Decision:
1. That the Council reaffirms its willingness in
principle to sign the Joint Working Agreement if the issues identified in the
circulated report can be resolved satisfactorily and reflected in the Joint
Working Arrangement itself, which will be the subject of a further report to
Members;
2. That alternatively and in the absence of a
resolution of these issues, the Council will decline to sign the Joint Working
Agreement for the reasons set out in the circulated report;
3. That the circulated report be referred for further
discussion in the relevant Scrutiny Committees as Members see fit.
Minutes:
Decisions:
1.
That the Council
reaffirms its willingness in principle to sign the Joint Working Agreement if
the issues identified in the circulated report can be resolved satisfactorily and
reflected in the Joint Working Arrangement itself, which would be the subject
of a further report to Members;
2. That
alternatively, and in the absence of a resolution of these issues, the Council
would decline to sign the Joint Working Agreement for the reasons set out in
the circulated report;
3.
That the
circulated report be referred for further discussion in relevant Scrutiny
Committees as Members see fit.
Reason for Decisions:
To invite Members to provide
direction on the conduct of further discussions on the City Deal and take a
view on the balance of benefits set against the risks, affordability and
opportunity cost of the City Deal.
Implementation of Decisions:
The decisions will be
implemented after the three day call in period.
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