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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=86 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="26c085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>KMC Consultancy</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="KMC Consultancy"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Greenspace Performance Management System"><U>Greenspace Performance Management System</U></A>   |   <B>Site Auditing</B>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract Preparation"><U>Contract Preparation</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tender Evaluation"><U>Tender Evaluation</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Procurement"><U>Procurement</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PPG 17 Needs Assessments"><U>PPG 17 Needs Assessments</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Expert Witness Service"><U>Expert Witness Service</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Document Reviews"><U>Document Reviews</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract Monitoring"><U>Contract Monitoring</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Strategy Preparation"><U>Strategy Preparation</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Management Plans"><U>Management Plans</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conducting a Park Audit"><U>Conducting a Park Audit</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="On Line Surveys"><U>On Line Surveys</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Data Mapping Tool"><U>Data Mapping Tool</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The GPMS Usage Calculator"><U>The GPMS Usage Calculator</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marketing Plans"><U>Marketing Plans</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="26dd2e83.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="274bf4f0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Greenspace Performance Management System"><U>Greenspace Performance Management</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Products and Services"><U>Product and Service Listing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tender Evaluation"><U>Tender Evaluation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract Preparation"><U>Contract preparation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Management Plans"><U>Management Plans</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Strategy Preparation"><U>Strategy Preparation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Auditing"><U>Auditing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contract Monitoring"><U>Contract monitoring</U></A></div> <div> Consultation</div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PPG 17 Needs Assessments"><U>PPG 17 Needs Assessments</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact us</U></A></div> <div> Since 1995 we have established ourselves as one of the key players in the local government and contracting market.</div> <div> Our clients have included more than 150 Councils and several housing associations in the past ten years.</div> <div> Should you wish to contact us please click <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>here</U></A> or ring </div> <div> 01285  750569</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2535f200.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=394 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Site Auditing</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>It is pointless auditing some sites to Green Flag Standard if the others remain unsung heroes.  It is vital that there is an auditing system that can accommodate all sites and not just the good ones.</B></I></div> <div> <B>Ken McAnespie, Jan 2006</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We have audited and benchmarked hundreds of sites since 1995, for approx. 40 councils.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Green Flag Award is based on our auditing system</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Our audits are PPG 17 compliant.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We can train you to do them yourselves and to save cost by sharing auditing with other councils</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conducting a Park Audit"><U><B>Click here for audit training information</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>A typical park audit will provide the client with a 20 page report with recommendations for improvement..</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Audit</B></div> <bR> <div> The audit procedure is based on a system that has been tried, tested and improved by KMC Consultancy over the past four years. It can be summarised as follows</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Create a Hierarchy of Parks, Open Spaces, etc.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Audit/Benchmark the quality of the sites within the Hierarchy, using a pre-determined checklist as an aide-memoir.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Accept that not all sites are able to achieve excellence, and that some are going to be of a higher standard than others.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Set targets for the quality of each of the categories in the Hierarchy</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Compare the quality results from the audit with the set targets </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Compare the amount being spent on each site with the quality provided </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Combine the quality and the price to obtain the value of the site to the customers</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Compare this to the target</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Review, and make appropriate changes to quality and/or expenditure to ensure cost-effectiveness</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Repeat  - and analyse for trends</div> <bR> <bR> <div> The factors that are assessed during an audit are those that are important to the customer/user and include:  </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="312" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>PARKS AND OPEN SPACES</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Design</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Staffing </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Interpretation/Signage, etc</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Maintenance</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Facilities</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Health and Safety</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Accessibility</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Usability</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Usage</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> On-site marketing</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> Security</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="302"><div> The overall quality of the site</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> After a period of time Councils using the Audit process will be able to show trends (and improvement) in line with the requirements of CPA and Best Value, and will be able to share like with like information - not only internally, but also with others who have used/are using the system.</div> <bR> <div> The community can be involved in the process in a number of ways.  Local people could be involved in the undertaking of the audits, or they could be asked for their views on the results of the audits through focus groups or Citizens' Panels.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>