On this page you will find papers for the Capital Ambition Programme Board meeting which took place on 20 January 2009.

Full set of Board Papers (1.2mb) Opens in a new window

Full agenda for 20 January 2009 (30Kb) Opens in a new window

Agenda items

2. Minutes of Last Meeting
Purpose: To consider and approve the minutes of the Capital Ambition Programme Board meeting held on Tuesday 25 November 2008.

Minutes from programme board meeting 25 Nov 2008 Opens in a new window

Progress reports

3. Report of the Chair
Purpose: To receive an oral update from the Chair.

4. Report of the Corporate Director of Capital Ambition
Purpose: To receive a progress report from the Corporate Director of Capital Ambition on activity and issues since the last Capital Ambition Programme Board meeting.

Letter to Merton Opens in a new window

Director's report Opens in a new window

Work programmes

Theme 1: Raising the Bar
5. LB Hounslow - Performance Improvement Programme
Purpose: To receive a presentation from Mark Gilks (CE, Hounslow) on the authority's Performance Improvement Programme.
Recommendation: That the Programme Board notes the presentation.

Hounslow presentation Opens in a new window

6. Performance Office Update
Purpose: To provide an update on the Performance Office and its associated work programmes and to receive a presentation from Ipsos MORI on place survey data mapping (Geo spatial analysis).
Recommendations:
That the Programme Board:
(i) notes the report; and
(ii) advises on the procurement of the Ipsos Mori spatial analysis tool.

Performance office update Opens in a new window

Appendix A - work programme Opens in a new window

Appendix B Opens in a new window

Appendix C Opens in a new window

Theme 2: Delivering Together
7. Efficiency Priorities
Purpose: To receive the final report in presentation format from Ben Rowland, Tribal Consulting (formerly RSe) on the outcome of the work undertaken to identify efficiency priorities for Capital Ambition for 2009 - 2012 and to consider the proposition that Capital Ambition adopts four priorities for its efficiency work as the basis for the efficiency work programme 2009 - 2012. The Efficiency Board received the presentation on 15 January 2009 and feedback from that meeting will be provided. A copy of the presentation has been circulated with this agenda.
Recommendations:
Subject to feedback from the Efficiency Board, that the Programme Board:
i. endorses the report;
ii. adopts the four big ideas and commits to understanding them and then championing them through the Efficiency Board; and
iii. notes that the strategy and delivery plan will be developed for approval in March 2009.

Efficiency priorities Opens in a new window

Efficiency priorities appendix Opens in a new window

Theme 3: Connected London
8. Community Empowerment
Purpose: To update the Board on the national and local community empowerment landscape and to seek guidance on the areas of interest to Capital Ambition, for further development and inclusion in its work programmes.
Recommendation: That the Programme Board considers the report and the three strands of community empowerment work and provides guidance on those areas where more detailed proposals should be
developed to meet its objectives.

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9. Connected London
Purpose: To receive a presentation on Connected London from Steve Pennant, ICT Advisor for Capital Ambition.

Note: A full report on Theme 3: Connected London was submitted to the Efficiency Board on 15 January and feedback from that meeting will be provided. Board members are asked to bring the copy of the Efficiency Board paper circulated with this agenda with them to the meeting.3
Recommendation: Subject to feedback from the Efficiency Board, that the Programme Board endorses the following recommendations:
(i) That the broad scope of the vision be agreed, with the understanding that the Connected London theme will include aspects of community empowerment as well as efficiencies as set out in the Connected
London Strategy Overview;
(ii) That a set of worked up project proposals be prepared based on transformational government themes:

• Focussing services on the customer
• Shared Infrastructure
• Learning and Performance Analysis; and

(iii) That Capital Ambition staff return with other project proposals when further analysis of performance and cost data is available.

Connected London strategy cover Opens in a new window

Appendix A Opens in a new window

Appendix B Opens in a new window

Connected London presentation Opens in a new window

Theme 4: Developing Capability
10. Member Development Strategy Report
Purpose: To consider a programme of initiatives for Member Development for the period 2009-2012.
Recommendations:
That the Programme Board approves:
(i) the approach proposed;
(ii) the proposed division of expenditure; and
(iii) appoints a Member Development Champion to support the development and promotion of the proposed activities.

Member Development Strategy report Opens in a new window

Appendix A Opens in a new window

Appendix B - Summary table Opens in a new window