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GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PLACE BOARD

Tuesday 1 May 2018, 2 - 4:30pm

Board Room, Baskerville House, Birmingham, B1 2ND

AGENDA

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No. Subject Notes Action Timescales Owner

1 Welcome and Apologies As above

2 Registering and

dislcosing interests

This will now be a standing item at all LEP meetings, in order to

ensure that we have transparency around all decisions regarding

public funds. It will be up to all present to declare if they have, or

could be perceived to have, a conflict of interest. The Chair of Place

Board will then decide how best to proceed.

No conflicts of interest were declared.

All present to declare

any conflicts of interest,

or any perceived

conflicts of interest, at

the start of each

meeting.

Ongoing All Place Board

members and

attendees

3 Decisions and actions of

the last meeting and

matters arising

The commission for the Strategic Employment Sites study will go to

advertisement in mid May. BCC are commissioning on behalf of the

three LEPs. The CA may also do some additional work on

employment and land supply. The study will consider: Do we need

big sites – i.e. is there a demand? If so, where should they be

SES study to be

progressed as planned.

Autumn 2018 Paul Edwards /

Nick Glover

(GBSLEP) and

Jacob Bonehill

(BCC)

Present:

Simon Marks, Arcadis (Chair)

Mike Parker, Wyre Forest DC

Diane Tilley, Lichfield DC

Matthew Bowers, Tamworth BC

Mike Lyons, HS2

Jacob Bonehill, BCC

Sarah Hughes, GBSLEP

Nick Glover, GBSLEP

Apologies:

Karl Tupling

Sandeep Shingadia

Anita Bhalla

Tim Pile

Paul Faulkner

Laura Shoaf

Roger Mendonca

Raj Mack

Eileen McCabe

Barbara King

Waheed Nazir

Thomas Deery

Ian MacLeod


(general location, not specific sites)? How can they be brought

forward? The report will give us evidence and a shared agenda

across the region. The views of the private sector will be brought in

through appropriate agents.

4 Housing Framework Mike Parker (SRO for this piece of work) gave a re-cap on the

background to this piece of work, and a discussion followed. Points

raised included:

Recommendation re statements of common ground: This

should be led by the CA and the LEP should be involved only in

a supporting role – move to table 2.

Recommendation re planning task group: reword to emphasise

that it is about providing extra resource, a pool of specialist.

The identified barrier in relation to planning should be a little

lower in the order.

Expand on how the LEP can play a co-ordinating role in

identifying barriers on individual sites, helping to tackle these

barriers, and acting as a central repository of information.

Prioritising the recommendations: any that focus on getting

extra funds and other resources to LA partners.

Prioritising the recommendations: LEP to see if there are

opportunities for it to take a role in direct delivery (with

partners).

Prioritising the recommendations: pick three

recommendations to actually start delivering, and three to

explore further, and put this proposal to the LEP Board.

Include reference to cost of acquisition / purchase of easement

(and USHS project) in the section on CPO.

Cover paper to Board – specifically reference that PP is

granted, but schemes are not built out. How can the LEP

enable the industry to take a lead on tackling this issue? We

may need to wait for the Letwin Review to conclude (in

autumn 2018) and then we can then test out its

recommendations against a couple of schemes on the ground.

Cover paper to Board – reference some of the key statistics,

Any significant

comments or changes

regarding the Housing

Framework must be

sent to Sarah Hughes,

Simon Marks, and Mike

Parker.

Any minor comments

can be sent to Sarah

Hughes only.

Sarah Hughes to amend

the Housing Framework

as appropriate prior to

LEP Board.

By Monday 14

May

By Friday 18

May.

LEP Board on 5

June.

All

All

Sarah Hughes


e.g. affordability, in order to paint a picture.

Cover paper to Board – make very clear the link from housing

to economic growth.

5 Towns and Local

Centres Framework

Matt bowers (SRO for this piece of work) gave a re-cap on the

background to this piece of work, and a discussion followed. Points

raised included:

Health and well-being is not part of the LEP s core agenda –

but we can reference it more clearly in the diversity of use

section. Link to what the WMCA is doing on this agenda.

Emphasise that the LEP has a key role in collating and sharing

lessons learned from TLC regeneration schemes, putting

projects in touch with each other.

Lichfield photo is Minster Pool not Stowe Pool.

Add Task and Finish group attendees names to the

introductory section.

Prioritising recommendations: ecosystem work is important.

Prioritising recommendations: any that focus on getting extra

funds and other resources to LA partners.

Add reference to autonomous vehicles to the technology

section.

Consider whether quality of life needs to feature as a specific

criteria (it currently underpins many of the criteria).

Be explicit that master plans that are supported through the

TLC Framework should form the basis of capital project bids,

although it is not the role of the LEP alone to fund these

projects.

Cover paper to Board: make very clear the link from town

centre regeneration to economic growth.

Any significant

comments or changes

regarding the TLC

Framework must be

sent to Sarah Hughes,

Simon Marks, and Matt

Bowers.

Any minor comments

can be sent to Sarah

Hughes only.

Amend the TLC

Framework as

appropriate prior to LEP

Board.

By Monday 14

May

By Friday 18

May.

LEP Board on 5

June.

All

All

Sarah Hughes

6 Place Delivery Plan The first draft of the PDP was considered at the Place Board

meeting in February, and some changes were subsequently made.

The revised PDP was discussed by those present, and some further

amendments were suggested. These will be incorporated into the

PDP before it is put to LEP Board on 5 June.

Amend the PDP prior to

LEP Board.

LEP Board on 5

June

Sarah Hughes


7 LGF Expression of

Interest from Wyre

Forest DC for Worcester

Street Regeneration

project, Kidderminster

Mike Parker of Wyre Forest DC was not present for this discussion.

Place Board considered the B strategic fit recommendation

proposed by the LEP Executive, and agreed that this was

appropriate. The project will therefore be invited to come forward

with an OBC at the appropriate time.

Project sponsor to be

informed of the

decision, and invited to

come forward with an

OBC.

Asap Sarah Hughes

8 AOB The issue of attendance at Place Board meetings was raised. This

will be considered as a part of GBSLEP s wider governance review

which will report soon.

Place Board s purpose

to be considered as part

of the wider LEP

governance review.

tbc Nick Glover

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

BUSINESS & INNOVATION PILLAR BOARD MEETING

8.30-10.00am Wednesday 18

th April 2018

Carnegie Room, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham

DRAFT NOTES & ACTIONS

1 of 1

Subject Decisions Agreed Actions Timescale Owner

1 Welcome & Apologies Noted apologies from Paul Faulkner, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.

None n/a n/a

2 Conflicts of Interest Noted the Board Director register of interest. No other conflicts declared.

None n/a n/a

3 Meeting notes – 25th

January 2018 Noted the approval of the Delivery Plans for life sciences and creative industries as draft at the March Board.

Agreed the draft meeting notes.

Circulate to the Pillar Board the draft sector delivery plans approved at March Board.

Asap LEP Executive

4 Delivery Plans Endorsed the direction of the draft Delivery Plans for Energy Technologies & Services, Digital Technologies, Emerging & Disruptive Technologies and Business Support, noting need for:

- Focus on a small number of key interventions and maximise opportunities to leverage existing activities and partner resources

- Clarity on GBS’ competitive strengths and how these will be unlocked and productivity increased

- Strong evidence of gaps and business case for interventions and added value to partner activities

- Evidence-based KPIs/targets with clear timeframe - More explicit focus on ‘scale up’ - Cross referencing between the Plans

Develop the draft plans in light of Pillar Board comments before recommending to the Board for approval.

Next Board LEP Executive

5 Growth Hub Next Phase Endorsed the recommended preferred option for the next phase of Growth Hub delivery from 2019-2022 (Model 3: Enhanced Partnership).

Recommend the preferred option to the Board for approval.

Next Board Board Director for Growing Businesses

6 AOB Noted the brief verbal update provided from the Growing Businesses & Access to Finance and Innovation Sub-Boards.

None n/a Sub-Board Chairs

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS BOARD MEETING

Friday 20 April 20118, 8.30-10.30am at BMET (Matthew Boulton College)

Decisions and Actions

Attendees: Andrew Cleaves, Chair (GBS LEP Board Member), Hilary Smyth-Allen (Business and Professional Services Skills Sector Champion alternate),

Tony Davis (Life Sciences Skills Sector Champion), Stuart Baker (Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Skills Sector Champion), David Hardman (ICT

Skills Sector Champion), Helen Higson (Representing Higher Education), Rob Colbourne (Representing ITPs), Gareth Davies (Representing Solihull

Schools), Anne Ainsworth (Birmingham City Council), Paul Thandi (Chair, Solihull ESB), Lee Weatherly (Chair, North Worcestershire ESB), Ruth Forster

(Chair, Southern Staffordshire ESB),

In attendance: Tim Pile (GBSLEP Chair), Maria Lopez (GBSLEP Executive), Christian Sayer (GBSLEP Executive), Paul Edwards (GBSLEP Executive)

Subject Decisions Actions Timescale Owner

1 Welcome and

Apologies

Apologies were noted from:

Ian Barnes (Business and Professional Services Skills

Sector Champion)

Nick Page (Representing Local Authorities)

John Callaghan (Representing Further Education)

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2 Conflicts of

Interest

The following conflicts of interest were declared for

this ESB meeting:

Hilary Smyth-Allen – CEC (Agenda Item 5)

Gareth Davies – CEC (Agenda Item 5)

Andrew Cleaves – IoT (Agenda Item 9)

Helen Higson – IOT (Agenda Item 9)

Rob Colbourne – Ladder for GBS (Agenda Item 6)

Stuart Baker – Board member of previous recipient of

LGF (Agenda Item 7)

It was agreed that a standing register of interests

would be implemented.

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Send standard

register of interests

to all ESB members

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May 2018

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LEP Executive (CS)

3 Notes/Matters

Arising –

13 November

2017

The minutes were agreed from the last meeting.

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GBSLEP ESB BOARD DECISIONS & ACTIONS 20 April 2018 2


4 Governance GBSLEP Executive Head of Strategy updated the ESB

on recent governance changes. 4 key points were

stressed:

1) All papers and minutes will now be in the

public domain, unless there is a qualifying

reason for exemption.

2) An overall governance review of the LEP is in

progress.

3) There is a review of the purpose of the LEP.

4) Lines of accountability relating to investment

decisions are being clarified and simplified.

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5 LEP Strategic

Update

It was noted that recruitment for a new Director for

Improving Skills (Chair for ESB) was in progress.

The Skills Delivery Plan had been approved and more

KPI and granularity work is being undertaken in

relation to the Sector Delivery Plans.

The Board asked if it would be possible for Julie

Nugent (WMCA Director of Productivity & Skills) to

present WMCA Regional Skills Plan to the next ESB.

Sector Skills Champions expressed interested in

strengthening links with relevant groups and

partnerships at WMCA & LEP level to help support

developments.

ESB members

offered support with

granularity

Success measures in

Skills Delivery Plan

presented at July

ESB

Julie Nugent to be

invited to the July

ESB

Sector Champions to

be directed to

relevant groups &

partnerships

July 2018

July 2018

July 2018

May 2018

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (CS)



6 LEP Skills Activity The Board noted progress on inspiration activities.

Concern was expressed over the quality of Labour

Market Information currently available via NCS, as

well as which organisation will have responsibility for

producing LMI going forward.

The Board expressed interest in the LEP producing

publically available LMI information locally.

-

Establish who has

been commissioned

to produce public

LMI

Liaise with Black

Country Consortium

to gain further

information re: their

LMI provision

Hold workshop to

look at LMI needs

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July 2018

July 2018

July 2018

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LEP Executive (ML)

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (ML)

7 Funding

Interventions

The Board noted the positive progress around LGF

projects. It did request information on how they can

comment on skills related capital funding bids.

The Board noted the progress on the Future Skills for

Growth + Skills Training Responsiveness Funds

Develop mechanism

for commenting on

anonymised capital

funding bids.

Progress to be

reported

July 2018

July 2018

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (ML)

8 Employer

Support

Resources

The Board noted the progress of the Skills for Growth

Hub

Progress to be

reported

July 2018

LEP Executive (ML)

9 Sourcing Talent

updates

The Board noted the progress around the Institute of

Technology

Progress to be

reported

July 2018

LEP Executive (CS)



10 Work readiness

pilots updates

The Board noted the progress around work-readiness

initiatives and requested briefing notes for the next

ESB

Briefing notes on the

pilot projects

Share SEP Enabling

Fund bid process

with local ESBs

July 2018

June 2018

LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (CS)

11 Local ESB

Updates

The Board noted that from next ESB meeting, Local

ESB reports will not be a separate agenda item.

Rather Local ESBs will report against each Delivery

Plan point as relevant.

Correction on point 2c. Unfortunately, whilst a

substantial number of students and employers were

engaged by the event, the number of parents

engaged was small, not substantial!

The Board provided positive feedback on the Local

ESB workshop which occurred in December.

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Establish a yearly

Local ESB workshop

Share good ideas via

ESB Officers Group

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December 2018

May & July 2018

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LEP Executive (CS)

LEP Executive (ML)

11 Subject Theme -

Innovation

The importance of close working relationship with the

Innovation Sub-Board and officers was stressed.

Present to the

Innovation Sub-

Board on skills

July 2018 LEP Executive (CS)

12 AOB The LEP Executive and Board passed on their thanks

and gratitude to Andrew Cleaves for all the hard work

and support he has given to the ESB during his period

as Director for Improving Skills and ESB Chair.

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Future Meetings, all at Baskerville House (GBSLEP Executive)

Friday 13 July 2018 at 8.30am

Friday 19 October 2018 at 8.30am

Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership Programme Delivery Board

Exceptional Project Review Meeting

Monday 26th March 2018, 09:30 – 11:30

Conference Room, Baskerville House, 2 Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2ND

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Present:

Chris Loughran – Deputy Chair for Delivery, GBSLEP (Chair)

Tony McGovern – Managing Director, Cannock Chase District Council (Present for all

items except item 5c)

John Barr – Head of Finance, Birmingham City Council (Accountable Body)

Varinder Raulia – Head of Infrastructure Development, Birmingham City Council (For

Phil Edwards)

Apologies:

Phil Edwards – Assistant Director, Birmingham City Council

Paul Faulkner – Chief Executive, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

Neil Rami – Chief Executive, West Midlands Growth Company

Ian Miller – Chief Executive, Wyre Forest District Council

Michelle Nutt – Assistant Director, Cities and Local Growth Unit

Mike Lyons – Connectivity Director, GBSLEP

Anne Brereton – Director of Managed Growth, Solihull Metropolitan Borough

Council

In attendance:

Tom Fletcher – Acting Head of Delivery, GBSLEP Executive

Rehana Watkinson – PMO Manager, GBSLEP Executive

Wendy Edwards – Project Champion, GBSLEP Executive

Presenting:

Andy Middleton – Technical Officer, Birmingham City Council (Item 5a only)

Amjid Bashir – Senior Infrastructure Delivery Officer, Birmingham City Council (Item 5b only)

Peter Parker – Infrastructure Delivery Manager, Birmingham City Council (Items 5a and 5b only)

Angus Johnston – Group Head, Strategic Projects, Freightliner Group (Item 5c only)

Chris Lawrenson – Managing Director, Pentalver Group (Item 5c only)

Nick Matthews – Cannock General Manager, Pentalver Group (Item 5c only)

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Subject Decisions Actions Timescales Owner(s)

1 Welcome and apologies

The Chair welcomed everyone to the Exceptional Project

Review Meeting of the Programme Delivery Board (PDB)



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Apologies were noted as above.

2 Declarations of Interest Tony McGovern declared a non-financial interest in the Mid-

Cannock Freight Interchange Project, due to the Cannock Chase

DC involvement in land purchases with Pentalver. Tony offered

and agreed to leave the meeting for the questions and

deliberations around this item.

Varinder Raulia and John Barr declared non-financial interests

in all Birmingham City Council (BCC) projects being discussed.

3 Decisions and actions

of the last meeting

The decisions and actions of the PDB meeting that took place

on 15th

February 2018 were agreed.

All actions were either completed or addressed during the

meeting.

There were no matters arising that were not addressed at this

meeting.

4 Project Review

Summary Report

The PDB:

Noted the financial forecasts by projects allocated funding

in 2017/18

Noted the anticipated financial slippage across the



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programme for the 2017/18 financial year

Noted that any underspend would be temporarily moved to

the Revolving Investment Fund (RIF) until Q1 2018/19

Noted the approval of £1,476,000 on Local Growth Fund

(LGF) grant towards the Birmingham Dance Hub

(Hippodrome), by the LEP Director

Noted the verbal update in the meeting that two projects

recently added to the strategic pipeline have had Full

Business Cases approved by the LEP Director, following

independent appraisal. The projects are:

o New Manufacturing Engineering Centre (South and

City Birmingham College) - approval of £250,000

LGF grant towards the total project cost of

£650,000; and

o Hybrid Vehicles Technology Centre (Solihull College

& University Centre) – approval of £272,000 LGF

grant towards the total project cost of £582,000.

Circulate project investment report and

include in next meeting’s papers

Circulate project investment report and

include in next meeting’s papers

May 2018

May 2018

RW

RW



Monday 26th March 2018, 09:30 – 11:30


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5 Project Reviews

a) Birmingham

Cycle

Revolution

(BCC)

b) Iron Lane (BCC)

c) Mid-Cannock

Freight

Interchange

(Pentalver)

a) Birmingham Cycle Revolution

Project confirmed that the re-profiling of future grant claims

would take into account any risk to delivery of the project and

its outcomes and there was no issue around capacity to delivery

in 2018/19. The Project Manager expressed confidence that,

despite the challenges, the scheme would be fully delivered by

March 2020.

During the discussion, the PDB:

requested that the project alert the Programme Team if

there are any challenges that would affect the timescales of

delivery.

noted the good work done so far on the projects within the

BCR programme and requested a supplementary report on

usage data from bikes and the impact on access to jobs.

approved the change request to re-profile the LGF grant

claims for the project, including financial slippage from

a) Birmingham Cycle Revolution

Project to submit a supplementary report on

usage data from bikes and the impact on

access to jobs and other outcomes.

Confirm approval of Change Request to the

project.

May 2018

April 2018

BCC

PDT



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2017/18 into 2018/19 and 2019/20.

b) Iron Lane

The Project Sponsor confirmed his confidence in the

Compulsory Purchase Order process would be confirmed as

many of the objectors did agree with the actual scheme, but

were concerned more with timings and disruption during

construction.

In the event that the CPO is not confirmed, the scheme would

need to be reviewed.

Delay to the confirmation of the CPO by the Secretary of State

could be mitigated by highlighting and emphasising the

outcomes and benefits of 1,000 new homes.

Project Sponsor confirmed that:

1. Tenders are due back in July or August 2018.

2. Any cost increase following tender return is expected to

be contained within the contingency provision and

b) Iron Lane



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should not cause significant delays to the programme of

works.

3. 20-30% of the total value of the project is contingency.

4. The funding of any cost increase would have to be met

by BCC

PDB approved the request to re-profile the LGF grant claims for

the project and requested that the project provide an update

following the appointment of a contractor in October 2018

c) Mid-Cannock Freight Interchange

PDB noted the update to the project and reasons for delays.

During the discussion, the PDB:

acknowledged the economic benefits expected through the

delivery of this project and the commitment to the project

from the Project Sponsor.

agreed to help facilitate discussions with Network Rail.

Project to provide an update to Programme

Team when Contractor has been appointed.

c) Mid-Cannock Freight Interchange

Contact the Programme Team if the LEP can

support discussions with Network Rail.

October

2018

June 2018

BCC

Pentalver



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agreed that the project should remain on the LGF

programme and provide confirmation in June 2018 of the

next key milestones being met.

Provide an update report and formal change

request following outcome of the next

project review point (rail access application).

June 2018 Pentalver

6 Future Skills for Growth

Programme

The PDB:

Noted the forthcoming investment proposal for the Future

Skills for Growth Programme.

Noted that the programme will operate on the principles of

engaging with employers early on, being open to any

training providers subject to them meeting the criteria and

stimulating projects to come forward to deliver benefits.

7 Any Other Business

The PDB:

Noted that Alison Jarrett (Accountable Body) will be

returning to work to after the Easter holiday.

Future meeting dates of the Programme Delivery Board for 2018:

Thursday 17th May 2018 – 9.30-11am Board Room, Webster and Horsfall, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DW

Thursday 9th

August 2018 – 9.30-11am Committee Room, Bromsgrove District Council, Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove, Worcs, B61 8DA



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Thursday 8th

November 2018 – 9.30-11am (venue tbc – Solihull)

Thursday 14th

February 2018 – 9.30-11am (venue tbc – Southern Staffordshire)

KEY:

CR

PH

TMcG

Chris Loughran

Phil Edwards

Tony McGovern

IM

MN

PF

Ian Miller

Michelle Nutt

Paul Faulkner

AB

NR

JB

Anne Brereton

Neil Rami

John Barr

WE

LZ

Wendy Edwards

Lada Zimina

TF

PP

Tom Fletcher

Peter Parker

RW

Rehana Watkinson

RM Roger Mendonça PDT Programme Delivery Team PBD Programme Delivery Board

CLoG Cities and Local Growth BEIS Business, Energy & Industrial

Strategy

DCLG

PMO

Dept. Communities & Local Government

Programme Management Office

LGF Local Growth Fund RIF Revolving Investment Fund


Programme Delivery Board Meeting

Thursday 17th

May 2018, 09:30 – 11:00

Board Room, Webster and Horsfall, Hay Mills, Birmingham, B25 8DW

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Present:

Chris Loughran – Deputy Chair for Delivery, GBSLEP (Chair)

John Barr – Head of Finance, Birmingham City Council (Accountable Body)

Peter Parker– Head of Infrastructure Delivery, Birmingham City Council (substitute for

Phil Edwards)

Ian Miller – Chief Executive, Wyre Forest District Council (dial in attendance)

Michelle Nutt – Assistant Director, Cities and Local Growth Unit

Perry Wardle – Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (substitute for Anne Brereton)

Apologies:

Phil Edwards – Assistant Director, Birmingham City Council

Tony McGovern – Managing Director, Cannock Chase District Council

Paul Faulkner – Chief Executive, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

Neil Rami – Chief Executive, West Midlands Growth Company

Anne Brereton – Director of Managed Growth, Solihull Metropolitan Borough

Council

Roger Mendonca – LEP Director, GBSLEP

Mike Lyons – Connectivity Director, GBSLEP

In attendance:

Tom Fletcher – Acting Head of Delivery, GBSLEP Executive

Rehana Watkinson – PMO Manager, GBSLEP Executive

Lada Zimina – Project Support Officer, GBSLEP Executive

Presenting:

Angela Hosford – Head of SPRINT, Transport for West Midlands item 5 only

Joanne Birch – Director, Birmingham City University item 6 only

Tom Cahill-Jones– Development Manager, Birmingham City University item 6 only

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1 Welcome and apologies

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting of the

Programme Delivery Board (PDB) and thanked Webster &

Horsfall for hosting the meeting.

Apologies were noted as above.

David Horsfall provided a brief overview of Webster and

Horsfall, and introduced the Tyseley Energy Park initiative and



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the impact that the LEP funding has had on unlocking this

development.

2 Declarations of Interest Ian Miller declared a non-personal interest in the Kidderminster

Railway Station project. It as agreed that this should ’t preclude involvement in the discussion or decision.

Peter Parker and John Barr declared a non-personal interest in

the Hagley Road Sprint and STEAMhouse projects. It was agreed

that this should ’t pre lude i ol e e t i the dis ussio or decision.

3 Decisions and actions

of the last meeting

The decisions and actions of the PDB meeting that took place

on 26th

March 2018 were agreed.

All actions were either completed or in progress.

There were no matters arising that were not addressed at this

meeting.

4 Project Review

Summary Report

The PDB:

noted the current programme status for forecast grant

claims and outputs

noted the current status with project development and

delivery



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noted the project investment approvals made by the LEP

Director under delegated authority. These projects are:

o New Manufacturing Engineering Centre - capital

grant of £250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand

pounds) to South and City College Birmingham

(SCCB)

o Hybrid Vehicles Technology Centre capital grant of

£271,836 (two hundred and seventy-one thousand,

eight hundred and thirty-six pounds) to Solihull

College and University Centre

o Symphony Hall Extension (Performances

Birmingham Ltd) – approval of £408,148 of project

development funding to support the preparation of

the Full Business Case

agreed to the change of project sponsor for The Grand

Hotel refurbishment project that is receiving Growing

Places Funding

agreed to receive the Outline Business Case



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recommendation for the Burton Town Centre Regeneration

project via written procedure

noted that there was c.10% financial slippage across the

LGF projects in 2017/18 financial year and was within

expectations

noted that there was full utilisation of LGF funding for

2017/18.

During the discussion, the PDB requested assurance from the

Friarsgate project on the revised funding strategy as soon as

there is progress with this and by the agreed milestone review

by the end of June 2018.

Friarsgate project to provide update on

revised funding strategy and potential

impact on the business case.

July 2018

TF /

Lichfield

DC

5 Project Reviews: Hagley

Road SPRINT

The PDB received a presentation from Angela Hosford, TfWM,

on the current status and revised plans for the Hagley Road

Sprint project.

The PDB:

noted the strategic changes, including substantial increase

in scope of the project since entering the Growth

Programme, with anticipated total project funding

Hagley Road SPRINT presentation to be

distributed to PDB

May 2018

RW



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increasing from £14.65m investment to £95m

Noted that the securing of private land is at an advanced

stage and on track

received assurance that there will not be slippage on LEP

funding in light of the prioritisation of the Commonwealth

Games

requested that the project capture how headline outcomes

and benefits will be reprofiled in view of the broad scale of

the increase in the SPRINT programme and the delivery of

the scheme at a later date

approved the changes to the financial profile

Provide revised profile of anticipated project

benefits when submitting the scheduled

change request to access the remaining

£3.4m funding

Nov 2018

TfWM

6 Project Review:

STEAMhouse

The PDB received a presentation from Jo Birch and Tom Cahill-

Jones, BCU, to provide an overview and update on the

STEAMhouse project. During the discussion, the PDB noted:

the strategic context

the current delivery plan

the intended project benefits

Presentation to be distributed to PDB

Project to provide PDB with a report on

benefit realisation in Phase 1

Future PDB meeting and tour to be arranged

at STEAMhouse

May 2018

tbc

August 2018

RW

Jo Birch

RW



Thursday 17th

May 2018, 09:30 – 11:00


Decisions & Actions

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7 Project Investment

Change Request:

Kidderminster Railway

Station Interchange

The PDB:

approved the increase in conditional allocation for the

Kidderminster Railway Station Interchange project from

£1.8m to £2.407m following confirmation of final costs,

subject to a satisfactory Full Business Case

requested that arrangements are put in place to determine

how any unspent contingency monies would be

redistributed to GBSLEP and any other funders

Confirm with Worcestershire County Council

arrangements around redistribution of any

unused contingency

June 2018

LZ/TF

8 Any Other Business

a) PMO

Improvements

b) Growth Deal

quarterly

monitoring

c) Pipeline

Development

Fund

a) PMO Improvements

The PDB:

Noted the improvements to the PMO arrangements

Noted Peter Parker’s o e ts o the i pro ed orki g relationships between the GBSLEP programme team and

BCC project managers since the introduction and

embedding of the PMO processes

Approved the revision of the Assurance Framework to

incorporate these improvements

Suggested an amendment to the branding and publicity

Review branding and publicity guidance

May 2018

RW



Thursday 17th

May 2018, 09:30 – 11:00


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d) SEP Enabling

Fund

guidance to reduce the boilerplate content in press releases

b) Growth Deal quarterly monitoring

The PDB:

Approved the submission of the Q4 2017/18 Growth Deal

Monitoring Report to Government

c) Pipeline Development Fund

The PDB:

Endorsed the principle of the LEP establishing a fund to

support business case development of strategic pipeline

projects

Endorsed establishing the feasibility of creating a fund using

the Business Rates Pool

Noted that very clear criteria needs to be in place around

why projects have been selected and whether they receive

funding through grants or loans

Discuss the feasibility of the fund with

project sponsors, Accountable Body and LEP

Finance Directors

Update PDB on progress with the feasibility

of fund and taking it forward

September

2018

August 2018

TF

TF



Thursday 17th

May 2018, 09:30 – 11:00


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d) SEP Enabling Fund

The PDB:

approved the submission of an expression of interest into

the SEP E a li g Fu d’s for £20,000 of funding to support

the financial assessment of projects seeking loans from the

Revolving Investment Fund (RIF).

Future meeting dates of the Programme Delivery Board for 2018:

Thursday 9th

August 2018 – 9.30-11am Committee Room, Bromsgrove District Council, Parkside, Market Street, Bromsgrove, Worcs, B61 8DA

Thursday 8th

November 2018 – 9.30-11am (venue tbc – Solihull)

Thursday 14th

February 2018 – 9.30-11am (venue tbc – Southern Staffordshire)

KEY:

CR

PH

TMcG

Chris Loughran

Phil Edwards

Tony McGovern

IM

MN

PF

Ian Miller

Michelle Nutt

Paul Faulkner

AB

NR

JB

Anne Brereton

Neil Rami

John Barr

WE

LZ

Wendy Edwards

Lada Zimina

TF

PP

Tom Fletcher

Peter Parker

RW

PW

Rehana Watkinson

Perry Wardle

RM Roger Mendonça PDT Programme Delivery Team PBD Programme Delivery Board

CLoG Cities and Local Growth BEIS Business, Energy & Industrial

Strategy

DCLG

PMO

Dept. Communities & Local Government

Programme Management Office

LGF Local Growth Fund RIF Revolving Investment Fund

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