Issue - meetings
Property Strategy and Asset Management Plan Quarterly Monitoring
Meeting: 21/09/2021 - Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Item 32)
Property Strategy and Asset Management Plan Quarterly Monitoring Presentation
To receive a presentation in respect of the Property Strategy and Asset Management Plan quarterly monitoring.
Minutes:
The Executive Director of Place provided a presentation which set out progress on the actions associated with the council’s Property Strategy and Asset Management Plan.
Points were discussed in the following areas:
· Links with Adult and Children’s Services and housing issues
· Capacity within the team to work towards the actions. There was confidence that resources were in the right place
· A councillor webinar on archives would be arranged
· A wide range of implications, including financial, were taken into consideration in the review of assets
· Major disposals would be considered by Cabinet and all councillors were able to attend and ask questions
· Recognition of the role of ward councillors, town councils and the Dorset Association of Town and Parish Councils in discussing local assets
· Councillors could contact officers with any queries on assets in their ward
· The balance to be made in progressing disposals whilst achieving the best solution
· Work continued with community land trusts and town and parish councils
· Customer Services were undertaking work in respect of hub offices
· Detail provided of the Dorset Workplace Strategy work being undertaken
· The Executive Director of Place paid tribute to staff for their continued work during the team’s restructure and Covid-19 Pandemic.
The Chairman noted that the future timing of the report could be considered and adapted as required.