Strategy Committee Report
A few points:
Items 3 and 4 - Finance
Congratulations to the Finance staff for winning Local Government Chronicle awards for innovation!
Item 7 - Waste Management
As reported the decision to keep options open was sensible, however the review of weekly and fortnightly collection so far ignores "smelly non-organic waste". I await Colin Hall comments on this. No doubt David Pickles is ready to look into this.
Item 8 - Older People's Day Care
The consultation will continue to February. Some Day Centres may see this as a threat to their future.
Lyn Gleeson had a go against the government about education for older people. Easy comments in the absense of any opposition Councillors! The reality is the government has had to choose priorities and has massively expanded services for the under 5s. I suspect we won't see Lyn Gleesonb thanking the government for that before she goes on about other services. I look forward to her future comments! In the meantime the Council could announce it is prioritising extra services in this area as part of its budget, but somehow I don't expect that to happen as it is obviously the Government's fault!:-)
Item 9 - Durand Close and Related Sites
Sean Brennan was right to pick up on Sydney Road. This has taken a long time and the area is now an area with increased anti-social behaviour, which residents have spoken to me about. Perhaps him and Graham Tope shouldn't have agreed to move out the previous residents so quickly?
Item 10 - Phoenix Centre Heating
Interesting to note para 2.1 that solar, wind, geothermal heating etc were ruled out as Colin Hall pointed out at the meeting. It just shows how expensive the initial shift to a low carbon economy will be if even a long-term pro-environment Council isn't taking the lead. No doubt Lyn Glesson will say it is all the Government's fault!
Item 11 - Museums Accreditation
I am more than happy to credit Graham Tope for his 20 years campaign to implement the 1986 Lib Dem Manifesto for Museum Accreditation (I will just check my copy just to see the commitment he refers to as I recall it was for a Borough Museum and in the run up to the 1990 he claimed this commitment had been achieved with the establishment of the Borough Heritage Centre). However I do just feel he could have given it a bit more priority in the 13 years he was Council Leader!
Throughout his entire time as local Lib Dem Leader we were the only Council in London of any political party that charged admission to our Heritage Centre.
I will write in more detail on this issue in due course.
Item 14 - Leisure Contract
Greenwich Leisure appointed. It took 8 years since I first suggested we move straight to this rather than set up SCL, but at last we have co9ntracted with them. I will report in more detail separately.
Items 3 and 4 - Finance
Congratulations to the Finance staff for winning Local Government Chronicle awards for innovation!
Item 7 - Waste Management
As reported the decision to keep options open was sensible, however the review of weekly and fortnightly collection so far ignores "smelly non-organic waste". I await Colin Hall comments on this. No doubt David Pickles is ready to look into this.
Item 8 - Older People's Day Care
The consultation will continue to February. Some Day Centres may see this as a threat to their future.
Lyn Gleeson had a go against the government about education for older people. Easy comments in the absense of any opposition Councillors! The reality is the government has had to choose priorities and has massively expanded services for the under 5s. I suspect we won't see Lyn Gleesonb thanking the government for that before she goes on about other services. I look forward to her future comments! In the meantime the Council could announce it is prioritising extra services in this area as part of its budget, but somehow I don't expect that to happen as it is obviously the Government's fault!:-)
Item 9 - Durand Close and Related Sites
Sean Brennan was right to pick up on Sydney Road. This has taken a long time and the area is now an area with increased anti-social behaviour, which residents have spoken to me about. Perhaps him and Graham Tope shouldn't have agreed to move out the previous residents so quickly?
Item 10 - Phoenix Centre Heating
Interesting to note para 2.1 that solar, wind, geothermal heating etc were ruled out as Colin Hall pointed out at the meeting. It just shows how expensive the initial shift to a low carbon economy will be if even a long-term pro-environment Council isn't taking the lead. No doubt Lyn Glesson will say it is all the Government's fault!
Item 11 - Museums Accreditation
I am more than happy to credit Graham Tope for his 20 years campaign to implement the 1986 Lib Dem Manifesto for Museum Accreditation (I will just check my copy just to see the commitment he refers to as I recall it was for a Borough Museum and in the run up to the 1990 he claimed this commitment had been achieved with the establishment of the Borough Heritage Centre). However I do just feel he could have given it a bit more priority in the 13 years he was Council Leader!
Throughout his entire time as local Lib Dem Leader we were the only Council in London of any political party that charged admission to our Heritage Centre.
I will write in more detail on this issue in due course.
Item 14 - Leisure Contract
Greenwich Leisure appointed. It took 8 years since I first suggested we move straight to this rather than set up SCL, but at last we have co9ntracted with them. I will report in more detail separately.
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