(1)

that the final budget report should explicitly state in plain language how and where the transformation of services is taking place and where services are being reduced;

(2)

that future budget reports should highlight the cost of budget engagement undertaken with the public and other stakeholders;

(3)

regarding business rates retention -

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highlight within the budget how £1m of additional monies gained through the Business Rate Retention pilot will be used to support the delivery of the further growth of business rates;

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within the budget or revised Medium Term Financial Strategy, confirm how authorities within the Devon Pool will be stimulating growth in business rates, highlight the role of the South West  Devon Joint Local Plan and the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership;

(4)

regarding the use of Section 106 funding -

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the Committee notes the current financial difficulties of the local authority and request that Cabinet review the use of Section 106 monies in support of the revenue budget;

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the budget report should include -

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a revised risk register which highlights the level of risk this action represents for the Council;

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a statement on how this flexibility is being exploited across comparator authorities across the UK;

(5)

that Council lobby government for additional financial support to assist with the education pension legacy;

(6)

that a wide review of the environmental impact of the Council is undertaken;

(7)

that regarding the collection of council tax -

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the Council should adopt a flexible approach, offering residents in financial difficulty affordable payment arrangements as an alternative to imposing a summons or referring a case to Bailiffs where a vulnerable person defaults;

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that the use of Bailiffs should be approved on a case by case basis by the Portfolio Holder responsible and that this approval be granted on the basis of evidence that a debtor can pay but is unwilling to;

(8)

that the total amount of investment in the Hoe Foreshore and surrounding area should be explicit within the budget report;

(9)

that additional capacity should be built into the Capital Programme Schemes to provide flexibility if further work in support of the scheme is required;

(10)

that the Cabinet should consider building a level of contingency into the budget to anticipate the results of the gully survey;

(11)

that all service directors should have and maintain a service plan which should at a minimum include the resource requirements of the service, staff requirements, discretionary and non-discretionary activities, risks to delivery, savings, dependencies, performance indicators, policy changes, cost and volume data where applicable; scrutiny will not be undertaken without service plans in place;

(12)

that the Council lobby for changes to the Education National Funding Formula to ensure a fair share for Plymouth;

(13)

that performance indicators should be developed to measure the impact of collaborative working in support of the plan for education;

(14)

that the Plymouth Education Board should review how to support Children and Young People with lower level behavioural and attendance problems to prevent exclusion and the limiting of life chances;

(15)

that the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People to undertake a review of external spending within her budget with a view to realising further savings;

(16)

that the Cabinet should consider an enhanced capital programme which supports the development of further capacity in extra care and supporting living for vulnerable clients with Dementia and/or Autism;

(17)

that the Committee express its concerns on the long term use and level of agency staff.