Annual Performance Review 2014-15

Roads and Amenity Services

Key successes
Key Improvements from previous year’s annual performance review
1 Introduction of co-mingled waste in Oban, Mid Argyll and Cowal. Early indications show an increase in recycled materials being collected through the bi-weekly blue bin service.
2 PID developed for Total/WDM integration. Corporate ICT have identified a project manager for this project which will be managed in line with the Prince 2 principles.
3 The lighting inventory completed and being used to inform the business case for a more energy efficient lighting system.
4 Composition analysis completed in conjunction with Zero Waste Scotland – to be used to inform the ongoing work with Shanks to develop a future waste strategy for Argyll and Bute.
Other
1 Completion of the four year roads reconstruction programme.
2 Successful upgrade of the Glen Lean Road B836 between Sandbank and West Cowal. This scheme has levered in over £800k of partner funding from the Timber Transport Group. These improvements have been carried out to facilitate timber extraction and also improve the West/East transport links across Cowal.
3 Site works completed at the Campbeltown Old Quay including upgrading the main berthing face, deck and construction of new fish hall. As part of the works, two kilometres of the U59 Campbeltown to Machrihanish was also upgraded. These scheme are partly funded by ERDF as part of the Kintyre Renewables Hub project.
Key challenges / Key improvement actions to address challenges
Key improvements from previous year’s APR not completed / Actions to redress previous year’s incomplete improvements
1 Delivery of improved road safety inspection system including direct electronic data entry. / 1 Further training for both inspectors and the workforce in order that direct electronic data entry is complete including images of defects when found, immediately prior to and after repair.
2 De-criminalised parking enforcement has been successfully introduced, however, the deployment of enforcement resource needs to be realigned to the traffic management demands across the council area. / 2 Efficient deployment of personnel based on knowledge gain through the first years operation and through analysis of performance data.
Other
1 Review of winter maintenance including route optimisation study. / 1 Delivery of route optimisation study together with any changes to routes identified by the study being implemented by 2016/17.
2 Review of waste management strategy. / 2 Ongoing work with Shanks and other partners to develop a revised waste management strategy.
3 Approval and implementation of energy efficient lighting programme. / 3 Completion of business case for consideration at November’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee.

Jim Smith

July 2015


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