Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment concerning the preparation of a statement on the City Corporation’s vision and ambitions for Future City and the creation of a smart city that was competitive, innovative, resilient and connected.

RESOLVED – That:-

1.          the recent progress made and future initiatives expected to help deliver the place elements of the City’s emerging mission statement, vision and ambitions for Future City be noted; 

2.          the Initial Strategy for a Smart and Innovative City as summarised in paragraphs 8-10 of the report be noted;

3.          the proposed Smart City Initiatives for 2017 as set out in paragraphs 17-20 of the report be approved; 

4.          a sum of £200k for the interim funding of the programme of smart city initiatives for 2017 be approved. The funds would be met from the department’s 2016/17 local risk projected underspend and carried forward in to 2017/18; and

5.          it be noted that it was intended to seek funding for additional permanent staff to progress the smart city agenda longer term.