Decision - CIVITAS Update and Work Programme

1.     That Cabinet notes progress to date, and approves recommendations relating to individual projects, outlined in the body of the main report.

2.     That Cabinet agrees a revised reporting process to ensure a more appropriate method of sharing information and enabling formal decision making (as set out in 3.2 and 3.3).

Individual project recommendations are designed to ensure Cabinet have transparent and clear awareness and influence over the progress of each project, or formally delegate this influence to the Cabinet Member for Environment where this will beneficially enhance project delivery in line with wider council and CIVITAS objectives and timescales. 

The suggested reporting process (a six monthly report to Cabinet with the Cabinet Member for Environment using his discretion to make any decisions that fall outside that timetable) provides an appropriate balance of regular reporting.  More or less frequent reports would provide Cabinet with too little or too much information.

The best way to achieve the objectives of each project will be informed by best practise research and option appraisal at project level. The suggested reporting process (a six monthly report to Cabinet with the Cabinet Member for Environment using his discretion to make any decisions that fall outside that timetable) provides an appropriate balance of regular reporting.  More or less frequent reports would provide Cabinet with too little or too much information. Projects within the programme have been agreed through CIVITAS and council (Cabinet) processes.