42 Property Strategy and Asset Management Plan Update PDF 418 KB
To consider a report of the Corporate Director – Assets and
Property.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Corporate Director for Property and Assets introduced
the item and gave a presentation which is attached to these minutes. The
purpose and the strategic priorities were outlined. The asset review was on
track to be completed by 2024.
The committee asked questions and made comments on the
update. The following key points were raised:
- There was sufficient
officer resource to meet the date of the asset review.
- The council needs to be
confident on the assets it owns because of the money it costs.
- There were assets with
limited information due to the information transferred during local
government reorganisation.
- The SWAP audit highlighted
issues which have been addressed through the property and asset governance
arrangements.
- There should be more
consultation with local members about assets.
- Members have an
opportunity for a ‘ward walk’ with a senior officer from the place
directorate.
- Executive Directors needed
to drive development and keep pressure on services to enable the asset
review to be delivered on time.
- The asset management plan
should have a ‘RAG’ system to help scrutiny monitor the plan in the
future.
- A member felt the officer
to desk ratio could create problems in the future.
- The council was not
currently seeing a pressure on workspaces but there was a need for more
collaboration space. Workspace need was reviewed on a team-by-team basis.
- Employees working from
home needed a good level of broadband connectivity.
The committee agreed to create a task and finish group on
agile working. It would add value to the organisation through members’ own
experience of agile working in their role as a councillor and reviewing how
other organisations are working.
The Committee noted the intention to develop a new Strategic
Asset Management Plan.