Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor C Richards.

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

Councillor D H Hopkins – Minute No.203 - Building Capital Maintenance Programme 2016/17 – Personal as LA Governor.

Councillor C E Lloyd – Minute No.203 - Building Capital Maintenance Programme 2016/17 – Personal as LA Governor.

To approve and sign as correct records the Minutes of the previous meetings of Cabinet.

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

1) Special Cabinet held on 15 February 2016.

2) Cabinet held on 18 February 2016.

3) Special Cabinet held on3 March 2016.

The Leader of the Council made no announcements.

No questions were asked.

No questions were asked.

Councillor F M Gordon, Panel Convenor of the School Governance Scrutiny Inquiry Panel, presented the report which outlined the findings, conclusions and recommendations resulting from the Panel’s Inquiry into School Governance.

RESOLVED that

1) the report be noted.

2) the Cabinet Member for Education present a written response to the

Scrutiny recommendations and proposed actions to Cabinet in June 2016.

The Cabinet Member for Education presented 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 be approved as recommended by the LA Governor Appointments Panel:

The Cabinet Member for Education presented a report which provided an update on the progress in meeting the five recommendations in the Estyn Inspection Report from 2013. 

RESOLVED that the progress update on the five recommendations in the Estyn Inspection Report be noted.

The Cabinet Member for Transformation & Performance presented a report which sought to report Corporate and Service Performance for Quarter 3 of 2015-2016.

RESOLVED that Performance be reviewed to help inform executive decisions on resource allocation and, where relevant, corrective actions to manage and improve performance and efficiency in delivering national and local priorities.

The Cabinet Member for Transformation & Performance presented a report which outlined and sought endorsement for the new ‘Show Bullying the Red Light’ campaign.

The Chief Executive outlined his and Executive Boards full support for the initiative.

RESOLVED that

1) Cabinet endorsed the ‘Show Bullying the Red Light’ campaign.

2) Cabinet agreed to actively support the campaign as detailed in the report.

The Cabinet Member for Transformation & Performance presented a report which outlined the Strategic Equality Plan.

RESOLVED that the Strategic Equality Plan be referred to Council for approval.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Strategy presented a report which outlined the schemes to be funded through the Capital Maintenance Programme.

RESOLVED that Cabinet

1)approved the proposed capital maintenance schemes as listed in Appendix A of the report.

2) authorised the financial implications identified in Appendix B of the report to be included in the capital programme.

The Leader presented a report which sought agreement of the Corporate Plan “Delivering for Swansea 2016-2017”.

RESOLVED that the Corporate Plan Delivering for Swansea 2016 -2017 be approved.

The Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development and Regeneration presented a report which sought to include the budget within the Capital Programme.

RESOLVED that the budget to the Capital Programme for 2015/16 & 2016/17 be agreed and committed.

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

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Strategy submitted a report which sought approval for the renewal of the lease at the filling station.

RESOLVED that the recommendation as set out in the report be approved.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Strategy submitted a report which sought approval for the renewal of the lease at the airport.

RESOLVED that the recommendation as set out in the report be approved.

The Leader of the Council stated that pursuant to paragraph 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972, he considered that the report of the Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development and Regeneration “Development of City Centre Sites – St David’s Area North & South of Oystermouth Road” should be considered at this meeting as a matter of urgency.

Reason for Urgency

To seek Cabinet agreement to extend the Councils existing financial commitment to work up costs for St David’s in the short term until discussions with Welsh Government can be finalised.

The Leader presented a report which would allow City Centre regeneration to be progressed, pending a decision on funding from Welsh Government.

The Section 151 Officer indicated that a letter from Welsh Government had been received today confirming support for the funding of the scheme, but further discussions would be required with Ministers both before and after the Welsh Government Elections in May on issues relating to the monies.

RESOLVED that the recommendations as set out in the report be approved.