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(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Liverpool City Region Combined MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY To: The Members of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Dear Member, You are requested to attend a meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to be held on Friday, 17th November, 2017 at 1.00 pm in the Authority Chamber - No.1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP. If you have any queries regarding this meeting, please contact Trudy Bedford on telephone number (0151) 443 3365. Yours faithfully Interim Head of Paid Service (Established pursuant to section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 as the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority) LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY AGENDA 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. MINUTES OF THE LCR COMBINED AUTHORITY MEETING HELD ON 20 OCTOBER 2017 (Pages 1 - 10) 4. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION METRO MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES To receive updates from the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor. TRANSPORT 5. UPDATED LONG TERM RAIL STRATEGY (*KEY DECISION) To consider the report of the Lead Officer: Transport. (Pages 11 - 76) 6. PROPOSALS FOR ALLOCATING THE 2018/19 TRANSPORT INVESTMENT FUND BUDGET (*KEY DECISION) To consider the report of the Lead Officer: Transport. (Pages 77 - 84) ENERGY AND RENEWABLES 7. MERSEY TIDAL PROJECT UPDATE To consider the report of the Lead Officer: Energy and Renewables (Pages 85 - 94) SKILLS AND APPRENTICESHIPS 8. SKILLS INVESTMENT STATEMENT 2018/19 (*KEY DECISION) To consider the report of the Lead Officer: Skills and Apprenticeships. (Pages 95 - 138) CRIMINAL JUSTICE 9. PORTFOLIO UPDATE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE To receive an update on the work of this portfolio from Jane Kennedy, Portfolio Holder for Criminal Justice. HOUSING AND PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM 10. CONSULTATION RESPONSE ON PLANNING FOR THE RIGHT HOMES IN THE RIGHT PLACES: CONSULTATION PROPOSALS To consider the report of the Lead Officer: Housing. (Pages 139 - 150) GOVERNANCE 11. COMBINED AUTHORITY BUDGET MONITORING STATEMENT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT POSITION UPDATE 1 JULY 2017 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 (QUARTER 2) To consider the report from the Treasurer. (Pages 151 - 162) 12. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT To consider the report of the Interim Head of Paid Service. (Pages 163 - 164) 13. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Members of the public will be given the opportunity to ask questions which have been submitted in accordance with Meetings Standing Orders No. 11. A period of 30 minutes will be allocated for this item. Copies of valid questions will be circulated at the meeting, Public questions should be submitted to Knowsley Council Democratic Services by 5.00pm on Monday 13 November 2017. By email to: [email protected] In writing to: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Democratic Services, PO Box 26, Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, Knowsley LE6 9YU. 14. PETITIONS AND STATEMENTS Members of the public will be given the opportunity to submit a single petition or statement in accordance with Meetings Standing Orders No.11. Petitions and Statements should be submitted to Knowsley Council Democratic Services by 5.00pm on Monday 13 November 2017. By email to: [email protected] In writing to: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Democratic Services, PO Box 26, Municipal Buildings, Archway Road, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 9YU. 15. MINUTES OF THE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE HELD ON 5 OCTOBER 2107 (Pages 165 - 178) Agenda Item 3 LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY PUBLICATION: 20 OCTOBER 2017 DEADLINE FOR CALL-IN: 27 OCTOBER 2017 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 in the Authority Chamber, No. 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP on Friday, 20th October, 2017 the following Members were P r e s e n t: Metro Mayor S Rotheram Chairperson of the Combined Authority (in the Chair) Councillor P Davies, Councillor A Moorhead, Councillor R Polhill, Councillor I Maher, Mr A Hamid MBE and Councillor R Bowden (Substitute Associate Member for Councillor T O'Neill). Mayoral Advisors in attendance Janet Beer (Higher Education) Kate Farrell (Homelessness) Sara Wilde-McKeown (Visitor Economy) 84. MINUTES SILENCE Metro Mayor S Rotheram reflected upon the sad passing of Sir Bert Massie. He reported that Sir Bert was one of the country’s leading campaigners for disability rights and was a son of Liverpool. He remarked that Sir Bert had a profound impact on anyone who had met him and highlighted that he had had the pleasure of working with him recently on the development of the Fairness and Social Justice Advisory Board for the City Region. The Combined Authority observed a minute’s silence as a mark of respect. 85. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Mayor J Anderson OBE, Deputy Mayor A O’Byrne, Councillor T O’Neill (Associate Member), Councillor I Moran (Associate Member), Councillor L Robinson (Co-opted Member – Transport), Jane Kennedy (Co-opted Member – Criminal Justice), Luciana Berger MP (Mayoral Advisor – Mental Health), Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE (Mayoral Advisor – Natural Environment), Reverend Canon Dr E Loudon (Mayoral Advisor – Voluntary and Community Sector) and Barbara Spicer (Mayoral Advisor – Social Housing Growth). Page 1 86. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was reported that no declarations of interest had been received. 87. MINUTES OF THE LCR COMBINED AUTHORITY MEETING HELD ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 RESOLVED – That subject to the following amendment, the minutes of the meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority held on 15 September 2017 be approved as a correct record Minute 73 Merseyrail Update – Page 7, 5th paragraph be amended to read:- ‘He reported that this was the right solution for Merseyrail given the nature of the network which was very different to the Northern and Southern networks but similar to the Manchester Metro and Glasgow network.’ 88. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION METRO MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES Metro Mayor S Rotheram reported he had recently attended a Northern Leaders meeting with the Mayor of Greater Manchester and Council leaders from across the North to call on the Government to honour its full commitments to transport investment for the North of England and also confirmed support for the work being undertaken by Transport for the North. He reported that the discussions had focused on the need to establish a body to provide a co-ordinated voice on a national and international stage and to celebrate and promote the North of England was also discussed. The aim of this body would be to work constructively with Government with the aim of securing a fair share of investment for the North to deliver the Northern Powerhouse. The Metro Mayor highlighted that he recently held a cross party meeting with the Leaders from the Cheshire Councils to consider how the two regions could work together on areas of mutual benefit and help deliver the Northern Powerhouse. He reflected that this was a very positive meeting and would enable information sharing between the City Region and the Cheshire Councils. He also reported that he had attended a summit with the Brexit Secretary, David Davis MP and other Metro-Mayors to discuss how they could have an input into the Brexit negotiations. Consequently, David Davis MP had pledged to set up a working group between his Department and the Combined Authorities. The Metro Mayor also reported that David Davis MP would be attending a meeting with himself and other City Region Leaders to understand their priorities during the Brexit negotiations. The Metro Mayor provided a summary of his speech at the Liverpool City Region’s Digital Summit, which had brought together over 120 experts and businesses to promote the regions digital offer and discuss how a world class digital offer could be developed. As part of this the Metro Mayor gave an account of the transatlantic vTime discussion he had taken part in with a representative from NASA. The Summit had been organised by the LCR Local Enterprise Partnership and the Metro Mayor wished to place on record his thanks to the Chair of the LEP, Mr Asif Hamid MBE, Mark Basnett and John Whaling for hosting a fantastic event. Page 2 The Metro Mayor also informed the Combined Authority that he had attended the MIPIM UK event in London to promote the City Region as one of the leading places for investment in the UK and to showcase major future investment and infrastructure plans. He reported that he had been involved in numerous meetings with potential investors and also participated in a joint event with Manchester to promote the North West. In the coming weeks the Metro Mayor reported that he would be meeting with Greg Clark, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to discuss unlocking further investment to develop the City Region’s economy. In conclusion, the Metro Mayor made reference to the Mersey Gateway Bridge formally opening on 14 October 2017 and the receipt of £5.6m from the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF). This funding would improve road infrastructure, reduce congestion and improve journey times on the A59 Walton Road/County Road, Liverpool and the A554 Tower Road, Wirral. 89. LOCAL GROWTH FUND: APPROVAL OF FULL MAJOR BUSINESS CASE FOR LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE CONNECTIVITY The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority considered the report of the Lead Officer: Transport which sought approval for the Full Business Case for the Liverpool City Centre Connectivity major scheme to commence delivery in the financial year 2018/19. It was reported that the Liverpool City Centre Connectivity scheme was also endorsed by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership at their meeting on 5 October 2017 in line with the Local Growth Fund Assurance Framework.
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