MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of the STIRLING AND CLACKMANNANSHIRE CITY REGION DEAL
JOINT COMMITTEE held via MS Teams on 23 July 2020 at 10.00 am
Present
Councillor Ellen Forson (In the Chair)
Councillor Martha Benny
Councillor Kenneth Earle
Councillor Martin Earl (S)
Councillor Scott Farmer
Councillor Danny Gibson
Ms Eileen Schofield
Mr Mike Mulraney
In Attendance
Nikki Bridle, Chief Executive, Clackmannanshire Council Carol Beattie, Chief Executive, Stirling Council
John Rodgers, Executive Director, Research and Innovation, University of Stirling Jim Boyle, Section 95 Officer
Dave Hunt, Programme Management Officer, Clackmannanshire Council Martin Dalziel, Team Leader, External Communications, Stirling Council Bruce McLure, City Region Deal Programme Manager, Stirling Council
Fiona Colligan, Head of Regional Programme Management Office, University of Stirling John Craig, City Region Deal Office, University of Stirling
Emma McGregor, Programme Management Office, University of Stirling
CRD57 APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Neil Benny (Councillor Martin Earl acted as substitute); Lindsay Thomson, Senior Manager, Legal and Governance, Clackmannanshire Council; Pete Leonard, Strategic Director (Place), Clackmannanshire Council; and Julia McAfee, Chief Governance Officer, Stirling Council.
CRD58 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest.
CRD59 BENEFITS REALISATION PLAN – STIRLING & CLACKMANNANSHIRE CITY REGION DEAL
The report by Emma McGregor, Regional Programme Management Office, provided a summary of the work to date within the Benefits Realisation work stream for the City Region Deal.
Amendment
To amend recommendation 4 to read:
4. To delegate authority to the Chief Officers’ Group, Joint Committee Chair, Joint Committee Co- Vice Chairs and University Representative to finalise the Benefits Realisation Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework in order to achieve government endorsement prior to recommending to Joint Committee on the 29th September 2020.
Moved by Eileen Schofield, University Representative. Seconded by Councillor Ellen Forson, Chair.
Decision
The Joint Committee agreed to approve the recommendations as amended:
- To approve the COG endorsed strategic objectives V0.6 including the addition of an environmental objective (verbally updated) for the City Region Deal as outlined in Appendix 1;
- To note the progress to date on the Benefits Realisation Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework;
- To note the timeline associated with the finalising of the documents; and
- To delegate authority to the Chief Officers’ Group, Joint Committee Chair, Joint Committee Co- Vice Chairs and University Representative to finalise the Benefits Realisation Plan and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework in order to achieve government endorsement prior to recommending to Joint Committee on the 29th September 2020.
Action
Emma McGregor, Programme Management Office, University of Stirling
The Joint Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(a) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973, that the undernoted item of business is taken in private on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as detailed in Schedule 7A, Part 1, Paragraphs 6 and 8.
CRD60 REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN – STIRLING & CLACKMANNANSHIRE CITY REGION DEAL
The report by Fiona Colligan, Head of Programme Management Office, provided information on the development of the draft revised Implementation Plan and underpinning financial profile which will be brought forward to Joint Committee. This version forms part of the evidence base to use with Governments to demonstrate the impacts of COVID-19 on deal delivery.
Amendment
To amend recommendation 1 to read:
- To delegate authority to the Chief Officers’ Group, Joint Committee Chair, Joint Committee Co-Vice Chairs and University Representative to take forward the detailed work required for the regional partners to secure agreement with the UK and Scottish Governments on a revised Implementation Plan and Financial Profile for the Deal.
Moved by Eileen Schofield, University Representative. Seconded by Councillor Ellen Forson, Chair.
Decision
The Joint Committee agreed to approve the recommendations as amended. The Chair declared the Meeting closed at 10.50 am.