Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

Presented by the Housing and Customer Services Portfolio Holder

The Housing and Customer Services Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He advised Members that the Strategy would provide a service and financial planning framework for the next five years and that it was a key part in the process to the take the Property Service function to a higher level of performance following the decision to keep it in house. He highlighted the key priorities for the service and that it was hoped that the service would have a key role to play in delivering an income by looking at the Council’s assets, which included acquiring new ones and disposing of poorly performing ones, and, once developed, selling the facilities Management Service to others. He advised that a summary of the land and property assets was included in appendix 1. He congratulated officers on a very good piece of work.

Councillor A Woodman stated that he was pleased to see reference to energy efficiency within the report and that there were opportunities for charging points in car parks.

It was moved by Councillor R D Bayliss, seconded by Councillor R Blunt  and

RESOLVED THAT:

The Corporate Asset Management Strategy 2019 – 2024, attached as appendix 1 to the report be approved.

Reason for decision: To adopt the Strategy as a framework within which we will manage our corporate property assets and associated services for the next 5 years.