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Agenda item
To consider draft Corporate Plan update 2022/23 and proposed amendments
Minutes:
The Mayor proposed suspending Rule 16.6b of the Council’s Constitution,
seconded by Councillor Beaver.
RESOLVED that council suspends Rule 16.6b of the Constitution to permit the substantive motion and any proposed amendments to be on the table and open for discussion at the same time.
Councillor Hilton proposed four amendments to the draft corporate plan update 2022/23.
1. Tackling homelessness, poverty and ensuring quality housing
Mobilise and monitor the pipeline of developments with partners to increase the supply of affordable rented homes by 500 units over the next 5 years.
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Commit to these being built in alignment with the Healthy Homes principles as outlined by the Town and Country Planning Association.
2. Minimising environment and climate harm in all that we do
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We will make creating a just transition that meets everyone’s needs within planetary limits the lens through which we examine every decision this council makes and we will commit to being the leader in our town to that commitment, challenging and working with all the key stakeholders and the wider community.
We need to be honest about the scale of the task ahead and will become a campaigning council actively calling on the government for the funding that local communities need to deliver this transition especially around the challenge of retrofitting local housing stock.
3. Ensuring the council can survive and thrive into the future
Lead and work with partners to enable citizen-centred services that tackle health inequalities, improve quality of life and benefit the breadth of our local community.
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We will integrate this work with action on the climate and ecological emergency. We know for example that initiatives to increase walking cycling, gardening and growing your own veg all massively benefit mental and physical health and can contribute to reducing our town’s carbon footprint.
4. Making best use of our land, buildings, public realm and cultural assets
Harold Place – planning consent granted & legal agreement completed by end of quarter 1 and construction commenced by end of quarter 3.
Now planning has been refused I would like to propose that this item is removed from the plan and replaced with the following text.
Harold Place – proposals for the former toilet block site will now be integrated into the wider Garden Town plans and alternative funding sources researched.
Councillor Carr seconded the amendments. Councillor Barnett accepted amendments 1,2 and 3.
Councillor Hilton agreed to withdraw amendment 4 subject to it being brought back to the next full Council meeting after the elections for consideration.
RESOLVED 17 Votes for 12 against
1. Full Council note and approve the draft annual update as amended to the corporate plan 2020-24.
2. That delegated authority be given to the Managing Director, after consultation with the Leader of the Council to make further revisions as is considered necessary.
3. That all those who submitted views as part of the consultation process be thanked for their contributions.
Reasons for Recommendations
1. The council needs to approve the annual update to the corporate plan as its statement of strategic direction for the period 2020 - 2024, mindful of the views received as part of the public consultation.
Supporting documents:
- Budget and Corporate Plan consultation response and draft Corporate Plan update 2022/23, 07/02/2022 Cabinet, item 245. PDF 203 KB
- Enc. 1 for Budget and Corporate Plan consultation response and draft Corporate Plan update 2022/23, 07/02/2022 Cabinet, item 245. PDF 197 KB
- Green Group amendments to Corporate Plan update V1, item 245. PDF 448 KB
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