Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board
7 Sep 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
Occurred
Virtual Meeting
Meeting open to the public.
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Agenda

Agenda Items
Meeting Arrangements - Fully Remote
This meeting will be held remotely in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003.  Where possible, the meeting will be live-streamed and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home.  In the event that live-streaming is not possible, a recording of the meeting will instead be available to view at this location.
1 Appointment of Chair

Consider, for ratification by the Joint Committee, appointment of Councillor Marie Burns (North Ayrshire Council) as Chair of the Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board for the period from September 2023 to 31 August 2024.

2 Declarations of Interest

Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

3 Minutes

The accuracy of the Minutes of Special meeting of the Partnership Board held on 7 August 2023 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed).

4 AGD Internal Audit Annual Report 2022/23

Submit report by the Chief Auditor (East Ayrshire Council) providing for noting an annual report on internal audit activity in line with obligations laid out in Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) Governance Document (copy enclosed).

5 AGD Internal Audit Plan 2023/24

Submit report by the Chief Auditor (East Ayrshire Council) providing for noting an annual consolidated internal audit plan in line with obligations laid out in Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) Governance Document (copy enclosed).

6 Ayrshire Growth Deal - Programme Risk Register Update (August 2023)

Submit report by the Head of Economic Growth (East Ayrshire Council) providing an update on the AGD Programme Risk Register (copy enclosed).

7 Ayrshire Growth Deal - Programme Update

Submit report by the Head of Economic Growth (East Ayrshire Council) on the programme of the Ayrshire Growth Deal and the development of its component projects as at 25 August 2023 (Appendix 1) (copy enclosed).

8 Urgent Items

Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.

9 Exclusion of the Public - Paras 9 & 10

Resolve in terms of Section 50(A)4 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude from the Meeting the press and the public for the following item of business on the grounds indicated in terms of Paragraphs 9 & 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A  of the Act.

Non Disclosure of Information

In terms of Standing Order 21 (Disclosure of Information), the information contained within the following report is confidential information within the meaning of Section 50A of the 1973 Act and shall not be disclosed to any person by any Member or Officer.

10 (Exempt Item) Spaceport Update

Submit report by the Assistant Director – Strategic Change (South Ayrshire Council) on the above (copy to follow).

11 (Exempt Item) Digital Update

Submit report by the Project Lead – Digital, Ayrshire Growth Deal (AGD) on the above (copy to follow).

Sederunt
Sederunt for AEPB

North Ayrshire Council

Councillor Marie Burns

Councillor Joe Cullinane

Councillor Anthony Gurney

Craig Hatton

Russell McCutcheon

Neale McIlvanney

Louise Kirk

 

East Ayrshire Council

Councillor Douglas Reid

Councillor Clare Maitland

Councillor Maureen McKay

Councillor Stephen Canning (sub)

Councillor Barry Douglas (sub)

Councillor William Lennox (sub)

Eddie Fraser

David McDowall

Graham Saunders

 

South Ayrshire Council

Councillor Martin Dowey

Councillor William Grant

Councillor Bob Pollock

George Hunter

Theo Leijser

Eileen Howat

 

Others

Simon Fraser, Spirit Aerosystems

Derek McCrindle, Scottish Enterprise

Angela Cox, Ayrshire College

Paul Zealey, Skills Development Scotland

Claire Baird, Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce

Alastair Dobson, Taste of Arran

Gillian Docherty, University of Strathclyde

Morag Goodfellow, Highland and Islands Enterprise

Craig Hume, Utopia Computer

Rachel Phillips, Scottish Government

Christine Johnstone, Scottish Government

Kevin Kane, Strathclyde University

Hisashi Kuboyama, Federation of Small Businesses

Johnny Mone, University of West of Scotland

Milan Radosavljevic, University of West of Scotland

Malcolm Roughead, Visit Scotland

Ian Welsh, Third Sector

 

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Councillor Joe Cullinane  

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