Issue - items at meetings - Chair's Communications

To receive any communications from the Chair.

73.1         The Chair stated that he wished to thank Catherine Vaughan for her work and support as Acting Chief Executive during the transition period.

73.2         The Chair stated that he was also pleased to note the signing of a development agreement on Circus Street and the successful outcome of a bid to obtain £840k to expand communal recycling in the city.  He stated that the council had been invited to bid in the second wave of ‘City Deals’ which, if successful, would see the Government devolve powers in exchange for responsibility for delivering growth locally.

73.3         The Chair reported that he had signed a joint letter with the Leaders of Southampton and Portsmouth to the Secretary of State for Local Government raising concerns over the Government’s proposals for council tax.

73.4         Finally the Chair reported that the council’s ‘Future Cities Demonstrator Project’ bid to the Technology Strategy Board had not been successful and therefore Item 82 on the agenda was withdrawn.