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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.
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
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
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
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
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision:
Noted.
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
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
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.
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision:
Noted.
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision:
Noted.
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision:
Noted.
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.
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.
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
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision Maker: Investment Board
Made at meeting: 07/04/2025 - Investment Board
Decision published: 07/04/2025
Effective from: 07/04/2025
Decision:
Noted.
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