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RECOMMENDED:     That Council adopts the attached corporate strategy with the following amendments:

Under Protect our environment:  add to the last bullet point – “and rivers and streams”  before the word “quality”.

Under efficient and effective delivery of our services:

Add a penultimate bullet point  - “Bring forward proposals to enable the King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee to be revised into a decision making body.”

Add at the start of the last bullet point “Consider appropriate resources and then”, before the “investigate the creation of a town council”

Reason for Decision

To establish the council’s policy framework for the term of the current administration, showing how the council will focus its resources over the next four years. The key priorities will be: • Promote growth and prosperity to benefit West Norfolk • Protect our environment • Support our communities • Efficient and effective delivery of our services

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Cabinet considered a report appending the new corporate strategy for the period to the next local elections in 2027. It sets out the priorities of the new administration and how the achievement of these priorities and objectives would be monitored.

Following the Joint Panels meeting the Chair proposed that the following additions be made to the Plan, these were accepted by the Cabinet:

Under efficient and effective delivery of our services:

Add a penultimate bullet point  - “Bring forward proposals to enable the King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee (KLACC) to be revised into a decision making body.”

Add at the start of the last bullet point “Consider appropriate resources and then”, before the “investigate the creation of a town council”.

The Chair also drew attention to the comments of the Joint Panels meeting which considered the document.

Councillor Squire sought confirmation of a definition of a decision making body, to which the Monitoring Officer confirmed that the King’s Lynn Area Consultative

Committee would receive decision making powers, the parameters of which would have to be investigated and the Constitution changed to permit it.

Councillor Morley drew attention to the need to include:

Under Protect our environment:  add to the last bullet point – “and rivers and streams”  before the word “quality”.  This was agreed by the Cabinet.

Under standing order 34 Councillor Dark asked if the addition of the delegations for the KLACC were in place of the potential for a town council.  Councillor Parish confirmed this was not the case.  Councillor Dark also made comments on deliverability of the plan and detail to back up the Plan in practice.

Under standing order 34 Councillor Sandell asked if a review of the Parking Strategy was due to take place.  Councillor Moriarty reminded members that the comment had not been introduced during the Panel consideration.  The Chair commented that the Cabinet would be looking at income generation.

RECOMMENDED:      That Council adopts the attached Corporate Strategy with the following amendments:

Under Protect our environment:  add to the last bullet point – “and rivers and streams”  before the word “quality”.

Under efficient and effective delivery of our services:

Add a penultimate bullet point  - “Bring forward proposals to enable the King’s Lynn Area Consultative Committee to be revised into a decision making body.”

Add at the start of the last bullet point “Consider appropriate resources and then”, before the “investigate the creation of a town council”

Reason for Decision

To establish the council’s policy framework for the term of the current administration, showing how the council will focus its resources over the next four years. The key priorities will be: • Promote growth and prosperity to benefit West Norfolk • Protect our environment • Support our communities • Efficient and effective delivery of our services