Agenda item

Report of the Chief Executive

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) on the annual performance for 2018-2019 in respect of the progress made towards the One Coventry Plan. For each objective, the report set out the trends, actions taken, and performance metrics, to provide an objective assessment of the progress made. Appendices to the report provided a copy of the The Plan and One Coventry Performance Management Framework.

One Coventry was the narrative that described the Council’s objectives, key strategies and approaches. It included the Council’s vision and priorities; new ways of working; and core areas of activity. The One Coventry Plan set out the vision and priorities for the city: globally connected to promote the growth of a sustainable Coventry economy; locally committed to improve the quality of life of Coventry residents; working together with partners and residents to deliver priorities with fewer resources. A further Appendix to the report set out the Council’s performance management framework which detailed how the Council planned and organised its resources to achieve its vision and priorities. 

Of the 75 headline indicators, 42 indicators improved; 10 stayed the same; 15 indicators got worse; 7 indicators couldn’t be determined or there was no clear direction of travel; and progress was not available for 1 indicator. This meant that, at the end of the year, 78% of directional indicators had improved or stayed the same. This compared to 71% in 2017/2018 and 75% in 2016/2017. The report also set out how the Council was addressing equality and health inequalities.

Progress had been maintained in the context of continued and sustained reduction in the overall resources available to the Council, with resources from the Local Government Finance Settlement fallen by £113m in the period between 2010/2011 and 2018/2019. 

A further Appendix to the report set out the Council’s performance management framework which detailed how the Council planned and organised its resources to achieve its vision and priorities. 

The report had also been considered by the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee at their meeting on 17^th July 2019 (their minute 9/19 referred) and they decided that:

1)  The Council’s performance, as set out in the report, be noted.

2)  Consideration be given to including information on fly-tipping and street cleansing on a ward by ward basis on the online tool

3)  Consideration be given to including ethnicity information on the life expectancy no.10 bus route diagram in future annual performance reports

4)  In relation to Supporting Local businesses, consideration be given to the inclusion of a gender analysis of business leads in future annual performance reports

5)  The intention to include City of Culture and Climate Change in future annual performance reports be noted

6)  The Cabinet Member for City Services be requested to consider the concerns raised regarding local hotspots for fly-tipping, in particular when on privately owned land, and the use of cctv

7)  Further consideration to be given to the issues raised relating to the private rental sector housing including high rents, fuel poverty and the freeing up of student homes for local families, in conjunction with the current work on selective and additional licensing.

Further, the Committee agreed to make recommendations to the Cabinet and these were set out in a Briefing Note attached as an Appendix to the report.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:

1)  Approves the recommendations of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, as set out in an Appendix to the report, that the following points are considered for future performance reports:

a)  Consideration be given to including information on fly-tipping and street cleansing on a ward by ward basis on the online tool.

b)  Consideration be given to including ethnicity information on the life expectancy no 10 bus route diagram in future annual performance reports.

c)  In relation to Supporting Local businesses, consideration be given to the inclusion of a gender analysis of business leads in future annual performance reports.

d)  The intention to include City of Culture and Climate Change in future annual performance reports be noted.

2)  Approves the performance report.