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North Ayrshire Council · 7 September 2023
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board A meeting of the Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board of North Ayrshire Council will be held remotely on Thursday, 07 September 2023 at 13:00 to consider the undernoted business. 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 livestreamed and available to view at https://northayrshire.public i.tv/core/portal/home. In the event that livestreaming 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
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 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).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Ayrshire Economic Partnership Board Sederunt 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 Chair: Apologies: Attending:
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Milan Radosavljevic, University of West of Scotland Malcolm Roughead, Visit Scotland Ian Welsh, Third Sector