Issue - meetings

Members of the Board considered the Improvement Plan Exception report for May 2008, together with the corrective action being taken as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

There were concerns raised regarding the delays with implementing contractor procurement framework for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs).  It was explained that one reason for the delays was unresolved joint procurement issues in relation to the Care and Repair Agency located in Redditch.

There was a detailed discussion around specific parts of the Exception Report for May 2008 Improvement Plan including Value for Money, Modernisation and Community Influence.

In light of the fact that the final exception report was due the following month, the Board also considered retrospectively the 2007/08 Improvement Plan, ahead of the introduction of the new Improvement Plan 2008/09. 

The Chairman commented that if Members had any specific questions in relation to Longbridge, they should be directed to the Executive Director - Partnerships and Projects.

RESOLVED:

(a)    that the Assistant Chief Executive be requested to submit a report to the next meeting of the Board in August explaining the issues surrounding CP7 Community Influence;

(b)    that the revisions to the Improvement Plan Exception report and the corrective action being taken be noted;

(c)     that it be noted that for the 106 actions highlighted for May within the plan, 81.1% of the Improvement Plan is on target (green), 3.8% is one month behind (amber), 7.55% is over one month behind and 7.55% of actions had been rescheduled (or suspended) with approval; and

(d)    that the progress made against all the actions scheduled in the 2007/08 Improvement Plan be noted.

RECOMMENDED that the relevant Portfolio Holder and Strategic Housing Manager be requested to commence discussions with the Care and Repair Agency and review the Service Level Agreement (SLA) to ensure it is robust.