This report presents a draft Asset Management Plan for 2011-2014 for consultation and recommends its release for that purpose.  A report from the Value and Performance Scrutiny Committee and from Councillors Fooks and Van Nooijen on behalf of the Scrutiny Committee are also attached and the Single Member must have regard to the views of Scrutiny in reaching a decision on the Plan.

The Head of Corporate Assets submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended).  The Value and Performance Scrutiny Committee also submitted a report and so did Councillors Fooks and Van Nooijen who, as a panel had considered the Asset Management consultation draft in detail.

Resolved:-

(1)      To approve the Asset Management Consultation draft 2011-14 for consultation subject to the typographical corrections and other matters set out in paragraph 19 of the scrutiny panel’s report:

(2)      Not to agree the recommendation in paragraph 1 of the scrutiny panel’s report because the retrospective discussion of previous years achievements was not felt to affect clarity;

(3)      To defer consideration of the scrutiny panel’s remaining recommendations and to consider them with all other comments after the consultation period had ended, and to note that the two panel members would meet with the Head of Corporate Assets to go through the recommendations;

(4)      On the Scrutiny Committee’s recommendations:-

(a)    That recommendation 1 be agreed and the change be made to the consultation draft before it was issued for consultation;

(b)   On recommendation 2, that during the consultation period the Head of Corporate Assets should consider appropriate targets;

(5)      To note that the consultation period would last about three months.