Agenda

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Outside Body) - Friday, 26th February, 2016 11.30 am

Venue: Banqueting Suite, Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Stadium, Atherleigh Way, Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4GY

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies PDF 24 KB
2.	Chair's Announcements and Urgent Business
3.	Declarations of Interest PDF 22 KB To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the GMIST Officer at the start of the meeting.
4.	Minutes of the GMCA Meeting held on 29 January 2016 PDF 62 KB To approve the minutes of the GMCA meeting held on 29 January 2016 as a correct record.
5.	Forward Plan of Strategic Decisions PDF 58 KB Report from Julie Connor, Head of the Greater Manchester Integrated Support Team
6.	GMCA Portfolios To consider changes to portfolio arrangements following the resignation of Jim McMahon, Oldham MBC – verbal report of Tony Lloyd, GM Interim Mayor.
7.	Northern Powerhouse - Independent Economic Review PDF 66 KB Report of Councillor Sir Richard Leese, Portfolio Lead for Economic Strategy AND Sir Howard Bernstein, Lead Chief Executive for Economic Strategy.
8.	Employment and Skills Update PDF 138 KB Report of Councillor Sean Anstee, Portfolio Lead for Skills, Employment and Worklessness and Theresa Grant Portfolio Lead Chief Executive for Skills, Employment and Worklessness. Additional documents: Appendix 2 - Working Well Pledge , item 8. PDF 47 KB
9.	European Union Funding Issues Update PDF 71 KB Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Investment Strategy and Finance. Eamonn Boylan, Lead Chief Executive for Investment.
10.	GM Housing Investment Fund - Investment Approval Recommendations PDF 48 KB View the background to item 10. Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Investment Strategy and Finance and Eamonn Boylan, Portfolio Lead Chief Executive for Investment Strategy and Finance.
10a	GM Air Quality Management Area Review PDF 710 KB Report of Tony Lloyd, GM Interim Mayor and Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive, TfGM.
11.	GM Investment Framework and Conditional Approval PDF 60 KB View the background to item 11. Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Investment Strategy and Finance and Eamonn Boylan, Portfolio Lead Chief Executive for Investment Strategy and Finance.
12.	Exclusion of the Press and Public PDF 19 KB That, under section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that this involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as set out in paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. The Combined Authority is recommended to agree the attached resolution excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of this item.
	Part B
13.	GM Housing Investment Fund - Investment Approval Recommendations View the reasons why item 13. is restricted View the background to item 13. Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Investment Strategy and Finance and Eamonn Boylan, Portfolio Lead Chief Executive for Investment Strategy and Finance.
14.	GM Investment Framework and Conditional Approval View the reasons why item 14. is restricted View the background to item 14. Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Investment Strategy and Finance and Eamonn Boylan, Portfolio Lead Chief Executive for Investment Strategy and Finance.