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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer gave advice regarding the potential personal
and prejudicial interests that Councillors and / Officers may have on the
agenda. The Head of Democratic Services reminded Councillors and Officers that
the “Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests” sheet should only be
completed if the Councillor / Officer actually had an interest to declare. Nil returns were not required. Councillors and
Officers were also informed that any declarable interest must be made orally
and in writing on the sheet. In accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by
the City and County of Swansea no interests were declared. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: Resolved that the following Minutes
be approved and signed as a correct record: 1)
Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 5 March 2020; 2)
Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 26 March 2020. |
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Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council. PDF 205 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer
submitted an information report setting out the written responses to questions
asked at the last Ordinary Meeting of Council. |
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Announcements of the Presiding Member. Minutes: 1)
StreetGames National Award - May 2020 The
Presiding Member stated that he was delighted to announce that the Sport and
Health Team were recently shortlisted in two categories of the StreetGames UK National Awards. StreetGames
encourage young people from disadvantaged background to participate in sport
and volunteer as leaders and coaches within their local communities. StreetGames Wales
consider Swansea Council one of the leading Authorities in delivering this
agenda. The
Us Girls project won the “Engaging Women and Girls Category”, with Olympic
Games medallist Beth Tweddle announcing the award
live online. The Manselton Youth project
was runner-up in the Promoting Sustainability category. The
Us Girls project is designed to target girls within areas of poverty that
traditionally take very little part in sport and physical activity. It was developed as a concept by StreetGames UK and delivered locally by the Sport and
Health Team to the level where it is now considered the best example of the Us
Girls brand in the UK and the best overall project aimed at engaging Women and
Girls in positive activities through sport. The
Manselton Youth project is delivered in partnership with volunteers who now run
the youth club independently following the Council’s initial support and
includes healthy eating and food preparation alongside sport and physical
activity. The Manselton Youth project
was runner-up in the National Awards. He
thanked Jenna Thomas and Yasmin Davies for their excellent work on these projects
which led to these awards. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1)
Amendments
to Cabinet Portfolios The Leader of the Council stated that
he had made amendments to the Cabinet Portfolios which took effect from 28 May
2020. A sheet outlining the changes was circulated
and the new Portfolios would be placed within the Council Constitution. This amended list was circulated on 2 June 2020 and
the Council Constitution will be updated accordingly. The list has been amended slightly as
follows: Better Communities Ø Add
“Employability”; Ø Add “Swansea
Working”; Ø Add “Lifelong
Learning”. Environment Enhancement & Infrastructure
Management Ø Add “Community /
Public Transport”; Ø Add “Parks
Maintenance”. Investment, Regeneration & Tourism Ø Add “Parks &
Play Development”. The amended Cabinet Portfolios are outlined below:
2)
Notice of Motion on Carbon Based Initiatives The Leader of the Council stated that Council on 24
October 2019 agreed a Motion in relation to Carbon Based Initiatives. As part of the Motion, Council resolved that
a report be brought back within 6 months; however due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
this has not been possible. He stated that he had raised the issue with
Councillor C E Lloyd and the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and agreed that the
report be presented to Council on 4 September 2020. He apologised for the delay. 3)
Work During Covid-19 Pandemic The
Leader of the Council stated that there work had continued during the Covid-19
pandemic. He outlined a number of
examples of that work including: Ø
Arena; Ø
Major
Building Projects being progressed; Ø Hundreds of new
trees, shrubs and plants now in place; Ø Penderyn whisky distillery @ Copperworks; Ø
Architects
designing the Palace Theatre building design / layout; Ø
Deal
finalised on restoration of the Albert Hall; Ø
Kingsway
nearly complete and a two way traffic will return soon; Ø
More
details of Phase 2 of Swansea Central will be announced shortly with a major
announcement on 1000’s of jobs for Swansea; Ø
Planning
has been approved for 71-72 Kingsway. 4)
Thanks to Staff /
Volunteers for the Response to Covid-19 The Leader of the Council thanked Staff, Volunteers
and workers throughout Swansea for their tremendous work in responding to the
Covid-19 pandemic. Their work and
dedication is a tribute to the residents of Swansea. 5)
Restart of Schools The Leader of the Council outlined the process for
the restart of Schools for later in June 2020. 6)
Track & Trace The Leader of the Council outlined the work already
carried out in relation to Track and Trace.
He thanked all involved. 7)
George Floyd - Solidarity
with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Campaign The Leader of the Council offered his condolences
on behalf of the Authority in relation to the recent death of George Floyd and
to express our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Campaign. He stated that Swansea is a City of Sanctuary
and that the Guildhall would be lit up in purple on Saturday evening to show
support. |
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Public Questions. 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. Minutes: No questions were received. |
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Appointment of Lord Mayor’s Cadet. PDF 227 KB Minutes: The Delivery & Performance Cabinet
Member submitted an information report which outlined the process of appointing
and details of the role of a Lord Mayor’s Cadet starting from the 2020-2021
Municipal Year. |
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Membership of Committees. PDF 116 KB Minutes: The Delivery & Performance Cabinet
Member submitted a report which sought Council approval to the nominations /
amendments to the membership of Council Bodies.
He also added a further amendemnt. He stated that the Leader of the Council had
made the following changes to the Authority’s Outside Bodies: i)
South Wales Police & Crime Panel Remove Councillor E T Kirchner. Add Councillor W Evans. ii)
West Glamorgan
Regional Partnership Board (Formerly known as Western Bay Regional Partnership
Board) Remove Councillor M C Child. Add Councillor C E Lloyd. Resolved that the
membership of the Council Bodies listed below be amended as follows: 1)
Democratic
Services Committee Remove Councillor P M Black. Add Councillor L James. 2)
Pension Fund Committee. Remove
Councillor M B Lewis. Add
Labour Vacancy. 3)
Scrutiny Programme
Committee Remove Councillors M Durke & M H Jones. Add Councillors P M Black & T M White. 4)
Local Pension
Board Remove Councillor T M White. Add Councillor M B Lewis. Note: Following the vote, the Leader of the
Council and the Political Group Leaders thanked Councillor M H Jones for her
work as outgoing Chair of the Scrutiny Programme Committee. Councillor M H
Jones thanked them for their kind words.
She also paid tribute to the support given by Officer and Councillors
during her term of Chair. |
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Amendments to the Constitution. PDF 297 KB Minutes: The Presiding Member, Monitoring Officer and Head of Democratic Services
jointly submitted a report seeking to amend in order to simplify, improve and /
or add to the Council Constitution in relation to the following areas: a)
Part 3 “Responsibility for Functions” - “Terms of Reference” - “External
Funding Panel”. Resolved that: 1)
The “External Funding Panel” be abolished and
removed from the Terms of Reference within the Council Constitution; 2)
Any further consequential amendments be approved. |
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Councillors' Questions. PDF 258 KB Minutes: 1) Part A
‘Supplementary Questions’ Two (2) Part A
‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted.
The relevant Cabinet Member(s) responded by way of written answers
contained in the Council Summons. Those supplementary
question(s) required a written response are listed below: Question 1 Councillor A M Day
asked the relevant Cabinet Member: “Can Councillors be provided with a briefing note
outlining the current arrangements for looking after these young people in the
Youth Offending Service outlined in the response during the Covid-19 pandemic?” The Children
Services Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be provided. 2) Part
B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ Three (3) Part B ‘Questions
not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |