Issue - meetings

The Leader of the Council made the following statement:

Members will recall that we signed the Southampton and Portsmouth City Deal with Government in November. As part of the Deal, we are required to formalise local governance arrangements to oversee programme delivery. I wish to make you aware that it is proposed that a ‘non legal entity’ group is established for this purpose, comprising the four local signatories to the Deal: the leaders of Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council, and a private sector representative for the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership.

This City Deal Executive will meet as required, but normally quarterly to make in principle strategic decisions in relation to the Southampton and Portsmouth City Deal, and the decisions of the City Deal Executive shall be reported formally and publicly to Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership’