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The Monitoring Officer presented the Corporate Business Plan Monitoring report  looking backwards to 2019 to 2023.  The report set out the update against priorities and objectives as set out in the Appendix.

The Panel was invited to ask questions or comment on the report.

In response to questions from Councillor Mrs Spikings on staff sickness figures, the Assistant Director, Central Services explained that the Annual Sickness Absence Monitoring Report was currently being drafted to be presented to the Joint Safety and Welfare Committee and added that the report could be made available to the Corporate Performance Panel for information.

Following questions from Councillor Osborne on 3.1 and the survey being conducted by Norfolk County Council to increase walking, cycling and sustainable transport, the Monitoring Officer explained that the Borough Council did input into the work.  Councillor Mrs Spikings highlighted the importance of car users which were needed in rural areas to being able to travel from one place to another and that any proposals were not to the detriment of rural areas. The Monitoring Officer advised that as part of the Town Board there was a Active and Clean Connectivity project which was focussed on King’s Lynn and not borough wide but was part of the Norfolk County Council Strategy and made reference to the LCWIP and several of the projects being progressed would link into the Active and Clean Connectivity project and outlined other joint work with Norfolk County Council.  The Chief Executive added that if it would be useful to the Panel more detail could be made available on how the Borough Council engaged with Norfolk County Council.

Councillor Morley commented that this was an end of term report and was disappointed that the Climate Change Action Plan did not have a resolution and other actions did not indicate a status report on those that were either completed, still on track, progress, ongoing, etc.

The Chair, Councillor Dark referred to 3.1, progress update provided and commented that the Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan and that there were 79 agreed actions and that currently 21 had been completed, 3 were on track and 41 actions were in progress, 2 were stalled and 12 actions were yet to start and asked Councillor Morley if further detail was required in relation to the plan. In response, Councillor Morley commented that  the Corporate Business Plan was important and that a full end of term status report would have been helpful which set out the current position, action and going forward in future years.  The Chair added that Climate Change was not being looked at in insolation and advised that the Chief Executive was the lead officer in the Norfolk Climate Change Partnership and that if the Council were to go into that level of detail it would be necessary to look at how the work would link into the wider jigsaw.  In conclusion, the Chair commented that the climate change work would come through the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Biodiversity would look forward to receiving it in due course.

The Chair thanked the Monitoring Officer for the report.

RESOLVED:  The Panel supported the recommendation to Cabinet as set out below:

That Cabinet considers and comments on the final position on delivery against the Corporate Business Plan.