To consider the attached report of the Chief Executive.

Members were advised that there were 2 red performance indicators as followed:

·         EKHC3 (Former tenant arrears as a percentage of annual debit)

·         HOU010a (Number of households living in Temporary Accommodation including B&B)

Councillor C D Zosseder requested clarification in respect of HOU012 (the number of children in B&B and nightly paid) as to how many children were in B&B accommodation. It was agreed that clarification would be provided between meetings. 

Councillor L A Keen congratulated the planning department on the improvements in its performance and requested that the narrative include reference to any government targets.

In respect of performance indicator WAS003 (Number of collections missed per 100,000 collections of household waste) the Waste Services Manager agreed to update Members on the reasons behind the changes in performance between Quarter 1 and Quarter 2.

In addition, for the East Kent Housing performance indicators the following were ‘off-target’:

·         IMP13 EKH/DDC (Non-UC Arrears as % of projected annual rental income)

·         IMP15 EKH/DDC (Garage arrears as a % of the projected annual rental income)

·         IMP16 EKH/DDC (Percentage of RWO charges raised YTD)

·         GAS04 EKH/DDC (Percentage of tenants satisfied with the most recent heating repair)

·         VOID002 EKH/DDC (Average days to re-let all properties including major works)

In response to concerns raised over the amber performance indicator EKHL1 (Average time taken to relet council dwellings) the Chief Executive (East Kent Housing) advised that the performance was due to the poor condition that voids were received in.

Members discussed the continued underspend in the EKH Capital Programme (IMP05 Q2 – 10.73%) which was looking unlikely to achieve its year end target and was projecting as even worse performance than the previous year. It was agreed that a report should be submitted to the next meeting detailing what the capital programme had been spent on so far this year and the reasons as to why there was a consistent underspend.

The Chairman requested that in addition a report be submitted to the next meeting providing an explanation as to the reasons behind the performance of IMP15 EKH/DDC (Garage arrears as a % of the projected annual rental income).

RESOLVED:     (a)   That the Performance Report Quarter 2 2019/20 be noted.

                          (b)   That East Kent Housing be requested to submit a report to the next meeting of the Committee on the underspend in the Capital Programme for 2019/20.

                          (c)   That East Kent Housing be requested to submit a report to the next meeting providing an explanation as to the reasons behind the performance of IMP15 EKH/DDC (Garage arrears as a % of the projected annual rental income).

                          (d)   That clarification be provided to the Committee as to the number of children in B&B accommodation (HOU012) before the next meeting.

                          (e)   That the Committee be provided with an explanation for the changes in performance between Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 for performance indicator WAS003 (Number of collections missed per 100,000 collections of household waste) before the next meeting.

To consider the report of the Chief Executive (to follow).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance

It was agreed that the Council’s Performance Report and Actions for the Second Quarter 2019/20 be noted.