Agenda item

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.

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.