Agenda and decisions

WMCA Board - Friday 22nd June 2018 11.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Council House, Birmingham City Council, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 1BB

Contact: Dan Essex, Governance Services Manager

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Presented By: Chair Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor George Adamson, Councillor Mike Bird, Councillor John Edwards, Councillor Steve Eling, Councillor Brigid Jones, Councillor Peter Nutting and Stewart Towe.
3.	Chair's Remarks (if any) Presented By: Chair Decision: The Chair noted that this was the last meeting that Keith Ireland would attend before he took up his new appointment of Chief Executive of Lincolnshire County Council. He thanked him for the support he had given to the WMCA and the considerable work he had put in to its formation.
4.	Minutes - 25 May 2018 PDF 151 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Presented By: Chair Decision: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed as a correct record.
5.	Forward Plan PDF 116 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Presented By: Chair Decision: The forward plan of items to be reported to future meetings of the WMCA Board was noted.
6.	Appointment of WMCA Boards and Committees 2018/19 PDF 189 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Presented By: Chair Decision: (1) The members nominated by constituent, non-constituent and observer member authorities to sit on the WMCA Board and its committees/sub-boards, as detailed in appendix A and as subsequently amended, was noted. (2) Councillor Peter Hughes was appointed chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Jonathan Browning was appointed chair of the Strategic Economic Plan Board. (3) The appointments made by the Mayor as Portfolio Leads were noted. (4) The timetable of meetings for 2018/19 as detailed in appendix B was agreed. (5) Delegated authority was given to the Monitoring Officer to approve any subsequent minor changes or subsequent notifications in respect of the individual appointments made to boards/committees.
7.	WMCA Annual Plan 2018/19 PDF 102 KB View the background to item 7. Presented By: Chair Additional documents: Appendix , item 7. PDF 10 MB
8.	Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism PDF 103 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Presented By: Councillor Ian Ward Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 8. PDF 1 MB Appendix 2 , item 8. PDF 84 KB Decision: A Culture, Creative Industries & Tourism Advisory Group was established.
9.	Productivity & Skills Commission and Regional Skills Plan PDF 148 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Presented By: Councillor George Duggins Additional documents: Appendix A , item 9. PDF 654 KB Appendix B , item 9. PDF 288 KB Appendix C , item 9. PDF 12 MB Appendix D , item 9. PDF 189 KB Decision: (1) The final report and recommendations from the Productivity & Skills Commission was noted. (2) The Regional Skills Plan was approved. (3) The new governance arrangements for overseeing delivery of the Regional Skills Plan were approved.
10.	Midland Metro Ltd Business Plan 2018/19 PDF 119 KB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. Presented By: Councillor Roger Lawrence Additional documents: Appendix , item 10. PDF 2 MB Decision: The Midland Metro Ltd Business Plan 2018/19 was approved.
11.	Contactless Payment & Best Value Capping Update PDF 114 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. Presented By: Councillor Roger Lawrence Decision: (1) The progress on the delivery of contactless Europay, Mastercard & Visa payment in the West Midlands was welcomed. (2) It was agreed to continue the work to deliver a ‘regional broker’ to enable a secure link between individual operators systems, so that customers could benefit from multimodal and multi-operator ‘best value capping’.
12.	Transport Delivery Committee - 14 May 2018 PDF 154 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. Presented By: Councillor Richard Worrall Decision: The minutes were noted.
13.	Friday 20 July 2018 at 11.00am View the background to item 13. View the decision for item 13. Presented By: Chair Decision: The date of the next meeting was noted.