Agenda item

Priorities

Key deliverables                        Over the year we will:

Neighbourhood Regeneration

×         Design a new model of neighbourhood working, with teams which are better integrated,

flexible and responsive. 

×         Review the Council ‘community Provision’ offer

×         Implement our Open Space & Street Scene project (integrating street cleansing & parks operations)

×         Develop 5 transformational, place based regeneration programmes in local areas across

N,S,E & W Belfast.

Good Relations Strategy

×         Launch the Public Strategy, complete a Good Relations audit; promote key messages e.g.

Good Relations is everyone’s business & complete an Implementation Plan aligned to

Belfast Agenda, Local Development Plan & Resilience Strategy.

Leisure Transformation Programme

×         Open the new £25 million Andersonstown Leisure Centre; £20 million Lisnasharragh

Leisure Centre & £15 million Brook Leisure Centre. Develop their mobilisation plans

with GLL and create 75 new employment opportunities in these centres.

×         Commence construction of the new £8 million Avoniel Leisure Centre and £17m

restoration of Templemore Baths (includes £5m HLF funding).

×         Progress plans for a new facility at Girdwood

×         Develop our Sports Development Framework, in callboration with our Leisure Partners

(GLL), to enhance the delivery of sport and leisure opportunities & outcomes and create parthways to improved health & wellbeing.

Physical Programme

×         Continue to use our £28.2m Belfast Investment Fund, £9m Local Investment Fund &

£4million Social Outcomes Fund to support partnership projects citywide;

×         Deliver 30+ projects for the Executive Office (Social Investment Fund & the Urban

Villages initiatives) & a number of projects for the Department for Communities;

×         Work with Members to develop a new Physical Programme; and

×         Examine the funding mechanisms to support the Council’s future Physical Programme

including the potential for a new neighbourhood fund.

Sustainability/ Climate Resilience

×         Scope our carbon and sustainable energy strategy and identify priority areas

for research/study ( in order to enable reporting on GHG emissions);

×         Contribute to ESRC Climate Commission and jointly Commission ‘mini Stern review’;

×         Commission scenario planning on sea level rises using QUB and Met Office Data;

×         Support delivery recommendations in Belfast Infrastructure Study particularly relating

to the transport/ energy  / renewable energy nexus;

×         Review our Sustainable Procurement Strategy;

×         Develop approach to electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Belfast.

Waste & Resourceful Belfast

×         Propose new waste collection arrangements under the 10 Year Waste Framework

Strategy;

×         Test new collection arrangements for around 5,500 households (September 2019);

×         Undertake Phase 2 of the “No Food Waste” campaign;

×         Complete route optimization exercises for domestic and commercial waste;

×         Prepare a Fleet Strategy for the Council’s vehicles;

×         Through the Resourceful Belfast programme maximise economic potential through the

 creation of social enterprises;

×         Develop a waste acceptance policy at the Council’s Household Recycling Centres & CA

sites;

×         Undertake a feasibility study for development of the Duncrue Complex for fit-for-

purpose waste facilities.

City Centre Regeneration & Investment Strategy

×         Ensure the city centre is green, attractive & safe by initiating the Streetscape city

centre improvement project aiming to achieve the citycentre achieving Purple Flag

status to demonstrate this.

Customer Focus Programme

×         Awarding of contract for the strategic delivery partner; design of the new customer hub;

Procurement of Web CMS for new website & also the new CRM system.