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(Public Pack)Agenda Document for WMCA Board, 09/11/2018 11:00 Public Document Pack WMCA Board Date: Friday 9 November 2018 Time: 11.00 am Public meeting Yes Venue: Council Chamber, Birmingham City Council, Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 1BB Membership Constituent Members Appointing Authority Andy Street (Chair) Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority Councillor Bob Sleigh (Vice-Chair) Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Adrian Andrew Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Peter Bilson City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Mike Bird Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Ian Courts Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor George Duggins Coventry City Council Councillor Steve Eling Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Patrick Harley Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Brigid Jones Birmingham City Council Councillor Abdul Khan Coventry City Council Councillor Roger Lawrence City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Pete Lowe Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Paul Moore Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Ian Ward Birmingham City Council Non-Constituent Members Councillor George Adamson Cannock Chase District Council Jonathan Browning Coventry & Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Councillor Steven Claymore Tamworth Borough Council Councillor Shaun Davies Telford & Wrekin Council Councillor Matthew Dormer Redditch Borough Council Councillor David Humphreys North Warwickshire Borough Council Councillor Julie Jackson Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Councillor Tony Jefferson Stratford-on-Avon District Council Councillor Peter Nutting Shropshire Council Tim Pile Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Councillor Izzi Seccombe Warwickshire County Council Councillor Michael Stokes Rugby Borough Council Stewart Towe Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership Observers Awaiting Membership Councillor Jonathan Lester Herefordshire Council Graham Wynn The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership Co-Opted Member Lee Barron Midlands Trades Union Congress Observer Members Councillor John Edwards West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority David Jamieson West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner Quorum for this meeting shall be at least one member from five separate Constituent councils If you have any queries about this meeting, please contact: Contact Dan Essex, Governance Services Manager Telephone 0121 214 7505 Email [email protected] Agenda Page 2 of 4 AGENDA No. Item Presenting Pages Items of Public Business 1. Apologies for Absence Chair None 2. Declarations of Interest Chair None Members are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they have in an item being discussed during the course of the meeting. In addition, the receipt of any gift or hospitality should be declared where the value of it was thought to have exceeded £25 (gifts) or £40 (hospitality). 3. Chair's Remarks (if any) Chair None 4. Minutes - 14 September 2018 Chair 1 - 8 5. Forward Plan Chair 9 - 12 Governance 6. Consultation for the Transfer of West Midlands Henry Kippin 13 - 70 Police & Crime Commissioner Functions 7. Feedback from Overview & Scrutiny Committee Councillor Peter 71 - 76 Mayor's Question Time: Policy Hughes Economic Growth 8. West Midlands 5G - Structure, Governance and Councillor Ian Ward 77 - 84 Funding Finance & Investments 9. Financial Monitoring Report 2018/19 Councillor Bob Sleigh 85 - 106 Transport 10. Transforming Cities Fund Councillor Roger 107 - 112 Lawrence 11. Strategic Vision for Bus Councillor Roger 113 - 140 Lawrence Minutes 12. Housing & Land Delivery Board - 6 September Councillor Mike Bird 141 - 150 2018 Agenda Page 3 of 4 13. Public Service Reform Board - 6 September Henry Kippin 151 - 154 2018 14. Transport Delivery Committee - 10 September Councillor Kath Hartley 155 - 160 2018 15. Environment Board - 10 September 2018 Councillor Patrick 161 - 164 Harley 16. Strategic Economic Delivery Board - 12 Jonathan Browning 165 - 168 September 2018 17. Investment Board - 17 September 2018 Councillor Bob Sleigh 169 - 174 18. Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee - 21 David Lane 175 - 180 September 2018 19. Housing & Land Delivery Board - 25 October Councillor Mike Bird 181 - 188 2018 Date of Next Meeting 20. Friday 11 January 2019 at 11.00am Chair None 21. Exclusion of the Public and Press Chair None [In accordance with s100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business as it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of the Act.] Item of Private Business Finance & Investments 22. Land and Property Investment Fund: Phoenix 10 Councillor Bob Sleigh 189 - 194 Strategic Employment Site, Walsall 23. Administration of the West Midlands Integrated Councillor Bob Sleigh 195 - 212 Transport Authority Pension Fund Agenda Page 4 of 4 Agenda Item 4 WMCA Board Friday 14 September 2018 at 11.00 am Minutes Constituent Members Andy Street (Chair) Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority Councillor Bob Sleigh (Vice-Chair) Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Mike Bird Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Ian Courts Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor George Duggins Coventry City Council Councillor Patrick Harley Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Brigid Jones Birmingham City Council Councillor Abdul Khan Coventry City Council Councillor Roger Lawrence City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Ian Ward Birmingham City Council Non-Constituent Members Councillor George Adamson Cannock Chase District Council Councillor Matthew Dormer Redditch Borough Council Councillor David Humphreys North Warwickshire Borough Council Councillor Tony Jefferson Stratford-on-Avon District Council Ninder Johal Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership Tim Pile Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Councillor Alex Phillips Shropshire Council Councillor Izzi Seccombe Warwickshire County Council Councillor Michael Stokes Rugby Borough Council Co-Opted Member Lee Barron Midlands Trades Union Congress Observer Members Councillor John Edwards West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority David Jamieson West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner Lynnette Kelly Assistant Police & Crime Commissioner In Attendance Councillor Kath Hartley Transport Delivery Committee Councillor Peter Hughes Overview & Scrutiny Committee Councillor David Lane Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee Councillor Ian Shires Overview & Scrutiny Committee Page 1 of 8 Page 1 Item Title No. 30. Apologies for Absence Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Shaun Davies (Telford & Wrekin), Councillor Steve Eling (Sandwell), Councillor Paul Moore (Sandwell), Councillor Peter Nutting (Shropshire) ad Stewart Towe (Black Country LEP). 31. Chair's Remarks (if any) The Mayor welcomed the region’s recent success in being awarded up to £50m to trial high-speed 5G connectivity. 32. Minutes - 20 July 2018 The minutes of the meeting held on 20 July 2018 were agreed as a correct record. 33. Forward Plan The forward plan of items to be considered at future meetings was noted. 34. Governance Review and Scheme for the Transfer of the Police & Crime Commissioner Functions The board considered a report from Henry Kippin, Director of Public Service Reform, on the contents of the Governance Review and Scheme which enabled the Mayoral WMCA Police & Crime Commissioner governance model to be discussed and understood prior to seeking constituent council consideration. The report also outlined the key issues that had been raised during the development of the Governance Review and Scheme. David Jamieson stressed the importance of ensuring that a clear justification was provided to the public for making changes to police governance, along with the benefits that would result. He was concerned that the proposed consultation period included the Christmas/New Year public holidays which he considered might restrict the number of responses that were made. Councillor George Duggins stressed the importance of a two-stage consultation exercise to separate the principle of changing governance arrangements from the specific proposals proposed for the West Midlands. The Mayor noted that the constituent authorities and the Police & Crime Commissioner were now to be formally consulted on these proposals and looked forward to a report to the next meeting of the WMCA Board with further proposals for the proposed public consultation exercise. Resolved: (1) The progress on the development of the Governance Review and Scheme outlining the proposed model for Mayoral West Midlands Combined Authority governance of the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner functions be noted. Page 2 of 8 Page 2 (2) It be noted that the report and attached Governance Review and Scheme was to be considered by constituent authorities and the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner in line with the requirement to elect a Mayor with Police & Crime Commissioner responsibilities in 2020, as agreed by the WMCA Board on 20 July 2018. (3) It be agreed to receive a further report at the meeting of the WMCA Board on 9 November 2018 detailing the outcome of the constituent councils and West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner considerations of the content of the Governance Review and Scheme, and setting out the public consultation process. 35. Governance of West Midlands Fire Service - Approval of Statutory Order The board considered a report from Karen Gowreesunker, Clerk to the West Midlands Fire Authority,
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