200.
MINUTES
RESOLVED :
THAT the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 12 March 2003 be confirmed.
201.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no interests declared at this stage.
202.
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
Questions were put to the Chairman as follows :
Mrs V Lawson (on behalf of Cyclewight) asked a question
concerning the cycleway at Medham (PQ5/03)
Mr P Cave asked a question regarding the Car Parking Places Order 2003 (PQ6/03). C and P Lambert asked a question regarding the Car Parking Places Order 2003 (PQ7/03). These were taken immediately before consideration of the item.
Copies of the questions and replies given are contained in
the Public Question Register.
203.
REPORT OF THE DEPUTY LEADER
(a)
Comprehensive Performance Assessment – Improvement Plan
(including District Auditors Annual Audit Letter Response and Code of Practice
Assessment Plan
Consideration was given to the approval of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment Improvement Plan. The Plan outlined the actions that would be taken in regard to the five priority areas identified in consultation with the Audit Commission.
The Improvement Plan included an amendment to the Best
Value Review Programme, the Code of Audit Practice Assessment Action Plan,
which addressed the way the Council
managed its resources and the response to
the District Auditors Annual Audit Letter.
The report advised that the majority of actions
identified in the Plan could be met from within existing resources with the
exception of the development of a customer centred culture across the Council.
The cost of this initiative and any other additional costs would have to be
dealt with through the Council’s resource prioritisation framework
Members appreciated
that the issues raised needed to be addressed corporately and supported the
view that quarterly reports reviewing progress would be considered by the
Executive.
RESOLVED :
(i)
THAT the Comprehensive Performance Assessment Improvement Plan
attached as Appendix
1 to the report be approved
(ii)
THAT the Code of Audit
Practice Assessment – Action Plan as attached as Appendix 2 to the report be approved
(iii)
THAT the response
to the District Auditors Annual Audit Letter as attached as Appendix 3 to
the report be approved
(b)
Developing a Performance Management Framework
Details of proposals to establish a
corporate performance management framework for the Council were reported. The introduction
of an improved means to ensure that the Council had the monitoring,
service planning and decision-making mechanisms in place, so it could deliver
its priorities and targets had been
identified through the recent Comprehensive Performance Assessment inspection.
Members believed that performance management would become part of
everyday practice and it would involve staff at all levels.
RESOLVED :
THAT the programme outlined in Appendix 1 attached to
the report be approved.
204.
PROPOSED
REDEVELOPMENT - POLARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME FOR A MIXED SCHEME OF SPECIALISED RESIDENTIAL
ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
(Mrs B Lawson declared a personal interest as a council appointed representative on the Isle of Wight Society for the Blind).
The Portfolio Holders for Resources and Social Services and Housing advised members that, as a result of new information released from the Housing Corporation in terms of capital funding, the report had been withdrawn for further consideration.
RESOLVED :
THAT the report be withdrawn for further consideration
205.
OJECTIONS TO THE CAR PARKING PLACES ORDER 2003
A number of public questions were asked orally at the meeting.
The Portfolio Holder for Transport
reminded members that the Executive in January had resolved to rationalise car parking charges
across the Island. This had now been advertised and comments that had been
received were reported to the Executive.
The local member and Chairman of the Environment and Transport Select
Committee addressed the Executive. It
was reported that the idea of a free afternoons parking in one car park in each
of the main towns would remain.
RESOLVED :
THAT the Order
be approved as advertised and that an amended Order be introduced which made no
provision for charging on Sundays for on street parking in Newport
206.
MEMBERS’ QUESTION TIME
Questions were put to the Chairman as follows :
Mr J Effemey asked a question in relation to car park
charges at Cowes Parade and Mornington Road (MQ 10/03)
Copies of the questions and replies given are contained in
the Members' Question Register.
CHAIRMAN