Issue - meetings
Meeting: 05/11/2020 - Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee (Item 5)
5 NORTH WALES ECONOMIC GROWTH 
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Cabinet Member – Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn
To consider a
report on the above (attached).
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Overarching Business Plan- Draft, item 5
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- Appendix 2 - Final Deal Agreement, item 5
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- Appendix 3 - GA2 – Summary of Key Matters, item 5
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- Appendix 4 - NWGD DRAFT GA2, item 5
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- Appendix 5 - Future Generations and Cross Cutting Themes Assessment, item 5
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- Appendix 6 - Welsh Language Impact Assessment, item 5
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- Appendix 7 - Equality Impact Assessment, item 5
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- Appendix 8 - NWEAB Report, item 5
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Decision:
That the Scrutiny Committee is of the view
that the Business Plan; Governance Agreement 2; the funding model and the
operational arrangements are clear and robust to achieve the objectives of the
Growth Agreement for the benefit of the businesses and residents of Gwynedd.
Minutes:
Submitted - the report of the Council Leader
/ Chair of the Ambition Board noting that a package of documents needed in
order to reach Final Agreement for the North Wales Growth Deal with the UK
Government and Welsh Government had been prepared.
It was noted that the intention was to
submit the report to Cabinet on 24 November 2020 and subject to the Cabinet's
decision, a report would be submitted to the full Council on 3 December 2020,
recommending for the Council:
·
To approve the Overarching Business Plan as
the document that sets out the arrangements for delivering the North Wales
Growth Deal as the basis for entering into the Final Agreement and acceptance
of the Grant Funding Letter with the UK and Welsh Governments.
·
To approve entering into Governance
Agreement 2, and specifically, adopt the arrangements for Scrutiny of
"Governance Agreement 2: Appendix 3" of this as the basis for
completing the Final Agreement and acceptance of the Grant Funding Letter with
the UK and Welsh Governments.
·
To authorise that the Accountable Body,
Gwynedd Council, signs the letter of the Grant Funding Proposal on behalf of
the Partners.
·
To recommend approval of the method used to
calculate the cost of borrowing notionally required to facilitate the negative
cash flow for the Growth Deal, and the corresponding annual partner
contributions required to meet this cost as set out in GA2 (and in paragraphs
5.5 - 5.7 of the report); and
·
That the Leader, in consultation with the
Chief Executive, the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officer, be granted
delegated authority to agree minor changes to the documents with the Partners
as necessary to complete the agreement.
Prior to recommending that
the Council take these decisions, the scrutiny committee was required to consider
whether the Business Plan, Governance Agreement 2, the funding model and the
operational arrangements were clear and robust to achieve the objectives of the
Growth Agreement for the benefit of the businesses and residents of Gwynedd.
The Chair welcomed the Leader, in his
capacity as Chair of the Ambition Board, the Portfolio Director and other
officers to the meeting, emphasising that the report was the culmination of
many years' work in developing the plan.
The Chair of the Ambition Board was then
invited to set the context and give a brief update on the situation. He was also asked to comment on Wylfa B and Brexit during his
presentation.
During his presentation, the Chair of the
Ambition Board noted:
·
That the work culminated in the completion of all the
detailed and complex work of putting the package together, in the form required
for submission to both Governments, and was presented and adopted by the Board
on 23 October 2020.
· That this was the result of significant work by the Portfolio Office, which was established at the beginning of the year under the leadership of the Portfolio Director, and consisted of a highly capable and enthusiastic team of officers, who laid a very solid foundation for economic ... view the full minutes text for item 5
Meeting: 23/10/2020 - North Wales Economic Ambition Board (Item 7)
7 FINAL GROWTH DEAL PDF 814 KB
Alwen Williams to present the key documents required to reach Final Deal Agreement for the North Wales Growth Deal with the UK Government and Welsh Government.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Overarching Business Plan- Draft v11, item 7
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- Appendix 2 - Portfolio Business Case FINAL, item 7
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- Appendix 3a - Exec Summary Energy FINAL, item 7
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- Appendix 3b - Agri-Food Tourism - Executive Summary, item 7
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- Appendix 3c - Land and Property, item 7
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- Appendix 3d - High Value Manufacturing, item 7
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- Appendix 3e - Digital, item 7
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- Appendix 4 - Final Deal Agreement - NWGD 151020docx, item 7
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- Appendix 5 - GA2 – Summary of Key Matters, item 7
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- Appendix 6 - NWGD DRAFT GA2, item 7
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- Appendix 7 - Equality Impact Assessment v4, item 7
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- Appendix 8 - Welsh Language Impact Assessment v2, item 7
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- Appendix 9 - Partner Final Deal Report, item 7
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Decision:
¾ To approve the submission of the Portfolio
Business Case and the 5 Programme Business Cases to
UK and Welsh Governments for Final Deal Agreement on the North Wales Growth
Deal.
¾
To agree that each of the Partners individually approve the
Overarching Business Plan that sets out the arrangements for delivering the
North Wales Growth Deal as the basis for completing the Final Deal Agreement
and acceptance of the Grant Funding Letter with the UK and Welsh Governments.
¾
To agree that each of the Partners individually approve and enter
into Governance Agreement 2 and specifically adopt the delegations and Terms of
Reference in “Governance Agreement 2: Appendix 1” thereof as the basis for entering
into the Final Deal Agreement and acceptance of the Grant Funding letter with
the UK and Welsh Governments.
¾
To approve the method used to calculate the cost of borrowing
notionally required to facilitate the negative cash flow for the Growth Deal,
and the corresponding annual partner contributions required to meet this cost
and the established core and supplementary contributions as set out in GA2 (and
in paragraphs 5.5 - 5.7 of the report).
¾
To agree that the Programme Director in consultation with the
Chair and Vice Chair of the NWEAB, the
Accountable Body Monitoring Officer and the Accountable Body Section 151
Officer be granted delegated authority to agree minor changes to the documents
as necessary to complete the agreement.
¾ To approve the renaming of the of Programme
Office to the Portfolio Management Office in line with best practice and as a
consequence, change the job title of the Programme Director to Portfolio
Director.
Minutes:
The report was
submitted by Alwen Williams, Programme Director.
RESOLVED
¾
To approve the submission of the
Portfolio Business Case and the 5 Programme Business Cases to UK and Welsh
Governments for Final Deal Agreement on the North Wales Growth Deal.
¾
To agree that each of the Partners
individually approve the Overarching Business Plan that sets out the
arrangements for delivering the North Wales Growth Deal as the basis for
completing the Final Deal Agreement and acceptance of the Grant Funding Letter
with the UK and Welsh Governments.
¾
To agree that each of the Partners
individually approve and enter into Governance Agreement 2 and specifically
adopt the delegations and Terms of Reference in “Governance Agreement 2:
Appendix 1” thereof as the basis for entering into the Final Deal Agreement and
acceptance of the Grant Funding letter with the UK and Welsh Governments.
¾
To approve the method used to
calculate the cost of borrowing notionally required to facilitate the negative
cash flow for the Growth Deal, and the corresponding annual partner
contributions required to meet this cost and the established core and
supplementary contributions as set out in GA2 (and in paragraphs 5.5 - 5.7 of
the report).
¾
To agree that the Programme
Director in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the NWEAB, the
Accountable Body Monitoring Officer and the Accountable Body Section 151
Officer be granted delegated authority to agree minor changes to the documents
as necessary to complete the agreement.
¾
To approve the renaming of the of
Programme Office to the Portfolio Management Office in line with best practice
and as a consequence, change the job title of the Programme Director to
Portfolio Director.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
In 2016 the North
Wales Economic Ambition Board adopted a Growth Vision for the Economy of North
Wales. Based on the Growth Vision Strategy, a Growth Deal was prepared and
agreed by all the partners working with both the UK and Welsh Government and
the private sector in October 2018.
In November 2019
the NWEAB and the Welsh and UK Governments agreed the Heads of Terms, for Final
Deal Agreement to be completed in 2020.
The NWEAB are
committed to achieving the Final Deal Agreement with both Governments before
the end of December 2020.
DISCUSSION
The
report was submitted and it was noted that this report was a milestone in the
journey of the NWEAB. Attention was drawn to the recommendations that were
highlighted at the beginning of the report. The timeframe was highlighted and
it was noted that much had happened within the past ten months.
It was noted that the Programme Office had been working hard on the relevant documents, and that the Final Deal would be secured based on a Portfolio Business Case and Five Programme Business Cases. It was noted that the Portfolio Business Case highlighted the main objectives, provided a summary of the funding proposal for the North Wales Growth Deal, to be included in the Final Deal. It ... view the full minutes text for item 7