Isle of Wight Council Forward Plan – November 2002 to February 2003

The Forward Plan is a list of all matters that are due to be considered by the Executive over the next four months. This will be updated at the beginning of each month.

Anticipated date of decision	Nature and Short Description of Decision to be Taken	Decision Maker	Consultees and when Consultation is to Take Place	Consultation Method	Background papers and Relevant Documents	Electoral Division	Lead Officer	Portfolio Holder
05/11/2002	Disposal of Freehold Reversion of the Safeway Site, South Street, Newport	Executive	Portfolio Holder	Meetings	Capital Programme and Asset Management - Acquisition and Disposal of Assets, Executive report 16/7/02	Newport North Mr A Tiltman	David Lovell	Mr R Barry Resources
05/11/2002	Approving as Planning guidance the Urban Land Capacity Study - estimating potential "brown field" sites for development.	Executive	Building Industry and Developers and similar stakeholders and members of the public.	Letter and public advertisement	Economic Development, Planning and Tourism Select Committee and Executive papers.	All	Wendy Perera	Mrs B Lawson Agenda 21 and Countryside
05/11/2002	Review of the Isle of Wight Festival	Executive	Local Residents, Agencies involved in delivery	Letters	Report to Executive 13/11/01, Report to Select Committee 22/8/02	All	Annie Horne	Mrs M Jarman Leisure Services
05/11/2002	To agree a Renewable Energy Strategy for the Island	Executive	General Public, businesses and Environment Groups since April 2001	Workshops and Community Meetings	Analysis of potential Renewable Resources on the Island, various Government Regulations and guidance and surveys.	All	Angela Mawle	Mrs B Lawson Agenda 21 and Countryside
05/11/2002	Revised Contract for Delivery of Economic Development Services by the Isle of Wight Economic Partnership	Executive	Select Committee, Directors	Meetings and Correspondence	Previous Service Level Agreements, Best Value Report	All	John Bentley	Mr H Rees EU and Regional
05/11/2002	Externalisation of Wight Leisure	Executive and then Council	Economic, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services Select Committee	Letters	Various files	All	John Metcalf	Mrs M Jarman Leisure Services
05/11/2002	Budget Monitoring Report	Executive	All budget holders	Meetings and memos	Budget reports	All	Paul Wilkinson	Mr R Barry Resources
05/11/2002	Request to Waive Contract Standing Orders - Creation of CD Rom for Recruitment of Teachers	Executive	Directors Group, Headteachers Groups, Medway Council	Meetings and Correspondence	None	All	Kim Johnson	Mrs J Wareham Education and Com Dev
05/11/2002	Service Level Agreement on the development of sustainable tourism	Executive	Island 2000	Meetings	Best Value Review of Tourism Services Select Committee Report 24/6/02	All	John Metcalf	Mrs M Jarman Leisure Services
05/11/2002	Fairway Park, The Fairway, Lake	Executive	Lake Parish Council, Local Member	Meetings and Correspondence	Executive 15/2/01 and 30/7/02	All	Tony Flower	Mr R Barry Resources
05/11/2002	Implementing E Government	Executive and then Council	Directors Group	Meetings	None	All	John Clack	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	To agree a new format for reports to the Executive	Executive	Members of the Executive and Officers	Meetings	Current report format	All	John Lawson	Mrs S Smart Leader
19/11/2002	The Council's Procurement Strategy	Executive	Procurement Strategy Group, Directors Board, Resources Select Committee	Meetings	Procurement Strategy	All	Bob Streets	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	Energy Conservation Grants (suspension of Standing Orders)	Executive	Agenda 21 Process, Officer Groups	Meetings	Energy Efficiency Utility Regulations, Government Energy Efficiency Commitment Paper	All	Peter Griffiths	Mr R Mazillius Social Services and Housing
19/11/2002	Relate - Variation of Service Level Agreement	Executive	Relate	Correspondence	Service Level Agreement with Relate Solent 2002/05.	All	John Bentley	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	The Brenda James Trust Deed	Executive	Solicitors dealing with the estate of Brenda James	Correspondence	The Trust Deed, Management Annex	All	John Metcalf	Mrs J Wareham Education and Com Dev
19/11/2002	Acquisition of New School Playing Field, Kitbridge Middle School	Executive	School and School Governors, Strategic Director of Education and Community Development. Adjoining land owners	Correspondence and meetings with consultees	Personnel and Sourcing: 19/1/2000 16/12/99, 19/11/98 and 16/7/97	Parkhurst Mr G Price	Tony Flower	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme	Executive	Freedom of Information Working Group	Meetings	Publication Scheme	All	Justin Thorne	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	Bereavement Services Improvements	Executive	Task Group, Fire and Public Safety Select Committee, Parochial Church Council	Meetings	Minutes of Task Group meetings; Crematorium and Cemetery regulations; Bereavement Services Best Value Review; Bereavement Services	All	Rob Owen	Mr D Knowles Fire and Consumer Protection
19/11/2002	Beaulieu	Executive	Current Parents of Beaulieu, Parent Groups, Users of Service, NHS Health Trust, Primary Care Trust, St Mary's Hospital, Social	On-Going	Executive 18/1/01, 23/4/02, 10/9/02 and Select Committee	All	Jimmy Doyle	Mr R Mazillius Social Services and Housing
19/11/2002	Best Value Review of Beaches and Esplanades	Executive	Directors Group, Town and Parish Councils, Beach Commissionaires	Surveys, MORI	Best Value Review Report, Select Committee, Appraisal Group	All	Adrian Niemiec	Mrs M Jarman Leisure Services
19/11/2002	To agree an Environment Management Policy	Executive	Internal Staff	Questionnaires	Agenda 21 and Government Guidance	All	Angela Mawle	Mrs B Lawson Agenda 21 and Countryside
19/11/2002	Land and Property asset auditing ICT project	Executive	Internal staff	Interviews	ICT Strategy	All	Tony Flower	Mr R Barry Resources
19/11/2002	Tourist Information ICT project	Executive	Internal Staff and Tourism Industry	Interviews and questionnaire	Tourism Project files	All	Barbara Milton	Mrs M Jarman Leisure Services
19/11/2002	New policies and procedures required under the Homelessness Act 2002.	Executive	Housing Associations through the Common Housing Register	Meetings	Homelessness Act 2002 and code of guidance	All	Chris Binnie	Mr R Mazillius Social Services and Housing
03/12/2002	Results of Bonchurch Ground Investigations	Executive	Residents and Bonchurch Community Association	Correspondence, Visits and Presentation	Halcrow reports	Ventnor East Mrs B Lawson	Robin McInnes	Mrs B Lawson Agenda 21 and Countryside
03/12/2002	Revenue Support Grant draft settlement and budget update.	Executive	Service Managers - depending on when information available from Government.	Memo and meetings	Advice from Government	All	John Pulsford	Mr R Barry Resources
03/12/2002	Review of Financial Regulations	Executive	Heads of Service	Questionnaire	Existing Financial Regulations	All	Bob Streets	Mr R Barry Resources
03/12/2002	Six month review of Contract Standing Orders.	Executive	Internal Staff	Correspondence	Existing Contract Standing Orders	All	Bob Streets	Mr R Barry Resources
03/12/2002	Proposed Local Cycle Way Link, Medam, Cowes	Executive	Members and Officers	Correspondence	None	Northwood Mr R Mazillius	Tony Flower	Mr R Barry Resources
03/12/2002	Fairer Charging	Executive	User Groups, Supporting People, Home Care Providers, Volunteer Agencies	Meetings and Correspondence	Fairer Charging Policy	All	Dawn Cousins	Mr R Mazillius Social Services and Housing
03/12/2002	To regulairse Resident Parking Schemes for Island Residents	Executive	Yet to be determined	Yet to be determined.	Select Committee Work Plan	All	Steve Matthews	Mr E Fox Transport
03/12/2002	To regularise the County Parking (Places) Order	Executive	Yet to be determined.	Yet to be determined	Previous reports to the Executive on the Car Parking Order	All	Steve Matthews	Mr E Fox Transport
03/12/2002	Park and Ride Schemes for Cowes and Newport (and possibly Ryde)	Executive	BAE systems and other Departments of the Council	Meetings and correspondence	Report to the Executive in February re Capital Programme	All	Steve Matthews	Mr E Fox Transport
03/12/2002	Annual Accounts - Pension Fund	Executive	The Investment Panel	Meetings	Yet to be Determined	All	John Pulsford	Mr R Barry Resources
03/12/2002	Fire and Rescue Service Premises Strategy	Executive	Fire and Public Safety Select Committee	Meetings	Fire and Public Safety Select Committee 18 March 2002	All	Richard Hards	Mr D Knowles Fire and Consumer Protection
03/12/2002	Coast Protection Scheme and Study Approvals - Coast Protection Act 1949	Executive	All Coastal Stakeholders, Statutory Consultees	Correspondence and Meetings	IW Shoreline Management Plan', IW Council/Halcrow, 1997 'Steephill Cove Phase 2, Preliminary Report' Royal Haskoning, 2002.	All	Robin McInnes	Mrs B Lawson Agenda 21 and Countryside
03/12/2002	Change in Legislation relating to Discounts in Council Tax on Second Homes	Executive	Resources Select Committee 21/8/02	Meeting	Consultation paper from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions.	All	Mike Toney	Mr R Barry Resources
17/12/2002	Corporate Plan - Annual Action Statement	Executive and then Council	All staff and stakeholders	Meetings and correspondence	Executive reports	All	John Bentley	Mr P Harris Deputy Leader
17/12/2002	Impacts of Climate Change	Executive	SCOPAC, Isle of Wight Coastal Visitors Centre, International Conference on Instability	meetings and presentations	Government Guidance and reports, Summary report for SCOPAC, Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change	Ventnor East Mrs B Lawson	Robin McInnes	Mr R Barry Resources
17/12/2002	Customer Relations Management ICT project	Executive	Internal staff and public (via the Best Value Method)	Interviews	ICT Strategy	All	David Price	Mr R Barry Resources
17/12/2002	Document Imaging Report - ICT Project	Executive	Internal staff	Interviews	ICT Strategy	All	David Price	Mr R Barry Resources
15/01/2003	ICT Requirements for the Fire and Rescue Service	Executive	Project team / Board	Meetings with Managers and Users	Project Plan	All	Richard Hards	Mr D Knowles Fire and Consumer Protection
15/01/2003	2nd Budget Monitoring Report	Executive	Budget Holders	Meetings and Memo	Budget reports	All	Paul Wilkinson	Mr R Barry Resources
15/01/2003	Licensing Policy	Executive and then Council	Members of Licensing Panel and Chairman of Fire and Public Safety Select Committee and Chairman of Environment and Transport Se	Meeting	Current Licensing Policies	All	John Murphy	Mr D Knowles Fire and Consumer Protection
15/01/2003	Vision for Newport - Key Priorities for the Development of Newport	Executive	Stakeholders and Resources Select Committee	Meeting	Resources Select Committee - 24 January 2002	All Newport area	Alistair Drain	Mr R Barry Resources
15/01/2003	To agree the Council Tax Base for 2003-04.	Executive and then Council	None	None	Yet to be determined.	All	John Pulsford	Mr R Barry Resources
15/01/2003	Highways Capital Programme 2003/2004	Executive and then Council	None	None	Local Transport Plan, GOSE settlement letter	All	Steve Matthews	Mr E Fox Transport
15/01/2003	2nd Three monthly review of Best Value	Executive	Service Providers	Meetings	Best Value statistics	All	John Vosper	Mr P Harris Deputy Leader
12/02/2003	To agree the Council's budget for 2003-04	Executive and then Council	All service heads, users and Select Committees	Meetings, press and other feedback	Yet to be determined	All	John Pulsford	Mrs S Smart Leader
12/02/2003	2nd Report on Licensing Policy	Executive and then Council	Members of Licensing Panel, Chairman of Fire and Public Safety and Environment and Transport	Meetings	Current Licensing Policies	All	John Murphy	Mr D Knowles Fire and Consumer Protection
12/02/2003	Partnership Arrangements for the Provision of Highway Services	Executive	None	None	Presentation from Warwick Business School	All	Steve Matthews	Mr E Fox Transport