Project progress

Climate Change

• Embed climate change, decarbonisation etc for all areas within the council. £59m capital bid.
• Links to other WS boards. This will not deliver direct saving but will enable other services to make savings in the future.

Investment Zone/Town Centre

• Ensuring Town Centre supported, vital especially against the background of COVID-19.
• This will link into Town Centre regeneration, Investment zone & Employment opportunities.

Growth Deal

• Not about savings in the short term.
• Currently in discussions with Scottish and UK Governments around how the £90m will be spent

Economic Recovery

• About supporting our economy to recover.
• Develop a suite of support measures via additional funding from Council or Government.
• Seeking additional funding for future years.
• Ties in with associated Scotland & UK Government interventions.
• 2-3-year action plan and will be seeking additional funding.

Employability

• Looks to make savings through reducing the demand on other local services i.e. CJS, etc.
• Looking at barriers to employment.
• Links closely with other projects e.g. Child poverty action plan, equalities etc.
• Supporting SDS and Employment Opportunities.
• Linking with Procurement to enable clauses around employing local people.
• New funding in a project with Clacks and Stirling Council & UK Government also Scottish Government Guarantee for young people.

Sustainable Travel

• Used to be green travel plan, started before COVID-19, changed a good bit after more Working from Home.
• Also looks at how we travel during work time; how our fleet vehicles should look.
• Uncertainty with SPR and potential changes soon. We can then develop green travel plan for each unit.

Hydrogen Cell

• Looking at our fleet and SME fleets and at additional fuel sources in addition to electric vehicles.
• Aim to be ahead of the curve similar to our EV programme.
• Unsuccessful in a bid to Scottish Enterprise and Transport Scotland.
• Links to climate change and Sustainable travel.

Entrepreneurial

• Entrepreneurial strategy has been developed.
• Quick Wins element already in place.
• The aim will be to change mindset as well as drive up income opportunities.

Key Messages

• Positive to note that the PMs have a strong degree of clarity around the outcomes of their projects.
• Work ongoing to tighten up PIDs & milestones.
• Perhaps a need to improve the development of the financial impacts of projects in a robust business case process.