ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, TOURISM AND LEISURE SERVICES SELECT
COMMITTEE - 1 APRIL 2004
WIGHT LEISURE PROJECT BOARD UPDATE
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
Members wished to see a regular update on progress after they first
debated the issue.
ACTION REQUIRED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE
To note the progress to date.
BACKGROUND
Following the Executive’s decision on 28 January 2004 not to proceed
with the externalisation of Wight Leisure, it requested that this Select
Committee:-
In accepting these terms of reference, the Select Committee expressed a
wish to receive reports bi-monthly on the work of the Project Board.
Members are advised that the first meeting of the Project Board was
held on Wednesday 25 February 2004. The
intention of the meeting was to scope and define the project and to determine
how the Board wished to manage its business such as to achieve the terms of
reference set for it.
The conclusion of the meeting was that the Board wished to understand
in some detail the management and operation of the services delivered through
Wight Leisure before it could determine the work programme that it would intend
to deliver. A further meeting of the
Board is scheduled for 25 March 2004, whereupon a presentation of this required
information is to be made to the Board by the Wight Leisure Senior Management
Team.
At this moment in time the Board has not identified any exercise in
policy development which it would like this Committee to undertake. It is however, mindful of the Committee’s
willingness to become involved in such an exercise if requested.
The progress made in the delivery of the Action Plan which the
Committee was asked to scrutinise, is set out in Appendix 1 herewith.
The action plan approved by the Executive is substantially on
target. Of the 31 targets set out, (11)
were achieved on time, 2 are no longer necessary, given changes in circumstance
and of the remainder only (3) are at risk.
These (3) targets are all ones which involve administrative processes
for the benefit of elected members. The
work to develop new solutions has been undertaken, but there is a need to
consult with members before they are introduced. The targets are therefore slipped by one month.”
RELEVANT PLANS, POLICIES,
STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
To be confirmed.
None applicable
FINANCIAL, LEGAL, CRIME AND DISORDER IMPLICATIONS
None for the Council arising from this report.
APPENDICES ATTACHED
Appendix 1
BACKGROUND PAPERS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT
Agenda and notes of the Wight Leisure Project Board – 25 February 2004
Contact Point :
John Metcalfe, F 3285 e-mail [email protected]
JOHN
METCALFE
Head of Community Development and Tourism