Decisions

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Decisions published

07/04/2025 - Minutes - 10 March 2025 ref: 2261    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Resolved that:

 

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2025 be approved as a correct record.


07/04/2025 - Housing, Property & Regeneration- Development & Delivery Dashboards ref: 2258    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Holbrook Lane Extension ref: 2254    For Determination

To seek an approval for a CIF loan extension

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Lead officer: Ian Martin


07/04/2025 - Barbarry Industrial, Quinton Business Park ref: 2253    For Determination

To seek approval for CIF loan funding

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Lead officer: Ian Martin


07/04/2025 - Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension - Full Business Case Approval ref: 2251    For Determination

To approve a change request for the approval of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement re-baseline and to refresh the full business case.

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Declarations of Interests ref: 2248    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Noted.


07/04/2025 - Connect to Work: Business Justification Case ref: 2249    For Determination

Recommendation to progress the business justification case and submit cover report.

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

 

 

 

Resolved that :

 

1.    The Connect to Work Business Justification Case, which notes £5.72m of funding through Year 1 of the Integrated Settlement be approved;

2.    Authority be delegated for decisions regarding onward funding, commissioning, monitoring and programme level oversight to the Director of Employment, Skills, Health and Communities in conjunction with the WMCA S.73 Officer and Director of Law, Governance and Audit be agreed;

3.    The breakdown of financial allocations at a Local Authority level agreed through the WMCA Directors of Employment and Skills Group be noted;

4.    The Integrated Settlement funding secured approval at the WMCA Board on 14 March 2025 be noted and

5.    The funding supports delivery of the Adult Skills and Employment Functional Strategy also presented and agreed by the WMCA Board at is meeting on 14 March 2025 be noted.

Lead officer: Harv Hayer


07/04/2025 - Brownfield Land & Property Development Fund Dashboard ref: 2256    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Commercial Investment Fund Dashboard ref: 2255    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Exclusion of the Public and Press ref: 2262    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Resolved that :

 

That in accordance with s100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and the press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as specified in the paragraphs of the Act.


07/04/2025 - Residential Investment Fund Dashboard ref: 2250    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Noted.


07/04/2025 - Brownfield Land & Property Development Fund Dashboard ref: 2259    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Noted.


07/04/2025 - Commercial Investment Fund Dashboard ref: 2260    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Noted.


07/04/2025 - Investment Programme Update ref: 2244    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

 

Resolved:

 

1.    Approval under delegated authority by WMCA Officers of the business case submission disclosed at Section 4 of the report be noted;

2.    The WMCA Investment Programme funding status and current affordable limit as outlined at Section 4 of the report be noted and

3.    The Regional Investment Programme delivery update detailed within this report and appendices (including the project-level summary within the WMCA Investment Programme dashboard at Appendix 2) be noted.

 


07/04/2025 - Coventry Bay Platform ref: 2245    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

 

Resolved that:

 

1.    The inclusion of the Coventry Station Bay Platform as a key rail infrastructure improvement within the Midlands Connect Strategic Outline Business Case for the re-introduction of direct passenger rail services connecting Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham and the significant improvements to local train services between Coventry and Nuneaton be noted ;

2.    The request to Government for funding to further develop the business case with the aim of constructing the Bay Platform by the agreed long-stop date of December 2031 be supported;

3.    The full funding for the delivery of the Bay Platform will be sought from the Rail Network Enhancement Plan budget through the Midlands Connect Programme for the Coventry to Leicester rail service, subject to Government approval of the Outline and Full Business Case be noted and

4.    This report be accepted as the Delivery Plan for the Bay Platform as requested by Investment Board at is meeting on 29 March 2023.


07/04/2025 - CIF loan request - Birchfield Road Redditch ref: 2252    For Determination

To approve a CIF loan application

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Lead officer: Ian Martin


07/04/2025 - Residential Investment Fund Dashboard ref: 2257    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025


07/04/2025 - Apologies for Absence ref: 2247    For Determination

Decision Maker: Investment Board

Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board

Decision published: 07/04/2025

Effective from: 07/04/2025

Decision:

Noted.


02/04/2025 - Subsidised Bus Contract T0897 ref: 2243    Recommendations Approved

Award of Contract

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Transport for West Midlands

Decision published: 02/04/2025

Effective from: 02/04/2025

Decision:

To award contract T0897 to the reccomended supplier.

Lead officer: Frances Mountfort