The Interim Chief Executive sought endorsement of the Council’s Corporate Plan 2018-22 for 2019-20 prior to submission to Council for approval.

He informed Cabinet that the Council has a duty to set well-being objectives under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and to set improvement objectives under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009.  He stated that the current Corporate Plan covering 2018-22 sets out three corporate well-being objectives and has been reviewed for 2019-20.   In reviewing the Plan, the Council has further developed its well-being objectives and these priorities, once approved, will be the Council’s well-being objectives under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and improvement objectives under the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009.  

The Interim Chief Executive reported that the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 14 January 2019 had considered the revised draft plan and had made a series of constructive comments for amendment and inclusion.  The comments had been considered and wherever feasible, appropriate amendments had been made to the draft Plan.  He informed Cabinet that the Plan will be reviewed annually taking into account changing circumstances and progress made against the well-being objectives to ensure that the requirements of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 and the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 are met.  Once approved, the Plan will replace the current Corporate Plan and will be supported by the Medium Term Financial Strategy, Directorate business plans and service plans. 

The Leader placed on record his thanks to the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee which had been very thorough in its scrutiny of the Corporate Plan and had contributed to the revised Plan. 

The Cabinet Member Wellbeing and Future Generations commented that the revised Corporate Plan is well set out and easy to follow and requested that the following information be incorporated into the Plan:

• Further information on housing and measures being taken to prevent homelessness, namely the number of hostels and floor space available
• An indicator on the percentage of households successfully prevented from becoming homeless
• Clarity on the number of swimming pools and life centres in the County Borough.  

The Leader informed Cabinet that a draft strategy on reducing and relieving instances of homelessness was currently the subject of consultation which would be fed into the Plan.  He urged all Members to contact officers with their views on the revised Plan to ensure that it was reflective of all Members.  He stated that within the Plan there is a commitment to the development of a water sports centre in Porthcawl to enhance it as tourist destination; the redevelopment of Maesteg Town Hall into an arts and cultural hub and the continued investment in the Band B School Modernisation Programme.         

RESOLVED:           That Cabinet endorsed the new Corporate Plan 2018-22, reviewed for 2019-20 subject to the changes listed below and recommended it to Council for approval on 20 February 2019. 

·               Include further information on housing and measures being taken to prevent homelessness, namely the number of hostels and floor space available

·         Include an indicator on the percentage of households successfully prevented from becoming homeless

Clarity on the number of swimming pools and life centres in the County Borough.