Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Chief Executive on the Council’s new Corporate Plan 2018/22.  (Report No: 59)

Council is asked to adopt the Corporate Plan 2018/22 as attached to the appendix of the report. 

Cabinet is meeting to consider the plan and recommend to Council on 12 September 2018, after the agenda for this meeting has been published.  The Cabinet decision and any alterations agreed will be reported to Council on the update sheet tabled at the meeting. 

Councillor Caliskan moved and Councillor Anderson seconded the report of the Chief Executive (Report No: 59) seeking approval for the Council’s new Corporate Plan (2018-2022). 

NOTED

1.               That Cabinet had approved the plan at their meeting on 12 September 2018 and recommended Council approval.

2.               The Leader’s view that the plan sets the course for the next 4 years, building on the achievements of the previous administration.  She thought that the challenges faced by the Council were significant, in the light of the current Government’s ideological attack on local government.

3.               The administration was looking to achieve positive outcomes.  The plan was ambitious and forward looking, not merely retrenchment and retreat, creating a life time of opportunities for Enfield residents.  The plan had captured the priorities and would ensure that Enfield worked and delivered for everyone, creating good homes, strong and healthy communities and a thriving local economy.  It set the context for future action.

4.               The administration wanted to make rapid progress with affordable housing, to grow potential and to make Enfield a great place to do great things, attracting private sector investment.  The action plans, arising from the plan, would be robust, transparent and measurable, providing clear links between what was being said and what was to be done.

5.               The view of the Opposition Leader that she had no problems with the aims of the plan, however was concerned that there were no milestones in the document, the department plans had yet to be produced and that the plan had not been presented to Council earlier in the year. 

6.               The Opposition could not support the plan because of the failed governance processes and the lack of targets and objectives. 

7.               Concern was also expressed about the failure of previous Labour administrations to deliver on projects such as Housing Gateway and the small housing sites. 

8.               The response of the Deputy Leader that the detail would be mapped out in future documents.  He felt that the Housing Gateway scheme had been a tremendous success saving the Council £2.5m.

9.               The Corporate Plan was ambitious, with a vision incorporating 3 strategic priorities setting the framework for the next 4 years.  The milestones would be included in the action plan. 

Following the debate, a vote was taken on the report with the following result: 

For:  37

Against: 15

Abstentions: 0

AGREED that Council approve the Corporate Plan 2018-22 as set out in the appendix to the report.