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The following declaration of interest was made in accordance with the code of conduct from Councillor Jordan in relation to an item under consideration at this meeting –

Item	Interest	Reason
Minute 93 – Updated Report on the Corporate Plan 2012/15 Update, 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) and Proposed Council Tax Levels and Pay Policy	Personal	Director of Routeways and Plymouth Youth Sailings

91.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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(a) To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Director for Corporate Services or Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance;

(b) To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

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The Leader referred to –

(a)

Funding from the Coastal Communities Fund for Plymouth Waterfront: £670,000 had been awarded from the Coastal Communities Fund to attract people to the waterfront. Projects would include Commercial Wharf, the Royal William Yard and new opportunities for cycling.

(b)

City Deal: the city had been awarded City Deal which would provide new powers putting the city in charge of its own economical destiny and enable the south west peninsula to realise its potential. The city was one of 13 awarded City Deal and had been recognised for its vision, ambition and skills. The Leader indicated that he was looking forward to continued discussions with the government.

CORPORATE PLAN 2012/15 UPDATE, 2013/14 BUDGET (REVENUE AND CAPITAL) AND PROPOSED COUNCIL TAX LEVELS AND PAY POLICY

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92.

Length of Debate for Leader and Leader of the Opposition

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Before the commencement of the debate, the Leader sought approval in accordance with Part B, Council Procedure Rule 14.6 of the Constitution, to suspend Rule of Debate 4.2 (in Appendix One) (which limits speeches to five minutes) for the following item in relation to speeches by the Leader and Leader of the Opposition.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Peter Smith and following a vote it was agreed.

93.

Updated Report on the Corporate Plan 2012/15 Update, 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) and Proposed Council Tax Levels and Pay Policy PDF 124 KB

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The City Council will be asked to –

?	consider the report of the Director for Corporate Services on the corporate plan 2012-2015 update, the budget 2013/14 (revenue and capital) allocated to corporate priorities and the proposed Council tax levels;
?	note the corporate plan 2012 -15 update;
?	approve the proposed net revenue budget requirement;
?	approve the capital programme;
?	approve the Treasury Management Policy, Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2013/14 and the Investment Strategy 2013/14;
?	approve the Council tax for 2013/14;
?	agree the pay policy statement.

The following Cabinet minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2013 will also be submitted for consideration –

?	Minute 140	Corporate Plan 2012 -15 update
?	Minute 141	Building for Jobs – Plymouth Investment Fund
?	Minutes 142 and 142a	Capital Investment for Street Lighting, Solar PV and Boiler Replacement
?	Minutes 143 and 143a	2013/14 Draft Budget (Revenue and Capital) allocated to corporate priorities.

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The Chief Executive and the Director for Corporate Services submitted written reports on the Corporate Plan 2012 -15, the revenue and capital budget 2012/13, the treasury management strategy statement and annual investment strategy and the proposed council tax levels.

The City Council considered -

(a)	the report of the Director for Corporate Services on the Budget Update;
(b)	the updated report of the Chief Executive and the Director for Corporate Services on the Corporate Plan 2012/15 Update, 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) and Proposed Council Tax Levels and Pay Policy;
(c)	Cabinet minute 140 (of 12 February 2013) and the updated draft Corporate Plan 2012-2015 (following Cabinet on 7 February 2012) (appendix A);
(e)	Cabinet minute 141 (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on Building for Jobs – Plymouth Investment Fund (appendix B);
(f)	Cabinet minutes 142 and 142a (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on the Capital Investment for Street Lighting, Solar PV and Boiler Replacement (appendix C);
(g)	Cabinet minutes 143 and 143a (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on the 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) Allocated to Corporate Priorities (appendix D);
(h)	Pay Policy Statement (appendix E);
(i)	Cabinet minute 137 (of 12 February 2013) on the Budget and Corporate Plan Scrutiny Report 2013/14 including the Scrutiny Report and Cabinet’s response to the recommendations (appendix F).

Councillor Evans (Leader) moved, and Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) seconded, the recommendations in the written reports of the Chief Executive and the Director for Corporate Services submitted to the City Council and commended to the City Council, for approval, the 2013/14 council tax levels and the pay policy statement.

In presenting the proposals, Councillor Evans referred to –

(j)	the cuts of five billion pounds imposed on Councils across England and the loss of 230k jobs over two years which was unprecedented;
(k)	the actual cuts which were seven point four per cent amounting to £7.8 m, not the one point nine per cent presented by the government and reported in the media;
(l)	the cooperative approach which ran through the 100 pledges for Plymouth of which nearly a third had been delivered. Ten of the pledges were about the economy and creating jobs with employment, skills and jobs being a top priority;
(m)	the initiatives that included -
	?	the creation of a job task force;
	?	the launch of the 1,000 Club with the aim of giving Plymouth’s young unemployed a start;
	?	a £20m investment in partnership with the Plymouth Growth Board;
	?	the establishment of a Building for Jobs Investment Fund created as part of the Plan for Jobs;
	?	the City Deal and the University Technical College which would build on the city’s strength in marine sciences and engineering;
	?	a campaign to clean up empty building sites and encourage development which had stalled;
(n)	investment in the profile of the city which included the UK City of Culture in 2017; Mayflower 400 year anniversary in 2020, the Theatre Royal regeneration ... view the full minutes text for item 93.