Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Strategic Director for People and Communities.

The Leader, Councillor Bialyk presented the Corporate Plan Report and during debate Members made the following comments:

• there was concern that residents feedback about nature was not reflected in the outcomes of the corporate plan, and that there was a duty towards nature and decarbonisation;
• the introduction to the plan mentioned heritage but there was no corresponding outcome;
• the Council needed to enable a greater voice for the community as they wanted to have a say on issues that affected them;
• further discussion in the future with opposition groups would be welcomed when drafting new plans;
• drafting amendments would be made to change the wording to ‘Net Zero’; and
• operational detail had been provided regarding managing green spaces which could help clarify some biodiversity concerns.

The Leader responded to Members comments in the following terms:

·         the corporate plan had been based on the manifesto of the Labour group;

·         drafting recommendations would be delegated to the chief executive as would issues surrounding heritage, which would be discussed at the leaders next meeting with the chief executive; and

·         cutting of grass was under contract with highways, and the information could be found online.

The Leader moved and Councillor Wright seconded the recommendations of the report, which following a vote were CARRIED.