URBAN VISION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

PRESENTATION TO

ENVIRONMENTAL, HOUSING AND PLANNING OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

19TH DECEMBER 2005

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

PRESENTATION FORMAT

• Main issues facing the company

• Areas working well

• Areas for improvement

• Major achievements

• Sustainability

• Conclusions

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

MAIN ISSUES FACING THE COMPANY

• Improving services to Salford• Growing the business• Improving roads and pavements in Salford• Reducing highway tripping claims in Salford• Recruiting and retaining staff to feed growth• Commercialisation of public sector staff• Service Delivery Plan• Delivering Business Plan

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

AREAS WORKING WELL

• Salford PI’s generally maintained / improved• New work being won• Efficiencies being delivered (Contractual)• Sickness absence reduced• Access to partners resources• Highway investment business case produced• Staff “Buy-In”

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

• Responding to Customers

– Public

– Elected Members

– Clients

• Progress reporting / Financial reporting

• Recruitment and Retention

• Business Process Re-Engineering

• Sustainability roll out

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

MAJOR ACHEIVEMENTS

• Business Plan achieved 2005• Highway Investment Business Plan produced• Performance improving• Health and Safety improvements• Staff recognition• “Apart / but a part of”• Increased productivity and outputs• Business growth

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

SUSTAINABILITY

• Planning Policies – Sustainable Development Strategy 1999

• Delivered by Urban Vision through Development Control

• Better fleet management – reduced journeys

• Volumetric concrete wagon purchased

• Sustainable Development Action Plan

• Sustainable design examples

• Green Travel Plan being developed

Urban Vision Partnership Ltd

CONCLUSIONS

• First 10 months business successful• Commercial culture being developed• “Apart, but a part of” is working• Not resting on laurels• Further improvements to be delivered