1. That the implementation of option three and the necessary funding required as detailed in the report be approved.
1. That the Council pursue Associate Member status of the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.
2. That the response to the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) attached as Appendix 1 of the report be noted.
3. That the process and content of development of the Black Country and West Birmingham STP and the MoU attached as Appendix 1 of the report be noted.