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 6 April 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.

None.

There were no announcements made.

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None.

There were no public questions.

Noted.

Phil Ryder presented a report to inform the Joint Committee of the Swansea Bay City Deal Quarterly Monitoring report for both the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio and its constituent programmes / projects.

Resolved that:

1)           Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee notes the Quarterly Monitoring Report for the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio and its constituent programmes / projects;

2)           A formal or informal update be provided on the Homes as Power Stations (HAPS) projects.

Approved.

Jonathan Burnes presented a report to formally ask the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee to approve the updating of the Supporting Innovation and Low Carbon Growth (SILCG) business case in order to include enhanced Advanced Manufacturing Production Facility (AMPF), namely inclusion of a National Net Zero Skills Centre of Excellence.

Resolved that Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee:

1)           Approves that the £5.3m unallocated Swansea Bay City Deal funding is in principle allocated to Neath Port Talbot Council for the purposes outlined in the enhanced Advanced Manufacturing Production Facility Project Summary attached at Appendix A;

2)           Requests Neath Port Talbot Council to formally proceed with the development of the SILCG Business Case to include the enhanced Advanced Manufacturing Production Facility project;

3)           Approves the Business Case proceeding through the business case approval and change process as outlined in Appendix B.

For information.

Peter Austin provided a “For Information” report to update the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee on the current situation with Swansea Bay City Deal portfolio private sector investment and contributions as at Appendix A.

Approved.

Jonathan Burnes presented a report to inform the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee of the latest Forward Work Plan.

Resolved that the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee approves the Forward Work Plan as Appendix A.

The Chair reported that Phil Ryder had been successful in securing a new position outside of the Swansea Bay City Deal.

On behalf of the Committee he thanked Phil Ryder for all of his work with the City Deal and contribution to the Region.