Issue - meetings

This report sets out a refreshed vision for street level services and proposals for Area based working, in line with the ‘More for York’ transformation proposals.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the principle of area based working, and the street level services proposed in the report, be supported.

                        (ii)        That a further report be received, outlining the details of areas and options for a single brand.

REASON:      In order to achieve further improvements in street level services, based upon previous achievements, the original York Pride vision and the ‘More for York’ proposals.

Members considered a report which set out a revised vision for street level services and recommendations for Area based working, in line with the ‘More for York’ transformation proposals.

The new vision was intended to build upon the work done under the York Pride initiative and to deliver benefits similar to the successful ‘StreetPride’ initiative in Rotherham.  It encompassed:

• A more efficient end to end approach to service delivery
• A comprehensive re-branding of street level services
• Stronger area management arrangements
• A strengthened approach to devolved budgeting and local decision making.

If supported by Members, the vision would be delivered through the existing More for York and Easy@york projects.  Details of how this would be achieved were set out in paragraphs 18 to 33 of the report.  Stage 1 (system and service re-design work), could be achieved through Easy@york by the end of the 2009 calendar year.  If Members agreed the vision in principle, a detailed implementation plan would be produced showing how much of the change could be completed by April 2010 or, if necessary, beyond that date.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: (i)         That the principle of area based working, and the street level services proposed in the report, be supported. ¹

                        (ii)        That a further report be received, outlining the details of areas and options for a single brand. ²

REASON:      In order to achieve further improvements in street level services, based upon previous achievements, the original York Pride vision and the ‘More for York’ proposals.