Agenda item

Actions, Achievements and Update Report

To consider the attached report of the Acting South East Area Manager providing an update on actions and achievements around the Area Delivery Plan priorities since the previous meeting and providing information on current projects that the Area Management Team are working on.

 

(Executive Function)

Decision:

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report and appendices be noted.

(b)  That the decision agreed in principle at the East (Outer) Area Committee meeting on 8th December 2009 to award £82,914 for a 3 year post of Community Environment Support Officer for Swarcliffe from Swarcliffe PFI credits be ratified.

(c)  That the decision agreed in the Well Being report (23rd March 2010) to provide an additional Community Environment Support Officer in Outer East be noted and that as Area Committee funding is year on year, that an ‘in principle’ agreement to fund the post for 3 years be also noted.

(d)  That the deployment of Community Environment Support Officers in Outer East be agreed as follows:

·  1 post to cover Halton Moor & Osmondthorpe;

·  .25 of a post to cover the remainder of Temple Newsam (with flexibility built into the Halton Moor post to help out in the rest of Temple Newsam if required);

·  .75 of a post to cover Cross Gates & Whinmoor;

·  .75 of a post to cover Garforth & Swillington;

·  .75 of a post to cover Kippax & Metley;

·  1 post for Swarcliffe (funded from PFI credits – geographically restricted).

 

Minutes:

The Acting South East Area Manager submitted a report which provided Members with details of actions and achievements of the Area Management Team relating to priorities and work of the Area Committee since the last meeting in February 2010.  The report also provided an update on issues relating to the work of the Area Management Team.

 

Keith Lander, Acting Area Manager, presented the report.  Graham Wilson, Head of Environmental Action and Parking and Paul Spandler, Acting Service Manager, Environmental Services, were also in attendance to respond to Members’ queries on Community Environment Support Officers (CESOs).

 

The Head of Environmental Action and Parking advised Members that CESOs would be managed through Environmental Services and that himself and the Acting Service Manager had direct links to the CESOs.  He advised that CESOs would attend the community forums and there would be a named individual associated with individual localities.

 

The Area Management Officer advised the Committee that Aire Valley Homes had agreed to contribute funding towards 0.5 of a CESO post in Swarcliffe.  

 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report and appendices be noted.

(b)  That the decision agreed in principle at the East (Outer) Area Committee meeting on 8th December 2009 to award £82,914 for a 3 year post of Community Environment Support Officer for Swarcliffe from Swarcliffe PFI credits be ratified.

(c)  That the decision agreed in the Well Being report (23rd March 2010) to provide an additional Community Environment Support Officer in Outer East be noted and that as Area Committee funding is year on year, that an ‘in principle’ agreement to fund the post for 3 years be also noted.

(d)  That the deployment of Community Environment Support Officers in Outer East be agreed as follows:

·  1 post to cover Halton Moor & Osmondthorpe;

·  .25 of a post to cover the remainder of Temple Newsam (with flexibility built into the Halton Moor post to help out in the rest of Temple Newsam if required);

·  .75 of a post to cover Cross Gates & Whinmoor;

·  .75 of a post to cover Garforth & Swillington;

·  .75 of a post to cover Kippax & Methley;

·  1 post for Swarcliffe (funded from PFI credits – geographically restricted).

 

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