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Introductions, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Gwenda Thomas, Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Mick Antoniw and Rhun ap Iorwerth. |
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(09.30-10.30) |
Regeneration of town centres - follow-up scrutiny Lesley
Griffiths, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Kath
Palmer, Deputy Director, Homes and Places Steffan
Roberts, Regeneration Manager, Homes and Places Neil
Hemington, Head of Planning, Planning Directorate Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
Lesley Griffiths, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Kath
Palmer, Steffan Roberts and Neil Hemington answered questions from Members of
the Committee. 2.2
The Minister agreed to provide further information on the following: ·
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note on the footfall statistics for Bargoed, following the location of
Morrisons in the town centre. ·
Information
on the criteria used to allocate funding from the Tackling Poverty Fund,
Vibrant and Viable Places and clarification on how it coincides with the Town
Centre First policy with specific reference to the example of the funding
provided for Barry Island. ·
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note on why it appears the Welsh Government’s ‘town centre first’ policy is
only being applied in practice to retail and not to the location of office developments
or the location of local authority services and staff. |
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(10.40-11.25) |
Regeneration of town centres Andy
Godfrey, Chair of the Local Government Policy Advisory Group, British Retail
Consortium and Public Policy Manager for Boots Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
Andy Godfrey answered questions from Members of the Committee. |
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(11.25-12.25) |
Regeneration of town centres Russell
Greenslade, Chief Executive, Swansea Business Improvement District Antonia
Pompa, Co-ordinator, Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement District Ojay
McDonald, Policy Manager, Association of Town and City Management Rhiannon
Kingsley, Town Centre Manager, Bridgend County Borough Council Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
Russell Greenslade, Antonia Pompa, Ojay McDonald and Rhiannon Kingsley answered
questions from Members of the Committee. 4.2
Ojay McDonald agreed to provide a copy of the ATCM’s report on their consultation
on business rates when the consultation has ended. 4.3
Russell Greenslade agreed to provide further information on the advantages of Business
Improvement Districts and the activities of the Swansea Business Improvement
District. |
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Papers to note |
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ATCM Report on Town Centre Parking Report
provided by ATCM on town centre parking Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.1.1
The paper was noted by the Committee. |