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Mole Valley Conservative Group Our Principles Mole Valley Conservatives share a number of core values and principles against which we intend to judge our future priorities policies and action plans. We believe in:
Our Priorities We have identified 4 new priorities to run from April 2008. These have been agreed and broadly scoped out as follows: Improving Customer Service The Council will review and improve the way that customers access Council services and the way that those services are delivered to the people of Mole Valley. This would include changing the way that the Council deals with customers and their enquiries and improving some services to give the community more choice in how to use them. Encouraging Healthier Lifestyles The Council will develop and target services to improve specific health outcomes for specific sectors of the community. The Council recognises opportunities to do this through a number of its services but specifically through its community, leisure, environmental health, and strategic housing and benefits services. Creating a Better Environment The Council will take steps to ensure that its activities support rather than harm the natural environmental, use its influence to enable and encourage others to do the same and invest in targeted local environmental improvements. Reaching Every Community The Council will invest in its own services and influence other service providers to support communities experiencing a lower quality of life than the average Mole Valley resident. This could be achieved by targeting specific communities and making district wide improvements to enable more equitable access to services Our Action Plans We are committed to publicising Priority Action Plans to deliver key projects and outcomes under each priority.In March 2008, the Group considered and endorsed the following lists of projects, activities and services under the agreed priorities. It was envisaged that officers would continue to identify budgeted projects, activities and services that could reasonably be added to the lists below and that, in future, all activities would be referenced against the priorities.IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE Customer Services Project ICT infrastructure and BPI programme Field Officer Telecare VFM review programme Change in customer services for Community Support Services customers to offer their range of services to existing customers of Telecare Expansion of D-A-R and Demand Responsive Transport booking system Various ICT projects including Planning Portal The introduction of Choice-based lettings Progressing the Equalities Agenda New telephone system with call management /monitoring /reporting facilities Call recording New website with extended online self help features Use of electronic forms from intranet reducing print runs of stock forms. ENCOURAGING HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES Refurbishment of LLC Fairfield Catering Assistant Lifeline Infection Control Come Dancing Leisure procurement Telecare service supporting people to remain at home and retain independence Dial-A-Ride service seven days a week enabling independence Independent Living Technician (Handyman) supporting people to remain at home and retain independence Independent Living Development Officer appointed to work with Health and Social Care to improve and extend use of Telecare and other community support services Dorking Sports centre GP referrals Parks, Open spaces management Sports pitches Holiday activities Sports development Youth Development Club Development Support to arts forum, sports council, youth council, play partnership, CREATING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT Conservation Area Appraisals Food Waste Trial extension (1 off) Deep Cleansing Dorking TC (1 off) Council Tax rebate scheme – green cones (1 off) Sustainability Officer and project fund Investing in a composting outlet Green Travel Plan Various conservation projects across the District Extension of the green waste scheme Work towards achieving Level 1 of the Flexible Framework to Sustainable Procurement Refurbishment of Mansion gardens and Pond, Leatherhead. Rolling Programme of footpath improvements in P and OS. Planting schemes Hanging baskets Most desktop Printers replaced with a few Multifunctional devices reducing toner cartridge waste Website/ Intranet & Members Extranet created to reduce paper produced & transported- bits cost less than paper to move around Reduce power consumption by servers in computer room & air-conditioning. Reduce power consumption at the desktop Sustainability website produced The issue of guidelines to achieve greater energy efficiencies and use of renewable energy in new developments. Requiring higher quality building design Dorking Conservation Area Appraisal Development of further long grass/wildflower areas, recycling and reuse of green waste, Water Harvesting, Woodland Burials. Environmental considerations in the refurbishment of LLC Sustainability officer and project fund Council Tax rebate scheme REACHING EVERY COMMUNITY Extension of Community transport Discretionary rate relief for rural shops Provision of some affordable rural housing Play ranger Village hall play schemes Grant aid via village halls scheme Potential funding for rural play grounds from planning tariff system Support Box-Hill project with ICT help & occasional presentations LINKS development worker (Chart Down area) Policy officer dedicated to 4 hours per week to Leatherhead Common as development worker Targeted benefits take up Benefits officers attending community meetings Mobile technology taking benefits service to customers Live and Direct Holiday activity schemes Kingston Road project - new pavilion King George V Rec project, pavilion/community building and general improvements Promoting efforts to tackle fuel poverty Support from benefits to community workers Targeted take up and advice Click here to return to home page
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