Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Open Spaces and noted that the Open Spaces Department Business Plan 2013-16 was approved by the Open Spaces and City Garden Committee on the 8th April 2014. Members noted that significant progress had been made against a number of projects this year. There had also been successes in non-capital projects, with significant progress being made in integrating Burnham Beeches and City Commons, the introduction of a land category board and in the role out the identity.

Discussions ensued regarding the usefulness of specific information such as indicators within the finance management and customer satisfaction sections. Officers informed Members that the business plan reported to the Committee at their last meeting highlighted the need for further work to be undertaken in relation to KPIs to ensure that they were a useful and accurate reflection of the work of the department.

Resolved – that the business plan be received.