Venue: Committee Room 5, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
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Disclosures of Personal & Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared: |
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To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Minutes: Resolved that the Minutes of the Economy and Infrastructure Policy Development & Delivery Committee held on 7 December 2017, be approved as a correct record. |
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Economy - Presentation by Phil Holmes, Head of Planning and City Regeneration. Minutes: The Head of Planning and City Regeneration provided a detailed and informative presentation on ‘Swansea and the City Region….An Economic Perspective’. Details provided in the presentation included: - · Introducing Swansea…; · Connectivity; · Swansea Statistics and Our Strategic Sectors; · The Business Base; · Strategic Employment Sites; · Innovation, Learning, Quality of Life, Culture, Leisure & Sport; · Key Regional Statistics; · The Big Challenges; · The City Deal Response; · Key Local Regeneration Activities; · Working in Partnership; · Regeneration Programme; · The Implications of Brexit; · Welsh Government Prosperity for All and Economic Action Plan. The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to accordingly. Discussions centred around the following: - · Productivity, GVA and comparisons with other authorities within the region; · Transport links, connectivity, potential Swansea Bay Metro and Welsh Government feasibility study looking at inter-connectivity between regions; · The Tidal Lagoon project; improving the Fabian Way gateway into the city; · Involving communities outside the city centre in the changes, improving the movement of transport within the city centre and attracting large shops to locate in Swansea; · The City Deal - improving employment prospects, training, skills and confidence of working age people; · The impact of the universities in Swansea and the work being undertaken; · Potential for the Felindre site; · Confidence in the planning process in Swansea. Resolved that: - 1) The contents of the presentation be noted; 2) The presentation be circulated to the Committee. |
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Minutes: The Chair presented an updated Work Plan 2017/18. She added that the following items had been proposed for the Committee meeting on 8 March 2018: - 1) Wind Street Pedestrianisation; 2) Green Fleet. Resolved that: - 1) The contents of the report be noted; 2) The additional items listed above for 8 March 2018 be added to the Committee Work Plan 2017/18. |