Agenda, decisions and minutes

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None.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct no interests were declared.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct

record.

Approved.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee held on 2 February 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Noted.

The Chair congratulated colleagues in Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire on their successful Celtic Freeport bids.

He also announced that the next tranche of funding amounting to £23m had been received for the year.  He reiterated that the Swansea Bay City Deal remained the only region to have all its projects in a “live” status.

Questions can be submitted in writing to Democratic Services democracy@swansea.gov.uk up until noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Written questions take precedence. Public may attend and ask questions in person if time allows. Questions must relate to items on the open part of the agenda and will be dealt within a 10 minute period.

None.

There were no public questions.

For Information.

Dr Sharon Burford, Pentre Awel Project Manager presented a “For Information” report to inform Joint Committee of the progress made and status of the Pentre Awel Project.

In support of the published report she also shared a powerpoint presentation which included a short video.

Whilst this was a “for information” report, the Committee formally moved that it write to both the Welsh and UK Governments to highlight the inflationary construction cost pressures being encountered.

Approved.

Ian Williams, Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Development Manager presented a report to provide Joint Committee with an updated City Deal Portfolio Business Case required for submission to Welsh and UK Governments.

He stated that very minor amendments had been made to the document but these were more reflective of the progression of the projects, the challenges of the current economic conditions and the maturing of governance arrangements rather than any fundamental changes of the makeup or viability of the business case.

Resolved that Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee approves the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Business Case attached at Appendix A for submission to Welsh and UK Governments.

For Information.

Phil Ryder, Swansea Bay City Deal – Portfolio Office Manager presented a “For Information” report to update Joint Committee on the programmes / projects that form part of the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio as outlined in Annex A.