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RESOLVED 1. To note the 2023/24 Outturn position for the GMW Budget, as outlined in section 1 of the report. 2. To approve an updated GMW budget for 2024/25 of £642,343.
RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting.
RESOLVED to approve the project change requests as set out in the report. Councillor Keynon-Wade advised that she was abstaining as she had been unable to access the documents. NW said that she would brief her on the projects.
The Chair welcomed Councillors Beverley Baynham and Corinna Kenyon-Wade who had joined the Board from PCC and thanked Councillors Aled Davies and Amanda Jenner for their service. The Chair thanked those who had attended Growing Mid Wales events at the Royal Welsh Show. Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Beverley Baynham, Councillor Matthew Dorrance, Councillor Matthew Vaux, Daniel Burgess Head of Economy & Climate PCC, Amy Waters, Senior Service Support Officer, Growing Mid Wales and Wayne Welsby Professional Lead Procurement and Commercial Services PCC.
There were no declarations of interest reported.
The minutes of the last meeting held on 16 April 2024 were agreed as a correct record.
DP provided an update on the progress of the Regional Skills Partnership on: • RSP board • Creation of RSP Website which was ready to go live the following week • Data and LMI • Business Cluster Groups • Employment & Skills Plan Update • Energy • Careers Guidance DP advised that the RSP had been having discussions with careers teams to encourage engagement with the RSP structure. He reported that there had been excellent engagement with the Schools Service at the County Councils and with schools. JGW put on record his thanks for the RSP work. CD reported that he had been speaking to local businesses and that professional services such as architects and solicitors were having difficulty recruiting young people, particularly Welsh speakers. DP asked for contacts to be passed on to him for follow up and report back to the next meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED 1. To note the 2023/24 Outturn position for the GMW Budget, as outlined in section 1 of the report. 2. To approve an updated GMW budget for 2024/25 of £642,343.
DH reported that expenditure against the budget for 2023/24 was £304,187 which resulted in an underspend of £287,813. This was partly due to maximising staffing spend against the final instalment of WEFO funding and the slower than anticipated progress of projects which resulted in an underspend against the assurance budget line and the delay in completing the Sites & Premises Programme Development. The Board was asked to approve an updated budget for 2024/25 of £642,343 as £25,000 had been set aside in an earmarked reserve to be spent during 2024/25 on the Sites & Premises Programme Development work. RESOLVED 1. To note the 2023/24 Outturn position for the GMW Budget, as outlined in section 1 of the report. 2. To approve an updated GMW budget for 2024/25 of £642,343.
Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings
CM presented an overview of the progress over the last quarter and next steps relating to the Mid Wales Growth Deal. She reported that following the Portfolio Assurance Review, a report had been provided to the Senior Responsible Owners providing an AMBER rating which she said was a fair reflection of the current position as the Growth Deal transitioned from development to delivery of the Portfolio. The main recommendations were: § Development of an End-to-End delivery plan § Development of a Ways of Working § Further development of documents, templates and processes § Review of stakeholder engagement and communications § Review of governance processes and papers § Development of Funding strategy and Funding Model § Undertake resource review including skills gap analysis An action plan was already underway to address the 13 recommendations with additional external support taken on to provide assistance. The Board discussed whether the process was too bureaucratic and what could be done to expedite the projects. It was acknowledged that portfolio development was taking longer than anticipated. The Leaders and officers had raised this as a concern with the UK and Welsh Governments and officers were looking at how processes could be streamlined. Officers would follow up on the concerns raised by members. Ann Watkin said that she would discuss the concerns raised by the Board with the Board’s officers and government officials. It was anticipated that the full business case for the Elan Valley project would be ready in the autumn followed by the full business case for the two Aberystwyth university projects. BR noted that project sponsors were having to invest in the projects before they could be certain of approval. CM reported that other Growth Deal areas had reported similar issues. Representations had been made to the two governments to allow funding to be released to help sponsors develop their business cases. CM also noted that sponsors were having difficulty in attracting march funding and that the Board may have to consider whether it made additional finding available to plug the funding gap.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting.
25th October 2024 EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC Members were requested, when dealing with the following item on the agenda to consider whether to exclude the public from the Meeting. RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the project change requests as set out in the report. Councillor Keynon-Wade advised that she was abstaining as she had been unable to access the documents. NW said that she would brief her on the projects.
The Board was asked to consider two project change requests involving the Green Futures Innovation Park, the National Spectrum Centre and the Elan Valleys Lake Project. Having heard the advice of officers the Board RESOLVED to approve the project change requests as set out in the report. Councillor Keynon-Wade advised that she was abstaining as she had been unable to access the documents. NW said that she would brief her on the projects.
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