Meeting documents
Cabinet
Wednesday, 10th January, 2007
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Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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MEETING: |
Council Executive |
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MEETING DATE: |
10 January 2007 |
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER |
13 |
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TITLE: |
Future for Bath Vision - A Report by the Major Projects and External Bodies Overview & Scrutiny Panel |
EXECUTIVE FORWARD PLAN REFERENCE: |
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1560 |
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All Wards with specific focus on the City of Bath |
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AN OPEN PUBLIC ITEM |
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List of attachments to this report: 1. Future for Bath Vision - Major Projects O&S Panel's Report |
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1 THE ISSUE
1.1 Following a review of the Future for Bath Vision, the Major Projects and External Bodies Overview & Scrutiny Panel is bringing its findings and recommendations to the Council Executive.
2 RECOMMENDATION
The Council Executive is asked to:
2.1 Consider the Panel's report attached at 1.
2.2 Respond collectively to the Panel's recommendations laid out in the response table at 2.
3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
3.1 There are no immediate financial considerations.
4 COMMUNITY STRATEGY OUTCOMES
Promoting a 'sense of place' so people identify with and take pride in our communities
Celebrating the contributions people from different backgrounds and with different experiences can make, and promoting equality of opportunity
Sharing resources, working together, and finding new ways of doing things
Building communities where people feel safe and secure
Taking responsibility for our environment and natural resources now and over the long term
Improving our local transport
Improving our housing situation for local people
Improving our local economy
Improving our local environment
5 CORPORATE IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES
Cultural Development
Increase in Affordable Housing
Improving the Quality of Public Transport/Roads/Pavements and easing congestion
Developing a sustainable economy
Improving the public realm
6 CPA KEY LINES OF ENQUIRY
Ambition for the community - i.e. What the council, together with its partners, is trying to achieve
Prioritisation of ambitions
Increasing capacity of the council to deliver ambition for the Community to ensure we achieve what we say we will
Creating and developing a better quality of life for the area through
o Sustainable Communities and Transport
o Safer and Stronger Communities
7 THE REPORT
N/A
8 RISK MANAGEMENT
8.1 N/A
9 RATIONALE
9.1 N/A
10 OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED
10.1 None
11 CONSULTATION
11.1 Select from: Ward Councillor; Executive Councillor; Parish Council; Town Council; Overview & Scrutiny Panel; Staff; Other B&NES Services; Service Users; Local Residents; Community Interest Groups;; Stakeholders/Partners; Other Public Sector Bodies; Chief Executive
11.2 The Panel held three contributor sessions in public and undertook an electronic questionnaire with Bath-based businesses and organisations.
12 ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN REACHING THE DECISION
12.1 N/A
13 ADVICE SOUGHT
13.1 N/A
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Contact person |
Bethan Grant, Overview & Scrutiny Project Officer, 01225 396 053 |
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Background papers |
Annexes associated with the attached report. Please contact Bethan Grant if you require hard copies of any of these. |
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Please contact the report author if you need to access this report in an alternative format |
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