Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

(Non-key decision):

To note the report, and in particular;

(a) The work to reprioritise the Corporate Plan over the summer (para 3.4)

(b) The commissioning of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies to support our implementation of community wealth building principles into all our key priorities as a council (para 3.5)

(c) The Recovery Summit to be held in July 2020 (para 3.6)

(d) Particular areas of future focus (para 3.8), and

(e) The intention to revise the focus of future performance reporting (para 4.2).

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning seeking their view on plans being developed to support the sustainable and economic recovery of the District and the Council following Covid-19 lockdown period.

The Leader of Lewes District Council would be hosting a summit on July 17 to develop detailed plans for a sustainable economic and social recovery across the district, post Covid-19 lockdown. Key statutory, voluntary, community and business representatives would be invited and the plans would compliment countywide recovery planning, led by East Sussex County Council.

A referral from the meeting of the Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 29 June 2020 was considered by Cabinet during their discussions.

Resolved (Non-key decision):

To note the report, and in particular;

(a) The work to reprioritise the Corporate Plan over the summer (paragraph 3.4 of the report)

(b) The commissioning of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies to support our implementation of community wealth building principles into all our key priorities as a council (paragraph 3.5 of the report)

(c) The Recovery Summit to be held in July 2020 (paragraph 3.6 of the report)

(d) Particular areas of future focus (paragraph 3.8 of the report), and

(e) The intention to revise the focus of future performance reporting (paragraph 4.2 of the report).

Reason for decision:

The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown has resulted in a significant downturn in the local economy and subsequent impact on local people. This report sets out what the council plans to do, in its community leadership role, to tackle this in the Lewes District.