Issue - meetings
Recovery from Covid-19
Meeting: 12/07/2021 - Council (Item 17)
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To receive a report from the Director of Finance presenting a sustainable and inclusive Covid-19 recovery programme for the Borough.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Council RESOLVED:
(1) To agree the establishment of a £17m reserve as detailed in the report as part of the Borough’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
(2) To agree that the new £17m reserve be established through re-designation of existing reserves that were set aside to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 and, where dealing with health inequalities, the ring fenced Public Health reserves.
Minutes:
The Mayor then invited Councillor McLennan, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources, to introduce the report from the Director of Finance presenting members with a sustainable and inclusive Covid-19 recovery programme for the borough. In introducing the report, Councillor McLennan advised members that Brent’s response had highlighted the strengths in its approach to cross-sector engagement and partnership working. Whist the recovery programme had been designed to build on the successes to date it also recognised those areas on which there was a need to refocus attention moving into the pandemic recovery phase in order to ensure the process was equitable, inclusive and environmentally sustainable and was able to address issues exacerbated by the pandemic in relation to health inequality and poverty. In concluding her introductory comments, attention was also drawn to the way in which the proposals in the report had been designed to provide a sustainable recovery process which was fully aligned to the Council’s Borough Plan priorities.
The Mayor then opened the debate inviting other members to speak on the report.
Councillor Shahzad in supporting the proposals within the report took the opportunity to thank the NHS, the Council and all partner organisations for their hard work in supporting residents during the pandemic, which he commended as having brought the best out of everyone within the borough.
As no other members indicated they wished to speak on the item and Councillor McLennan had confirmed she did not need to exercise her right of reply, the Mayor then put the recommendations in the report to the vote and they were unanimously declared CARRIED.
It was therefore RESOLVED:
(1) To agree the establishment of a £17m reserve as detailed in the report as part of the borough’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
(2) To agree that the new £17m reserve be established through re-designation of existing reserves that were set aside to manage the financial impact of Covid-19 and, where dealing with health inequalities, the ring fenced Public Health reserves.