Agenda and minutes

In the absence of Councillor Judith Blake the meeting was chaired by Simon Wright.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Judith Blake, Councillor Shabir Pandor, Councillor Darren Byford, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Councillor Graham Swift, Michael Allen and Marcus Mills.

There were no items of disclosable pecuniary interests declared at the meeting.

1.    To highlight Appendices 1 and 2 to Agenda Item 5 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Agenda Item 6 which officers have identified as containing exempt information within the meaning of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemptions outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

2.    To consider whether or not to accept the officers’ recommendation in respect of the above information as set out in paragraph 6.1 of Agenda Item 5 and paragraph 7.1 of Agenda Item 6.

3.    If the recommendation is accepted, to formally pass the following resolution:-

RESOLVED – That in accordance with paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Appendices 1 and 2 to Agenda Item 5 and Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Agenda Item 6 on the grounds that they are likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information and for the reasons set out in the report that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Resolved: That in accordance with paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Appendices 1 and 2 to Agenda item 5 and Appendices 1,2 and 3 to Agenda item 6 on the grounds that they are likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceeds, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information and for the reasons set out in the report that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

That the minutes of the Business Investment Panel held on 7 November 2019 be approved and signed by the Chair.

Led by: Lorna Holroyd

The Panel considered a report which outlined the current position regarding progress in committing grants through the Leeds City Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) Strategic Inward Investment Fund (SIF).

The Panel considered the new grant application outlined in paragraph 3.1 and detailed in exempt Appendices 1 and 2.

Resolved:

(i)            That the SIF Progress report be noted.

(ii)          That the grant application outlined in paragraph 3.1 and detailed in exempt Appendices 1 and 2 be recommended for approval.

Led by: Neill Fishman

The Panel considered a report to outline the current position regarding progress in committing grants through the Leeds City Enterprise (the LEP) Business Growth Programme (BGP)

Panel members considered the applications outlined in 3.1 and detailed in exempted Appendices 1 and 2 and was asked to note the update on previously approved projects as outlined in 4.3 and attached at exempt Appendix 3.

Resolved:

(i)            That the progress report be noted.

(ii)          That the grant applications detailed in 3.1 and attached at exempt Appendices 1 and 2 be recommended for approval.

(iii)         That the update on previously approved projects as outlined in 5.1 and attached at exempt Appendix 3 be noted.

The date of the next meeting will be on 5 February 2020 at 2pm, in Committee Room A, Wellington House Leeds.

The next meeting will be held on the 5 February.