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Corporate Business Plan 2011-15 - Areas of FocusAppendix Two - Quarterly Update2 - Working to maintain a clean and green environment (GBC)This Year to DateProgress to Date (2012/Q4)A joint initiative between the Council and Groundwork has led to a Team Green being set up. Theteam comprises of ten apprenticeships who are unemployed young people from the local community.The team spend four days a week carrying out environmental improvements across the boroughincluding the painting of fences at parks, the clearing of the lake in Gordon Gardens and the removalof rubbish from alleys. The apprentices spend one day a week learning new skills including the writingof CVs and interview skills.New street cleansing schedules have led to an improvement in the quality of street cleansing with only7 out of 180 locations inspected (4%) not being to an acceptable standard of cleanliness. The newcleaning schedules have been designed so that roads are cleaned the working day after refusecollection. All roads are cleaned at least once every two weeks instead of the previous four to sixweek.Improvements to the recycling service over the next 12 months including a separate food wastecollection should see the Council's recycling increase. A new battery recycling collection was launchedon 1st April allowing residents to recycling domestic batteries alongside the current clear bag service.The Environmental Health and Community Safety teams have worked together to deliver another 2 ofour popular free dog microchipping sessions in March 2013. One of our Street Champions alsoassisted with the initiative. Venues were the Kings Farm Area Office and Milton Church Hall. A total of128 dogs were microchipped. The opportunity was also taken to deliver messages on responsible dogownership and prevention of fouling.The Environmental Protection team have been working with partners and contractors to produceprogress reports regarding the Action Plans for our declared Air Quality Management Areas andregarding our overarching Air Quality Strategy. A draft has been prepared and is currently beingconsulted on, ready for submission to DEFRA by the end of April 2013. Progress has mainly beenachieved via the Planning process and by focusing on transport related issues.Gravesham plays an active part in the Kent and Medway Air Quality Partnership. The partnership hasdriven improvements in the Kent Air website whereby the public can look at air quality across theborough and county. A new refinement to be available as from beginning May 2013 will be the ability tosubscribe to 'air quality alerts' for specified locations by email. This enhancement will be beneficial forthose who have health conditions which are adversely affected by poor air quality.In March 2013, via a Cabinet decision, the council formally signed up to the Climate Local KentCommitment and associated targets. In doing so the Council has demonstrated its commitment toaddressing and responding to climate change and to reducing carbon emissions within its own estate,operations, services and within the local community.

Corporate Business Plan - Measures ofAccountabilityAppendix Two - Quarterly UpdateCBP 3 - Waste Recycled (GBC)This Year to Date (Last Value)DescriptionOwner: Director (Finance and Environment)Percentage of household waste recycled and compostedYear-end target for 2012-13 - 25%Period TableActual Target Previous Year2011/Q4 23.95% 24.00% 23.25%2012/Q1 24.50% 25.00% 23.00%2012/Q2 25.00% 25.00% 23.11%2012/Q3 25.00% 25.00% 23.75%2012/Q4 24.50% 25.00% 23.95%Commentary (2012/Q4)The Council's recycling percentage for 2012/13 was 24.5% with a target set of 25%. A poor finalquarter including a particularly low green waste tonnage due to the poor weather led to a drop of 0.5%from the end of the quarter 3 to the end of quarter 4.Improvements to the recycling service over the next 12 months including a separate food wastecollection should see the Council's recycling rate increase. A new battery recycling collection waslaunched on 1st April allowing residents to recycle domestic batteries along side the current clear bagservice.

Corporate Business Plan - Measures ofAccountabilityAppendix Two - Quarterly UpdateCBP 5 - Cleanliness (GBC)This Year to Date (Last Value)DescriptionOwner: Director (Finance and Environment)Standard of cleanliness in the borough (% of areas unacceptable standard for litter).Year-end target for 2012-13 - 4%Period TableActual Target Previous Year2011/Q4 5% 5% --2012/Q1 5% 4% --2012/Q2 5% 4% 5%2012/Q3 5% 4% 5%2012/Q4 5% 4% 5%Commentary (2012/Q4)The cleansing schedules have been aligned with the refuse collections days, so cleaning is carried outon the next working day to ensure any refuse related litter is removed. Along with these changes thelitter picking of parks and open spaces has been increased.The new schedules have led to an improvement in the quality of street cleansing with only 7 out of 180locations inspected (4%) not being to an acceptable standard of cleanliness.Work is ongoing to reduce flytipping of rubbish at certain recycling sites and locating streets whereadditional litter bins would help reduce littering. Targeted visits are being made to pubs, shops and fastfood establishments with the aim of getting them to clean outside their properties especially over theweekend period.

Corporate Business Plan 2011-15 - Areas of FocusAppendix Two - Quarterly Update3 - Working towards a healthy Gravesham (GBC)This Year to DateProgress to Date (2012/Q4)On the 31 March, the Primary Care Trust (NHS West Kent), the entity which has up to this pointcommissioned the work which contributes towards the "healthy Gravesham" activity ceased to exist,the role which the PCT fulfilled has been split between two organisations: Kent County Council PublicHealth and Dartford Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group (DG&S CCG).The respective responsibilities of the two organisations overlap in the arena of health inequalities(which is essentially the agenda for the healthy Gravesham work, and the proposed direction andtherefore the outcomes has yet to be finalised.As a result KCC PH has agreed to re-commission the profile of work relating to health inequalitieswhich was delivered during 2012/13 for 2013/14. During 2013/14 a Gravesham version of the publichealth framework "Mind the Gap" will be created and this will form the basis for the work for which theCCG and Public Health are now jointly responsible.This is a slowly emerging agenda as are the proposed governance structures and once clearproposals have been developed by both the responsible organisations (KCC / CCG) these will bewidely shared.

Corporate Business Plan 2011-15 - Areas of FocusAppendix Two - Quarterly Update10 - Promoting healthy lifestyles amongst young people (GBC)This Year to DateProgress to Date (2012/Q4)It will include an element of sports activities as well as sessions on cooking/healthy eating, sexualhealth and relationships and the promotion of self-confidence and self-esteem. These sessions will bedelivered in partnership with a number of partner agencies.Although the Primary Care Trust (PCT) which has up to this point funded the health inequalities work,ceased to exist on 31 March 2013, KCC Public Health took a decision to roll-over funding into 2013/14for this work to continue: this means that the programmes which have been addressing obesity andencouraging exercise, as well as participation in competitive sport, will carry on.Following a review a decision will be taken during 2013/14 relating to what work will be commissionedfor 2014/15.

Corporate Business Plan - Information OnlyIndicatorsAppendix Two - Quarterly UpdateIO 13 - Young People Health (GBC)This Year to Date (Last Value)Owner: Director (Communities)DescriptionThe total number of young people and their families receiving help to reduce overall Body Mass Index(BMI) scores.Period TableActual Previous Year2011/Q4 255 --2012/Q1 21 1,4902012/Q2 14 862012/Q3 1 862012/Q4 9 255Commentary (2012/Q4)The team worked with nine families this quarter, seven of which were at St Johns school and two werehome visits which equates to 24 people.The programme was also scheduled to be delivered in Rosherville Primary, but the school cancelleddue to staff changes.For the next quarter the team will be working with Riverview Primary and Shears Green Primary. InShears Green the Fire Brigade will be delivering four of the sessions as part of their Family Fit project.