Issue - meetings

Members considered a six month overview of performance against the ECS Portfolio Plan. As well as comprising 2018/19 targets for indicators and quarterly performance to date (including monthly performance for July, August and September) the review document also provided (where appropriate) a RAG status and commentary against the indicators. Annual performance for the previous four years and targets for the previous two years provided further information.

New parking related indicators were also shown on the review document: indicator 27 (ES29) relating to the cleanliness of surface and multi-storey car parks; indicator 28 (ES31) relating to Pay and Display parking machine maintenance; and indicator 29 (ES32) relating to cashless parking usage in on and off street locations. The 2018-19 RAG status for indicator 27 was also highlighted as needing to be green with the RAG status for indicator 28 needing to be amber.

More drivers are choosing to pay for parking via RingGo. Although this reduces maintenance costs for conventional parking machines, credit card payment via RingGo incurs a charge to the Council and the parking service will look to make the proportion of charge more transparent.

On Q1 and Q2 performance for non-operational time of Pay and Display machines (0.8% and 1.3% respectively), the year-end projection was revised to 1.5% in view of an increased level of reporting (of machines non-operational) during October.

Concerning adults and children killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road traffic accidents, more clarity had now been received on TfL’s interpretation of data which they had backdated to 2005. TfL had taken samples of KSI data attributed to the borough and had published revised data ten days previously. Compared to a 2005 to 2009 baseline, TfL’s revised data is now showing L B Bromley as having a 52% decrease in KSI numbers.

In regard to Total Road Accident Injuries and Deaths, slight accidents are not (now) reported. However, for KSI data there is now consistency and each London borough will now change its Local Implementation Plan (LIP) in line with TfL targets. Officers will have new updated L B Bromley figures for the Committee’s next meeting.

On municipal waste to landfill, a 0% target for 2018/19 is not possible as processes relate to the current contract expiring next March. Targets for the contract were considered at a time when they were considered advantageous; nevertheless, subsequent changes have meant that further waste can go to alternative treatment methods.