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Quarter 3 2006/07 (October – December 2006) CARDIFF COUNCIL CYNGOR CAERDYDD EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING: 17 APRIL 2007 PERFORMANCE REPORTS - QUARTER 3 2006/07 (OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2006) REPORT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE AGENDA ITEM: 2 PORTFOLIO: CORPORATE Reason for this Report 1. This report forms part of the Council’s Performance Management Framework in bringing together progress, issues and actions for discussion and provides an opportunity to keep things on track by establishing a system of internal challenge that will ensure progress and actions that will deliver the planned outcomes. Appendix 1 attached to this report outlines the position for October to December in terms of progress against the Council’s key objectives, and the measurement of an agreed set of indicators. Background 2. The Cardiff Performance Management Framework seeks to provide an alignment between the Council’s Corporate Plan, through Service Area Business Plans, to the objectives set for individual officers. An annual report on performance is published in accordance with the Wales Programme for Improvement in the Council’s Improvement Plan. 3. The Framework involves the setting of clear performance targets, and reporting progress against these targets to Scrutiny Committees and the Executive Business Meetings to facilitate internal challenge and public discussion. 4. Performance is being reported against the Pillars:- • Economic Wellbeing • Environmental Wellbeing • Social Wellbeing • Cardiff Connections 5. For context service areas have provided their positive progress in the ‘Good News’ section under each of the objectives and a commentary on the indicators where current performance is falling or potentially will not meet the annual target by the end of Quarter 4. Page 1 of 4 Issues Economic Wellbeing 6. Overall progress against the objectives in this theme of the Corporate Plan is positive with services working towards achieving them. 7. The issues of the availability of funding and finance in general, the funding in terms of developing Cardiff as a cultural and tourism destination, the limited progress on the 21 st Century Library Strategy and the funding associated with the delivery of the Bereavement Strategy are the main areas of concern in the delivery of several of the objectives. More details are in the ‘Issues to Monitor’ and ‘Issues of Concern’ sections. 8. Progress against the Performance Indicators demonstrates that:- • 21 are likely to meet the annual target • 4 are unlikely to meet the annual target • 3 may meet the annual target. Environmental Wellbeing 9. Overall progress against the objectives in this theme of the Corporate Plan is positive with services working towards achieving them. 10. The issues of national policy on the early prison release, its impact on homelessness and the funding to implement the regeneration of local shopping centre are the main areas of concern in the delivery of the objectives. More details are in the ‘Issues to Monitor’ and ‘Issues of Concern’ sections. 11. Progress against the Performance Indicators demonstrates that:- • 15 are likely to meet the annual target • 10 are unlikely to meet the annual target • 6 may meet the annual target. Social Wellbeing 12. Overall progress against the objectives in this theme of the Corporate Plan is positive with services working towards achieving them. 13. The issues of performance levels regarding safeguarding, creating better outcome for children and educational attainment levels, the financial implications in the current climate and performance levels within Adults Services are the main areas of concern in the delivery of some of these objectives. More details are in the ‘Issues to Monitor’ and ‘Issues of Concern’ sections. Page 2 of 4 14. Progress against the Performance Indicators demonstrates that:- • 14 are likely to meet the annual target • 12 are unlikely to meet the annual target • 10 may meet the annual target • 8 state that it is inappropriate to set targets • 33 do not have targets. Cardiff Connections 15. Overall progress against the objectives in this theme of the Corporate Plan is mixed with services working towards achieving them. 16. The issues of skills, resources and retention in terms of the Communications Service, funding to deliver the Equalities Agenda, Contact Services accommodation, and access to buildings are the main areas of concern in the delivery of several of the objectives. More details are in the ‘Issues to Monitor’ and ‘Issues of Concern’ sections. 17. Progress against the Performance Indicators demonstrates that:- • 4 are likely to meet the annual target • 10 are unlikely to meet the annual target • 1 may meet the annual target • 6 do not have targets. Improvements 18. Work is currently underway to establish the accuracy of the information provided specifically in relation to the National Strategic Indicators. This work is being undertaken by the Performance, Change and Efficiency Team together with the Internal Audit Team and is intended to give a level of confidence regarding these indicators by the end of the current financial year (2006/07) prior to submission to the Local Government Data Unit, the Wales Audit Office and the Welsh Assembly Government . Scrutiny Consideration 19. This report has been considered by the Environment Scrutiny Committee on 6 March 2007, the Community and Adult Scrutiny Committee on 7 March 2007 and the Policy Review and Performance Committee on 28 March 2007. The views of each of the Scrutiny Committees are attached at Appendix 2. Reasons for Recommendations 20. As part of the ongoing development of Performance Management within the Council, the reports to the Executive form an important internal challenge to the progress made against the key objectives in the Corporate Plan and the associated performance of service areas. Page 3 of 4 Legal Implications 21. There are no legal implications directly arising from this report. Financial Implications 22. There are no financial implications directly arising from this report. RECOMMENDATIONS The Executive is recommended to note:- (1) the information contained in the Performance Reports for Quarter 3 2006/07 (October – December 2006); (2) the overview of performance as context of the Council’s improvement. BYRON DAVIES Chief Executive 2 April 2007 The following Appendices are attached:- Appendix 1 Progress against Objectives - Quarter 3 2006/07 and Performance Indicators – Quarter 3 2006/07 Appendix 2 Letters from Scrutiny Committees. Page 4 of 4 PERFORMANCE REPORT Appendix 1 Economic QUARTER 3 - 2006/07 Develop options for a creative industries quarter, with site requirements agreed and site appraisals produced by September 2006. Good News • A range of options to take forward the Hub have been discussed and a focus on Dumballs Road regeneration offers a good opportunity to link to a music venue hub with a range of creative businesses around this. • In addition new proposals for the creative industry faculty of University of Glamorgan afford the opportunity to consider a peripheral city centre site on a main transportation route to the city. • Creative industry action plan is now complete and will feed into the emerging new economic development strategy for the city. Progress the delivery of high quality conference facilities by identifying a suitable site to develop a city centre conference and exhibitions centre through private sector partnership in line with criteria set in the 2004 Conference Development Needs Study by August 2008. Good News Site options appraisal completed. Produce a plan by December 2006, setting out a series of events, sports competitions, marketing and promotional actions to promote the social, wellbeing and economic opportunities made available to Cardiff in supporting the 2012 Olympics and seek to become one of the key ‘host’ cities for this major UK event. Good News Plan to be prepared by March 2007. Develop and build on Cardiff’s economic position by developing and implementing a new “Competitive Cardiff” Economic Framework for 2006-2011 by November 2006. Good News Draft Economic Strategy published for consultation on 22 December 2006 - responses requested by 31 January 2007. Final version due to be considered by EBM on 5 April 2007. 14 Value added projects confirmed to be taken forward in quarter 3 against a target of 9. Confirmation that the SME Financial Assistance Scheme is to be extended until March 2008. G24I – Currently exploring opportunities with Cardiff University and Techniquest in setting up a Wentloog Environmental Centre on the G24I site. Cardiff Business Services company visits have already passed 50 company visits, it is envisaged that the target of 80 company visits will be exceeded. Financial monitoring is continuing and budget being kept in line with current efficiency saving environment Page 1 of 52 PERFORMANCE REPORT Economic Progress options for an International Business Park to serve the city and region to encourage high growth, knowledge intensive sectors through the commissioning of studies to ascertain best practice in the UK and Europe by September 2006. Good News Planning application for Prestige / International Business Park submitted. Benchmarking study developed by DTZ is now complete. Further detailed study detailing demand and need for such a facility within the region is being considered. Strengthen links between the regional labour market and Cardiff economy by progressing the establishment a new skills vehicle by December 2006. Good News Capital Investment Skills and Recruitment group is taking forward the co-ordination of skills and labour with demand issues. Private-Public Sector partnership in response to major projects such as SD2 and ISV-model will be extended to other major investment projects. In particular a direct response vehicle is planned for major regeneration sites and this is now in place at ISV. Work on a regional skills centre with RCT continues to be explored. Learning for prosperity partnership being developed to build on the achievements of the capital earning initiative. Development on learning skills and work, particularly in association with schools is being developed in detail and a funding bid has been made to be considered by Executive next month.
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