To receive questions / petitions from the public.

Please note that all questions must be received by the committee officer detailed on the front of the agenda by 10am on Friday 11 December 2020.

Petitions must be received by the committee officer detailed on the front of the agenda by 10am on Monday 14 December 2020.

For guidance on submitting public questions or petitions please see appendix 1 of the council's constitution.

Purpose:  To consider the progress of and the update to the council’s COVID-19 recovery plan.

Purpose:  To consider an update on the latest 2021/22 budget projections and proposals, including savings and income opportunities identified for consultation.  The final budget will be brought back to Cabinet in February 2021 with a recommendation to approve before it goes to February Budget Council for final decision.

Purpose:  To consider the Treasury Management performance for the first six months of the financial year to 30 September 2020.

Purpose:  To consider progress against the delivery of the corporate plan priorities and key performance indicators and an update on corporate risk for quarter two of 2020-21.

Purpose:  To consider the recommendations from the scrutiny committee meetings held virtually on 15 October and 19 November 2020.

Purpose:  To consider the mid year trading position of Norwich Regeneration Limited (NRL) and how it is performing in the light of Covid-19.

Purpose:  To consider the approval of the retrospective award for the current contracts for emergency provision of accommodation to rough sleepers, and to delegate authority to award future contracts to 31 March 2021 and beyond as set out in this report. 

• This report is not for publication because it would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as in para 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 (a)          result in the council incurring expenditure which is, or making savings which are, significant in relation to the council’s total budget for the service or function to which the decision relates (for these purposes the presumption is that “significant” means any sum exceeding whichever is greater of the thresholds established by the European public contracts directive 2014/24/EC for local government in respect of contracts for supplies or services), or;

(b)     be significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in an area comprising two or more wards or electoral divisions in the Norwich city area.