Issue - meetings

Purpose of Report

To provide the Executive with an opportunity to consider the City of Lincoln Council Annual Report 2017/18.

Decision

That the Executive supports adoption and publication of the City of Lincoln Council Annual Report 2017/18 and refers it to Council for approval.

Alternation Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Reason for Decision

The Annual Report 2017/18 was a backward looking document which highlighted the City Council’s key activities and outcomes over the past year. It also considered what preparations had taken place for new projects and what the authority had done to put it on a strong footing for the future.

The Chief Executive reported that the last year had been a very significant one for the City of Lincoln Council as it saw delivery of phase one of Vision 2020,  emphasising the following highlights from the year:

·         completion of the £30 million Lincoln Transport Hub;

·         completion of the £4 million project to restore Boultham Park;

·         completion of the £1.5 million project to renovate Birchwood Leisure Centre;

·         installation of a network of CCTV cameras;

·         implementation of the rouge landlords project;

·         implementation of the Trusted Landlords Scheme;

·         implementation of the Empty Homes Strategy;

·         development of new council houses in the city.

The report also included a summary of the annual accounts and a summary of the annual governance statement.

The Chief Executive said that the report demonstrated an incredible year for the Council, with the above successes having been completed alongside ongoing delivery of the Council’s services which she was very proud of.

The Performance Scrutiny Committee had considered the content of the Annual Report at its meeting on 23 August 2018, a copy of which was appended to the report. A number of formatting and typographical errors would be amended prior to final publication of the document.

Councillor Metcalfe agreed that the Council’s achievements during 2017/18 had been remarkable and had been delivered with very constrained resources.