Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

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To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. 

Approved

Resolved that the Minutes of the Economy and Infrastructure Corporate Development Committee held on 27 October 2022 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Noted

Gail Evans and Paul Relf presented a detailed report which updated the committee on the Tawe Riverside Corridor Strategy.

The background to the development of the draft strategy was referred to in the report. The draft document had been developed and drafted but not formally adopted due to the pandemic. Information, updates and progress on the following areas/schemes were outlined and detailed during the presentation:

·         St Thomas Waterfront Site – included in the Shaping Swansea Initiative and under the remit of Urban Splash;

·         Hafod Morfa Copper Works Site (HWCW) including the Skyline proposals and HWCW River Pontoon development;

·         Restoration & Activation of Heritage Assets including Penderyn Whiskey Distillery and Visitor Centre which should be open in the spring, Laboratory Building, Musgrave and Vivian Engine Houses, Bascule Bridge Restoration;

·         Morfa Road Regeneration Area including construction of the new link road, and mixed housing and commercial developments;

·         White Rock and Eastside Riverside Green Corridor;

·         Next Steps and Way Forward – Ongoing Masterplan, Landore Park & Ride Review, Future Action Plan and potential schemes and proposals which would be dependent on funding being secured.

Members of the committee asked numerous questions and made comments regarding the information and ongoing schemes highlighted in the report and presentation to which the Officers and Director responded accordingly.

The Chair indicated that a follow up report and further discussion would be needed to bring together and update the previous strategy, with potential Member and public consultation to be undertaken before it could be approved and referred to the Cabinet Member.

Resolved that the update be noted and a further report be brought back to Committee next year.

Noted

The Chair presented ‘for information’ the Economy and Infrastructure Corporate Delivery Committee Work Plan for 2022-2023 and detailed the items to be discussed at the forthcoming meetings of the committee in the new year.