Agenda

In the event of a fire alarm, please await direction from Council staff who will assist with the evacuation. Please do not return to the building until instructed to do so by the fire warden(s).

The committee is asked to note that following his recent appointment as a Bristol City Council Cabinet member, Cllr Steve Pearce is no longer a member of this committee.  Cllr Mhairi Threlfall has been appointed to replace Cllr Pearce as a Bristol City Council member of this committee.

Members who consider that they have an interest to declare are asked to: a) State the item number in which they have an interest, b) The nature of the interest, c) Whether the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, non-disclosable pecuniary interest or non-pecuniary interest. Any Member who is unsure about the above should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting in order to expedite matters at the meeting itself.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the West of England Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 23 January 2019 as a correct record.

If you wish to present a petition or make a statement at this meeting, you are required to
submit this by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting by e-mail to
democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

For this meeting, this means that your petition/statement must be received in this office
by 12 noon on Tuesday 26 February 2019.

If you wish to ask a question at the meeting, you are required to submit the question in
writing to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk by no later than 3 working
days before the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be
received in this office by the end of Thursday 21 February 2019.

In presenting any statements at the meeting, members of the public are generally
permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each. The total time available for this session is
30 minutes so at the discretion of the Chair, speaking time may sometimes be reduced
depending on how many public items are received. Please note that all public items will
be circulated in advance of the meeting to the committee members

To update the committee for information on the position regarding the development

of the West of England Energy Strategy.

To update the committee on progress in delivering against the 2018/19 business plan

and to present the West of England Combined Authority Business Plan for 2019/20.

To provide an update on the MetroWest programme.

To provide an update on the MetroBus programme.

To provide an update on progress in relation to the devolved Adult Education Budget.