Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Jane Scullion, Alex Ross Shaw, Andrew Waller, Jacqui Gedman and Tasmin Hart Jones.

2.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Minutes:

There were no pecuniary interests declared by members at the meeting.

3.

Exempt Information - Exclusion of the press and public

Minutes:

There were no items on the agenda requiring exclusion pf the press and public.

4.

Minutes of the meeting of the Place Panel held on 30 January 2020 pdf icon PDF 157 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2020 be approved.

5.

Place Narrative pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report to provide an update on progress on the development of the Place Narrative.  One of the actions identified at the Place Panel workshop held on 11 April 2019 was to develop a unified narrative for the City Region.  This action was endorsed by Place Panel at the formal meeting on 30 July 2019.  The Panel was asked to note and comment on the content of the report and presentation slides included as Appendix 1 and endorse the direction of travel subject to views.

 

The full action was to develop a unified spatial narrative for the City Region, building from districts existing plans, in order to present the story of the region as a whole with a high level narrative describing the Combined Authority’s role in Place, to provide a conduit for closer working with district partners to add value and support collaboration where a collaborative approach is beneficial to the City Region as a whole: “the regional glue”.  The Combined Authority to coordinate and facilitate.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report be noted.

 

(ii)            That the direction of travel be endorsed

 

 

6.

Covid 19 Recovery Plans pdf icon PDF 247 KB

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report to provide an update on the development of draft plans for COVID-19 economic and transport recovery and was asked to note the draft plans and make recommendations for further development as the crisis and recovery progresses.

 

Draft versions of the COVID-19 economic and transport recovery plans were presented to the Combined Authority at their meeting on 27 July 2020 and a verbal update was given on the outcome of the Combined Authority meeting.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report and the verbal update be noted.

 

(ii)            That the Panels recommendations for further development as the crisis and recovery progresses be noted.

7.

Temporary Space Feasibility - One Public Estate Project pdf icon PDF 314 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a final draft of the One Public Estate “Public Assets, Temporary Use’ project and was asked to endorse the recommendations contained in the report and support the development of a stage 2 project.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report be noted.

 

(ii)            That the recommendations contained in the report be endorsed.

 

(iii)          That the Panel supported the development of a stage 2 project

8.

Emissions Pathways Update pdf icon PDF 275 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report and verbal update to provide an update on the West Yorkshire Carbon Emission Reduction Pathways (CERP) study, which will inform future decisions about how to tackle the climate emergency and become a net-zero carbon Leeds City Region.  The paper addressed the role the Panel can play in tackling the climate emergency.  The Panel was asked to note the importance of the Emissions Pathways study in determining how the City Region can meet its net zero carbon ambitions and to endorse playing a role in tackling the climate emergency and also to consider the contents of the report and other opportunities and outlines, within the next six months and what they will explore / influence.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report be noted.

 

(ii)            That the importance of the Emissions Pathways study in determining how the City Region can meet its net zero carbon ambitions be noted.

 

(iii)          That the Panel play a role in tackling the climate emergency be endorsed.

 

(iv)          That a Tackling the Climate Emergency Champion to support the work be nominated.

9.

Statement of Common Ground pdf icon PDF 146 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report and verbal update and was asked for endorsement of the revised Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) (2020) and to recommend that the West Yorkshire Combined Authority signs the document appended to the report.

 

The Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) set out the updated National Planning Policy framework (NPPF) (February 2019) that all local planning authorities are required to produce, maintain and update a SoCG.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report be noted.

 

(ii)            That the revised Statement of Common Ground (2020) be recommended by the Panel for signature by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

 

10.

Flood Risk Management Update and Pipeline Refresh pdf icon PDF 258 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report to provide an update on the Combined Authority’s Flood Risk Management (FRM) work across Leeds City Region and was asked to note the progress made and support the proposals to update the Combined Authority’s programme of priority FRM schemes for investment.

 

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, working in partnership with the Leeds City Region Economic Partnership (LEP), plays a leading role in improving the resilience of the City Region to flood risk and in collaboration with partners the Combined Authority developed the Leeds City Region Flood Review following the 2015 Boxing Day flood events.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)             That the contents of the report and progress made be noted.

 

(ii)            That the proposals to update the Combined Authority’s programme of priority FRM schemes for investment be supported.

 

11.

Devolution Progress pdf icon PDF 252 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report on the work underway to become a Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) and to implement the `minded to’ devolution deal agreed between West Yorkshire Leaders and Government on 11 March 2020 and was asked to note the progress made to date on the MCA programme.

 

The deal sets out a raft of new powers, funding and responsibilities to be transferred from central Government to West Yorkshire, along with the adoption of a directly elected Mayor from May 2021.

 

Resolved:  That the contents of the report be noted.