Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members received the actions log and, during the discussion, the following points were noted:

a)    In reference to Action 2022-1: Lodges: Income Generation. Officers indicated the lodges in Epping Forest would be included in the project plan going to Committee in September and several condition surveys had been carried out on lodges to understand capital funding requirements to help prioritise the backlog of work.

b)    Officers reported on the workshops that had been held, in relation to Action 2023-2: Target Operating Model Review, to collect staff feedback; the feedback would be reviewed by the end of the Summer, early Autumn, and Officers would make some recommendations to the Committee.

c)     It was confirmed that Action 2023-3: The Warren Battery Storage Facility Introduction had been installed and completed.

d)    Officers confirmed there was now wi-fi at Coulsdon Common and Action 2023-4: Digital Enablement had been completed.

e)    In relation to Action 2023-5: Corporate Plan and Strategies, Officers explained the related Committee Business Plan needed to come to Committee in the Autumn.

f)      Officers provided an update on Action 2024-7: Funding, explaining that specific targets and priority areas would be identified, drafted and once agreed by the Committee, would be incorporated into the five-year business plan. The Chairman suggested merging actions relating to income generation and project prioritisation and the action plan.

g)    Officers reported that a full, detailed risk register would be presented to Committee in September, in reference to Action 2024-8: Risk Management; the Chairman confirmed that Sub-Action 1 could be closed.

h)    The Committee received an update on Action 2024-9: Phone-In Reporting Service by Officers who informed that they were investigating services and making comparisons; further information would be provided at the next Committee meeting.

i)      On Action 2024-11: The Commons, Officers indicated a paper on apprenticeships would be coming to Committee in September and would provide information on why numbers on trees did not correspond with the ancient tree forum’s numbers.