Agenda, decisions and minutes

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The Chief Legal Officer gave advice regarding the potential personal and prejudicial interests that Councillors and / Officers may have on the agenda.

 

The Chief Legal Officer 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 the following interests were declared:

 

1)       Councillors J W Jones and M H Jones declared a Personal Interest in Minute 19 “Amendment to Appointment of Lord Mayor's Cadets”.

 

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

Approved.

Resolved that the following Minutes be approved and signed as a correct record:

 

1)        Annual Meeting of Council held on 20 May 2021.

Noted.

The Chief Legal Officer submitted an information report setting out the written responses to questions asked at the last Ordinary Meeting of Council.

1)            Condolences

 

     Former Councillor T P C (Patrick) Morgan

 

The Presiding Member referred with sadness to the recent death of former Swansea City Councillor T P C Morgan (Patrick) who represented the Sketty Ward between 1984–1988.

 

He also referred with sadness to the recent death of Bethan Caton the wife of Martin, the former MP for Gower and City Councillor who had recently passed away.

 

All present sat silently as a mark as sympathy and respect.

 

2)    Queen’s Birthday Honours

 

The presiding Member referred to the Citizens of Swansea who received awards in the recent Queens Birthday honours list.

 

Ryan Jones MBE – for services to rugby union and charitable fundraising services in Wales.

 

Isobel Marie-Ann Everett MBE – for public service and for Future Leader’s development (lately Chair of Wales Audit Office)

 

Mark Andrew Jones MBE – services to Science, Technology and Maths (Ethical Hacking Services DVLA)

 

Dr. Elizabeth Alexandra Davies BEM – services to NHS and Older Patients during COVID 19 pandemic (Consultant Geriatrician Morriston Hospital)

 

David Jones Lloyd BEM – voluntary services (Founder Second Chance)

 

There were 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.

Two Public Questions were received.

 

The first was from Jason Williams in relation to Minute 21 “Councillors’ Questions – Question 6 (Skate Park).

 

The second question was a written one from Andrew Crowley who was unable to be present in relation to Minute 21 “Councillors’ Questions - Question 9 (Pentre Road Bridge).

 

Both questions were responded to by the relevant Cabinet Members.

 

Approved.

Paula O’Connor, Chair of the Governance & Audit Committee presented the report provided Council with the Governance and Audit Committee’s Annual Report for the 2020/21 Municipal Year.

 

Resolved that the Governance and Audit Committee’s Annual Report for 2020/21 be noted.

Approved.

 

The Cabinet Member for Delivery and Operations presented a report which sought approval of the Corporate Asset Management Plan for the period 2021-2025.

 

Resolved that the Asset Management Plan for the period 2021-2025 be approved.

Approved.

 

The Cabinet Member for Delivery & Operations presented a report which sought Council approval for the nominations/amendments to various Council Bodies.

 

He stated that the Leader had made the following amendment to the Outside Body:

Swansea Public Services Board – Partnership Forum

Removed Councillors Jen A Raynor, Clive E Lloyd and Sam Prichard

Added Councillor Robert V Smith, Louise S Gibbard and Alyson Pugh

 

Resolved that the membership of the Council Bodies listed below be amended as follows:

 

Governance & Audit Committee

Remove Councillor Hannah Lawson

Add Councillor Oliver G James

 

Scrutiny Programme Committee

Remove Councillor Jen A Raynor

Add Councillor Hannah Lawson

 

Economy & Infrastructure PDC

Remove Councillor Matthew Jones

Add Councillor Peter K Jones

 

People PDC

Remove Councillor T Mike White

Add Councillor Matthew Jones

 

Poverty Reduction PDC

Remove Conservative vacancies

Add Councillors David W Helliwell and Lyndon R Jones

 

Recovery & Future Generations PDC

Remove Councillor Hannah Lawson

Add Councillor T Mike White

 

Chief Officers Disciplinary Appeals Committee

Remove Councillor Will G Thomas

Add Conservative vacancy

 

 

 

For Information.

The Delivery & Performance Cabinet Member submitted an information report which outlined and advised Council of the revised procedure which will mean that three Lord Mayor’s cadets will be appointed to represent each of the Armed Forces Cadet Services for each municipal year.

 

For Information.

The Chair of the Scrutiny Programme Committee submitted an information report which provided Council with a progress report on various scrutiny activities.

Noted.

1)         Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’

 

10 Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. 

 

The relevant Cabinet Member(s) responded by way of written answers contained in the Council Summons.

 

A supplementary question requiring a written response is listed below:

 

Question 8

Wendy Fitzgerald asked for further details of the likely level of amounts of financial support that could be provided to groups.

 

The Cabinet Member for Environment Enhancement & Infrastructure Management stated that a written response would be provided.

 

 

2)        Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’

 

7 Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted.

Approved.

Proposed by Councillor C A Holley and seconded by Councillor P M Black.

 

Councillor Holley indicated that he was happy to accept names from the ruling group onto the Notice of motion when it is sent to Downing Street.

 

Council notes proposals in the Queen's speech to crack down on people's ability to protest, to restrict judicial review and to insist on the production of ID cards to vote in General Elections.

 

Council believes that these proposals undermine legal and constitutional freedoms and seek to silence opposition to this UK Government.

 

Council believes that the insistence on ID cards for voting will add to the cost of administering elections by this council, increase bureaucracy and place our polling clerks and presiding officers at polling stations in potentially difficult confrontational positions.

 

Council notes that there is little or no evidence of electoral fraud to justify introducing voter ID and believes that the introduction of this measure will disproportionately impact on ethnic minorities, older people and those on lower incomes, and will lead to lower turnouts at elections.

 

Council resolves to write to the UK Prime Minister to express its concern and opposition to all these proposals.

 

Following debate, and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 30 “Voting” a recorded vote was requested.  The voting on the motion was recorded as follows:

For (52 Councillors)
Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)
C Anderson	B Hopkins	P M Matthews
P M Black	D H Hopkins	P N May
J E Burtonshaw	O G James	H M Morris
M C Child	Y V Jardine	C L Philpott
J P Curtice	J W Jones	S Pritchard
N J Davies	M H Jones	A Pugh
A M Day	M Jones	J A Raynor
P Downing	P Jones	K M Roberts
C R Doyle	S M Jones	R V Smith
M Durke	E J King	D G Sullivan
V M Evans	E T Kirchner	G J Tanner
W Evans	H Lawson	D W W Thomas
R Francis-Davies	A S Lewis	L G Thomas
L S Gibbard	M B Lewis	M Thomas
F M Gordon	W G Lewis	G D Walker
K M Griffiths	C E Lloyd	L V Walton
T J Hennegan	P Lloyd	T M White
C A Holley

 

Against (8 Councillors)
Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)
S J Gallagher	L R Jones	W G Thomas
D W Helliwell	M A Langstone	L J Tyler-Lloyd
P R Hood-Williams	B R Rowlands

 

Abstain (0 Councillors)
Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)	Councillor(s)
-	-	-

 

 

Resolved that the Notice of Motion outlined above be approved.