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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea

Contact: Democratic Services - Tel: (01792) 636923 

Items
No. Item

1.

Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests.

Minutes:

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

 

1)              Councillor J A Raynor declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 9 “Local Authority Governor Appointments” and stated that she had dispensation from the Standards Committee to Stay, Speak but Not Vote on matters relating to the Appointment of Local Authority Governors;

 

2)              Jack Straw declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 13 “Disposal of Highway Land at Mumbles, Swansea” and withdrew from the Meeting prior to its consideration.

2.

Minutes. pdf icon PDF 113 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

1)              Cabinet held on 18 April 2019;

 

2)              Special Cabinet held on 2 May 2019.

3.

Announcements of the Leader of the Council.

Minutes:

1)              Webcasting of Meeting

 

The Deputy Leader of the Council stated that as part of the ongoing works to enable the Webcasting of Council, Cabinet, Planning Committee and the Scrutiny Programme Committee; this meeting was being recorded.

4.

Public Question Time.

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

Minutes:

No questions were asked.

5.

Councillors' Question Time.

Minutes:

No questions were asked.

6.

Report of the Chair of the People Policy Development Committee - Supported Living. pdf icon PDF 224 KB

Minutes:

The Chair of the People Policy Development Committee submitted a report summarising the Committee’s work on Supporting Living.

 

Resolved that:

 

1)              The communication exchange process regarding supported living developments for Mental Health and Learning Disability Services and Council Members as set out within Paragraphs 4.3, 4.4 and Appendix 1 of the report be approved.

7.

Report of the Chair of the Education & Skills Policy Development Committee - Pupil Development Grant. pdf icon PDF 137 KB

Minutes:

The Chair of the Education & Skills Policy Development Committee submitted a report summarising the Committee’s recommendations in relation to the Pupil Development Grant.

 

Resolved that:

 

1)              The recommendations within the report be endorsed to establish a Policy on the use of the Pupil Development Grant.

8.

Local Authority Governor Appointments. pdf icon PDF 97 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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 Director of Education in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Education Improvement, Learning & Skills be approved:

 

1)

Parklands Primary School

Christopher O’Brien

2)

Pengelli Primary School

Elaine Thomas

3)

Olchfa Comprehensive School

James Ellis

 

9.

Contract Award Report - Tender for the Provision of Local Bus Services. pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure Management submitted a report which detailed the outcome of the recent tenders for Local Bus Services and sought approval to award contracts.

 

Resolved that:

 

1)              The tender prices recommended by the Tender Evaluation Panel and set out in Schedule B of the report by accepted as representing the Most Economically Advantageous Tenders;

 

2)              Contracts be awarded to the Companies as set out in Schedule B of the report.

10.

Contract Award Report - Tender for the Provision of Park and Ride Bus Services. pdf icon PDF 145 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure Management submitted a report which detailed the outcome of the recent tenders for the provision of Park and Ride Bus Services and sought approval to award contracts.

 

Resolved that:

 

1)              The tender prices recommended by the Tender Evaluation Panel and set out in Schedule B of the report by accepted as representing the Most Economically Advantageous Tenders;

 

2)              A Contract be awarded to Tenderer 1 as set out in Schedule A of the report.

11.

Exclusion of the Public. pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Minutes:

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)

12.

Disposal of Residential Element of Swansea Central Phase 1.

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure Management presented a report which sought authority for disposal of assets in accordance with the Council Constitution.

 

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

13.

Disposal of Highway Land at Mumbles, Swansea.

Minutes:

Resolved that the item be deferred to a future meeting.