Decisions

RESOLVED

That the Board approve:

1.    Note the process and identified budget issues for the forthcoming financial year.

2.    Approve the proposals to transfer £5m of anticipated additional Treasury Management income into reserve.

3.    Approve the revised Treasury Management Strategy.

4.    Approve the granting of a long-lease to the City of Doncaster Council for a part of the Mexborough mini-interchange site; and,

5.     Approve the Commercial Street Bridge works at estimated cost of £0.60m to be funded from capital receipts.

RESOLVED that Board Members:

1. Note the publication of the English Devolution Bill and the opportunities this presents South Yorkshire.

2. Note the work underway to prepare the work on a Local Growth Plan.

3. Note the work being undertaken to ensure the MCA is prepared for the devolution of new powers and resources.

4. Note the intention to develop a submission to the spending review focused on securing resources to deliver agreed MCA priorities, based on a one-year settlement for 2025-26, then a three-year single settlement deal from 2026.

RESOLVED That the Board note the Capital Investment Programme 2023/24 Outturn Report.

RESOLVED That the Board:

1.    Endorse the Pathways to Work Commission’s report and its national recommendations in full.

2.    Commit to the regional recommendations in the report.

3.    Commit to work collaboratively across South Yorkshire to further develop the next phase of the proof-of-concept proposals and commit to work closely with central government to identify funding for a pilot.

RESOLVED That the Board:

1.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director, Growth, Business and Skills, in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills and Employment, Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to agree revised in year increases to ASF and FCFJ grant and procured learning organisations, in line with the proposed performance management flexibilities from 2023/24 academic year onwards.

2.    Approve an allocation of up to £1m from ASF reserves to fund overperformance in academic year 2023/24 if total delivery exceeds annual allocation.

3.    Note the decision of the Head of Paid Service made in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills and Employment to make an application for up to £5m of funding from the Department of Education to deliver Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 made as a matter of urgency to meet the deadline for grant applications of the 31st August 2024.

4.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director, Growth, Business and Skills, in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills and Employment, Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to accept grant from the Department for Education (DfE) for up to £5m to deliver Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 in financial year 2025/26.

5.    Note the decision of the Head of Paid Service made in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills and Employment to provide indicative figures for up to £3m of funding from the Department for Work and Pensions to deliver an extension to the Working Win (Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care) programme. The decision to extend IPSPC is subject to Ministerial approval within the Department for Work and Pensions

6.    Delegate authority to the Executive Director, Growth, Business and Skills, in consultation with the Portfolio Lead for Skills and Employment, Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to agree a final proposal, and if successful accept grant from the Department for Work and Pensions for up to £3m to deliver an extended Working Win (Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care) programme across financial years 2024/25 – 2026/27.

7.    Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with the Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to accept grant, negotiate the terms and approve entering into legal agreements for the schemes above.

RESOLVED That the Board:

1.    Note the update on year one activity of the South Yorkshire Investment Zone.

2.    Indicate if additional detail is required on any specific element of the Investment Zone.

RESOLVED That the Board note the decisions and delegations made.

RESOLVED That the Board approves:

1.    Progression of Attercliffe Waterside to post Outline Business Case (OBC) in principle approval for up to £4.4m grant to Attercliffe Waterside Limited, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary A.

2.    Progression of South Yorkshire Innovation Fund Full Business Case (FBC) to full approval and award of £3m grant to Sheffield Hallam University, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary B;

3.    Progression of Worsbrough to Wombwell TPT Links Business Justification Case (BJC) to full approval and award of £1.33m grant to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary C;

4.    Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with Mayor Ros Jones - in her position as the Portfolio Lead for Housing & Infrastructure - for consideration of the following:

(a)  Progression of Snail Yard  from BJC to full approval and award of £0.35m grant to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council as detailed in section 1.6;

(b)  Progression of Templeborough Business Zone (Town Deal Fund) from BJC to full approval and award of £1.78m grant to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council as detailed in section 1.7;

5.    Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with Mayor Oliver Coppard - in his position as the Portfolio Lead for Economic Growth - for consideration of the following:

(c)  Progression of Sports Legacy Institute to post OBC in principle approval for up to £2m to Westfield Health Limited as detailed in section 1.8;

6.    Acceptance of up to £2m grant from Department for Transport (DfT) for the Intelligent Traffic Management Fund programme;

7.    Acceptance of £0.02m grant from DEFRA for the Biodiversity Net Gain programme;

8.    Acceptance of £1.96m revenue and £0.64m capital grant from Arts Council for the Music Hub Investment programme;

9.    Acceptance of £0.07m each from the four Local Authorities and the Environment Agency, £0.05m from Yorkshire Water, and £0.4m from Yorkshire Regional Flood Coastal Committee (£0.87m in total) for the Connected by Water programme;

10.Change request for Future High Streets Fund; and

11.Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with the Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to enter into legal agreements for the points above.