Agenda item
COUNCIL PRIORITIES REVIEW
The Committee will receive an interactive presentation on the council priorities review.
Minutes:
The Head of Performance, Policy and Partnerships gave a presentation on the review of Council priorities. Members of the Committee were informed that –
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the purpose of the presentation was to remind Area Committees and customers of the council’s Corporate Improvement Priorities (CIPs);
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the CIPs were due to be revisited and the council was endeavouring to get views from all Area Committees to inform next year’s priorities;
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the comments and opinions taken from this Area Committee would be considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board when scrutinising the budget and priorities for 2010/11; |
Members of the Committee and members of the public were then asked to indicate, via a show of hands, if the council should “do more”, “keep it up” or “do less” within nine key areas identified by the council which it believed were most relevant to customers. The result was as follows –
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(Q.1) |
I want you to provide better and more affordable housing? |
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A. Do more |
3 |
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B. Keep it up |
0 |
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C. Do less
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0 |
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I want you to provide more culture and leisure facilities? |
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A. Do more |
8 |
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B. Keep it up |
0 |
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C. Do less
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0 |
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(Q.3) |
I want you to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour? |
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A. Do more |
5 |
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B. Keep it up |
0 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.4) |
I want you to keep me informed and involved in local issues? |
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A. Do more |
3 |
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B. Keep it up |
4 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.5) |
I want you to work on providing better value for money? |
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A. Do more |
7 |
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B. Keep it up |
0 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.6) |
I want you to help older people live independently? |
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A. Do more |
6 |
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B. Keep it up |
1 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.7) |
We want cleaner streets? |
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A. Do more |
9 |
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B. Keep it up |
0 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.8) |
I want you to raise achievement in our schools and colleges? |
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A. Do more |
7 |
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B. Keep it up |
1 |
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C. Do less |
0
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(Q.9) |
I want you to make it easier to get around Plymouth? |
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A. Do more |
8 |
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B. Keep it up |
1 |
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C. Do less |
0 |
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during question two members of the public commented that -
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there should be more cultural and leisure activities available in both the Ham and St Budeaux wards;
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there should have been a specific question about the provision of leisure and cultural activities for young people;
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it was commented, during question three, that some partners could do more, particularly in the area of ASB;
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a member of the public felt that the questions were vague, particularly when using words such as achievement in schools or colleges, as this was viewed to be too subjective;
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there were no questions specific to parking; this was a serious issue specifically for residents of St Budeaux. |
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Other comments made during the Priorities discussion were, as follows –
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the council’s Capital Programme had prioritised the section on schools over the past year, with significant resources being spent on this area. |
The Head of Performance, Policy and Partnership was thanked for his attendance.
Resolved that the results of the feedback from all Area Committee’s would be brought back to a future meeting of the Committee.