Agenda and minutes

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To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Recovery & Future Generations Policy Development Committee held on 23 February 2021 be approved and signed as a correct record.

The Deputy Chief Executive provided an update on the Recovery Plan which included:-

·           The report ‘Swansea Achieving Better Together’ was approved in October 2020

·           Still currently in Covid-19 response mode

·           Remobilise, Refocus & Reshape

·           Impact of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021

·           Governance Review - Creation of a new steering group (Organisational Cross Cutting & Transformation Steering Group) and a new Strategy Board (Recovery, Reshaping & Budget Strategy Board) – terms of reference had been agreed for both

·           Owner Milestones and deadliness were in place for all work streams

·           Moving forward and living with Covid-19 – ensuring readiness for the new world

·           Reshaping / transformation programme would start in 2022

·           Swansea Economic Recovery Action Plan had been approved

·           Welsh Housing Quality Standards Capital Programme & Compliance had been reported to Council

·           A document on Home Working during Covid-19 had been produced

·           A Staff Survey had been undertaken on home working

·           A briefing note had been sent to managers to help support staff

·           Workforce and Organisational Development Strategy outline plan had been completed and was ongoing

·           The Agile Policy was progressing

·           Dashboards and reporting was in place and being reported to the new Steering group and Board

·           Performance - 128 actions were currently being worked through 

·           Budget – refocus the medium term financial plan

Questions and discussions focused on the following:

·                Staff’s Mental Health – availability of psychologists to support staff

·                What the office environment will look like in the future – discussion on hot desks and open plan offices

·                Opening of District Housing Offices

·                Differing needs of staff – One way of working does not suit all

·                Learning from mistakes made

·                Scope of Committee – areas where the Committee can add value

Resolved that the update be noted.

The Leader / Cabinet Member for Economy, Finance & Strategy was unable to attend the meeting, and would attend the next meeting to discuss the Resilience Fund.

The Chair presented the Workplan 2020/21.

The Chair would arrange to meet with the Head of Communication and Marketing regarding Co-production and would meet with Councillor Alyson Pugh, Cabinet Member for Supporting Communities, regarding Employability

The Resilience Fund be re-scheduled for the next Committee meeting.

A workshop on the Recovery Plan was to be set up once a further written update report was available.

Resolved that the Workplan be updated accordingly.