CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Wednesday, 28 March 2018 10:30A.M. – 12:30P.M. Peterborough City Council
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Wednesday, 28 March 2018 10:30a.m. – 12:30p.m. Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1HF AGENDA Open to Public and Press Number Agenda Item Mayor/ Papers Pages Lead Member/ Chief Officer Part 1 – Governance Items 1.1 Apologies and Declarations of Mayor oral - Interests 1.2 Minutes – 28 February 2018 Mayor yes 4-12 1.3 Petitions Mayor oral - 1.4 Public Questions Mayor oral - 1.5 Forward Plan Mayor yes To follow Page 1 of 252 Part 2 – Key Decision 2.1 Cambridgeshire and Portfolio Holder yes 13-45 Peterborough Strategic Spatial for Strategic Framework (non-statutory) Planning & Mayor 2.2 Transport Delivery 2018/19 Portfolio Holder yes 46-60 for Transport & Infrastructure 2.3 Digital Connectivity Infrastructure: Portfolio Holder Yes 61-74 Improving Mobile Coverage and for Transport & increasing the full fibre footprint Infrastructure across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2.4 University of Peterborough – Portfolio Holder yes 75-149 Interim Accommodation Options for Employment and Skills 2.5 £70m Cambridge City Devolution Mayor yes 150-192 Housing Programme 2.6 £100m Affordable Housing Mayor yes 193-203 Programme Appendices A,B,C and D are exempt from publication by virtue of Category 3 within Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 2.7 East Cambridgeshire Strategic Mayor yes 204-208 Community Land Trust (CLT) Programme – Provision of Loan Facility Appendices 1 and 2 are exempt from publication by virtue of Category 3 within Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 2.8 The Business Board and Deputy Mayor yes 209-245 Business Transfer Agreement (from the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership) Page 2 of 252 Part 3 – Non Key Decisions 3.1 Market Town Masterplans for Portfolio Holder yes 246-252 Growth for Deputy Mayor (Statutory) Part 5 – Date of next meeting 5.1 Date: Wednesday, 30 May 2018 Mayor oral - Fenland District Council, Fenland Hall, County Road, March PE15 8NQ The Combined Authority currently comprises the following members: Mayor: J Palmer Councillors: G Bull, S Count, L Herbert, J Holdich, C Roberts, C Seaton and P Topping Substitute members: Councillors A Bailey, M Cornwell, W Fitzgerald, R Fuller, R Hickford, K Price & N Wright Observers: J Ablewhite (Police and Crime Commissioner), J Bawden (Clinical Commissioning Group), and Councillor K Reynolds (Chairman - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority) The Combined Authority is committed to open government and members of the public are welcome to attend Committee meetings. It supports the principle of transparency and encourages filming, recording and taking photographs at meetings that are open to the public. It also welcomes the use of social networking and micro-blogging websites (such as Twitter and Facebook) to communicate with people about what is happening, as it happens. Public speaking on the agenda items above is encouraged. Speakers must register their wish to speak by making a request in writing to the Democratic Services Manager (Michelle Rowe) no later than 12.00 noon three working days before the day of the meeting. The request must include the name, address and contact details of the person wishing to speak, together with the full text of the question to be asked. For more information about this meeting, please contact Michelle Rowe at the Cambridgeshire County Council's Democratic Services on Cambridge (01223) 699180 or by email at [email protected] Page 3 of 252 Agenda Item No: 1.2 CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY: MINUTES Date: Wednesday, 28th February 2018 Time: 10.30a.m. – 11.25a.m. Present: J Palmer (Mayor) G Bull – Huntingdonshire District Council, L Herbert – Cambridge City Council, R Hickford (substituting for S Count – Cambridgeshire County Council), C Roberts – East Cambridgeshire District Council, C Seaton – Fenland District Council, and P Topping – South Cambridgeshire District Council Observers: R Bisby (substituting for J Ablewhite (Police and Crime Commissioner)), G Howsam (substituting for J Bawden (Clinical Commissioning Group)), and K Reynolds (Chairman, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority) 144. APOLOGIES AND DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Apologies received from Councillors S Count and J Holdich, and J Ablewhite and J Bawden. 145. MINUTES – 14TH FEBRUARY 2018 The minutes of the meeting held on 14th February 2018 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Mayor subject to the deletion of “Huntingdonshire” on the first page, third sentence, of the Mayor’s announcement. 146. PETITIONS No petitions were received. 147. PUBLIC QUESTIONS The Mayor invited Councillors Kevin Price and Terry Hayward to address the Board. (The questions and the response to the second question are published at the following link: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority meeting 28/02/2018 and attached at Appendix A). In introducing his question, Councillor Price reported that the Mayor had accepted an invitation to see the work carried out by officers in Cambridge City in relation to rough sleeping and homelessness. He drew attention to his second question, commenting Page 4 of 252 that he had been very put out by the Mayor’s comments regarding an individual local authority on national television. In response, the Mayor reported that homelessness was not acceptable in the 21st century in the United Kingdom particularly in the wealthiest cities and districts. The issue was of particular concern to the Mayor and he was proud of the work which had taken place in East Cambridgeshire District Council when he had been Leader. He acknowledged that everyone on the Combined Authority was working hard to get people off the streets, and it was important that they worked together. He thanked Jimmy’s Nightshelter and Street Aid for their hard work and, in particular, for identifying a further 30 additional places. The Mayor reminded the Board that the local MP for Cambridge had been the one to make a political point on national television, which he had felt the need to qualify at the time. Dealing with homelessness was the responsibility of local councils and the Mayor welcomed the opportunity to visit them to see what they were doing. He highlighted the fact that more could be achieved by working together. As Mayor, he reported that he would do all that he could to get people off the streets. In introducing his question, Councillor Hayward reported that he would have raised it at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee if it had not been cancelled. He thanked the Mayor for writing to the Secretary of State regarding the A1. He drew attention to a recent consultation document “Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network – Consultation” and queried whether the Combined Authority intended to respond and, in particular, whether it would make representations regarding the failure to mention level crossings. The Mayor reported that he had accepted an invitation from Councillor Bull to undertake a tour of projects in Huntingdonshire. He informed the Board that he had met with Jim O’Sullivan from Highways England to discuss improvements on the A1 and A428, and he would continue to lobby for all parts of Cambridgeshire including level crossings. Improvements to the A428 were scheduled and he would make sure they did not slip. The situation regarding the A1 was more complicated as it needed re-routing. He reported that he personally favoured it being re-routed east of Biggleswade and Sandy and west of St Neots but that the decision would lie with Highways England. The Mayor reported that the Combined Authority was considering the Major Road Network consultation document and would be submitting a formal response. The Interim Transport and Infrastructure Director added that he had reviewed the consultation document and noted that it focused on key local roads. As the route of the level crossing did not meet the criteria set out in this document it was very unlikely that it could secure future funding from this source. 148. FORWARD PLAN The Board noted the Forward Plan of Executive Decisions dated to be published on 26 February 2018. The Mayor reported that there would be no meeting in April, unless an urgent decision was required, due to the elections taking place in May. It was resolved unanimously to approve the Forward Plan of Executive Decisions dated to be published on 26 February 2018. Page 5 of 252 149. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMBINED AUTHORITY AND COMMITTEES - AMENDMENTS The Board was advised of amendments to its membership and committees which had been notified by Fenland District Council. The District Council had appointed Councillor Chris Seaton to replace Councillor John Clark as its Member on the Combined Authority with Councillor Mike Cornwell appointed as substitute. Councillors Chris Boden and Anne Hay had been appointed to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Audit Committee respectively. Members were reminded that the Monitoring Officer had delegated authority to accept changes to membership of committees notified by constituent councils. It was resolved unanimously to: (a) note the appointment of Councillor Chris Seaton made by Fenland District Council to replace Councillor John Clark as its Member to the Combined Authority for the remainder of the municipal year 2017/2018 and Councillor Mike Cornwell as substitute. (b) note the changes in membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Audit and Governance Committee made by Fenland District Council – Councillor Chris Boden appointed to the former and Councillor Anne Hay to the latter. 150. CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH 2030 PROSPECTUS The Mayor informed the Board that following publication of the draft prospectus on the website he had received a number of comments about the document. He reminded Members that Leaders had raised comments at a recent meeting. It was important to note that the prospectus was still draft. He was therefore proposing to withdraw the report and bring it back to a future meeting.