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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Room 235 (Councillors Meeting Room) - Guildhall, Swansea. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services - Tel (01792) 636923 

Items
No. Item

25.

Election of Chair Pro Tem.

Minutes:

Resolved Councillor M B Lewis be elected Chair Pro Tem.

 

Councillor M B Lewis, Chair Pro Tem Presided

26.

Disclosures of Personal & Prejudicial Interests.

Minutes:

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

27.

Minutes. pdf icon PDF 109 KB

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

Minutes:

Resolved that the Minutes of the Transformation & Future Council Policy Development and Delivery Committee held on 19 December 2017 be approved and signed as a correct record.

28.

Procurement Workshop Update.

Minutes:

The Sustainable Swansea Programme Manager provided an update on the Procurement Workshop.

 

The workshop focussed on the following: -

·                     barriers for local businesses bidding for a winning local contracts

·                     how to identify local suppliers

·                     legislative requirements

 

The following definition of a ‘local supplier’ was put forward at the workshop: -

within the regional boundaries with an emphasis on employing local people within the geographical boundaries to be established as a result of Welsh Government plans for local government re-organisation”

 

The key actions identified at the workshop were: -

 

1)               develop and enhance advertising and marketing of available contracts;

2)               possibility of providing a service to assist local suppliers in the procurement process; and

3)               The Committee provide recommendations to the Constitutional Working Group in order to effect necessary changes. 

 

Resolved that the update be noted.

29.

Discussion on Time of Meetings.

Minutes:

The Committee discussed their availability and the best time for future meetings.

 

Resolved that future meetings be moved to 14.00 hours if possible.

30.

Workplan 2017/2018. pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Minutes:

The Chair presented the Workplan 2017/18 for consideration.

 

The Committee noted that it was particularly interested in the update on the ‘friends of parks’ and community ownership. The Sustainable Swansea Programme Manager was asked to liaise with the Head of Waste Management to see if the update could be moved to the next meeting.  

 

Resolved that the update on ‘friends of the park’ and community ownership be moved to the meeting on 27 February 2018 if possible.