Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2012/120

Contact: John Courouble, Corporate Policy Manager Tel: (01865) 896163

Report by Assistant Chief Executive & Chief Finance Officer (CA6).

This report and Annex provides Cabinet with a draft of the Corporate Plan for 2013/4-2017/18.The Plan is due to publish in March 2013 and Cabinet's approval of it is needed to do this. The report provides the detail of what changes have been made to the Plan in this edition.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the draft Corporate Plan going before Council on 19 February 2013.

Cabinet considered a draft of the Corporate Plan for 2013/4-2017/18 together with a report that provided the detail of what changes had been made to the Plan in this edition.

Councillor Zoe Patrick, Opposition Leader, commented that the Corporate Plan was a chance for the Leader to make his mark and highlighted and commented on a number of aspects in the Plan. In particular she referred to the Leader’s reference to Thriving Families where examples of its impact would be helpful; the need to address problems on the A34; that she felt there was little evidence of progress on improving skills; and that in welcoming the close working on bus transport she noted the lack of an Oyster type card.

The Leader in introducing the contents of the Plan responded to the points made. He stated that in this his first Plan he had not wanted a major overhaul. On the A34 he indicated that he had worked with the City Council to include improvements in the City Deal bid. With regard to public transport there was a lot going on in relation to the rail network. Now that the technology was capable he was keen to support the introduction of an Oyster type card going forward.

RESOLVED:                        to approve the draft Corporate Plan going before Council on 19 February 2013.