Decisions

1.            That the revised constitution accompanying this report, as the Constitution, of the GMCA be adopted.

 

2.            That it be noted that the discharge of mayoral functions and the delegation of such responsibilities rests with the Mayor, and that the delegation of mayoral functions (and the arrangements in relation to such) set out in this constitution are for the information of the GMCA only.

 

3.            That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any changes of a typographical nature to the Constitution.

 

1.           That the progress of the Minimum Licensing Standards workstream be noted and the proposed approach and timeline be endorsed.

 

2.           That the proposal to consider the final Standards recommendations in two stages; Stage 1 (Drivers, Operators and Local Authority) and Stage 2 (Vehicles) be noted.

 

1.            That the GM Housing Investment Loans Fund loans detailed in the table below, as detailed further in this and the accompanying Part B report be approved:

 

BORROWER	SCHEME	DISTRICT	LOAN
FSG (Kara) Projects Ltd	Kara Street, Seedley	Salford	£5.126m
Newpark Gables Ltd	7 Old Hall Road	Salford	£1.455m

 

2.          That the GM Housing Investment Loans Fund equity investment detailed in the table below, as detailed further in this and the accompanying Part B report be approved:

 

DEVELOPER	SCHEME	DISTRICT	EQUITY
Cityheart Ltd and Rise Homes Ltd	Stockport Interchange	Stockport	£9.300m

 

3.            That authority be delegated to the GMCA Treasurer acting in conjunction with the GMCA Monitoring Officer to prepare and effect the necessary legal agreements.

 

That apologies be received and noted from Councillor David Greenhalgh (Councillor Martin Cox attending), Carolyn Wilkins (Helen Lockwood attending) and Geoff Little (Lynne Risdale attending).

 

1.            That the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation’s Strategic Business Plan May 2021 – March 2026 (Appendix A) be approved.

 

2.            That the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation’s Action Plan May 2021 – March 2022 (Appendix B) be approved.

 

1.            That the acceptance of £3m of Evergreen Surpluses from the Evergreen Holdings Fund Board be approved.

 

2.            That the proposal to enter Grant Funding Agreements with each of the 10 GM Districts to allocate revenue funding, as outlined within the report. Be approved.

 

3.            That the creation of additional required roles be approved with formal appointment of relevant posts to be referred to the Resources Committee.

 

4.            That the allocation of £2.125m of Brownfield Housing Fund grant monies, as set out in Section 4 of the report, be approved.

 

5.            That authority be delegated to the GMCA Treasurer acting in conjunction with the GMCA Monitoring Officer to agree the final terms of all the necessary agreements.

 

1.           That it be noted that Mayoral General Budget provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is breakeven after transfer to earmarked reserves.

 

2.           That it be noted that the Mayoral General – GM Fire & Rescue provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is an underspend of £477k after transfer to earmarked reserves.  The underspend will be transferred to Fire General Fund.

 

3.           That it be noted that the GMCA General Budget provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is breakeven after transfer to earmarked reserves.

 

4.           That it be noted that the Waste and Resourcing provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is breakeven after transfers from earmarked reserves and agreed return of levy and reserves to Districts.

 

5.           That it be noted that the GMCA Transport provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is breakeven.

 

6.           That it be noted that the TfGM provisional revenue outturn position for 2020/21 is breakeven.

 

7.           That it be noted that the Government has extended the statutory deadline for the publication of the 2020-21 draft accounts by two months to 31^st July 2021.

 

8.           That it be noted that the final position is subject to the submission of the audited accounts to be finalised by 30^th September 2021 and to be reported to the GMCA Audit Committee prior to the deadline.

 

That the 2020/21 actual outturn capital expenditure of £420.3 million compared to forecast for 2020/21 presented to GMCA on 12 February 2021 of £427.6 million be noted. 

 

1.        That the latest update of the Greater Manchester Economic Resilience Dashboard be noted.

 

2.        That it be noted that PROGRESS21 had been rescheduled and would now take place on 23 September 2021.

 

3.        That it be noted that the GM Mayor and Leader of Bury Council had met with Capita regarding their proposed relocation of business from Bury to Preston-Brook, Runcorn, with a resulting loss over 500 jobs across GM.  It was hoped that the meeting would have a positive impact on the discussions and that a positive outcome could be reported to the GMCA in July 2021.

1.           That the proposed allocations for Highways funding to Districts and the proposed allocation of the Integrated Transport Block Funding for 2021/22 be approved.

 

2.           That the update to the 2021/22 GMCA Capital Programme be approved.

 

3.           That it be noted that the funding allocations for future years will be the subject of future reports to GMCA.

 

1.           That the release of up to £0.573 million MCF funding for the Manchester Beswick Phase 2 scheme be approved, in order to secure full approval and enable the signing of the necessary legal agreements, as set out in section 2 of the report.

 

2.           That the release of up to £11.88 million MCF funding for the Greater Manchester Bike Hire scheme (Phase 1) be approved, in order to secure full approval and enable the signing of the necessary legal contracts for the scheme, as set out in section 2 of the report (and approve TfGM entering into such contracts).

 

3.           That it be noted that the ‘Streets for All’ report will be submitted to the GMCA in July 2021.

 

1.            That the overall update on the system developments in response to the ongoing pandemic be noted.

 

2.            That the proposed approach, work to date and further development in refreshing the Greater Manchester Strategy be noted.

 

3.            That the overall progress being made to develop new mechanisms and ways of working to better understand and respond to inequalities be noted.

 

4.            That the progress and development of activity being delivered to support attainment of the deliverables in the Living with Covid Resilience Plan be noted.

 

5.            That it be noted that the refreshed Greater Manchester Strategy would be submitted to the GMCA in the Autumn 2021.

 

1.           That the progress of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan be noted.

 

2.           That the progress in the distribution of Bus Retrofit funding be noted.

 

3.           That the Ministers’ agreement to include the sections of the A628/A57, in Tameside, which form part of the Strategic Road Network within the Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) be noted, including the request for Tameside MBC, TfGM and Highways England to establish the most appropriate solution for the charging mechanism to be applied on this section of the Strategic Road Network (SRN).

 

4.           That the GM Clean Air Plan Policy, at Appendix 1 of the report be endorsed, noting the proposed implementation date of the Clean Air Zone is Monday 30 May 2022 and that this policy was to be agreed by the ten GM local authorities.

 

5.           That the Equalities Impact Assessment, as set out at Appendix 2 of the report, be noted.

 

6.           That the AECOM Consultation Report, as set out at Appendix 3 of the report, be noted.

 

7.           That the proposed Response to the Consultation at Appendix 4, which has been prepared by TfGM on behalf of the ten GM local authorities be noted, and that it is to be agreed by the ten GM local authorities.

 

8.           That the Impacts of COVID-19 Report, as set out at Appendix 5 of the report, be noted.

 

9.           That the Modelling report of the final CAP package, as set out at Appendix 6 of the report, be noted, and in particular that the modelling outputs of the final plan scheme show the achievement of compliance with the legal limits for Nitrogen Dioxide in the shortest possible time and by 2024 at the latest as required by the Ministerial Direction.

 

10.        That the economic implications of the CAP Report, as set out at Appendix 7 of the report, be noted.

 

11.        That the update on the GM Minimum Licensing Standards, set out in section 3.1 of the report, be noted, and in particular that licensing conditions will not be used to support delivery of the GM Clean Air Plan.

 

12.        That it be noted that the ten GM local authorities will be recommended to carry out a 6-week public consultation on the inclusion of motorhomes classified as MSP1 within the scope of Clean Air Zone charges and on the inclusion in the GM Clean Air Zone of the A575 and A580 at Worsley commencing on 1 September 2021.

 

13.        That the reallocation of funding from the Try Before You Buy scheme to provide additional electric vehicles charging points dedicated for use by taxis be endorsed and that it be noted that it is to be agreed by the ten GM local authorities.

 

14.        That it be noted that the GM Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee has the authority to make the Charging Scheme Order which establishes the GM Charging Scheme in line with the agreed GM Clean Air Plan Policy.

 

15.     That it be noted that the ten GM local Authorities will be asked to delegate to the GM Charging Authorities Committee the authority to determine the outcome of the consultation on both the inclusion of motorhomes classified as MSP1 within the scope of Clean Air Zone charges and on the inclusion in the GM Clean Air Zone of the A575 and A580 at Worsley following the conclusion of that consultation.

 

16.     That it be noted that the GM Charging Authorities Committee has the authority to vary the Charging Scheme Order if this is established as the most appropriate charging mechanism to be applied on sections of the A628/A57 part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in Tameside.

 

17.     That it be noted that the Air Quality Administration Committee has the authority to agree the final form of the Operational Agreement for the Central Clean Air Service , and to authorise the making of the Agreement, on behalf of the ten GM local authorities.

 

18.    That it be noted that the Air Quality Administration Committee has the authority to:

 

a.  establish and distribute the funds set out in the agreed GM Clean Air Plan policy;

b.   approve the assessment mechanism agreed with JAQU to ensure that Clean Air Funds can be adapted if necessary;

c.   keep the use of the funds under review and to determine any changes in the amounts allocated to each and their use and

d.   Monitor and evaluate the joint local charging scheme.

 

19.   That authority be delegated to Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM to approve the submission of the Interim Full Business Case if required and the Full Business Case (FBC) to the Government's Joint Air Quality Unit to support the GM Clean Air Plan and any supplementary information to that Unit.

 

20.   That the Government be urged to include the motorway network within the remit for Clean Air Plans.

 

1.           That the roll-out activity of the Commission report and the early feedback received be noted.

2.           That that Local Authorities and Greater Manchester agencies be requested to share their current activities and plans in response to the Independent Inequalities Commission, to further inform the Greater Manchester development of next steps and actions.

 

3.           That it be agreed to undertake a review of the membership of the Tackling Inequalities Board to ensure effective representation across districts and GM structures.

 

4.           That an in-principle allocation of up to £250,000 to further develop and implement actions arising from the Commission’s recommendations be agreed.

 

That the proposed meeting dates be agreed as below -

 

Friday 30 July 2021                        

August – to be confirmed

Friday 24 September 2021

Friday 29 October 2021     

Friday 26 November 2021

Friday 17 December 2021      

Friday 28 January 2022     

*Friday 11 February 2022 (budget meeting)      

Friday 25 March 2022        

April - Recess

Friday 27 May 2022            

Friday 24 June 2022

 

1.            That Julie Connor, Assistant Director, Governance & Scrutiny be appointed as the Secretary of the GMCA.

 

2.            That the Mayor’s and Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM, appointments to Portfolios for 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

Portfolio	Lead Member	Lead Chief Executive
Safe & Strong Communities (Police and Fire)	Bev Hughes (GMCA)	Carolyn Wilkins (Oldham)
Green City Region	Neil Emmott (Rochdale)	Pam Smith (Stockport)
Economy & Business	Elise Wilson (Stockport)	Joanne Roney (Manchester)
Housing, Homelessness & Infrastructure	Paul Dennett (Salford)	Steve Rumbelow (Rochdale)
Resources & Investment	David Molyneux (Wigan)	Steve Wilson (GMCA)
Equalities	Brenda Warrington (Tameside)	Pam Smith (Stockport)
Policy & Reform, Transport	Andy Burnham (GMCA)	Eamonn Boylan (GMCA) – Policy & Transport   Tony Oakman (Bolton) -  Reform
Digital, Clean Air	Andrew Western (Trafford)	Sara Todd (Trafford)
Education, Skills, Work & Apprenticeships	Andrew Western (Trafford)	Tom Stannard (Salford)
Young People & Cohesion	Eamonn O’Brien (Bury)	Geoff Little (Bury)
Culture	David Greenhalgh (Bolton)	Alison McKenzie-Folan (Wigan)
Healthy Lives & Quality Care	Sir Richard Leese (Manchester)	Steven Pleasant (Tameside)
Community, Co-operatives & Inclusion	Arooj Shah (Rochdale)	Carolyn Wilkins (Oldham) Andrew Lightfoot (GMCA)

 

 

3.            That it be noted that specific Portfolio Assistants would not be appointed and that Leaders may, if they so wish, appoint a Greater Manchester Local Authority Councillor to act as a Portfolio Assistant, under the Constitution, to assist with the delivery of their portfolio.

 

4.            That the appointments by GM Local Authorities of members and substitute members to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for 2021/22 be noted as below. That it also be noted that all substitute members will be invited to attend meetings of the GMCA, to be able to speak but not vote (unless acting in the absence of their member) as provided for in the constitution.

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
GMCA	Andy Burnham
Bolton	David Greenhalgh (Con)	Martyn Cox Con)
Bury	Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)	Andrea Simpson (Lab)
Manchester	Richard Leese (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)
Oldham	Arooj Shah(Lab)	Amanda Chadderton (Lab)
Rochdale	Neil Emmott (Lab)	Sara Rowbotham (Lab)
Salford	Paul Dennett (Lab)	John Merry (Lab)
Stockport	Elise Wilson (Lab)	Tom McGee (Lab)
Tameside	Brenda Warrington (Lab)	Bill Fairfoull (Lab)
Trafford	Andrew Western (Lab)	Catherine Hynes (Lab)
Wigan	David Molyneux (Lab)	Nazia Rehman (Lab)

 

 

5.            That the appointment of the following GMCA members (4 Labour & 1 Conservative) to the GMCA Standards Committee for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

David Greenhalgh (Bolton) (Con)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

Andrew Western (Trafford) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

 

 

6.            That the extension of the appointment Geoff Linnell, Co-opted Independent Member, to act as the Chair of the Standards Committee and Nicole Jackson, Independent Person, to assist the Monitoring Officer and Hearing Panel in dealing with allegations that members of the GMCA have acted in breach of the GMCA’s Code of Conduct, to 30 November 2021 be approved, during which time a recruitment exercise will be undertaken.

 

7.            That the appointment of the following GMCA members (6 Labour & 1 Conservative) to the GMCA Resources Committee for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham (Lab)

David Greenhalgh (Bolton) (Con)

Richard Leese (Manchester) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

Paul Dennett (Salford) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

David Molyneux (Wigan) (Lab)

 

 

8.            That the appointment of the following members five members to the GMCA Audit Committee (4 members - 3 Labour & 1 Conservative) and 2 substitute members) for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

1	Bury	Mary Whitby	Lab
2	Oldham	Colin McLaren	Lab
3	Manchester	Sarah Russell	Lab
4	Trafford	Chris Boyes	Con
Substitute Members
5	Salford	Tracy Kelly	Lab
6	Wigan	Joanne Marshall	Lab

 

 

9.             That it be noted that the GMCA has previously agreed to extend the appointment of Gwyn Griffiths and Catherine Scivier as Independent members of the GMCA’s Audit Committee for a further 3-year term of office, terminating on 30^th June 2023.

10.          That the final appointments to the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committees for 2021/22 be agreed as follows:

CORPORATE ISSUES & REFORM OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY
1	Bolton	Samuel Rimmer (Con)
2 3	Bury	TBC (Lab) Tim Pickstone (Lib Dem)
4	Manchester	TBC (Lab)
5 6	Oldham	Colin McClaren (Lab) TBC (Lab)
7	Rochdale	Kallum Nolan (Lab)
8 9	Salford	Gina Reynolds (Lab) TBC  (Lab)
10 11	Stockport	Wendy Wild (Lab) John McGahan (Con)
12	Tameside	Teresa Smith (Lab)
13 14	Trafford	Jill Axford (Lab) Nathan Evans (Cons)
15	Wigan	Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

ECONOMY, BUSINESS GROWTH & SKILLS OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY
1 2	Bolton	Andrea Finney (Con) Susan Howarth (Lab)
3	Bury	Mary Whitby (Lab)
4 5	Manchester	Greg Stanton (Lab) TBC (Lab)
6	Oldham	George Hulme (Lab)
7 8	Rochdale	Ray Dutton (Lab) Mike Holly (Con)
9	Salford	Jim King (Lab)
10 11	Stockport	Kate Butler (Lab) Becky Senior (Lib Dem)
12	Tameside	Stephen Homer (Lab)
13	Trafford	Barry Brotherton (Lab)
14 15	Wigan	Charles Rigby (Lab)  Michael Winstanley (Con)

 

HOUSING, PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY
1	Bolton	John Walsh (Con)
2	Bury	Martin Hayes (Lab)
3 4	Manchester	Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab) TBC (Lab)
5	Oldham	Barbara Brownridge (Lab)
6 7	Rochdale	Linda Robinson (Lab) Kathleen Nickson (Con)
8	Salford	Stuart Dickman (Lab)
9 10	Stockport	Janet Mobbs (Lab)  Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)
11 12	Tameside	Mike Glover (Lab) Liam Billington (Con)
13 14	Trafford	Kevin Procter (Lab) Akilah Akinola (Lab)
15	Wigan	Fred Walker (Lab)

 

11. That it be agreed to appoint the following members to the GMCA Scrutiny Substitute Pool.

	LABOUR	CONSERVATIVE	LIB DEM	IND
Bolton	Akhtar Zaman	Stuart Hartigan	n/a	n/a
Bury	TBC	TBC	n/a	n/a
Manchester	n/a	n/a	TBC	n/a
Oldham	n/a	n/a	Hazel Gloster Sam Al-Hamdani	n/a
Rochdale	Tom Besford	n/a	n/a	n/a
Salford	n/a	Ari Leitner Karen Garrido	n/a	n/a
Stockport	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tameside	Adrian Pearce	Ruth Welsh	n/a	n/a
Trafford	n/a	Mussadak Mirza	n/a	n/a
Wigan	Debra Wailes	n/a	n/a	Paul Maiden

 

12.      That theappointment to theGreaterManchesterWaste& RecyclingCommittee(11 Labour,3 Conservativeand1 LiberalDemocrat), fromthenominationsreceived from the GMLocal Authorities,for2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

District	Member
Bolton	Adele Warren (Con)
Bury	Allan Quinn (Lab)
Manchester	Tracey Rawlins (Lab) Shaukat Ali (Lab)
Oldham	Peter Davis (Lab) Mohammed Alyas (Lab)
Rochdale	Wendy Cocks (Lab) Terry Smith (Lab)
Salford	David Lancaster (Lab) Robin Garrido (Con)
Stockport	Roy Driver (Lab) Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)
Tameside	Allison Gwynne (Lab)
Trafford	Stephen Adshead (Lab) Dylan Butt (Con)
Wigan	NA

 

13.         That it be noted that the appointment of the Chair of the GM Waste & Recycling Committee will be made at the GMCA meeting in July, on the recommendation of the GM Waste & Recycling Committee.

 

14.         That the appointments to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2021/22 be agreed as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	To be confirmed
Bury	Charlotte Morris (Lab)	Richard Gold (Lab)
Manchester	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Oldham	Norman Briggs (Lab)	To be confirmed
Rochdale	Janet Emsley (Lab)	Susan Smith (Lab)
Salford	Stephen Coen (Lab)	David Lancaster (Lab)
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Leanne Feeley (Lab)	Mike Smith (Lab)
Trafford	Liz Patel (Lab)	Mike Freeman(Lab)
Wigan	Paul Prescot (Lab)	Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

 

 

15.         That Councillor Andrew Western, as the Portfolio Lead for Skills, Employment & Apprenticeships, be appointed to the Skills and Employment Partnership for 2021/22. 

 

16.         That the appointment of ten members to the Skills and Employment Executive be agreed as follows:

 

District	Member
Bolton	Martyn Cox (Con)
Bury	Tamoor Tariq (Lab)
Manchester	To be confirmed
Oldham	Shaid Mushtaq (Lab)
Rochdale	John Blundell (Lab)
Salford	Philip Cusack (Lab)
Stockport	To be confirmed
Tameside	Ged Cooney (Lab)
Trafford	Mike Freeman (Lab)
Wigan	Dane Anderton (Lab)

 

 

17.         That the appointments by the GM Local Authorities to the Health and Care Board for 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Susan Baines (Con)	Andrew Morgan (Con)
Bury	Andrea Simpson (Lab)	To be confirmed
Manchester	Richard Leese (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)
Oldham	Zahid Chauhan (Lab)	Arooj Shah (Lab)
Rochdale	Daalat Ali (Lab)	Shah Wazir (Lab)
Salford	Paul Dennett (Lab)	John Merry (Lab)
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Brenda Warrington (Lab)	Bill Fairfoull (Lab)
Trafford	Andrew Western (Lab)	Jane Slater (Lab)
Wigan	Keith Cunliffe (Lab)	James Moodie (Lab)

 

 

18.         That the appointments by the GM Local Authorities to the Joint Health Commissioning Board for 2021/22 be noted as below and that those appointed to be requested to appoint their own substitute.

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Andrew Morgan (Con)	Anne Galloway (Con)
Bury	Andrea Simpson (Lab)	To be confirmed
Manchester	Bev Craig (Lab)	To be confirmed
Oldham	Zahid Chauhan (Lab)	To be confirmed
Rochdale	Daalat Ali (Lab)	To be confirmed
Salford	John Merry (Lab)	Damien Bailey (Lab)
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Brenda Warrington (Lab)	To be confirmed
Trafford	Jane Slater (Lab)	Andrew Western (Lab)
Wigan	Keith Cunliffe (Lab)	David Molyneux (Lab)

 

 

19.         That the appointments to the GM Transport Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Stuart Haslam (Con)	Stuart Hartigan (Con)
Bury	Kevin Peel (Lab)	Nathan Baroda (Lab)
Manchester	Emma Taylor (Lab)	Julie Connolly (Lab)
	Naeem Hassan (Lab)	John Farrell (Lab)
Oldham	Norman Briggs (Lab)	To be confirmed
Rochdale	Phil Burke (Lab)	Susan Emmott (Lab)
Salford	Roger Jones (Lab)	Mike McCusker (Lab)
Stockport	David Mellor (Lab)	Angie Clark (Lib Dem)
Tameside	Warren Bray (Lab)	To be confirmed
Trafford	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
Wigan	Joanne Marshal (Lab)	Paul Prescott (Lab)

 

 

20.         That it be noted that the GM Mayor is a member of the GM Transport Committee and that Brenda Warrington, Leader of Tameside Council, be appointed to act as the Mayor’s substitute member on the GM Transport Committee.

 

21.         That it be agreed that Andrew Western, Leader of Trafford Council, be appointed as the GMCA member to the GM Transport Committee, and that Eamonn O’Brien, Leader of Bury Council, be appointed to act as the GMCA substitute member to the GM Transport Committee.   

 

22.         That the GM Mayor’s appointments to the Transport Committee, ensuring that each district is represented and there is political balance of the Committee, be noted as follows:

 

Labour Appointments (5):

 

Mohammed Auyub (Bolton)

Shah Wazir (Rochdale)

Barry Warner (Salford)

Elise Wilson (Stockport)

Mark Aldred (Wigan)

 

Substitute Labour Appointments:

Tom McGee (Salford)

To be confirmed

 

Conservative Appointments (3):

 

Doreen Dickinson (Tameside)

Nathan Evans (Trafford)

Jackie Harris (Bury)

 

Substitute Conservative Members (3):

 

Linda Holt (Stockport)

Adam Marsh (Wigan)

To be confirmed

 

Liberal Democrat Members (2):

 

Howard Sykes (Oldham)

John Leech (Manchester)

 

Substitute Liberal Democrat Members (2):

 

Angie Clark (Stockport)

 

23.         That it be noted that the GM Transport Committee shall select and recommend the appointment of a Chair by the GM Mayor.

 

24.         That Councillor Neil Emmott, Leader of Rochdale Council, be appointed as the GMCA Green-City Region Portfolio Lead to the GM Green City Region Partnership Board for 2021/22.

 

25.         That the appointments to the Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute
Bolton	Adele Warren (Con)	Anne Galloway (Con)
Bury	Alan Quinn (Lab)	Nathan Boroda (Lab)
Manchester	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Oldham	Amanda Chadderton (Lab)	Steve Williams (Lab)
Rochdale	Sara Rowbotham (Lab)	To be confirmed
Salford	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Alison Gwynne (Lab)	Laura Boyle (Lab)
Trafford	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Jane Slater (Lab)
Wigan	Paul Prescott (Lab)	Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

26.         That the appointments to the Air Quality Administration Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute
Bolton	Adele Warren (Con)	Anne Galloway (Con)
Bury	Alan Quinn (Lab)	Nathan Boroda (Lab)
Manchester	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Oldham	Amanda Chadderton (Lab)	Steve Williams (Lab)
Rochdale	Sara Rowbotham (Lab)	To be confirmed
Salford	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Alison Gwynne (Lab)	Laura Boyle
Trafford	Stephen Adshead (Lab)	Jane Slater (Lab)
Wigan	Paul Prescott (Lab)	Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

 

27.         That the appointment Andrew Western, of the Portfolio Lead for Clean Air, to the Air Quality Administration Committee be noted.

 

28.         That the appointment to the Places for Everyone Joint Committee, as agreed by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2021/22, be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute
Bolton	Toby Hewitt (Con)	Martyn Cox (Con)
Bury	Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)	To be confirmed
Manchester	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Oldham	Arooj Shah (Lab)	Hannah Roberts (Lab)
Rochdale	Neil Emmott (Lab)	Sara Rowbotham (Lab)
Salford	Paul Dennett (Lab)	John Merry (Lab)
Stockport	N/A	N/A
Tameside	Brenda Warrington (Lab)	Ged Cooney (Lab)
Trafford	Andrew Western (Lab)	James Wright (Lab)
Wigan	David Molyneux (Lab)	Paul Prescott (Lab)

 

 

29.         That theappointmentof5 members(4 Labourand1 Conservative)to theBoardofGreater Manchester  Accessible  Transport  Limited  to  the  Greater  Manchester  Transport  Committee  for 2021/22bedelegated to theGM TransportCommittee.

 

30.         That theappointment of the following members to the GreaterManchesterLocal EnterprisePartnership for2021/22beapproved:

 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham

Richard Leese (Manchester) (Lab)

Brenda Warrington (Tameside) (Lab)

Elise Wilson (Stockport) (Lab)

 

31.         That the appointment of the following members to the Manchester Growth Company Board for 2021/22 be approved:

 

Elise Wilson (Stockport)

Paul Dennett (Salford)

Martyn Cox (Bolton)

Arooj Shah (Oldham)

Leanne Feeley (Tameside)

 

32.         That the appointment of the GM Mayor to the Transport for the North Board for 2021/22 be noted.

 

33.         That Councillor Mark Aldred be appointed as the substitute member of the TfN Board for 2021/22.

 

34.         That Roger Jones (Salford) and Philip Massey (Rochdale) be appointed to the TfN Scrutiny Committee for 2021/22.

 

35.         That the appointment of the following members to the Greater Manchester European Structural Fund (European Programmes) Local Management Committee for 2021/22 be approved:

 

Andrew Western Fielding, (Skills & Employment),

David Molyneux (Resource & Investment) Finance)

Elise Wilson (Economy)

Keith Cunliffe (Wigan)

To be confirmed

 

36.         That subject to any further changes the GMCA may wish to make, all appointments to made up to the GMCA Annual Meeting in June 2022.

1.          That it be noted that Councillor Richard Leese Deputy Mayor, is automatically appointed as a Vice Chair, under Part 5A, section 4, of the Constitution.

 

2.          That it be noted that Councillor David Greenhalgh is automatically appointed as a Vice Chair, under Part 5A, section 4, of the Constitution.

 

3.          That the appointment of Councillor Brenda Warrington as a Vice Chair, under Part 5A, section 4, of the Constitution be agreed.

 

That it be noted thatAndy Burnham,as theGM Mayor,underpart 5A,Section 4oftheGMCA Constitutionis theChairof theGMCA(ex-officio).

 

That the minutes of the GMCA meeting held on 28 May 2021 be approved.

 

That Councillor Brenda Warrington declared an interest in relation to item 27 on the agenda, as a Board Member of the GM Pension Fund.

 

That Councillor Elise Wilson declared an interest in relation to items 14 and 24 as a Board Member of the Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

1.           That it be noted that the GM Mayor had been invited by the Dutchee of Lancaster to attend the UK meeting of Minsters and First Ministers to discuss the recently imposed travel ban of some GM residents (specifically those living in Bolton, Manchester and Salford) to Scotland.

 

2.           That it be noted that the GM Mayor has requested that the Scottish Policy be published providing detail of the operating framework, including an exit strategy from restrictions, together with the establishment of a protocol to provide prior notification to those Local Authorities directly impacted.

 

3.           That the GMCA endorse the proposal from the GM Mayor calling for the Scottish Government to release Bolton from the list of areas included in their current ban immediately, as their covid rate had significantly reduced.

 

That the AGMA Constitution be noted.

 

That the minutes of the AGMA Executive Board held on 12 February 2021 be approved.

 

1.        That the report and the AGMA final revenue outturn for 2020/21 be noted.

 

2.        That the position of reserves in 2020/21 as detailed in the report be noted.

 

That there were no declarations of interest made in relation to any item on the agenda.

 

 

1.               That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the AGMA Executive Board for 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
GMCA	Andy Burnham - GM Mayor
Bolton	David Greenhalgh (Con)	Martyn Cox (Con)
Bury	Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)	Andrea Simpson (Lab)
Manchester	Richard Leese (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)
Oldham	Arooj Shah (Lab)	Amanda Chadderton (Lab)
Rochdale	Neil Emmott (Lab)	Dalaat Ali (Lab)
Salford	Paul Dennett (Lab)	John Merry (Lab)
Stockport	Elise Wilson (Lab)	Tom McGee (Lab)
Tameside	Brenda Warrington (Lab)	Bill Fairfoull (Lab)
Trafford	Andrew Western (Lab)	Catherine Hynes (Lab)
Wigan	David Molyneux (Lab)	Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

 

 

2.               That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the Police, Fire and Crime Panel 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

 

 

 

3.               That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the Police Crime Steering a Group 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

 

 

4.               That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the GM Health Scrutiny Committee 2021/22 be noted as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Andrea Taylor-Burke (Con)	Mudasir Dean (Con)
Bury	Trevor Holt (Lab)	Joan Grimshaw (Lab)
Manchester	Shazia Butt (Lab)	To be confirmed
Oldham	Yasmin Toor (Lab)	To be confirmed
Rochdale	Ray Dutton (Lab)	To be confirmed
Salford	Tanya Burch (Lab)	Sammie Bellamy (Lab)
Stockport	Keith Holloway (Lib Dem)	Dickie Davies (Lab)
Tameside	Stephen Homer (Lab)	Teresa Smith (Lab)
Trafford	Sophie Taylor (Lab)	Barry Winstanley (Lab)
Wigan	John O’Brien (Lab)	Ron Conway (Lab)

 

 

5.               That the appointment of 10 members, nominated by the GM Local Authorities plus the GMCA Planning and Housing Portfolio Lead, to the Planning and Housing Commission for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

 

 

6.               That the nominations by GM Local Authorities to the Statutory Functions Committee 2021/22 be agreed as follows:

 

District	Member	Substitute Member
Bolton	Martyn Cox (Con)	Stuart Haslam (Con)
Bury	Charlotte Morris (Lab)	To be confirmed
Manchester	Tim Whiston (Lab)	To be confirmed
Oldham	Norman Briggs (Lab)	To be confirmed
Rochdale	Janet Emsley (Lab)	Susan Smith (Lab)
Salford	Stephen Coen (Lab)	Anne- Marie Humphreys (Lab)
Stockport	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Tameside	Leanne Feeley (Lab)	Mike Smith (Lab)
Trafford	Liz Patel (Lab)	Mike Freeman (Lab)
Wigan	Paul Prescott (Lab)	Joanne Marshall (Lab)

 

 

7.               That the appointment of 9 members, nominated by the GM Local Authorities to the GM Pensions Fund Management Panel for 2021/22 be approved as follows:

 

 

 

8.               That it be noted that Tameside MBC as the Lead Authority managing the GM Pensions Fund will appoint its own member.

 

9.               That the appointment of Councillor Janet Emsley (Rochdale) to the Halle Board for 2021/22 be approved.

 

10.            That the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM, to the Halle Board for 2021/22 as shown in para 8.2 of the report be approved.

 

11.            That the appointment of Councillor Rob Sharpe (Salford) to the People’s History Museum Board for 2021/22 be approved.

 

12.            That it be noted that Councillor Eddie Moores (Oldham) was appointed to the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Council of Governors in 2019/20 for a three-year term of office.

 

13.            That three members to the North West Flood and Coastal Committee for 2021/22 be appointed as follows:

 

District	Member
Bury	Alan Quinn (Lab)
Rochdale	Sara Rowbotham (Lab)
Stockport	David Mellor (Lab)

 

 

14.            That subject to any further changes the GMCA may wish to make, all appointments to made up to the AGMA Annual Meeting in June 2022.

 

1.    That the appointment of Councillor Richard Leese Deputy Mayor, as a Vice Chair, under Section 9.1, of the Constitution be agreed.

 

2.    That the appointment of Councillor David Greenhalgh as a Vice Chair, under Section 9.1, of the Constitution be agreed.

 

3.    That the appointment of Councillor Brenda Warrington as a Vice Chair, under Section 9.1, of the Constitution be agreed.

 

That the GM Mayor, Andy Burnham be appointed as Chair of the AGMA Executive Board under Section 9.2 of the AGMA Constitution.

 

That apologies be received and noted from Councillor David Greenhalgh (Councillor Martyn Cox attending), Carolyn Wilkins (Helen Lockwood attending) and Geoff Little (Lynne Risdale attending).

 

 

1.    That the funding application for The Modular Analytics Company Limited (investment of up to £750,000) be approved, and progressed to due diligence.

 

2.    That authority be delegated to the GMCA Treasurer and GMCA Monitoring Officer to review the due diligence information in respect of the above company, and, subject to their satisfactory review and agreement of the due diligence information and the overall detailed commercial terms of the transactions, to sign off any outstanding conditions, issue final approvals and complete any necessary related documentation in respect of the investment noted above.

 

1.    That the membership of the GMTC Sub Committees be agreed as below –

 

BUS SERVICES

 

Members	Representing	Political Party
Councillor Roger Jones	Salford Council	Labour
Councillor Warren Bray	Tameside MBC	Labour
Councillor Kevin Peel	Bury Council	Labour
Councillor Naeem Hassan	Manchester City Council	Labour
Councillor Mark Aldred	Wigan Council	Labour
Councillor Susan Emmott	Rochdale Council	Labour
Councillor Barry Warner	Salford Council	Labour
TBC	Stockport MBC	Labour
Councillor Nathan Evans	Trafford Council	Conservative
Councillor Jackie Harris	Bury Council	Conservative
Councillor John Leech	Manchester City Council	Liberal Democrat

 

METROLINK & RAIL

 

Members	Representing	Political Party
Councillor Emma Taylor	Manchester City Council	Labour
Councillor Norman Briggs	Oldham Council	Labour
Councillor Phil Burke	Rochdale Council	Labour
Councillor Joanne Marshall	Wigan Council	Labour
Councillor Mohammed Ayub	Bolton Council	Labour
Councillor Andrew Western	GMCA	Labour
Councillor Elise Wilson	Stockport MBC	Labour
Councillor Steve Adshead	Trafford Council	Labour
Councillor Doreen Dickinson	Tameside MBC	Conservative
Councillor Stuart Haslam	Bolton Council	Conservative
Councillor Howard Sykes	Oldham Council	Liberal Democrat

 

2.    That it be noted that Councillor Roger Jones be appointed as Chair and Councillor Warren Bray be appointed as Vice Chair for the Bus Services Sub Committee.

 

3.    That it be noted that Councillor Doreen Dickinson be appointed as Chair and Councillor Emma Taylor be appointed as Vice Chair for the Metrolink & Rail Sub Committee.

1. That the report be noted.

 

2. That the communications campaign scheduled for stage 4 of the roadmap be shared with Members of the Committee.

 

3. That it be noted that the latest performance data of all transport modes is included within the weekly update for Members.

 

1. That it be noted that there was a clear consensus about the importance of delivering an integrated transport network for GM and the role of the GM Transport Committee in working alongside the Mayor, GMCA and ten Local Authorities to champion and support its delivery.

 

2. That it be noted that over the next 12 months, the GM Mayor suggested that the Committee could add value on the development and delivery of key priorities including Streets for All, the Electric Vehicle Charging Network, the GM Bike Hire scheme, and widening the benefits of community rail assets.

 

3. Further to this, that it be noted that the GM Mayor suggested that the biggest barriers to public transport reform included the lack of long-term Government financial support, the current capacity of the network and the unused rail infrastructure and encouraged the Committee to consider how they could actively pursue improvements in these areas.

 

4. That it be noted that the GM Mayor, in conjunction with officers at TfGM, would give further consideration to the importance of active travel and public transport in tackling health inequalities and associated campaign messaging.

 

1.    That Councillors Phil Burke, Roger Jones, Mark Aldred and Doreen Dickinson be appointed to the Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Board.

 

2.    That it be noted that one Labour vacancy remains to the GMATL Board which would be appointed to at the next meeting.

 

3.    That Councillor Steve Adshead be appointed to the Green City Region Partnership.

 

That the GMCA Members Code of Conduct be noted.

That the membership of the GM Transport Committee for 2021/22 be noted as below.   Members Representing Political Party Stuart Haslam Bolton Conservative Kevin Peel Bury Labour Naeem Hassan Manchester Labour Emma Taylor Manchester Labour Norman Briggs Oldham Labour Phil Burke Rochdale Labour Roger Jones Salford Labour TBC Stockport Labour Warren Bray Tameside Labour Steve Adshead Trafford Labour Joanne Marshall Wigan Labour Andy Burnham GM Mayor Labour Andrew Western GMCA Labour Doreen Dickinson Mayoral appointment Conservative Nathan Evans Mayoral appointment Conservative Jackie Harris Mayoral appointment Conservative Mark Aldred Mayoral appointment Labour Mohammed Ayub Mayoral appointment Labour Susan Emmott Mayoral appointment Labour Barry Warner Mayoral appointment Labour Elise Wilson Mayoral appointment Labour John Leech Mayoral appointment Liberal Democrat Howard Sykes Mayoral appointment Liberal Democrat

 

Substitutes	Representing	Political Party
Stuart Hartigan	Bolton	Conservative
Nathan Boroda	Bury	Labour
Julie Connolly	Manchester	Labour
John Farrell	Manchester	Labour
George Hulme	Oldham	Labour
TBC	Rochdale	Labour
Mike McCusker	Salford	Labour
Angie Clark	Stockport	Liberal Democrats
TBC	Tameside	Labour
James Wright	Trafford	Labour
Paul Prescott	Wigan	Labour
Brenda Warrington	GM Mayor	Labour
Eamonn O’Brien	GMCA	Labour
Linda Holt	Mayoral appointment	Conservative
Adam Marsh	Mayoral appointment	Conservative
Tom McGee	Mayoral appointment	Labour

 

That the GM Transport Committee Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure be noted.

 

That Councillors Roger Jones and Doreen Dickinson be appointed as Vice Chairs of the GM Transport Committee for 2021/22.

That it be recommended to the GM Mayor that Councillor Mark Aldred be appointed as Chair of the GM Transport Committee for 2021/22.

 

That the following dates and times of future meetings be approved –

Metrolink & Rail	16.07.21
Bus	06.08.21
Full	20.08.21
Metrolink & Rail	17.09.21
Bus	01.10.21
Full	15.10.21
Metrolink & Rail	12.11.21
Bus	19.11.21
Full	10.12.21
Metrolink & Rail	14.01.22
Bus	21.01.22
Full	18.02.22
Metrolink & Rail	11.03.22
Bus	18.03.22

 

That the minutes of the GM Transport Committee meeting held 24 March 2021 be approved as a correct record.

 

That it be noted that Councillor Phil Burke declared a personal interest in relation to item 13, Transport Network Performance.

 

There were no chairs announcements or items of urgent business.

 

That apologies be noted and received from Councillor Howard Sykes (Councillor Angie Clark substituting), Councillor Elise Wilson (Councillor Tom McGee attending) and Councillor Barry Warner.