Minute
North Lanarkshire Council · 17 February 2023
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ENTERPRISE AND FAIR WORK - 17 FEBRUARY 2023 86 17 February 2023 at 10 am. A Meeting of the ENTERPRISE AND FAIR WORK COMMITTEE PRESENT Councillor Khan, Convener; Councillor Patton, Vice-Convener; Councillors Bustard, Crichton, Di Mascio, Docherty, Duffy, Dunbar, Hume, Leckie, Magowan, Masterton, McNally, McPake, Nolan, Robb, Robinson, Smith, Stevenson, Sullivan, Toner, Watson and Williams. CHAIR Councillor Khan (Convener) presided. IN ATTENDANCE The Chief Officer (Place); Chief Officer (Education – South); City Deal Manager; Business Manager, Employability Support and Skills Development, and Democratic Services Manager. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC. (SCOTLAND) ACT 2000 1. There were no declarations. ECONOMIC REGENERATION DELIVERY PLAN 2023-2028 2. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) seeking approval for North Lanarkshire's refreshed Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan (ERDP) 2023-2028 and associated Annual ERDP Action Plan for 2023/24; (2) advising that the ERDP is a high level economic development framework, aligned to the Composite Capital Programme; (3) detailing that the aim of the refreshed ERDP would be to ensure that the Council continues to focus on investment and physical regeneration across four inter related themes; (4) providing a summary of each of the four inter related themes namely (a) Housing; (b) Town Centres; (c) Business and Industry, and (d) Connectivity; (5) confirming that the ERDP Action Plan for 2023/24 would be subject to annual monitoring, review and update, and (6) enclosing within the Appendices to the report the refreshed ERDP (2023-2028) and Action Plan (2023/24). Decided: (1) that the refreshed ERDP (2023-2028) and Action Plan (2023/24), as outlined within the Appendices to the report, be approved; (2) that it be noted that the approved ERDP and Action Plan would be subject to final review and consultation, and (3) that it be noted that an annual performance report detailing progress against the 2022/23 Action Plan and wider ERDP performance framework would be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee.
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ENTERPRISE AND FAIR WORK - 17 FEBRUARY 2023 87 CITY DEAL UPDATE REPORT 3. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) outlining the North Lanarkshire City Deal programme update, and (2) advising of the current status and recent progress of each of the North Lanarkshire City Deal Infrastructure sub-projects being undertaken by the Council. Decided: that the contents of the report, including the progress made in the North Lanarkshire City Deal Infrastructure sub-projects, be noted. EMPLOYABILITY UPDATE 4. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Education – South) (1) advising that the Scottish Government had approved the request to extend the EU funded Employability Programme for December 2022 until June 2023; (2) informing of the measures in place to ensure the transition from EU funding to the Shared Prosperity Fund, as a key source of external funding allocated to employability, to provide continuity of the services and meets the needs of the community, and (3) providing an update on the current labour market in North Lanarkshire and the forthcoming challenges. Decided: (1) that the outcome of the request to the Scottish Government to extend the current EU funded Employability Programme from December 2022 until June 2023 be noted, and (2) that the information provided on the transition to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the labour market in North Lanarkshire be noted. VACANT AND DERELICT LAND FUND 5. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) advising that the Council had received funding through the Scottish Government's Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF) Programme to support remediation and re-use of long term vacant and derelict land sites; (2) reminding the Committee that the Scottish Government had approved the award of £0.656m to allow Scottish Canals to proceed with a restoration project at Craigmarloch Stables however, funding implications had determined that the project could not be taken forward; (3) stating that, following a review of alternative opportunities, the regeneration of the building would not be viable due to the delivery timescales required by the fund; (4) detailing that the Scottish Government had approved the re-allocation of budget to support enabling works for the development of new industrial units at Link Park (Plot 1), Newhouse, thereby ensuring that the funding award is safeguarded; (5) informing that a range of other potential funding sources would be sought for the regeneration of Craigmarloch Stables should a potential viable use for the buildings be identified; (6) confirming that the Council had been allocated £1.841m VDLF for 2023/24 from the Scottish Government subject to the submission and approval of a 2023/24 VDLF Local Delivery Plan (LDP), and (7) seeking approval to submit the projects being assessed for inclusion within the 2023/24 VDLF Delivery Plan. Decided: (1) that the re-allocation of Vacant and Derelict Land Fund monies from the regeneration of Craigmarloch Stables, towards enabling works for a new industrial unit at Link Park, Newhouse Industrial Estate be approved; (2) that the projects being assessed for inclusion within the 2023/24 VDLF Delivery Plan, to be submitted to the Scottish Government by the end of March 2023, be approved, and
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ENTERPRISE AND FAIR WORK - 17 FEBRUARY 2023 88 (3) that it be noted that an update on the proposals for the 2023/24 VDLF funding allocation be reported to the next meeting of the Committee. EXTERNAL FUNDING UPDATE 6. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) providing an update on significant recent external funding activity; (2) advising that the Council had been awarded £9,225,000 from the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) to support the delivery of Cumbernauld Town Vision; (3) informing that, by December 2022, the UK Community Renewal Fund Projects had been completed and work would be undertaken to administer funds and evaluate projects; (4) detailing the Council's allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which replaces the EU Structural Funds, and intentions for its use; (5) summarising the progress made towards submitting a Final Business Case aimed at securing £10m in revenue support from the Green Growth Accelerator Programme; (6) confirming that round 10 of funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund had been secured for a project with Motherwell FC Community Trust to establish "the Well Hub", and (7) outlining that bids had been submitted to both Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the heritage led regeneration project in Airdrie. Decided: (1) that the award of £9,225,000 from the Levelling Up Fund to support the delivery of the Cumbernauld Town Vision be noted; (2) that the completion of UK Community Renewal Fund projects, and the work being undertaken to administer funds and evaluate projects, be noted; (3) that the confirmation of the Council's UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation, and plans for its use, be noted; (4) that the progress made towards submitting a Final Business Case, aimed at securing £10m in revenue support from the Green Growth Accelerator Programme, be noted; (5) that the award of £215,000 from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund to support Motherwell FC Community Trust, "the Well Hub" project, be noted, and (6) that the submission of bids to both Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the heritage led regeneration in Airdrie be noted. CONTRACT AWARD FOR BRAIDHURST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE DESIGN TEAM 7. There was submitted a report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) advising of action taken, under delegated authority, to award the contract for Braidhurst Industrial Estate Design Team to Collective Architecture Limited; (2) outlining that the contract value shall not exceed £630,000 exclusive of VAT, and (3) that the contract had commenced on 12 January 2023, for an initial period of 24 months, with the option to extend for additional periods up to a maximum of six months. Decided: that the action taken to award the contract for Braidhurst Industrial Estate Design Team to Collective Architecture Limited, to the maximum value of £630,000, exclusive of VAT, be noted.