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APOLOGIES To receive any
apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Anest Gray
Frazer (Church in Wales), Dilwyn Elis Hughes (UCAC) and Dylan Huw Jones
(NASUWT). |
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DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive any
declarations of personal interest. Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were
received. |
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URGENT BUSINESS To note any items
that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration. Minutes: None to note. |
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The Chair shall
propose that the mintues of the previous meeting of this Committee held on 8th
October, 2020 be signed as a true record
(attached). Minutes: The Chair signed the minutes of the previous
meeting of this committee held on 8 October 2020 as a true record. |
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NORTH WALES ECONOMIC GROWTH PDF 518 KB Cabinet Member – Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn To consider a
report on the above (attached). Additional documents:
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. |