Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee

There is no summary of this meeting yet. One is written once the council publishes the minutes. The agenda and papers are below.

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   Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests.

   Minute

   In accordance with the Code of Conduct no interests were declared.

2. 3

   Minutes.

   Minute

   Resolved that the Minutes of the Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee held on 2 February 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.

   Papers: 3 - SBCRJC Minutes - 02Feb2023
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   Announcement(s) of the Chair.

   Minute

   The Chair congratulated colleagues in Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire on their successful Celtic Freeport bids. He also announced that the next tranche of funding amounting to £23m had been received for the year. He reiterated that the Swansea Bay City Deal remained the only region to have all its projects in a “live” status.

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   Public Questions

   Minute

   There were no public questions.

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   Pentre Awel Project Update. (For Information)

   Minute

   Dr Sharon Burford, Pentre Awel Project Manager presented a “For Information” report to inform Joint Committee of the progress made and status of the Pentre Awel Project. In support of the published report she also shared a powerpoint presentation which included a short video. Whilst this was a “for information” report, the Committee formally moved that it write to both the Welsh and UK Governments to highlight the inflationary construction cost pressures being encountered.

   Papers: 6 - Pentre Awel - Overview and Update
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   Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Business Case.

   Minute

   Ian Williams, Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Development Manager presented a report to provide Joint Committee with an updated City Deal Portfolio Business Case required for submission to Welsh and UK Governments. He stated that very minor amendments had been made to the document but these were more reflective of the progression of the projects, the challenges of the current economic conditions and the maturing of governance arrangements rather than any fundamental changes of the makeup or viability of the business case. Resolved that Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee approves the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Business Case attached at Appendix A for submission to Welsh and UK Governments.

   Part of an issue followed across 3 meetings

   Papers: 7 - SBCD Portfolio Business Case (cover report) final2, 7a - SBCD Portfolio Business Case v4.1, Appendix 1.1 - Strategic Alignment - Portfolio, Programmes and Projects, Appendix 1.2 - Carbon reduction assessment Consultation October 22 v2, Appendix 2.1 - Membership of SBCR Board and working group, Appendix 2.2 - CSF and Long list appraisal, Appendix 3.1 SBCD Procurement Principles 04-11-21, Appendix 3.2 SBCD Procurement Pipeline Jan 23 final, Appendix 3.3 Construction Costs Assessment Nov 2022, Appendix 3.4 Terms of Reference construction & CB group, Appendix 3.5 Community Benefits Register Jan 2023, Appendix 5.1 - Gateway 0 Action Plan v1.2 Jan23, Appendix 5.2 - Monitoring and Evaluation Plan PR 2023, Appendix 5.3a - SBCD Quarterly Monitoring_V2.0final, Appendix 5.3a(2) - Dashboard Jan 2023, Appendix 5.3b - SBCD Financial Monitoring Report- Joint Committee - Q3 FINAL 160123 (002), (i) Portfolio, (ii) PDM, (iii) Digital, (iv) Waterfront, (ix) Pentre Awel, (v) Innovation M&P, (vi) SILCG, (vii) HAPS, (viii) Skills, (x) Yr Egin, (xi) Campuses, Appendix 5.4b(i), Appendix 5.4b(ii), Appendix 5.5 - SBCD Business Case Guidance v1.1, Appendix 5.5 - SBCD Business Case Update Process Diagram v1.1, Appendix 5.6 - SBCD Gateway Assurance Framework 2.4 Jan-23, Appendix 5.7 - Swansea Bay City Deal Risk Management Strategy, Appendix 5.8 - Construction Impact Assessment - Jan23, Appendix 5.9 - SBCD Communications and Marketing Plan V6 Jan 2023, Appendix 5.10a - Change Control Procedure, Appendix 5.10b - Change Flowchart V3, Appendix 5.10c - Change Notification v1, Appendix 5.11 - JC Work Plan October 2022 final2
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   Swansea Bay City Deal Highlight Report. (For Information)

   Minute

   Phil Ryder, Swansea Bay City Deal – Portfolio Office Manager presented a “For Information” report to update Joint Committee on the programmes / projects that form part of the Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio as outlined in Annex A.

   Part of an issue followed across 3 meetings

   Papers: 8 - SBCD Highlight Report (cover report), 8a - SBCD Highlight Report

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• Rob Stewart, ChairLabourPresent

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