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)              Councillors D H Hopkins, C E Lloyd & J A Raynor declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 230 “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 16 July 2020.

The Leader of Council congratulated the Deputy Chief Executive and his wife for the recent birth of their son, Dewi.

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.

Three questions were submitted in relation to Minute 231 “Financial Procedure Rule 7 – Active Travel Fund Capital Grant 2020/21”.

The Environment Enhancement & Infrastructure Management Cabinet Member responded to each question.

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 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:

The Cabinet Member for Environment Enhancement & Infrastructure Management submitted a report which confirmed the outcome of the bid for Active Travel Fund (ATF) monies and sought approval for expenditure on the associated projects in 2020/21.  The report also sought to comply with Financial Procedure Rule 7 “Capital Programming and Appraisals” to commit and authorise scheme in the Capital Programme.

Resolved that:

1)              The ATF Schemes, together with their financial implications 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 Homes, Energy & Service Transformation submitted a report which sought to confirm approval of EGNI Solar Photovoltaic Business Model which will provide financial savings for individual schools.  The scheme will also help to deliver carbon reduction savings for the authority which will underpin corporate energy objectives in line with the recent Climate Emergency commitment.

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