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Minutes Template LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY PUBLICATION: 22 JANUARY 2021 DEADLINE FOR CALL-IN: 29 JANUARY 2021 FOLLOWING THE CALL-IN PERIOD, DECISIONS INCLUDED IN THESE MINUTES MAY THEN BE IMPLEMENTED WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO A CALL-IN. * DENOTES KEY DECISION At a meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority held remotely on Friday, 22nd January, 2021 the following Members were P r e s e n t: Metro Mayor S Rotheram Chairperson of the Combined Authority (in the Chair) Members of the LCR Combined Authority Councillor D Baines, Portfolio Holder: Digital Connectivity and Inclusion Mr A Hamid MBE, Portfolio Holder: Business and Brexit Councillor I Maher, Portfolio Holder: Culture, Tourism and the Voluntary Sector Councillor W Simon, Portfolio Holder: Education, Employment and Skills Councillor R Polhill, Portfolio Holder: Low Carbon and Energy Renewables Councillor J Williamson, Portfolio Holder: Inclusive Economy and Third Sector Co-opted Members Councillor L Robinson, Portfolio Holder: Transport and Air Quality Jane Kennedy, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Associate Member Councillor C Mitchell, Warrington Borough Council (Substitute for Councillor R Bowden) Deputy Portfolio Holders Councillor K Groucutt, Inclusive Economy and Third Sector Councillor P Sinnott, Education, Employment and Skills Councillor G Wood, Low Carbon and Energy Renewables Councillor C Thomas, Policy, Resources and Reform 92. MINUTES SILENCE Prior to the commencement of the meeting, the Metro Mayor reported with great sadness on the passing of Gerry Marsden MBE. He explained how Gerry, who was the lead singer of the band Gerry and the Pacemakers, was the first band, to have their first three records reach number one in the UK Charts. The Metro Mayor noted that due to covid restrictions there had been limited attendance at Gerry’s funeral, however, a memorial service would be held later in the year to celebrate Gerry’s life. The Metro Mayor expressed his gratitude for Gerry’s friendship and support and extended his deepest condolences to Pauline, Yvette and all Gerry’s family, friends and fans. The LCR Combined Authority observed a minute’s silence. The Metro Mayor also placed on record his thanks to Liverpool City Council for posthumously bestowing the honour of Freeman of the City to John Haines, whose passing had been marked at a previous meeting. 93. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received on behalf of: Associate Members Councillor R Bowden, Leader of Warrington Borough Council Councillor I Moran, Leader of West Lancashire Borough Council Deputy Portfolio Holders Councillor P Sinnott, Education, Employment and Skills Councillor L Robertson-Collins, Digital Connectivity and Inclusion Mayoral Advisors Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE, Natural Environment Reverend Canon Dr Ellen Loudon, Community and Voluntary Sector Professor Dame Janet Beer, Further Education 94. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of interest were submitted. 95. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LCR COMBINED AUTHORITY HELD ON 18 DECEMBER 2020 Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2020 be approved as a correct record. 96. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION METRO MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES Metro Mayor S Rotheram provided Members with an update on his activities and key development since the last meeting of the LCR Combined Authority. Metro Mayor Rotheram was delighted to see that vaccinations against covid- 19 were underway within the City Region and across the UK and paid tribute to constituent Local Authorities, NHS staff, key workers, volunteers and all those who were receiving the vaccine. He also explained that he had visited a vaccination centre in Sefton with Bill Esterson MP and was struck by the incredible operation and people’s tireless efforts to ensure that others could be vaccinated. The Metro Mayor informed Members that he had wrote to the Health Secretary to reaffirm the City Region’s willingness to work with the Government, NHS and other key partners to help the region get vaccinated as quickly as possible. He also urged the Health Secretary to take full advantage of the existing infrastructure, expertise and capacity that had been built up during the mass testing pilot. Furthermore, he also requested the Government to open a mass vaccination hub in the City Region. This request had been positively received and with special thanks to the efforts of Councillor Baines, Leader of St Helens Council and MP’s the Totally Wicked Stadium in St Helens had become a mass vaccination hub. He praised the work of all those who had contributed to getting the mass vaccination hub operating and hoped to see more established in the City Region. The Metro Mayor noted that community vaccinations were still taking place, however, the hubs offered greater capacity to inoculate a larger number of people in one place. He hoped that these combined efforts would allow people to receive the vaccine as quickly as possible, which would enable the region to return to something resembling normality. 97. MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORITY BUDGET SETTING REPORT 2021/22 Metro Mayor S Rotheram presented his budget proposals to the LCR Combined Authority and in doing so reflected upon the challenging year the City Region and the UK had faced and that this budget was being presented during a time of great uncertainty. Metro Mayor Rotheram explained that as a consequence of the impact of the Governments spending cuts, reviewing the constituent Local Authority budgets and a huge uncertainty regarding job security and the continued use of the Furlough Scheme it was not felt appropriate to be the right moment to add to the financial burden facing the City Regions residents. Therefore, the budget would propose to freeze the Tunnel Tolls, the Mayoral Precept and the Transport Levy. The Metro Mayor reported that due to the impact of Covid, it had created significant financial pressures which were exacerbated by both the decade of austerity and legacy of underfunding in the North. He explained that tough decisions would have to be taken, however, the Combined Authority was committed to supporting the region through the crisis. The focus would be on securing the City Regions economic investment in infrastructure, skills and the environment. Despite the medium- and long-term challenges, he remained committed to supporting the City Region’s economy and protect jobs throughout the 2021/22 budget period. The Metro Mayor informed the LCR Combined Authority that the budget made special provision for a number of strategic priorities in 2021/22, with the most significant being: The Mersey Tidal Power Project; Liverpool City Region Digital Connectivity Programme; Recovery and reform of the bus market; and Support for Halton’s Borough of Culture. Furthermore, the Metro Mayor reported that the Combined Authority managed a significant portfolio of investments across the City Region, which would improve the economic growth and opportunities for residents, business and visitors. Throughout 2021/22, the following key delivery stages would be met: - Shakespeare North Playhouse; Parkside Link Road; Glass Futures; Liverpool City Centre Connectivity Programme; The redevelopment of Runcorn Station Quarter; Headbolt Lane; Wirral Waters and the regeneration of Birkenhead; and Bootle and Southport Strategic Investment Fund schemes. In conclusion, the Metro Mayor gave his commitment that he would continue to challenge Government to deliver on their promise to ‘level up’. John Fogarty, Director of Corporate Services, reported that as a consequence of the pandemic there was significant pressures on public transport and the environment in which it operated within in had changed. There was a challenge to maintain services, however, with a reduced capacity on the public transport network this had impacted the budget and imposed a risk to the Combined Authority. This was particularly evident on the rail network and there was a risk that the revenue which would have been attracted through the new Rolling Stock fleet would be considerably less than originally anticipated. He informed Members that this budget was a holding position, and whilst it was proposed that the transport levy, tunnel tolls and precept be frozen in this report he confirmed that these may well need to be revisited in the future. RESOLVED – That: (i) the report be noted; (ii) the Mayoral Budget as presented at Table 1 of this report be agreed; (iii) the Mayoral precept at its 2020/21 level equivalent to £19 per year for a Band D property and £12.67 per year for a Band A property be agreed; (iv) the non-Mayoral elements of the Combined Authority budget for 2021/22 be approved; (v) a freeze in the Transport Levy at £97.4m for 2021/22 be agreed; (vi) the payment of an operational grant of £93.1m to Merseytravel be approved; (vii) the level of ‘authorised tolls’ for the Mersey Tunnels as determined in the County of Merseyside Act 1980 (as amended by the Mersey Tunnels Act 2004) with details on calculation methods explained in section 5 of this report be noted; (viii) the recommendation of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Transport Committee and implement a schedule of Tunnel Tolls as contained in Table 7 of this report be accepted; (ix) the discounts and concessions as detailed at 5.4.2 and 5.4.3 be approved; (x) the request for an operational grant of £23.08m in respect of the operation of Mersey Tunnels for 2021/22 be approved; (xi) the capital programme as detailed in table 9 be approved; (xii) a grant of
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