Agenda

To elect a Chair until the next Annual Meeting of the Board.

To elect a Vice-chair until the next Annual Meeting of the Board, in the event of a vacancy.

To note any apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of Personal Interest

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for considerartion.

The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the meeting held on 8 November 2024 be signed as a true record.

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

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 as defined in Paragraph 14 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

There is an acknowledged public interest in openness in relation to the use of public resources and related financial issues. It is also acknowledged that there are occasions, in order to protect the financial and commercial interests that matters related to such information need to be discussed without being publicised. The reports deal specifically with financial and business matters and related discussions. Publication of such commercially sensitive information could adversely affect the interests of the bodies and the Councils and undermine the confidence of other Growth Deal participants in sharing sensitive information for consideration. This would be contrary to the wider public interest of securing the best overall outcome.

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

Elliw Hughes (Growth Deal Programme Manager) and Dafydd Jones (Agri-food and Tourism Project Manager) to present the report.