Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of Personal Interest.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration.

The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 21st June, 2024 be signed as a true record.

Alwen Williams (Interim CJC Chief Executive) and Iwan Evans (Monitoring Officer) to present the report.

1.     To accept the update on the progress made to prepare for the proposed transfer of the Growth Deal, its funding and the PMO into the CJC. 

2.     To support the suggested governance structure as a basis for discussion with partners pending a further report subject to adapting the elected membership of the proposed Economic Well-being Sub-committee to Council Leaders representation.

Iwan Evans (Monitoring Officer) to present the report.

1.     To adopt:

i)       Sections 1 - 3

ii)     the scheme of delegation

iii)   financial procedure rules

2.     To delegate to the Monitoring Officer the power to make the following minor variations to the Constitution:
 

(a) legal or technical amendments that do not materially affect the Constitution;

(b) changes required to be made to remove any inconsistency, ambiguity or typographical error;

(c) wording so as to put into effect any decision of the CJC or its sub-committees or officer exercising delegated powers;

(d) changes required to reflect any changes to job or role titles.

Alwen Williams (Interim CJC Chief Executive) to present the report.

1.     To authorise the Interim Chief Executive to continue to work collaboratively with Welsh Government, UK Government, Flintshire and Wrexham Councils and local stakeholders to prepare the remaining Gateway documents in draft form, under the direction and advice of the proposed Investment Zone’s Senior Responsible Officer, the CJC’s Interim Chief Executive. The appointment of the SRO will be formalised in Gateway 3 which will be presented to the CJC in due course. 

2.     To support, in principle, the proposed Governance Model which sets out the proposed form of the decision-making structures for the Investment Zone.

3.     To submit the proposed Gateway documentation for approval, by the CJC at its November meeting, prior to the formal submission to UK and Welsh Governments.

Dewi Morgan (CJC Head of Finance (Statutory Finance Officer) and Sian Pugh (CHC Assistant Head of Finance) to present the report.

To accept the Corporate Joint Committee's projected expenditure for 2024/25 as submitted in Appendix 1.

Alwen Williams (Interim CJC Chief Executive) to present the report.

1.     To note that, in accordance with CJC approval given on 21 June 2024, the following have been appointed by the CJC Monitoring Officer as co-opted members of the Transport Sub-Committee:

·        Cllr Goronwy Edwards (Conwy County Borough Council)

·        Cllr Barry Mellor (Denbighshire County Council)

·        Cllr Dave Hughes (Flintshire County Council)

·        Cllr Dafydd Meurig (Cyngor Gwynedd)

·        Cllr Dafydd Rhys Thomas (Anglesey County Council)

·        Cllr David A Bithell (Wrexham County Borough Council)

2.     To note the update included in Appendix 1⁠ which includes a copy of the draft:

•        North Wales Regional Transport Plan Vision statement

•        SMART objectives

•        Cross-cutting themes

3.     To agree that the next phase of work to develop the RTP will be guided by the Transport Sub-committee and will include recommendations on the above and following components required to progress the RTP: 

·        Detailed project plan (building on the RTPs Implementation Plan)

·        Integrated Well-being Appraisal (Statutory Assessments) Scoping Report

·        Stakeholder Engagement Plan

·        List of policies, programmes, and projects

·        Preparation for public consultation

4.     To agree to hold the inaugural meeting of the CJC’s Transport Sub-Committee on the 1st October. A comprehensive timetable and forward plan will be presented at this Sub-committee meeting. The Sub-Committee is responsible for key policy development and preparation of the RTP, which delivers a co-ordinated joined-up and integrated strategic transportation service in North Wales. The Sub-Committee will report its recommendations regularly to the CJC on:

·        steps taken to develop the Regional Transport Plan;

·        timetable and progress towards its submission to Welsh Ministers for approval;

·        development of policy aligned to the Wales Transport Strategy and the Regional Transport Delivery Plan for implementation by the local transport authorities;

·        monitoring and review of the Regional Transport Plan and other strategic regional functions as set out in its terms of reference.

Alwen Williams (Interim CJC Chief Executive) to present the report.

1.     To accept Welsh Language Standards that have been set for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) (Appendix 2 ).

2.     To request that the interim Chief Executive develop a proposal that sets out the options and costs to commission officer resource required for implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Welsh Language standards.

Iwan Evans (Monitoring Officer) to present the report.

1.     To note the Determination of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (IRPW).

2.     To adopt an hourly rate for the payment of claims by lay members.