Issue - items at meetings - Local Area Agreements (LAA)

1.     To recommend to Council the Local Area Agreement for approval.

2.     That it be noted that the Local Area Agreement would be reviewed in January 2009, when targets still outstanding would be determined, and other targets and indicators removed or amended.

3.     That it be noted that cross-partner delivery plans for all national indicators in the LAA were being determined and would be reported and monitored to the Public Sector Board and Local Strategic Partnership in due course.

17.1    The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Strategy & Governance proposing the final version of the Local Area Agreement (LAA) for Brighton & Hove, covering the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2011 (for copy see minute book).

17.2    Members wished to record their appreciation of the work that officers had put into the preparation of the report.

17.3    Councillor Mitchell stated that she had welcomed the opportunity for the Labour Group to contribute to the draft.

17.4    In his role as Vice-Chair of the Sussex Fire Authority, Councillor Kemble welcomed the reduction of incidents of arson.

17.5    RESOLVED – Having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations:

(1) To recommend to Council the Local Area Agreement for approval.

(2) That it be noted that the Local Area Agreement would be reviewed in January 2009, when targets still outstanding would be determined, and other targets and indicators removed or amended.

(3) That it be noted that cross-partner delivery plans for all national indicators in the LAA were being determined and would be reported and monitored to the Public Sector Board and Local Strategic Partnership in due course.