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Projects & Recovery
Strategic Property Review
- SPR workshop taking place with Elected Members in June
- Increase number of people now working from home will have an impact on office space requirements
- Future service delivery models will also impact the wider property portfolio
- We must ensure any property is re-opened in a co-ordinated approach
Council HQ & Arts Centre
- Work has been undertaken to reimagine the brief
- Current ways of working are beginning the culture change that was required
- Work will be undertaken with CMT and Elected Members to identify what the priorities are for project
Green Travel Plan
- Current situation has resulted in a reduced need for unnecessary travel
- Once plan agreed for reopening of offices, specific solutions will be implemented for specific buildings
- Green travel plan will be updated to reflect new opportunities such as the scoot to school initiative
- Travel hierarchy will be updated to reflect the anytime anywhere principles
Fit for the Future – Anytime Anywhere
- 4 workstreams have been set up to look at the various aspects of returning to work safely
- Services need to consider what the new norm is for how they deliver services
- CMT need to be promoting working from home as much as possible
- Consideration to be given to using digital solutions as much as possible and reducing the number of paper which office 365 will assist with
Action plan templates
1 x significant action/decision for the project
- Strategic Property Review: Information gathering of buildings in use and the new service delivery models
- Council HQ & Arts Centre: when the time is right to engage with CMT and Elected Members on reimagining the brief/vision for project
- Green Travel Plan: clarity needed on when staff will be retuning to work and in what manner to inform green travel plan
- Fit for the Future – Anytime Anywhere: an audit is required of each building to assess capacity and be clear on contamination and cross contamination by reducing number of people in office at one time
- Fit for the Future – Communications:a communications and engagement strategy will be guided by the recovery plan, COTF business plan and Council vision
Change Fund
- The SPR was awarded change fund monies in 19/20 and will be appointing resource to assist with Workstream 1 of the SPR – community assets and the school estate
Captial bids
- Funding will be required for equipment for people to work from home and hot desk safely.
- The Corporate Asset Management will be co-ordinating any SPR capital bid submissions
Key messages
- Work is underway to incorporate any lessons learned into project scopes
- Distinct reports will be taken to CMT on the SPR, Council HQ & Arts Centre and Anytime Anywhere
- The Green Travel Plan and Travel Hierarchy will be updated and circulated to the Transformational Enablers Workstream Board for comment.
Date of next meeting: TBC