Meeting documents

1 THE ISSUE

1.1 The attached report provides details of performance and key issues arising in Culture and Leisure services up to May 2005 to include: Heritage Services; Leisure Services, including Parks, and Library Services.

2 RECOMMENDATION

2.1 The Council Executive is asked to note the performance of Culture & Leisure services for the period and the issues arising, as detailed in the attached report.

2.2 The Council Executive is asked to consider whether any further specific actions are required

3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

3.1 No financial implications directly arising from this report

4 THE REPORT

4.1 The Director's group receives performance reports from each service area on a four monthly cycle. The attached report provides details of performance and key issues arising in Culture and Leisure services up to May 2005 to include: Heritage Services; Leisure Services, including Parks, and Library Services.

5 RISK MANAGEMENT

6 RATIONALE

6.1 The attached report provides details of progress made and key issues arising from the following services:
· Heritage Services
· Leisure Services
· Parks
· Library Services

6.2 The report also measures performance by the services against the eighteen performance targets included within the Council's Performance Plan. Progress against targets, and the likelihood of achieving them, is assessed as either "Green" (on target); "Amber" (some difficulty expected in achieving target) or "Red" (target in danger of not being achieved).

6.3 Sixteen targets are assessed as "green" - likely to be achieved (89% of the total).
Two targets are assessed as "red". One relates to the number of visits to Council golf courses per one thousand population, with this year's performance affected severely by adverse weather conditions. The other target that has been assessed as "red" relates to the opening of the Spa development, which has been subject to continued delays linked to design and construction faults.

7 OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED

7.1 None

8 CONSULTATION

8.1

8.2 Not relevant

9 REASONS FOR URGENCY

9.1 Not urgent.