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 was declared:

1)              Councillor J A Raynor declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 206 “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.

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 19 March 2020;

2)              Cabinet held on 27 April 2020;

3)              Cabinet held on 7 May 2020.

The Leader of Council made no announcements.

Questions must be submitted in writing, no later than noon on the working day prior to the meeting.  Questions must relate to items on the agenda. Questions will be dealt with in a 10 minute period.

No questions were asked.

Questions must be submitted in writing, no later than noon on the working day prior to the meeting.  Questions must relate to items on the agenda.

No questions were asked.

The Cabinet Member for Homes, Energy & Service Transformation submitted a report which sought to comply with Financial Procedure Rule 7 “Capital Programming and Appraisals”, to commit and authorise the addition of new schemes to the Capital Programme.  The Warm Homes Fund will be used to install appropriate first time gas heating to multiple properties that have been identified across Swansea that are within the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) areas for residents who are at risk of being or who are in fuel poverty and have electrical or solid fuel heating.

Resolved that:

1)              The funding offer for qualifying homes from the Warm Homes Fund for first time central heating for 2020 & 2021 be approved and the scheme be added to the capital programme;

2)              Delegated authority be given to the Director of Place, the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Finance Officer and the Cabinet Member for Homes, Energy and Service Transformation to approve the required funding and contractual documentation.

The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report which provided information and sought consideration to adopt a new temporary Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Rates Relief Scheme relating to Business Rates, which has been introduced by Welsh Government for the financial year 2020/2021.  This supplements the previously announced High Street and Retail Rates Relief Scheme.

Resolved that:

1)              The details of the scheme as outlined in the report be noted;

2)              The rate relief scheme and the application process outlined in the report be adopted for 2020/2021.

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:

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 Delivery & Operations submitted a report which sought approval of the negotiated purchase price for acquisition of 18.7 acres of land by CCS at Swansea Dock.  The land is to be acquired on the instruction of the Highways client, and is required to facilitate the construction of a spine road through SA1, linking Baldwin’s Crescent and Langdon Road.

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