Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

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Noted.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

1)    Stephen To Aldred-Jones, Peter Austin and Jonathan Burnes declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 48 and left the meeting prior to the item being discussed.

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 17 December 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record.

None.

The Chair welcomed Jan Williams, Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board to her first meeting of the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee.

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.

Approved.

Chris Moore, Swansea Bay City Deal (SBCD) Section 151 Officer provided Joint Committee with an update on the latest financial position of the Swansea Bay City Region.

Resolved that the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee approves the financial monitoring update report.

Approved.

Debbie Smith, SBCD Monitoring Officer presented a report to commission a review of the SBCD Programme/Portfolio Management Office (PoMO).

Resolved that:

1)    A review and evaluation of the PoMO function is commissioned due to the fact that there is no agreement to ongoing funding of the PoMO beyond 2025-26.

2)    The draft terms of reference attached at Appendix 2 are approved and authority is delegated to the officer group (recommendation 3) to further develop the terms of reference as appropriate.

3)    The review is undertaken by a representative officer group from the constituent authorities comprising the officers set out in paragraph 1 of the terms of reference.

4)    A report be produced with a series of considered options, together with a comprehensive impact evaluation of those options for the Joint Committee to consider at a future meeting.

For information.

Jonathan Burnes, SBCD Portfolio Director presented a “for information” report to inform Joint Committee of the SBCD Quarterly Monitoring Report for both the SBCD Portfolio and its constituent programmes / projects.

For information.

Peter Austin, SBCD Business Engagement Manager presented a “for information report to update Joint Committee on the review of the Construction Impact Assessment Report.

For information.

Peter Austin, SBCD Business Engagement Manager presented a “for information” report to update Joint Committee on the current situation with SBDC portfolio private sector investment and contributions.