Issue - meetings

Heart of South West Joint Commmittee Report

 

 

Meeting: 11/12/2018 - Executive (Item 121)

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To consider the report of the Chief Executive & Growth Director.

 

Decision:

Agreed

That Council:-

 

(1)          Note the progress report setting out the work of the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Joint Committee since its establishment in March 2018;

 

(2)          Agree to delegate the development and endorsement of the HotSW (LIS) to the HotSW Joint Committee (noting that final approval of the HotSWLIS rests with the HotSW Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Government) subject to reassurance that the Greater Exeter Industrial Strategy will be reflected in the HoTSW LIS;

 

(3)          Note the Budget statement for 2018/19 set out in Appendix B and that in accordance with the decisions taken at the time the Committee was established the Council will be asked to make an annual budgetary provision to meet the support costs of the Joint Committee in line with the 2018/19 contribution.  Final clarification on any additional 2019/20 budget requirement will be provided following the completion of the review of the Joint Committee’s role, function and management support arrangements and development of its work programme for 2019/20; and

 

(4)          Agree the Budget and Cost-sharing Agreement set out in Appendix B to the circulated report.

 

 

Reason for Decision:

 

As set out in the report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Chief Executive & Growth Director advised that the report was a generic report which asked the Councils in the Heart of the South West (HotSW) to endorse the Local Industrial Strategy for the Joint Committee and Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). By working with the Government to develop the Local Industrial Strategy it would enable long term transformational opportunities for the HotSW. This generic report had been updated to reflect the Greater Exeter Local Industrial Strategy and to seek reassurance from the LEP for its support on this. The budget implications for District Councils was £1,400.

 

A Member raised the importance of rail improvements in the region in particular a solution to the rail line at Dawlish. Whilst recognising the need for superfast broadband a concern was raised with regards to the number of telegraph poles being erected and a Member asked that representation be made to ensure a more appropriate installation to service homes.

 

RECOMMENDED that Council:-

 

(1)          Note the progress report setting out the work of the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Joint Committee since its establishment in March 2018;

 

(2)          Agree to delegate the development and endorsement of the HotSW (LIS) to the HotSW Joint Committee (noting that final approval of the HotSWLIS rests with the HotSW Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Government) subject to reassurance that the Greater Exeter Industrial Strategy will be reflected in the HoTSW LIS;

 

(3)          Note the Budget statement for 2018/19 set out in Appendix B and that, in accordance with the decisions taken at the time the Committee was established, the Council will be asked to make an annual budgetary provision to meet the support costs of the Joint Committee in line with the 2018/19 contribution.  Final clarification on any additional 2019/20 budget requirement will be provided following the completion of the review of the Joint Committee’s role, function and management support arrangements and development of its work programme for 2019/20; and

 

(4)          Agree the Budget and Cost-sharing Agreement set out in Appendix B to the circulated report.