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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve the draft City Centre and Public Places Portfolio Plan for 2015/16.
Matter for
Decision
The report covered the draft City Centre and Public Places
Portfolio Plan 2015-16, which set out the strategic objectives for the
portfolio for the year ahead, described the context in which the portfolio was being
delivered and detailed the activities required to deliver the outcomes and the
vision. Performance measures and risks
were also shown for each strategic objective.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for City Centre and Public Places
The Executive Councillor
resolved to:
i.
approve the draft
City Centre and Public Places Portfolio
Plan 2015-16.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Streets and Open Spaces regarding the City Centre and Public
Places Portfolio Plan.
The Executive Councillor
stated that much of the work detailed in the plan was already under way. Vision
statements 1 and 2 highlighted the mooring review and the review of ‘friends’
groups. She stated that work was
on-going to channel the existing high level of public engagement in a positive directions.
Some members of the Committee suggested that there might be some
conflict between the aspirations of different Executive Councillor Portfolios.
In response to Members’ questions, the
Director of Environment confirmed that savings and surpluses from the
Bereavement Services would continue to support Cambridge City Council’s
objectives. Once basic targets had been achieved, surpluses could be reinvested
in the service.
The Committee resolved by 5 votes to 0 to
endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 14/04/2015
Date of decision: 19/03/2015