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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 118 KB To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 1st December, 2022 (copy attached). Minutes: The minutes of
the meeting held on 1st December, 2023 were agreed as a correct record. The Chairman advised the Committee that Cllr Prabesh KC had been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee held on 20th October, 1st December 2022 and 9th February 2023. Under the Council’s Constitution, Standing Order 4 (5) stated that ‘if any Member shall be absent from three consecutive meetings of a committee, he or she shall cease to be a Member thereof, unless he or she shall in the opinion of the Committee show reasonable grounds for their absence.’ It was noted that the Chairman would contact Cllr KC to determine the reasons for his absence at these meetings and report back at the meeting to be held on 30th March, 2023. |
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To meet with representatives from the Farnborough Airport, to discuss the economic and environmental impacts of the airport on the Borough following the publication of the Economic Impact of Farnborough Airport Report produced by Lichfields (copy attached). In attendance from the airport will be Simon Geere, Chief
Executive and Mark Sanderson, Group Corporate Responsibility Manager. In attendance from the Council will be Tim Mills, Executive Head of
Property and Growth, Lee McQuade, Economy and Growth Manager and Richard Ward,
Environment and Airport Monitoring Officer. Mr Ward will give a presentation on
air quality across the Borough with a particular focus on the impacts of the
airport on the air quality. In addition, Luke Bonnici, Associate Director – Economics at Lichfields, will be joining the meeting online to address
any specific queries regarding the report. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee
welcomed, Simon Geere, Chief Executive, and Mark Sanderson, Group Corporate
Responsibility Manager, at Farnborough Airport, Tim Mills, (Executive Head of
Property and Growth) and Richard Ward, (Environment and Airport Monitoring
Officer) who were in attendance to provide presentations on the environmental
and economic impacts of Farnborough Airport. This followed the publication of
the Economic Impact of Farnborough Airport Report produced by Lichfields. In Addition, Luke Bonnici, Associate Director –
Economics, Lichfields, joined the meeting online. Mr Mills provided
a background to the Economic Impact Report. It was noted that the previous
Report had been published in 2009 and had been commissioned to inform the
Rushmoor Local Plan. The current Report had been commissioned jointly by the
Council and Farnborough Airport to update the previous Report; calculate the Airport’s
actual economic impact, as observed in 2019 (pre-covid baseline); and, revise
how the economic impact of the airport might change as it increased its Air
Traffic Movements (ATMs) and reached its current 50,000 ATMs per annum planning
limit. It was noted that
the Report had been split into sections, also including an introduction and
executive summary, as set out below : ·
Section 3 - An overview of Farnborough Airport, its
facilities and operations, and other economic activities based there, which
were considered in the economic assessment – key points o The Airport
occupied 7% of the Boroughs land area o Operations were
restricted by planning conditions o Key
infrastructure included a 1800m runway, a state of the art control tower,
modern terminal building and hangar space. Considerable investment in
infrastructure and facilities on the site was also ongoing o Over 70 tenants
co-occupied the space, including Gulfstream, Flight Safety International and
Farnborough International ·
Section 4 - Definition of business aviation and an
overview of the role Farnborough Airport played within the sector – key points o Farnborough was
the largest UK business aviation airport o Business aviation
had shown more resilience than commercial aviation during the pandemic o Farnborough was
one of five “red list” entry ports in the UK ·
Section 5 - An overview of the policy context and
socio-economic conditions in the area – key points o Policy context
which influenced current operations and future growth included, Government Policy, Sub-Regional
Policy and the Local Plan o Socio-Economic characteristics
of the local economy included, a resilient and strong local economy, stable
employment levels with low levels of unemployment and dominant service
sector/knowledge based industries ·
Section 6 - Examination of the economic impact of
Farnborough Airport and consideration of how this had changed – key points o Total employment
in Rushmoor, both direct and indirect, estimated to be in the region of 1,735
FTE jobs (3.5% of the Boroughs employment), an increase of 44.9% since 2009 o Total economic
contribution, at Borough level, estimated to be in the region of £151.8
million, as increase of 63.2% since 2009 o Total fiscal
contribution of £2.04 million in 2022/23 and capital investment of £55 million · Section 7 - The economic ... view the full minutes text for item 24. |
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To consider the Work Plan for the 2022/23 Municipal Year (copy attached). Minutes: The Committee noted the current Work Plan and was advise that the next meeting, scheduled for 30th March, 2023 would include a presentation on the management of damp and mould in the Local Housing Sector and the annual reports of the Council’s Cabinet Champions. It was noted that a combined letter, from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Policy and Project Advisory Board, had been sent to Hampshire County Council regarding a range of highways issues that had been raised by Members. An update would be provided at the next Progress Group. |