Agenda item

Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan

To consider the recommendations of the Executive in respect of the Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  That Council be recommended to approve the Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan subject to amendments delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader.

Minutes:

The Council considered the Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan as set out on Agenda pages 157 to 184.

 

It was proposed by Councillor John Halsall and seconded by Councillor John Kaiser that the recommendation within the report be agreed. 

 

Councillor Halsall stated that the Community Vision set out what the Council would focus on over the next four years to improve the outcomes for residents.  He wanted to keep residents safe, secure and happy and for the best service that, the Council could provide, to be provided.  He went on to refer to some of the areas covered in the Community Vision and the Corporate Delivery Plan, including tackling the climate emergency and challenging traffic congestion and the impact of development on communities.  The Plan would cover how the Council would work with its partners, what action would be taken and what success would look like.

 

Some Members felt that the Vision and Plan were too vague and did not detail how measures would be achieved or how actions would be monitored.  Councillor Bishop-Firth questioned how anti-social behaviour in particular would be tackled.

 

Councillor Cowan commented that he supported the document but felt that more about how the Council would work with its residents and protecting green spaces, could be included.

 

A number of Members expressed concern at the inclusion of ‘An approved and deliverable masterplan for a self-sustaining garden town at Grazeley’ as stated in the ‘What success will look like’ under the ‘Right homes, right places’ section, in the Corporate Delivery Plan. 

 

Councillor John Halsall proposed that ‘An approved and deliverable masterplan for a self-sustaining garden town at Grazeley’ be removed from the Corporate Delivery Plan.  This was seconded by Councillor Gary Cowan.

 

Upon being put to the vote, the Mayor declared the amendment to be carried.

 

Councillor Jim Frewin commented that he felt that the Plan needed to be carefully positioned.

 

Councillor Prue Bray was of the opinion that the Plan was more a set of strategic aims and objectives.  She questioned the tone of the documents.

 

Councillor John Kaiser referred to the progress that had been made over a number of years.

 

Prior to the vote on the Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan being held, six Members in accordance with Rule 4.2.15.5 requested that a recorded vote be taken on the proposal.

 

The voting was as follows:

 

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAINED

Keith Baker

Rachel Bishop-Firth

 

Parry Batth

Shirley Boyt

 

Laura Blumenthal

Prue Bray

 

Chris Bowring

Rachel Burgess

 

Jenny Cheng

Stephen Conway

 

UllaKarin Clark

Andy Croy

 

Gary Cowan

Carl Doran

 

Richard Dolinski

Lindsay Ferris

 

Michael Firmager

Paul Fishwick

 

Guy Grandison

Jim Frewin

 

Charlotte Haitham Taylor

Maria Gee

 

John Halsall

David Hare

 

Emma Hobbs

Clive Jones

 

Pauline Jorgensen

Sarah Kerr

 

John Kaiser

Tahir Maher

 

Abdul Loyes

Adrian Mather

 

Ken Miall

Andrew Mickleburgh

 

Stuart Munro

Imogen Shepherd-DuBey

 

Gregor Murray

Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey

 

Barrie Patman

Caroline Smith

 

Malcolm Richards

 

 

Wayne Smith

 

 

Bill Soane

 

 

Alison Swaddle

 

 

Simon Weeks

 

 

Oliver Whittle

 

 

 

Upon being put to the vote, it was:

 

RESOLVED:  That the Community Vision and Corporate Delivery Plan as amended be approved subject to further amendments delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the tabled amendment.

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