Issue - meetings

Review of the Economy Development Strategy

Meeting: 11/07/2018 - Cabinet (Item 22)

22 Economic Growth Strategy 2018-2021 pdf icon PDF 313 KB

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy informing Members of the approach taken to the production of the Council’s Economic Growth Strategy for the period 2018 to 2021, and seeking approval of the strategy.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED that:

 

(1)  the Draft Economic Growth Strategy as a basis for consultation be approved, and

 

(2)  authority be delegated to the Head of Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy to consider representations made during the consultation period and to make changes as appropriate.

 

 

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy that informed Members of the approach taken to the production of the council’s Economic Growth Strategy for the period 2018 to 2021, and sought approval of the strategy.

 

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy highlighted the key features of the report and the importance of ensuring that economic growth benefitted all people.  The Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods commented that the strategy maximised social value by removing barriers to opportunity.  She reminded Members of the pioneering delivery of the grass cutting trial in Podsmead via a social enterprise model as an example of the benefit of such an approach in practice.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1)  the Draft Economic Growth Strategy as a basis for consultation be approved, and

 

(2)  authority be delegated to the Head of Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy to consider representations made during the consultation period and to make changes as appropriate.