(a)

his remit was to work with the four Scrutiny panels and the Co-operative Scrutiny Board to co-ordinate scrutiny of the Transformation Programme;

(b)

the GAME Transformation Programme did not fit in with the remit of Ambitious Plymouth;

(c)

the Co-operative Scrutiny Board would review the plan for the scrutiny of the Transformation Programme at the meeting on 23 April 2014;

(d)

all Scrutiny panels would receive their Transformation Programme presentation by 23 April 2014;

(e)

the problems that the programme needed to address were –

·         the need to accelerate and co-ordinate economic growth and housing delivery within the city whilst incentives remained;

·         financial imperatives, reducing financial envelope in which to deliver services, whilst improving quality;

·         a range of services that were designed around service provision rather than customer need with varying degrees of service quality to the citizen;

·         lack of customer data, capability and skills to introduce commercialism across the council thus not maximising revenue;

(f)

the overall aims of the programme were –

·         an increase in income and a reduction in expenditure;

·         an increase in sustainable income streams from new homes and businesses;

·         an increase in investment in Plymouth;

·         an increase in sustainable income streams from charged and commercialised services;

·         more efficient use of and increased revenue from, corporate and commercial estate;

·         an improvement in the quality delivery of front line services at reduced cost;

·         an increase in employment opportunities, reduced dependency on benefits and increased local economic activity;

·         an enhanced reputation for growth and opportunity;

(g)

specific projects included in the programme were –

·         Growth and Assets – the encompassing of existing and future economic and housing development within the programme to ensure delivery;

·         Municipal Enterprise – an umbrella term for a range of projects.  This includes the review, development and delivery of the new street service, the development of new delivery models and the new/enhanced commercial focus to existing and future service provision;

o   waste collection reorganisation;

o   commercialism – to include the expansion of commercial waste;

o   category management – fleet services;

o   street services review;

(h)

specific issues excluded from the programme included –

·         facilities management;

·         commercial activity from Children’s and Adults services;

(i)

substantial financial benefits were anticipated during the course of the programme;

(j)

there were a number of key desired non-financial benefits/outcomes which included –

·         the growth of partnerships within the city and beyond the city boundaries;

·         support for the building of 2000 new houses to support the population;

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