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Title:
West Midlands Rail Ltd
Include item on Forward Plan
Yes
Item Contains Exempt/Private Reports
No
Urgent Decision - Not in Forward Plan
No
Details for Agenda Sheet
Report of Deputy Chief Executive
Implementation Date (not before meeting on)
Tue 17 Nov 2015
Purpose
To approve the proposed governance arrangements for the development and oversight of the West Midlands Rail Franchise through West Midlands Rail Limited (WMR Ltd), and to approve the City Council’s membership of WMR Ltd and the appointment of directors to the board of WMR Ltd.
Key Portfolio
OLD - Transparency, Openness and Equality
Chief Officer Decision Maker
1 Diamond
Decision Outcome
Cabinet on 17 November 2015:-
(i) Approved the proposed governance arrangements set out in the report for development and oversight of West Midlands Rail (WMR) Ltd, established as a company limited by guarantee with a Board of Directors appointed from each of the constituent partner authorities for the purpose of providing local democratic strategic guidance for specification of the new West Midlands rail franchise being let by Department for Transport (DfT) during 2017;
(ii) Approved the City Council joining WMR Ltd as a member;
(iii) Authorised the appointment of the Leader of the Council as a principal director on the Board of WMR Ltd and the Cabinet Member for Development, Transport and the Economy as the substitute Director on that Board;
(iv) Authorised the Director of Legal and Democratic Services to agree and enter into or execute such documents as are necessary to give effect to these decisions;
(v) Noted that it is intended that WMR Ltd will, during Summer 2016, enter into a formal partnership agreement with the DfT that will set out the rights and obligations of WMR Ltd in relation to the award of the new rail franchise and related matters and that agreement will require approval by a 75% vote of WMR Ltd’s members and will be the subject of a future executive report to Cabinet;
(vi) Noted that any WMR Ltd member may resign its membership of WMR Ltd at any time, including where the member does not approve the terms of any such agreement.
THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON 23 NOVEMBER 2015.
Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
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Overview and Scrutiny
Economy, Skills and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Committee May 15 - May 16
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Decision History
| 27/08/2015 15:03:58 | Phil Horgan | Business Item Created | |
| 27/08/2015 15:03:58 | Phil Horgan | Committee Added | Cabinet |
| 27/08/2015 15:03:58 | Phil Horgan | Meeting Added | 17/11/2015 10:00AM |
| 27/08/2015 15:03:58 | Phil Horgan | OS Committee Added | Economy, Skills and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
| 27/08/2015 15:03:59 | Phil Horgan | Workflow Assigned | Workflow ID 9773D642-B04C-490E-ADE5-C7E11FD85EBD |
| 27/08/2015 15:04:13 | | Status Changed | Decision Scheduled [1] |
| 27/08/2015 15:06:45 | Phil Horgan | Contacts Edited | |
| 01/09/2015 15:30:27 | Janet Hinks | General Details Edited | |
| 29/10/2015 16:32:57 | Janet Hinks | Report Added | Document ID 92762: West Midlands Rail Ltd - Report Template Check List (Public or Private) - Dec 2014 |
| 29/10/2015 16:34:53 | Janet Hinks | Report Added | Document ID 92763: West Midlands Rail Ltd - Report Template Check List (Public or Private) - Dec 2014 |
Approval/Comments
| Approve |
Phil Horgan
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Thu 27 Aug 2015 - 03:03
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Fri 31 Dec 9999
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Thu 27 Aug 2015 - 03:04
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Accepted
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