Issue - meetings

Purpose of report

This report provides a summary of the priorities, risks, key performance indicators and vision of Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services in Portsmouth City Council.

Recommendations

That the Cabinet Member:

1)         Approves the key priorities and targets set in the business plan.

2)         Approves the new directorate name which is proposed as Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services

Jo Dalling, Business Manager, Culture, Leisure and Sport introduced the report.  The format of the business plan had been designed to provide a succinct overview of the services provided by the Directorate, the risks and challenge of the service, what was planned to be delivered as well as the monitoring and performance of the plan

The Cabinet Member welcomed the document, and said it was a useful document which laid out the work of the service in a coherent fashion.

In the ensuing discussion, the following points were made:

·         That KPI's were being reconsidered across the Service in order to reduce the number and provide a  streamlined and effective service. 

·         That there had been a great deal of cross portfolio working with other services such as education.  Darcey Bussell was holding a Diverse Dance Mix event for at the Theatre in 2019 for which 26 schools had signed up.

·         The Cabinet Member said that there had been a robust discussion in Southampton with the Deputy Chief Executive of Southampton City Council and the Arts Council regarding Arts Council investment in both Southampton and Portsmouth as both cities were culturally similar. 

DECISION:

The Cabinet Member approved:

a)    the key priorities and targets set in the business plan; and;

b)   the new directorate name which was proposed as Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services