Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor C E Llloyd be elected as Chair Pro Tem.

COUNCILLOR C E LLOYD (CHAIR PRO TEM) PRESIDED.

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

Councillor W Evans declared a personal interest in Minute 41 - Local Transport Fund Bid 2017/18 (Kingsbridge Cycle Link) - Ward Councillor for Kingsbridge.

Councillor A S Lewis declared a personal interest in Minute 41 – Local Transport Fund Bid 2017/18 (Morriston Riverside Links) as Ward Councillor for Morriston and a personal and prejudicial interest in Minute 42 – Overview of Current and Forthcoming European and External Funding Applications – Cabinet Member who approved the application.  Cllr Lewis left the meeting prior to this item being discussed.

Councillor C E Lloyd declared a personal interest in Minute 40 – Flying Start Capital Programme 2017-2018 – Governor of St. Thomas Primary School and Minute 41 Local Transport Fund Bid 2017/18 – Ward Councillor for St. Thomas.

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

RESOLVED that the minutes of the External Funding Panel held on 1 February 2017 be approved and signed as a correct record.

The School Business Case Development Manager presented a report to outline the capital proposal included in the Additional Funding Application submitted to Welsh Government in respect of the Flying Start Programme 2017/18 and to confirm the approved LSOAs funding for the City & County of Swansea.

RESOLVED that the 2017/18 Flying Start Capital bid be approved.

The Transport Strategy Officer presented a report to approve the funding application for the Local Transport Fund 2017/18.

He outlined that four bids totalling £4.312 million had been submitted to Welsh Government, with the following amounts having been awarded since the report was submitted:

In addition, Welsh Government have made an indicative allocation of £18k in support of the work required to confirm to the statutory duties of the Active Travel (Wales) Act.

Total = £1,221,000

The Chair emphasised the need for further discussions to take place regarding the revenue implications arising from grant aid for capital projects and consideration that future funding applications for schemes were in line with corporate priorities.

RESOLVED that the Local Transport Fund 2017/18 application be approved.

The Community Housing Service Manager presented a report to provide details of the bid for Welsh Government Warm Homes Arbed Funding 2017-18 for Sandfields Renewal Area.

RESOLVED that the Bid for Welsh Government Warm Homes Arbed Funding 2017-18 for Sandfields Renewal Area be approved.

The Committee was requested to exclude the public from the meeting during the consideration of the item of business identified in the recommendations to the report on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, relevant to the item of business as set out in the report.

The Committee considered the Public Interest Test in deciding 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.

It was RESOLVED that the public be excluded for the following item of business.

(CLOSED SESSION)

The European & External Funding Programme Officer provided an update on current and planned European and other External funding applications.

RESOLVED that the recommendation to support the bid to the Welsh Government Regional Tourism Engagement Fund (RTEF) 2017-2019 as outlined in the report be approved.