Issue - meetings

Mrs Angela Woodhouse, the Head of Policy, Communications and Governance, presented a report on the 2018-19 Refresh of the Strategic Plan 2015-20 to the Committee.

It was noted that:

·  Policy and Resources Committee had agreed that the top three priority areas for 2017-18 would be maintained in 2018-19, which were:

o  A Home for Everyone;

o  Providing a Clean and Safe Environment; and

o  Regenerating the Town Centre.

·  Policy and Resources Committee requested that this Committee gave consideration to the wording under the ‘Securing Improvements to the Transport Infrastructure for our Borough’, in relation to moving around the Borough ‘by car’.

The Committee considered the reference from Policy and Resources Committee and decided that the wording need not be amended as when the priority area was looked at as one it was sufficient, especially as it mentioned the Integrated Transport Strategy and Walking and Cycling Strategy implicitly.

The Committee considered that the relevant policies did not need to be cross referenced under the ‘We will commit to’ heading as they were implicit in the delivery of the Strategic Plan itself and the wording could be limiting.

RESOLVED: That the following recommendations are made to the Policy and Resources Committee:

1. That the changes identified in red in Appendix A be supported;

2. That no further changes need to be made; and

3. That consideration be given to the need for detail of cross referencing to relevant policies since this is implicit in the delivery of the Strategic Plan itself.

Voting: Unanimous