Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea no interests were declared.

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

record.

Resolved that the Minutes of Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee meeting held on 29 October 2019 be signed and approved as a correct record.

The Chair made no announcements.

Questions must relate to matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt with in a 10 minute period.

There were no public questions.

Carmarthenshire

The Wellness Village project was subject to fine tuning.  Private Investment discussions were ongoing.  Discussions regarding an Academic Partner were approaching completion.

Neath Port Talbot

The Authority had met with the Economic Strategy Board (ESB) earlier in the day in order to outline their Low Carbon & Homes as Power Stations and Business Cases.  The Programme Board meeting on 15 November 2019 had agreed to recommend both schemes to the ESB.  These schemes had been positively received by the ESB and the former would be presented to the Joint Committee in January 2020 with the latter to follow in February 2020.  Edward Tomp confirmed this.

Steve Phillips stated that the working drafts has already been submitted to both Governments and that final workshops on both would be held with both Governments in the first week of December. This process therefore met the regional approval requirements set out in earlier correspondence from the UK and Welsh Ministers.

The Authority shall inform both Governments of the progress that is being made in relation to the Neath Port Talbot Business Cases and all relevant documents shared prior to final agreement by the Joint Committee, so as not to delay the projects.

Pembrokeshire

Work on the Pembroke Dock Marine project was continuing; however the Authority was spending at risk and asked that for the distribution of City Region monies as soon as possible for all Authorities.

Swansea

The Swansea Central Phase 1 project was approved by Cabinet on 21 November 2019.  Works commenced on site week commencing 25 November 2019.

Resolved that:

1)              The updates be noted.

The Regional Office submitted a report seeking approval to sign and accept the UK and Welsh Government Funding letter and associated Terms and Conditions.

Resolved that the UK and Welsh Government Funding letter and associated Terms and Conditions be supported and forwarded to each of the four constituent Authorities for approval.

The Regional Office submitted a report which provided an update on the Recruitment Process for the Swansea Bay City Region Programme Director.

Resolved that the Interviews for the Programme Director take place on 5 and 6 December 2019.

Resolved that:

1)              The meeting scheduled for 20 December 2019 be cancelled;

2)              The next meeting be held on 28 January 2020.