To support our communities and local economy recover from the global pandemic, Members are asked to approve the draft Covid 19 Recovery Plan.  To ensure that the Council can deliver the Vision, Four Year Plan and the Recovery Plan, there is a need to reconfigure the Council’s current operating model.  Members are asked to agree the priorities/ambitions which will form the basis for the reconfigured operating model.

Following consideration, it was resolved that the Committee:

(1)      Approved the draft Covid19 Recovery Plan to enable recovery work to commence and our partners to be consulted. 

(2)      Agreed the priorities/ambitions for the reconfiguration of the Council’s operating model.

To support the communities and local economy recover from the global pandemic, Members were asked to approve the draft Covid 19 Recovery Plan.  To ensure that the Council can deliver the Vision, Four Year Plan and the Recovery Plan, there is a need to reconfigure the Council’s current operating model.  Members were asked to agree the priorities/ambitions which will form the basis for the reconfigured operating model.

The following matters were raised by the Committee:

a)            Affordable homes: Following a question from a Member, the Officer noted that Developers have a wide range of options available in offering homes as affordable, including offering a property at 10% below market value. The Officer noted that an evidence-base would be put in place to demonstrate affordable rented housing as priority.

b)           Climate change: A Member suggested that there should be more emphasis on climate change with the Recovery Plan.  The Officer noted that the Climate Change Action Plan would continue to be an important element of the council’s actions going forward.

Following consideration, it was resolved unanimously that the Committee:

(1)      Approved the draft Covid19 Recovery Plan to enable recovery work to commence and our partners to be consulted. 

(2)      Agreed the priorities/ambitions for the reconfiguration of the Council’s operating model.