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Issue:- 25 July  2012

Mayoral Development Corporation Board announced

MAYOR Joe Anderson has announced the Board of Directors for the Liverpool Mayoral Development Corporation.  The Corporation; the first outside London; will provide the strategic direction for the city's economy and help the Mayor deliver his pledges around building new schools and houses and attracting investment and jobs.

The Corporation will operate a single investment programme, using public and private finance and assets through a single capital pot negotiated through the £130 million City Deal with Government.  

It includes 2 Enterprise Zones (City Fringe and Commercial Zone and Mersey Waters) and five Mayoral Development Zones (North Liverpool, Knowledge Quarter, Stonebridge Cross, Eastern Approaches and Speke Garston).

The long term aim for the Mayoral Development Corporation is to operate a multi-billion pound investment vehicle that will operate as a "Bank of Liverpool". The intention is to pool public funding streams into a single investment pot that also includes public assets and income from the business rate uplift in the Enterprise Zones, including the co-ordination and disposal of Homes and Communities Agency economic assets through a dedicated stewardship collaboration agreement. It will then be used to attract private sector match and lever in private sector loans and equity.

Mayor Joe Anderson said:- "This is a pivotal moment for Liverpool as it is the first time we have ever had the ability to shape our own destiny in this way. I am delighted that we have been able to secure the services of extremely talented individuals who have a wealth of experience at the highest level in the public, private and voluntary sectors and at a local, regional and national level.  They will play a key role in helping guide and drive forward the ambitious pledges I have made around building new schools and houses, creating jobs, attracting investment and making the city cleaner and greener. Just this week we have already started to see the delivery of some of the pledges, with the start of work on Notre Dame Catholic College and improving homes in Anfield Village, but there is much more to do and absolutely no time to waste.  Parts of our city have waited far too long for investment and the new Mayoral Development Corporation will help us deliver the changes we need to make if we are to improve lives for residents."

The Mayoral Development Corporation is also tasked with:-

Developing the city's competitive edge nationally and globally

Developing policies to secure high-quality development, infrastructure and investment

Creating the right environment for business formation, growth and productivity

Ensuring economic opportunities are accessible to local people, businesses and social enterprises

The Board members are:-

Sir Michael Bibby - Managing Director of Bibby Line Group. Sir Michael has been MD of the firm, whose headquarters are in Liverpool, since 2000. Upon graduating from Oxford University in 1984, he joined Coopers & Lybrand in London where he later qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He then spent several years at Unilever as a project accountant where he was involved in a number of acquisitions, disposals and joint venture projects.

Claire Dove MBE – Chief Executive of Blackburne House. Claire is also Chair of Social Enterprise UK, a member of the Board of Governors at Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Community College. She chaired the recent Liverpool Fairness Commission report commissioned by the Mayor which recommends the implementation of a living wage for local people to tackle poverty.

Liv Garfield – Chief Executive of BT Open Reach. Liv is responsible for the delivery of one of the fastest and most ambitious deployments of superfast fibre broadband in the world, overseeing delivery of fibre to two thirds of UK homes and businesses by the end of 2015. Previously she worked as BT Group Director of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, where she oversaw the company's fibre broadband strategy and other key areas. Before joining BT in 2003, Liv worked for Accenture, the management consultancy company.

Robert Hough - Chair of the Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership. Robert was previously Chair of the Northwest Regional Development Agency. He has been a Director of Peel Holdings since 1986 and was its Deputy Chairman from 1989 to 2009 and is now a non-executive Director of Peel Holdings. Within the Peel Holdings Group, he was also responsible for the Airports Division and was Chairman of Peel Airports and Liverpool John Lennon Airport from 1997 until 2009. He was the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Manchester Commonwealth Games from 1995 to 1999 and then its Vice-President and also Mayor of the Games Village during the Games themselves. From 2002 to 2009, he was Chairman of New East Manchester Limited, the urban regeneration company.

Sir Howard Newby - Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool. Sir Howard was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, having previously spent five years as the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). From 1999 to 2001, Sir Howard was President of Universities UK, the UK body which represents the university sector. He was also President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 2001 to 2002.

Julia Unwin CBE - Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. She was previously a member of the Housing Corporation Board for 10 years and a Charity Commissioner from 1998 to 2003. Julia was also Deputy Chair of the Food Standards Agency and worked as an independent consultant operating within government and the voluntary and corporate sectors. In that role, she focused on the development of services and in particular the governance and funding of voluntary organisations. Julia has researched and written extensively on the role, governance and funding of the voluntary sector. She studied history at the University of Liverpool and also worked for Liverpool Council for Voluntary Service from 1978 to 1980.

David Wade Smith. David is a long established business figure in Liverpool. He has a broad wealth of business experience and played an instrumental role in the strategic development of independent retailer Wade Smith, culminating in its sale to Arcadia Group in 1998. He is a board member at Liverpool Chamber of Commerce was and Chair from 2005 to 2008 and served as Chair of Tourism for Merseyside at The Mersey Partnership from 2004 to 2009. He is also a co-founding member of the Board of Liverpool Vision. He served on the successful Board of the Liverpool bid team for European Capital of Culture, and has served as a Board member of TATE Liverpool and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. In 2010 he was appointed as Business Advisor to the city council's Cabinet, and more recently his business interests have included digital ticketing as well as an international role in conferences and events.

The Board will meet on a regular basis, with the inaugural meeting scheduled for September 2012.

New Mayoral team to drive city forward

THE Mayor of Liverpool has appointed a new team to help him deliver his priorities for the city.  Liverpool's new Mayoral team, which will run alongside the city council Cabinet, will work closely with Joe Anderson to provide advice, support and expertise in the key areas of his Mayoral programme.

Made up of 6 'Mayoral Leads', the team will report directly to the Mayor and their work will be subject to scrutiny by the relevant select committees.

The Mayoral Leads are:-

Clubmoor Councillor James Noakes, who will be responsible for Performance Improvement. Councillor Noakes will lead on delivering practical improvements across the council and providing effective means of measuring the council's performance.

Old Swan Councillor Peter Brennan, who will report to the Mayor on Community Safety issues, including the city's crime and disorder reduction strategy and the Community Safety Partnership. Councillor Brennan will also assist in the development of the arrangements following the election of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the establishment of the Police and Crime Panel.

Croxteth Councillor Stephanie Till, who will be responsible for Young People. Councillor Till, 26, will help ensure the voices of young people are heard, empowering them to enjoy the best possible quality of life and reach their full potential.

Wavertree Councillor Jake Morrison, the city's youngest councillor at 19, who will be Mayoral Lead for Looked-After Children, supporting the Mayor's focus on young people and encouraging positive discrimination for looked-after young people.

County ward Councillor Gerard Woodhouse, who will be responsible for Older People, working to support them to live independently and assisting in the development of social care.

Croxteth Councillor Peter Mitchell, who will oversee Parks and Open Spaces, taking responsibility for ensuring Liverpool makes the best use of its parks and open spaces and that they become an integral part of the city's events programme.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:- "I have pledged to make Liverpool a better place to live and work over the next four years, a city of opportunity which invests in its young people and cares for its most vulnerable. It's vital that I have a strong team behind me, if we are to make this vision a reality.  These appointments will significantly strengthen our ability to deliver some of the key priorities of the Mayoral programme. The team will provide invaluable knowledge, expertise and support, better placing us to take on-board the views of local people and meet their needs.  Working together with the City Council Cabinet, the new Mayoral team will play a vital role in helping me drive forward my priorities and deliver real change for this city."

The make-up of the City Council's Cabinet remains the same, but as part of the new plans, the responsibilities of some members have been refocused.

Cabinet Member for Skills, Enterprise and Employment, Councillor Nick Small, will be tasked with prioritising the employment and employability of local people, while Councillor Ann O'Byrne will no longer be responsible for community safety, with that role shifting to Mayoral Lead, Councillor Peter Brennan. Councillor O'Byrne will concentrate exclusively on Housing, one of the Mayor's major priorities.

Councillor Tim Moore's title will change from Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change to Cabinet Member for Transport and Climate Change. He takes the responsibility for Transport from Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, who will now focus solely on Regeneration, including the key areas of the Mayoral Development Zones and Enterprise Zones.

Councillor Steve Munby's title will change from Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, to Cabinet Member for Living Environment and Localism. He will look at how the city responds to the challenges and opportunities of the localism agenda, as well as being responsible for neighbourhood management, streetscene and bins.

The new responsibilities of the City Council's Cabinet are:-

►  Joe Anderson – Mayor

►  Councillor Paul Brant – Deputy Mayor, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources (no change)

►  Councillor Roz Gladden – Assistant Mayor, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health (no change)

►  Councillor Wendy Simon – Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism (no change)

►  Councillor Jane Corbett - Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services (no change)

►  Councillor Nick Small - Cabinet Member for Skills, Enterprise and Employment (increased focus on employment and employability)

►  Councillor Tim Moore - Cabinet Member for Transport and Climate Change (new focus on strategic transport)

►  Councillor Ann O'Byrne - Cabinet Member for Housing (no longer responsible for Community Safety)

►  Councillor Steve Munby - Cabinet Member for Living Environment and Localism (new focus on how city responds to localism agenda)

►  Councillor Malcolm Kennedy - Cabinet Member for Regeneration (no longer responsible for Transport)

WITNESS APPEAL - DOG ATTACK - MAGHULL

MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for any information after a 16 year old girl was bitten by a dog in Maghull on Wednesday, 11 July 2012.  The victim was walking along Moorhey Road with her friend at around 5pm when she was attacked by a dog that is believed to be a pit bull. It is described as stocky, white and had brown patches on its back.  The dog was being walked by 2 men and appeared to break its lead and run towards the victim and her friend who were walking along the road.  The victim has been left extremely shaken by the incident and sustained dog bite injuries to both of her legs and right arm that needed stitches. The two men were eventually able to get the dog off the girl and they carried on walking along Moorhey Road. The men are described as white, in their 20s and around 5ft 10in tall. One of the men had short, shaven ginger hair and the other had short, shaven light brown hair. They were both wearing dark tracksuits and hooded tops.  Officers are investigating the incident and appeal to anyone with any information, or who may recognise the description of the dog or men, to contact Merseyside Police.

PC Laura Ryan said:- "This was a nasty attack that has left the girl very shaken. We are appealing to anyone who may have seen any part of this incident to contact us so we can take appropriate action. I urge anyone with any information to get in touch with us in case they know something that could help the investigation."

Anyone with any information is asked to call Merseyside Police on:- 0151 777 3751, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on:- 0800 555 111.

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