Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

The Leader of Council made no announcements.

Cabinet were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s).

Cabinet considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report.

Resolved that the public be excluded for the following item(s) of business.

(Closed Session)

Councillor C A Holley asked a number of questions in relation to minute number 36 “Acquisition, Swansea City Centre” and minute number 37 “Skyline: New Leisure Proposal for Swansea”.

The Leader of the Council and the Section 151 Officer responded accordingly.

The Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration & Tourism submitted a report that sought consideration of the acquisition of the former Debenhams unit in the Quadrant to support the recovery of the city centre and sought budget authorisation to add the project to the Capital Programme in line with the Financial Procedure Rules.

Resolved that the recommendations as detailed in the report be approved.

The Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration & Tourism submitted a report that sought approval of the scheme and its financial implications, including a financial grant and repayable loan to support the delivery of the Skyline scheme in accordance with Financial Procedures Rules and to commit and authorise the scheme onto the Capital Programme to comply with Financial Procedure Rule 7.3 “Capital Programming and Appraisals”.

Resolved that the recommendations as detailed in the report be approved.