Councillor Birgit Miller

...adopt "Our City Transport Plan 2035" as the city's overarching transport policy.

...agreed the calculation of the council's tax base for 2026/27, noted the assumed collection rate of 98.75%, confirmed no changes to the Council Tax Reduction scheme except for National Living Wage uplifts, agreed the specific tax base figures for Brighton and Hove and its constituent committees and parish, agreed to treat special levies as special expenses, agreed to pay a Council Tax Reduction Grant to enclosure committees and Rottingdean Parish, noted the forecast council tax income of £210.010m, delegated the agreement of the final business rates forecast to the Section 151 Chief Financial Officer, and noted the forecast business rates income of £58.442m.

... agreed to explore and develop a proposal for a future waste collection model by modelling round structures, conducting a waste composition survey, and engaging with residents and staff, with a further report to follow for a final decision.

...register St Michael's Field as a habitat bank for the purpose of selling biodiversity units and credits, enter into the necessary legal agreement, and delegate authority for key decisions on registration and sales.

...approved the amended Statutory Instrument for the creation of the Sussex & Brighton Mayoral Combined County Authority, with the mayoral election now scheduled for 2028, and agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding for financial contributions and liabilities.