SLIDE 1
Performance Management 2018 / 19: Quarter 3
Communities and Housing Committee Director For Communities
SLIDE 2 Business Performance Housing Services
- Business Plan actions and KPIs to target
- delivery of new houses as set out in the SHIP (75% / 45%)
- 29 complete – Tom na Ba (4); Back Care Unit (3); MacKenzie
Avenue (22)
- 64 on-site – Corran Cismul (6); Cleascro Rd (10); Stag Rd (12);
Melbost Farm (28); Tarbert Police House (8)
- 8 appraisal stage – Tolsta (4); Garrabost (2); Lionel (2)
- 157 planning stage – Balivanich (10); Breasclate (10); Horgabost
(4); Goathill Farm (126); Garynamonie (4); Torlum (2); Winfield (1)
- feasibility studies
- next round of studies being drawn up
- 6 sites proposed by Grazing’s Committees
- new “Call for Sites” advertised in early February
SLIDE 3 Business Performance Consumer and Environmental Services
- Business Plan actions and KPIs to target
- 550 inspections of commercial premises
- 180 licences and registrations issued
- 300 recorded service requests
- 118 Export Health Certificates
- 1,800 Shellfish Registration Documents
SLIDE 4 Business Performance Cultural and Information Services: Library
- Business Plan actions and KPIs to target
- Bookbug Programme – P1 Family bags gifted to all P1 pupils
- purchase of two mobile library vehicles approved in December
- DigitalXtra funding received to support partnership STEAM
programme with UHI
SLIDE 5 Risk Management
Operational Risks
- perational risk register up to date
- risks relate to ensuring financial and staff resources are in place to
deliver statutory and business plan requirements Business Continuity Plan
- critical services have been identified and are covered by an up-to-
date Business Continuity Plan for 2018 / 19
SLIDE 6
Financial Performance
Service
Total Budget £k Actual Spend £k Forecast Out-turn £k
Consumer and Environmental Services
573 360 573
Housing Services
464 406 464
Western Isles Citizen Advice Service
220 220 220
Libraries
682 448 682
Care and Repair
308 153 306 2,247 1,587 2,245
SLIDE 7
Financial Performance
Service
Total Budget £k Actual Spend £k Forecast Out-turn £k
Development
2,247 1,587 2,245
Health and Social Care
19,024 14,240 18,589
CEX – Emergency Planning
30 32 30
F&CR - Joint Boards
305 229 305
Total Communities & Housing Committee
21,606 16,088 21,169
SLIDE 8 Other Issues
External Factors
- impact of Welfare Reform on Homeless Unit rental income
- impact of Homeless and Rough Sleepers Action Group (HARSAG)
recommendations on Comhairle and partner agencies Self Assessment
- no complaints in the quarter
SLIDE 9 Conclusions
Priorities for Next Quarter
- submission of final Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to Scottish
Government by 31 March
- on-going partnership work with HHP and Scottish Government to
deliver affordable housing programme
- on-going housing site identification / feasibility work
- library van procurement
- preparation for potential impact on services of UK exit from EU
- service redesign
- implementation of new organisational structure
