Agenda and decisions

To elect a Chair for 2026-27.

To elect Councillor Mark Pritchard as Chair for 2026/27.

To elect a Vice-chair for 2026-27.

To elect Councillor Jason McLellan as Vice-Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive anyd 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 meeting held on 12 June 2026 be signed as a true record.

David Mathews (Land and Property Programme Manager) to present the report.

To approve the request to extend the validity period to complete the Grant Funding Agreement by three months to the 1st of October 2026.

Confirm that the Portfolio Director is authorised to take all necessary operational steps to proceed with and complete the Grant Funding Agreement within the extended validity period, subject to customary legal, financial, procurement and governance requirements.

To confirm that the Sub-Committee's approval is valid until 1st October 2026 and should the project not proceed to a signed Grant Funding Agreement by this date, it will be required to return and resubmit the business case to the Sub-Committee for approval.

David Roberts (Chair of the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership) and Catherine Morris-Roberts (Regional Skills Manager) to present the report.

To approve the North Wales Skills and Employment Plan and the priorities as set out in the plan.

To ask the Regional Skills Partnership to submit an update report in 12 months' time.

Alwen Williams (Chief Executive) to present the report.

1.     To note the update on the transitional arrangements for the Local Growth Fund since the relevant reports were submitted to the CJC in March and June.

2.     To note that the Year 1 Transition Plan (2026-27) for the Local Growth Fund was submitted on the 9th of June to the Welsh Government by Cyngor Gwynedd as the lead accountable body for Year 1, and that this plan sets out the approach to maintaining continuity from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) while preparing the region for a fully regionalised delivery model under the Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) in Years 2 and 3.

3.     To endorse the proposed programme of work and milestones required before the next meeting of the Economic Well-being Sub-Committee in October 2026, recognising that the preparatory work must begin immediately if the CJC is to be ready to take responsibility for the Local Growth Fund from April 2027 onwards, subject to confirmation from the Welsh Government.

4.     To authorise the officers to proceed with the necessary requirements, including planning, engagement, commissioning and capacity-building work over the summer, using the funding provided by Welsh Government to support preparation for delivery of the Local Growth Fund from 2027/28 onwards, subject to confirmation from the Welsh Government.

The Chair shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussions on the following items due to the likely disclosure of exempt information defined in Paragraph 14 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972: Information relating to the financial business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

While there is a public interest in transparency and accountability, this is outweighed at this stage by the need to protect commercially sensitive information given that disclosure would likely prejudice ongoing negotiations and the authority’s ability to secure best value and protect the proper use of public funds.

A vote was taken on the proposal to exclude the press and public, and Councillor Nia Jeffreys abstained her vote on this item.

Meghan Davies (Energy & Net Zero Programme Manager) and Hedd Vaughan-Evans (Portfolio Director) to present the report.

To approve the Outline Business Case for the Holyhead Hydrogen Hub subject to Menter Môn addressing the matters identified in the report, as described in Section 7, and requesting that a Full Business Case be prepared for consideration by the Sub-Committee.

To reject the request for advance funding from Menter Môn for the reasons set out in Section 7.

To authorise the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Section 151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer to agree draft terms pursuant to this report as the basis for committing to the final funding arrangements for the project, subject to approval of the Full Business Case.

To confirm that the Sub-Committee's approval is valid for a period of twelve months and should the project not proceed to an approved Full Business Case during this time, it will be required to return and submit the business case to the Sub-Committee for approval.

Elliw Hughes (Growth Deal Programme Manager) to present the report.

1.     To approve the Business Justification Case for the Slate Explorer element of the Zip World Responsible Adventure project subject to Welsh Government and UK Government approval of the assurance process undertaken, and Zip World addressing the matters identified in the report as described in Section 7.

2.     To delegate to the Portfolio Director, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer to confirm that the outstanding matters in the report have been completed before the funding is released.

3.     To authorise the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Section 151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer to agree the terms of the grant funding agreement in accordance with this report, to be approved later by the Sub-committee.

4.     To confirm that the Sub-committee's approval is valid for a period of six months and should the project not proceed to a signed funding agreement during this time, it will be required to return and re-present the business case to the Sub-committee for approval.

5.     To note that there may be up to three further Business Case approvals to deliver the remaining elements of the Responsible Adventure project and that they will be submitted to the Sub-Committee for future consideration.

Elliw Hughes (Growth Deal Programme Manager) to present the report.

1.     To approve the Business Justification Case for Dylan's Restaurant Limited to be a spoke partner for the Academi Croeso project by Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, subject to Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and Dylan's Restaurant Limited addressing the matters identified in the report, as described in Section 7.

2.     To delegate to the Portfolio Director, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Section 151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer to confirm that the outstanding matters in the report have been completed before the funding is released.

3.     To note that a funding agreement has already been entered into with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai for the Academi Croeso (Tourism Talent Network) project following approval of a Full Business Case, and that this agreement will include the delivery of this element of the wider project if the Sub-Committee approves this Business Justification Case.

Hedd Vaughan-Evans (Portfolio Director) to present the report.

A vote was taken on the strategy, and it was not adopted in accordance with the outcome of that vote.

Alwen Williams (Chief Executive) and Iain Taylor (AMION Consulting) to present the report.

1.     To approve the Annual Delivery Plan's investment allocations for Year 2 and note the Year 1 allocations that will be used as part of the Year 2 programme.

2.     To approve the proposal by Wrexham Leadership Alliance and authorise the Chief Executive in consultation with the Chair, Vice-Chair, Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement with Wrexham Leadership Alliance for £200,000 (to allow project costs of £150,000, £0,000 VAT and £20,000 contingency).

3.     To permit the CJC's Section 151 Officer to sign and issue the Annual Delivery Plan documents to the UK Government and Welsh Government and to make any further non-material amendments that are necessary to agree the Annual Delivery Plan with the UK and Welsh Governments.

4.     To confirm that any material change to the approved allocation, recipient, project scope, outputs, funding source, delivery model, risk profile or compliance position, must be reported back to the Economic Well-being Sub-Committee for further approval