Issue - meetings

Councillor Tod introduced the report emphasising the importance of the council’s assets for a wide range of reasons, including a source of revenue, community value and heritage.

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Godfrey addressed Cabinet as summarised briefly below.

He welcomed the clear presentation of the strategy but he would have preferred if clearer metrics and specific targets for each objective were included.  He highlighted that the council’s annual contribution to the asset reserve had reduced since its introduction but the assets were still expected to contribute.  He suggested that the costs associated with the council’s regeneration projects should be considered separately. He requested details of the funding for delivering the various items in the strategy and also that the quarterly monitoring information provided include progress on delivering the solutions set out in section 6 of the strategy.