(a)

recommendation 1 – the Board queried whether adequate work had been undertaken in identifying external funding sources for both revenue and capital which were available to the Council and whether a statement listing the levels of funding could be incorporated into the corporate finance monitoring reports;

(b)

recommendation 2 – the Board considered that with the enormous amount of knowledge and expertise that had been gained through the development of the Plymouth Plan this should be commercialised in order to provide a consultancy offer to other local authorities;

(c)

recommendation 3 –  whilst the Board heard that targeted services were being integrated (complete care plans which looked at the services that would be required from birth to the end of life);  it considered that further work was required in order to ensure the greatest impact for the most vulnerable children and young people, including those on the edge of care;

(d)

recommendation 4 – the Board heard that any reduction in the police budget which resulted in the number of police officers and police community support officers being cut would have an adverse effect on people feeling safe in their communities;  work would need to be re-prioritised to ensure that people felt safe;

(e)

recommendation 5 –the Board raised concerns at the lack of integration regarding the number of ‘community hubs’ relating in particular to health and social care, children’s services and changes to policing;

(f)

recommendation 6 – the Board raised concerns at the results of the 2015 staff survey; in mitigation it heard that the survey had been

conducted during a major period of change and whilst several services had been subject to service reviews; the Board considered that the acceleration of the  development of a strategic four year Workforce and Organisational Development Plan would set out clear objectives for the development of staff ensuring that staff had the right skills, capabilities and expertise;

(g)

recommendation 7 – the Board queried the lack of consistent communications across all wards (particularly in relation to ‘have your say’ meetings); whilst it was recognised that a ‘one size’ model was not suitable for all wards, the lack of a consistent approach affected how councillors were able to effectively engage with residents;

(h)

recommendation 8 – the Board heard that in order to generate income, the Council needed to be more focused on commercial projects (projects had commenced such as the maintenance of Amey’s fleet); the establishment of a central commercial team would help to drive through this change within the organisation; the Board considered that through  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.