Issue - meetings

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A discussion took place about the development of electronic vehicle charging points in the borough. It was noted that some charging points had been installed by TfL and others by Blue Point/ChargePoint London. The Portfolio Holder explained that this was a developing strategy, and the Council had to be careful to make the correct investment in technology, one that would be an investment for the future and also upgradeable.

Mention was made of the facilities for the Cray Wanderers football team and the fact that they were in desperate need of funding, as their current conditions were very bad, and they were looking to have 26 junior football teams up and running the next season.

The Chairman commented on ambitions for the Portfolio Plan and referred to the contract targets with respect to public satisfaction for cleanliness. His observation was that the report seemed to indicate less ambitious targets going forward, despite the fact that the previous targets had been hit. He wondered why this was the case. The Senior Business Support Officer explained that the Council was definitely not seeking a reduced performance from the contractor. There was some confusion in that the targets mentioned in the report that the Chairman was looking at, were contractual targets as per the contract--whereas the previous targets that Members had been looking at were targets that were for internal reporting purposes rather than contractual.

RESOLVED that the Draft Portfolio Plan be noted.