Agenda

GMCA Members are required to note that, following the election of Andy Burnham as the Greater Manchester Mayor, under Part 5A, section 4 of the Constitution, the GM Mayor is the Chair of the GMCA (ex-officio).

Under Part 5A, section 4, of the Constitution, GMCA Members are required to appoint at least 2 but no more than 3 Vice Chairs for 2017/18, with no political group holding all the vice-chairs positions on the GMCA.

Councillor Richard Leese Deputy Mayor, and Councillor Sean Anstee are automatically appointed as Vice Chairs, under Part 5A, section 4, of the Constitution.

Report of Liz Treacy, GMCA Monitoring Officer

GMCA Members are requested to approve the revised GMCA Constitution

Report from Liz Treacy, Monitoring Officer

Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Finance & Investment and Richard Paver, GMCA Treasurer

GMCA members are asked to approve the planned cycle of meetings

as outlined below.

Friday 28 July 2017             -           Manchester

Friday 25 August 2017       -           Trafford (meeting to be confirmed)

Friday 29 September 2017-           Tameside

Friday 27 October 2017      -           Salford

Friday 23 November 2017 -           Stockport

Friday 15 December 2017 -           Bolton

Friday 26 January 2018      -           Wigan

Mid-February – potential budget meeting (meeting to be confirmed)

Friday 23 February 2018    -           Bury

Thursday 29 March 2018   -           Oldham (Good Friday 30 March)

Friday 27 April 2018            -           Rochdale (meeting to be confirmed)

Friday 25 May 2018             -           Manchester

Friday 29 June 2018           -           Trafford

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.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 28 April 2017 as a correct record.

Report from Julie Connor, Head of the Governance & Scrutiny.

The GMCA is asked to endorse TfGMC’s decision to approve transport policy priorities for 2017/18 as per the extract below.

The report is appended to the minutes.

A report was presented which highlighted the policy priorities that the Committee will recommend to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to adopt for the forthcoming year.

It was noted that the Policy Priorities would concentrate on the following activities for 2017-18:

•      Transport Strategy 2040

•      Bus reform

•      Air quality

•      Active Travel (cycling and walking)

•      Rail Station transfer

•      Capital Programme

A Member highlighted that Bredbury was one of many railway stations in Greater Manchester which are inaccessible for passengers with disabilities and enquired as to when such stations would be compliant to allow passengers with disabilities to use the rail network. In response, the Chair highlighted that the Committee had campaigned for many years to seek Government funding for station improvements.

In addition, it was noted that proposals for Railway Station Devolution had been submitted to Government for consideration and that the GM Mayor had written to the Secretary of State to accelerate the decision process.

A Member highlighted the good work undertaken by Friends of Station groups and explained that some support from the operator had been patchy at Altrincham station.

A Member fed back the positive comments which he had received from the National Institute for the Blind which praised the layout and accessibility of Metrolink stops for passengers with visual impairments, and suggested that similar designs and proposals be introduced at railway stations.

Resolved/-

1.    That the Transport Policy Priorities for 2017-17, as set out in section 3 to the report, be noted.

2.    That it be agreed that the Transport Policy Priorities 2017-18, be submitted for approval to GMCA on 30 June 2017.

Report of Councillor Richard Leese, Deputy Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Business & Economy

Report of Councillor Richard Leese, Deputy Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Business & Economy

Report of Paul Dennett, City Mayor of Salford

Report of Andy Burnham, GM Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Transport

Report of Andy Burnham, GM Mayor and Portfolio Lead for Transport

Report of Councillor Sean Anstee, Portfolio Lead for Skills & Employment & Apprenticeships

Report of Councillor Sean Anstee, Portfolio Lead for Skills & Employment & Apprenticeships

Joint report of Councillor Peter Smith, Portfolio Lead for Health & Social care and Councillor Sean Anstee, Portfolio Lead for Skills & Employment & Apprenticeships

Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Finance & Investment

Report of Paul Dennett, Portfolio Lead for Housing, Planning & Homelessness

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 items on 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.

Report of Councillor Kieran Quinn, Portfolio Lead for Finance & Investment

Report of Paul Dennett, Housing, Planning & Homelessness

Report of Paul Dennett, Portfolio Lead for Housing, Planning & Homelessness