower technique used on piling.

 

Town and Rural Regeneration

 

No queries were raised.

 

Social Enterprise

 

As a further update, the Project Manager reported on the effectiveness of sub-group arrangements and activities of the social enterprise local network.

 

Councillor Shotton spoke positively about the social enterprise event held at Coleg Cambria and commented on the £30K of grant funding.  The Project Manager advised that availability of this funding - which had recently been publicised through social media - had now been extended beyond March 2015.

 

Traffic and Road Management

 

Following comments made by Councillor Mike Peers on the implementation of 20 mph zones and yellow lines, the Deputy Leader said that the Council had written to all schools and that schools had been given a high priority on the list of highway improvements endorsed by Cabinet.

 

Councillor Curtis highlighted problems with parking at Ysgol Gwenffrwd and asked if this could be looked at.  The Cabinet Member agreed to take this on board.

 

Transport Infrastructure and Services

 

No queries were raised.

 

Carbon Control and Reduction

 

In the absence of Chief Officers, the Deputy Leader asked that any queries be emailed to him.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the comments/observations of the Committee are fed back to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of performance.