Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interest(s) were declared:

1)              Councillor M C Child declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minutes 172 “Pre Decision Scrutiny Feedback on Outcome of Residential Care and Day Services for Older People Commissioning Reviews” and 173 “Outcome of Residential Care and Day Services for Older People Commissioning Reviews” but remained, spoke and voted due to his dispensation from the Standards Committee;

2)              Councillors M C Child, W Evans, R Francis-Davies, D H Hopkins, A S Lewis, C E Lloyd and M Thomas declared a Personal Interest in Minute 178 “Local Authority Governor Appointments”;

3)              Councillor J A Raynor and M Sherwood declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 178 “Local Authority Governor Appointments” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record:

1)              Cabinet held on 15 March 2018;

2)              Special Cabinet held on 22 March 2018.

The Leader of the Council stated that a trial of the Authority’s eVoting system would be taking place; however it would not form the formal vote.  The traditional normal show of hands voting procedure would be used to record the formal vote.

Questions must relate to matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt within a 10 minute period.

No questions were asked.

Councillor A M Day asked a number of questions in relation to Minutes 172 “Pre Decision Scrutiny Feedback on Outcome of Residential Care and Day Services for Older People Commissioning Reviews” and 173 “Outcome of Residential Care and Day Services for Older People Commissioning Reviews”.

The Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Member responded.

Councillor P M Black presented the pre decision scrutiny feedback from the Adult Services Scrutiny Performance Panel.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing presented a report, which outlined the preferred options for the Residential Care and Day Services for Older People Commissioning Reviews, with a view to proceeding to public and staff consultation on the preferred options.

Resolved that:

1)              Complex care and residential reablement be commissioned through the Authority’s internal residential service and concentrate residential respite within the internal service, unless service users chose to access respite or complex care in the independent sector;

2)              The Authority proceed to a 12 week public and staff consultation on the proposal to maintain a mixed delivery model of internal and external services and apply a greater degree of specialism on internal beds;

3)              The Authority proceed to a 12 week public and staff consultation on the proposal to transform the day service so it focusses on higher dependency, and complex / dementia care.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing presented a report, which provided an overview of progress to date with the Adult Services Commissioning Reviews in relation to accommodation and housing related provision and day services for adults with a learning disability and sensory impairment, and mental health, with a view to seeking agreement of those strategies.

Resolved that the following Strategies be approved:

1)              Mental Health Commissioning Strategy;

2)              Adult Learning Disability Services Commissioning Strategy;

3)              Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment Commissioning Strategy.

The Cabinet Member for Housing, Energy and Building Services presented a report, which provided details of the Disabled Facilities & Improvement Grant Programme and also sought approval to include schemes in the 2018-2019 Capital Programme.  The report complies with Financial Procedure Rule 7 “Capital Programming and Appraisals” - To commit and authorise schemes as per the Capital Programme.

Resolved that:

1)              The Disabled Facilities and Improvement Grant Programme as detailed, including its financial implications be approved and included in the 2018-2019 Capital Budget.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report which, highlighted the legal duty to achieve pooled fund arrangements for care homes and make recommendations for implementation.

Resolved that:

1)              Option 1 as outlined in the report be implemented.

The Cabinet Member for Environment Services presented a report, which confirmed the Flood and Coastal Risk Management (Capital) grant from Welsh Government and included the expenditure in the Capital Programme for 2018-2019.

Resolved that:

1)              The Flood and Coastal Risk Management (Capital) grant of £682,500 be confirmed and 25% match funding for the scheme be included in the Capital Programme for years 2018 to 2020.  The total cost for the initial phase of the scheme is £910,000.

The Local Authority Governors Appointment Group submitted a report, which sought approval of the nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School Governing Bodies.

Resolved that:

1)              The following nominations recommended by the Chief Education Officer in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning be approved8be approved as recommended by the Chief Education Officer in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning: