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(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Greater Manchester Combined Public Document GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY DATE: Wednesday, 2nd September, 2020 TIME: 11.15 am VENUE: This meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Chairs Announcements and Urgent Business 3. Declarations of Interest 1 - 4 To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at last 48 hours before the meeting. 4. Minutes of the GMCA meeting held on 31 July 2020 5 - 20 To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 31 July 2020. 5. GM Transport Committee - Minutes 21 - 26 To note the minutes of the GM Transport Committee held on 14 August 2020. 6. Town House Project 27 - 44 Presentation from Councillor Brenda Warrington, Portfolio Lead for Age- Friendly Greater Manchester & Equalities. BOLTON MANCHESTER ROCHDALE STOCKPORT TRAFFORD BURY OLDHAM SALFORD TAMESIDE WIGAN Please note that this meeting will be livestreamed via www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk, please speak to a Governance Officer before the meeting should you not wish to consent to being included in this recording. 7. Greater Manchester Living with Covid Resilience Plan 45 - 70 Report of GM Mayor, Andy Burnham. 8. Build Back Better - Young Persons' Guarantee 71 - 86 Report of Councillor Sean Fielding, Portfolio Lead for Digital, Education, Skills, Work & Apprenticeships, Councillor Eamonn O’Brien, Portfolio Lead for Children & Young People. Diane Modahl, Chair of the Youth Task Force to attend the meeting. 9. Funding for Additional Dedicated Home to School and College 87 - 92 Transport Report of Eamonn Boylan, GMCA & TfGM Chief Executive. 10. Recovering From Covid-19 & Tackling Inequality: Social Value & Public 93 - 102 Procurement Report of Councillor Allen Brett, Portfolio Lead for Community, Cooperatives and Inclusion. 11. GM Cooperative Commission 103 - 210 Report of Councillor Allen Brett, Portfolio Lead for Community, Cooperatives and Inclusion. 12. Approval of the Variation to the Working Well Work and Health 211 - 214 Programme Contract Report of Councillor Sean Fielding, Portfolio Lead for Digital, Education, Skills, Work & Apprenticeships 13. The Mayor's Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund (MCF) 215 - 224 Report of GM Mayor, Andy Burnham. 14. GM Housing Loans Investment Fund 2019/20 Update Report 225 - 234 Report of Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett, Portfolio Lead for Housing, Homelessness and Infrastructure. Membership 2020/21 District Member Substitute Member Bolton David Greenhalgh (Con) Martyn Cox Con) 2 Bury Eamonn O’Brien (Lab) Tariq Tamoor (Lab) Manchester Richard Leese (Lab) Bev Craig (Lab) Oldham Sean Fielding (Lab) Arooj Shah (Lab) Rochdale Allen Brett (Lab) Sara Rowbotham (Lab) Salford Paul Dennett (Lab) John Merry (Lab) Stockport Elise Wilson (Lab) Tom McGee (Lab) Tameside Brenda Warrington (Lab) Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Trafford Andrew Western (Lab) Catherine Hynes (Lab) Wigan David Molyneux (Lab) Keith Cunliffe (Lab) For copies of papers and further information on this meeting please refer to the website www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk. Alternatively, contact the following Governance & Scrutiny Officer: Governance and Scrutiny [email protected] This agenda was issued on 25 August 2020 on behalf of Julie Connor, Secretary to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EU 3 This page is intentionally left blank GMCA Meeting on 2 September 2020 Declaration of Councillors’ interests in items appearing on the agenda NAME: ______________________________ Minute Item No. / Agenda Item No. Nature of Interest Type of Interest Personal / Prejudicial / Disclosable Pecuniary Personal / Prejudicial / Page 1 Disclosable Pecuniary Personal / Prejudicial / Disclosable Pecuniary Personal / Prejudicial / Disclosable Pecuniary Agenda Item 3 PLEASE NOTE SHOULD YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST THAT IS PREJUDICIAL IN AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU SHOULD LEAVE THE ROOM FOR THE DURATION OF THE DISCUSSION & THE VOTING THEREON. 1 QUICK GUIDE TO DECLARING INTERESTS AT GMCA MEETINGS This is a summary of the rules around declaring interests at meetings. It does not replace the Member’s Code of Conduct, the full description can be found in the GMCA’s constitution Part 7A. Your personal interests must be registered on the GMCA’s Annual Register within 28 days of your appointment onto a GMCA committee and any changes to these interests must notified within 28 days. Personal interests that should be on the register include: Bodies to which you have been appointed by the GMCA Your membership of bodies exercising functions of a public nature, including charities, societies, political parties or trade unions. You are also legally bound to disclose the following information called DISCLOSABLE PERSONAL INTERESTS which includes: You, and your partner’s business interests (eg employment, trade, profession, contracts, or any company with which you are associated) You and your partner’s wider financial interests (eg trust funds, investments, and assets including land and property). Any sponsorship you receive. Page 2 FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE STEP ONE: ESTABLISH WHETHER YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS OF THE AGENDA If the answer to that question is ‘No’ – then that is the end of the matter. If the answer is ‘Yes’ or Very Likely’ then you must go on to consider if that personal interest can be construed as being a prejudicial interest. STEP TWO: DETERMINING IF YOUR INTEREST PREJUDICIAL? A personal interest becomes a prejudicial interest: where the well being, or financial position of you, your partner, members of your family, or people with whom you have a close association (people who are more than just an acquaintance) are likely to be affected by the business of the meeting more than it would affect most people in the area. the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice your judgement of the public interest. 2 FOR A NON PREJUDICIAL INTEREST FOR PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS YOU MUST YOU MUST Notify the governance officer Notify the governance officer for the meeting as soon as you realise you have a prejudicial interest (before or during for the meeting as soon as you the meeting) realise you have an interest Inform the meeting that you have a prejudicial interest and the nature of the interest Inform the meeting that you Fill in the declarations of interest form have a personal interest and the nature of the interest Leave the meeting while that item of business is discussed Fill in the declarations of Make sure the interest is recorded on your annual register of interests form if it relates to you or your partner’s interest form business or financial affairs. If it is not on the Register update it within 28 days of the interest becoming apparent. TO NOTE: YOU MUST NOT: You may remain in the room participate in any discussion of the business at the meeting, or if you become aware of your disclosable pecuniary Page 3 and speak and vote on the interest during the meeting participate further in any discussion of the business, matter participate in any vote or further vote taken on the matter at the meeting If your interest relates to a body to which the GMCA has appointed you to you only have to inform the meeting of that interest if you speak on the matter. 3 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 4 MINUTES OF THE VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY HELD ON FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2020 VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (In the Chair) Greater Manchester Deputy Mayor Baroness Bev Hughes Bury Councillor Eamonn O’Brien Bolton Councillor David Greenhalgh Manchester Councillor Richard Leese Oldham Councillor Sean Fielding Rochdale Councillor Allen Brett Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett Stockport Councillor Tom McGee Tameside Councillor Brenda Warrington Trafford Councillor Andrew Western Wigan Councillor David Molyneux IN ATTENDANCE: Rochdale Councillor Janet Emsley Wigan Councillor Chris Ready OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: GMCA – Chief Executive Eamonn Boylan GMCA - Deputy Chief Executive Andrew Lightfoot GMCA – Monitoring Officer Liz Treacy GMCA - Treasurer Steve Wilson Bolton Tony Oakman Bury Geoff Little Manchester Joanne Roney Oldham Mike Barker Rochdale Steve Rumbelow Salford Ben Dolan Stockport Kathryn Rees Tameside Steven Pleasant Trafford Nikki Bishop Wigan Alison McKenzie-Folan Office of the GM Mayor Kevin Lee TfGM Steve Warrener GMCA Simon Nokes GMCA Julie Connor GMCA Sylvia Welsh GMCA Nicola Ward GMCA 102/20 APOLOGIES 1 Page 5 Resolved /- That apologies be received and noted from Cllr Elise Wilson, Carolyn Wilkins, Sara Todd and Jim Taylor. GMCA 103/20 ADJOURNMENT Resolved /- That the GMCA meeting be adjourned to recommence at 11.15am. NOTE: Councillor David Molyneux left the meeting. GMCA 104/20 CHAIRS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND URGENT BUSINESS The GM Mayor confirmed that all GM Leaders would continue to be a voice for residents as further clarity was sought with Government as to the details of the enhanced social distancing measures for Greater Manchester as a result of rising cases of Covid-19. The meeting was also advised that there would be a press briefing at 2pm which would provide further detail on the measures to be introduced. RESOLVED /- 1. That it be noted that the GMCA broadly supported the proposed actions to be taken in response to the increase in cases of Covid-19 across Greater Manchester, however the GMCA would be seeking further clarity from Government later today in relation to specific elements of the enhanced social distancing measures. 2. That item 25 (GM Housing Investment Loans Fund Investment Approval Recommendations) be taken as urgent business, and the paper circulated to Members of the GMCA. GMCA 105/20 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST RESOLVED /- Cllr Tom McGee declared a personal interest in relation to items 27 & 30 (GM Investment Framework and Conditional Project Approvals) as a Trustee of the GMCVO Board.
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