Issue - meetings

This report outlines York’s progress in developing its Local Area Agreement (LAA).  It asks the Executive to comment on the LAA and its development so far and to identify ways in which the first draft could be improved before final submission to the Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber (GOYH) in December, and to endorse the first draft for submission to GOYH by the end of September.

Members considered a report that outlined York’s progress in developing its Local Area Agreement (LAA) for 2007-2010.

Members commented that the final document should be produced in a simple format with sharper indicators to ensure it was suitable for public consumption as well as being clear and focused for presentation to the Government.

It was noted that the draft LAA had been praised by Government Office as being one of the best in the region and Members thanked officers for all their hard work.

RESOLVED:             That the first draft of the LAA be endorsed for submission to GOYH by end of September 2006, and that the presentation of the final document be improved as stated above, prior to the submission to Government Office  .

REASON:                  To inform the decision of the LSP Board, to support the submission of the first draft of the LAA to GOYH and to ensure that the final draft meets the expectations of the Executive.

Members considered a report that outlined York’s progress in developing its Local Area Agreement (LAA) for 2007-2010.

Members commented that the final document should be produced in a simple format with sharper indicators to ensure it was suitable for public consumption as well as being clear and focused for presentation to the Government.

It was noted that the draft LAA had been praised by Government Office as being one of the best in the region and Members thanked officers for all their hard work.

RESOLVED:             That the first draft of the LAA be endorsed for submission to GOYH by end of September 2006, and that the presentation of the final document be improved as stated above, prior to the submission to Government Office  .

REASON:                  To inform the decision of the LSP Board, to support the submission of the first draft of the LAA to GOYH and to ensure that the final draft meets the expectations of the Executive.