Decision details

To agree the establishment of a Greater Cambridge City Deal joint committee along with an advisory assembly; and to recommend Full Council endorses the arrangements and nominates three representatives to the City Deal Assembly.

Matter for Decision: The Greater Cambridge City Deal document was signed on 19 June 2014 on behalf of all five local partners (Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership and the University of Cambridge) and Government.

 

Decision of the Leader

 

The Leader resolved to:

 

i.       Agree the following and to recommend them to Full Council for endorsement:

 

-        The Terms of Reference for the Executive Board;

-        The Leader of the Council be appointed to represent the Council on the Executive Board;

-        Councillor Blencowe be appointed as the Council’s substitute representative on the Executive Board;

-        The Terms of Reference for the Assembly;

-        The delegation of the executive functions of the City Council referred to in the Terms of Reference for the Executive Board.

 

ii.     Invite Full Council to appoint Council’s three representatives on the Assembly, on a politically proportionate basis.

 

Reasons for the Decision: As set out in the officer’s report

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected: As set out in the officer’s report

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

 

The committee received a report from the Head of Corporate Strategy.

 

In response to member’s questions the Leader said the following:

 

i.       The City Deal Assembly was an advisory board made up of 15 representatives from across the five partner organisations. As this included non-Councillors and was not a full Scrutiny Committee in relation to Local Government legislation it was deemed inappropriate to have alternate or substitute members. This would encourage the same people to turn up and work effectively as the Assembly.

ii.     It was hoped that the Assembly Members would meet informally soon after appointments were completed, ahead of its first formal meeting in January.

iii.   Cross membership of Executive Councillors and Spokes and the Assembly was possible.

iv.   The City Deal Board meetings would be held in public, as would the Assembly. 

 

The Scrutiny Committee considered the recommendations and endorsed them unanimously.

 

The Leader approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Leader (and any Dispensations Granted):

 

Not applicable.