Issue - meetings

This report sets out the Civic Enterprise strategy for achieving this commercial potential and for endorsement by Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

-           approved the Civic Enterprise strategy which sets out the approach, the overall objectives and the timeline.

Councillor Pavey, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities, introduced the report stating that the reduction in grant funding by 2020 meant that all possible revenue generating and cost saving opportunities needed to be to maximise.

He stated that sitting under the umbrella of Brent 2020 Civic Enterprise was a practical and tangible approach that would help to identify, evaluate, support and develop opportunities to do this.

Civic Enterprise had an important role to promote and support the development of business based skills that would create greater self-sufficiency with the objective of under pinning financially sound and sustainable council services that can benefit Brent residents in the future.

There were deep pockets of existing skills and experienced staff with good ideas that require commercial support and/or development to create or realise the income generating or saving potential.

The report set out the Civic Enterprise strategy for achieving this commercial potential and for endorsement by Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

that approval be given to the Civic Enterprise strategy which sets out the approach, the overall objectives and the timeline.