Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor R Francis- Davies be elected as Chair Pro Tem.

COUNCILLOR R FRANCIS-DAVIES (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 interest were declared:

Councillor J A Raynor – Personal – Minute no.  – Future of the CATF.  Friends of Dunvant Park operates in my ward and I am an associate member.

The Client Services Valuer  presented a report which outlined the capital and revenue implications for a new Medical and Family Support Centre at Mayhill and to seek authority to progress the specified development in partnership with the Local Health Board.

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

RESOLVED that:

1.     The project be APPROVED;

2.     The provision of funding for the additional cost of £167k be considered in the capital budget process for 2016/2017; and

3.     The provision of an update on land sale negotiation and build costs be NOTED.

The Planned Maintenance Drainage & Coastal Management Officer, presented an update on Welsh Government Grant to support the design of Blackpill Flood Alleviation Scheme.

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

RESOLVED that the grant to support the design for the scheme be ENDORSED.

The Planned Maintenance Drainage & Coastal Management Officer, presented an update on Welsh Government Grant to support small flood risk management schemes.

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

RESOLVED that the grant to support the identified schemes be ENDORSED.

The Voluntary Sector Relationship Coordinator presented a report regarding the future of the Community Action Transformation Fund (CATF). 

He stated that there had been five rounds of CATF, a sixth scheduled to close to applications in March 2017.  To date, the CATF has supported 17 projects and allocated a total of £298,058 to projects (budget of £300,000). 

Members noted that there is no finance to continue with the CATF.  There is currently £2,000 remaining of the original budget of £300,000.  Should Members wish to support the scheduled 6^th round of funding and/or a further extension to the Community Action Transformation Fund the budget would need to be supplemented to allow for this.

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

RESOLVED that the report be deferred to the next meeting.

52             Exclusion of the Public.

The Committee was requested to exclude the public from the meeting during the consideration of the items 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 items 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 items of business.

(CLOSED SESSION)

The European & External Funding Officer presented a report that provided an update on current and planned European and other external funding applications.

Members asked questions of the Officer who responded accordingly.

RESLOVED that:

1)    the updates on projects in sections 2 to 6 of the report be noted;

2)    the bid to support the ERDF 4.4 programme for the Kingsway employment hub be supported;

3)    the request for the City and County of Swansea to participate as joint beneficiaries of the Cam Nesa project be supported.