Issue - meetings

Alwen Williams, Chief Executive and Iain Taylor, AMION Consulting to present report.

To accept the update report and note the work between the Investment Zone team, the Welsh Government and the UK Government to determine an acceptable allocation from within the £160m for the cost of tax reliefs associated with the occupation and development of Investment Zone Tax Sites.  

To approve the key principles set out in the Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) prepared by Geldards LLP for agreement between the CJC, Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council.  

To approve the Terms of Reference for the Investment Zone Advisory Board.  

To approve the members nominated for the Investment Zone Advisory Board and nominate a Council Member of the CJC to be appointed to the Board in accordance with the Terms of Reference.  

The report was submitted by Alwen Williams, Chief Executive of the CJC and Iain Taylor, AMION Consulting.

RESOLVED:

To accept the update report and note the work between the Investment Zone team, the Welsh Government and the UK Government to determine an acceptable allocation from within the £160m for the cost of tax relief associated with the occupation and development of Investment Zone Tax Sites.  

To approve the key principles set out in the Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) prepared by Geldards LLP for agreement between the CJC, Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council.  

To approve the Terms of Reference for the Investment Zone Advisory Board.  

To approve the members nominated for the Investment Zone Advisory Board and nominate a Council Member of the CJC to be appointed to the Board in accordance with the Terms of Reference.  

DISCUSSION

The report was submitted to provide an update on the work that had been achieved since July. The need to approve the key principles included in the Inter-authority Agreement was noted. The Terms of Reference of the Investment Zone Advisory Board, which would report on progress to the Economic Well-being Sub-Committee, were highlighted.

The need to nominate one member of the Joint Committee to be a member of the Advisory Board was noted and it was suggested that they should be someone other than the Flintshire and Wrexham members, as they were a central part of the project. Cllr Jason McLellan was appointed by the Joint Committee.