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Building Better Cities: Delivering Growth and Opportunities
DEVELOPING THE VISION
The next stage is to move from analysis to action. Building successful cities will require concerted action from a wide range of partners, including local authorities, the wider public sector, business, the voluntary sector and of course communities in our cities.
A key theme of this statement, and of the analysis report, is the importance of partnership. The policy agenda in this statement will require all those involved in managing our city-regions to respond effectively and in partnership.
This is why we are proposing the development of strategic city-region agreements - the City-Vision.
Therefore building on this report, the Executive is looking to the city local authorities, and the Highland and Stirling Councils, to facilitate the development of a 10-year vision for their city:
- to outline how each city will respond to the challenges set out here through the development of a single, overarching strategy for the city; and
- to design an implementation framework which will draw together existing partnerships and processes to ensure they pull in the same direction to achieve the strategic goals in the 10-year vision.
We are asking city authorities to facilitate the process as a key component of the Community Planning framework, which is already being put in place. Development of the City-Vision by the Community Planning Partnership should involve a wide range of stakeholders, especially business representatives and the community.
Many of the challenges are not entirely in the hands of the cities themselves to solve. Many issues including transport, economic development and land use planning require a city-region wide dimension. Liaison with neighbouring authorities and communities should be a key part of the process. The Executive will look to City based Community Planning Partnerships to consider how best to draw together the wider city-region view, as part of the development and implementation of this Vision.
Substantial resources are already available as announced in the Scottish Budget, and particular funding streams to promote growth and ensure land renewal, have been introduced for our cities. Executive Ministers have a key role in taking forward the preparation of a City-Vision and will be involved in the process, this should culminate in the agreement of a vision document which will both set out the vision and outline proposals for action, including allocating the new funds available.
Guidance on the process for agreeing the City-Vision is being published separately. This will outline in greater detail:
- advice and guidance on the development of a City-Vision building on the Cities Review report and policy statement;
- requirements to ensure the City Growth Fund is allocated on the basis of agreed priorities and related to specific policy outcomes;
- support available from the Executive to Community Planning Partnerships in preparation of City-Visions.
City local authorities should facilitate the preparation of a City-Vision and proposals for allocating the City Growth Fund for submission to Ministers.
- Initial analysis and evidence, drawing on the range of existing information, evidence and strategies already available should be provided, alongside a City response to this statement. Councils should provide an outline of the process for developing the City-Vision by the end of February 2003 to allow for consideration and discussion with Ministers during March;
- A full report and City-Vision should be complete for submission to Ministers by the end of May 2003.
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