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Performance Management and Review Committee - 2 March 2010
Time: 7.30pm

Place: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines

1. APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for non attendance.
2. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

To receive any disclosure of interests from members in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.
3. MINUTES

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2009 (Word 66kb) and the minutes of the joint meeting of the two Scrutiny Committees held on 16 February 2010

4. CALL IN OF EXECUTIVE DECISIONS

No decisions have been called in for review.
5. OUTCOME OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CABINET

To note that the Cabinet at a special meeting held on 18 February 2010 considered and endorsed  the recommendations of the Joint Scrutiny Outline Budget Strategy Task Group, incorporating the amendments made by the Joint meeting of the two Scrutiny Committees.
6. ECONOMIC DOWN TURN IN SPELTHORNE

To continue the arrangements for Committee members to receive an update on the economic downturn. The following is an update on the Small Business Rate  Relief Scheme (SBRR)

  • At Spelthorne we have 398 ratepayers who qualify for Small Business Rates Relief as at 090309
  • 341 qualify for a % reduction from 1% to 50% depending on the Rateable Value
  • 57 pay at the lower Small Business Rates multiplier
  • All small businesses at Ashford, Sunbury, Shepperton have now been visited
  • As at 01.02.10 SBRR has increased to 481
  • 397 qualify for a % reduction
  • 84 pay at lower Small Business Rates multiplier
Staines and Stanwell to be visited February and March prior to annual billing
7. PROVISION OF ELDERLY SERVICES

To receive a presentation from the Assistant Chief Executive, Liz Borthwick on the provision of elderly services within the borough. To assist in the discussion arrangements have been made for representatives from Surrey County Council, Age Concern and Cameo to attend the meeting to discuss what provisions their service provide.

8. MANAGEMENT OF ORDINARY WATERCOURSES IN SPELTHORNE

To consider the attached (Word 57kb) report of the Assistant Chief Executive on the policy on watercourse management in the Borough.
9. FINANCIAL ISSUES  
  1. Revenue Monitoring Report (Word 98kb)
    To consider the attached report of the Chief Finance Officer.
  2. Capital Monitoring Report (Word 49kb)
    Appendices (Excel 70kb)
    To consider the attached report of the Chief Finance Officer
10. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION – KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

This is the second year of the new national indicators. The attached (Pdf 527kb) table shows the outturn figures for all the indicators listed in the Corporate Plan and (where applicable) shows performance against last year.

Should any Member have a detailed question on any of the attached performance indictors, please contact Bob Coe, Assistant Chief Executive on 01784 446257, e-mail r.coe@spelthorne.gov.uk before the meeting and we will endeavour to have a full explanation provided to the meeting.
11. COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME

The Committee is requested to consider the attached draft work programme (Word 32kb), in particular to agree the issues to be considered at the next meeting.

12. CABINET FORWARD PLAN

At the request of the Chairman to consider the current Cabinet Forward Plan (Copy Attached)  
13. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

If any member wishes to raise an issue at the meeting could you please notify the Chairman, Councillor Miss P. Broom 24 hours prior to the meeting, otherwise the request may not be accepted