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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with the Code
of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests
were declared: 1)
Councillor A H
Stevens declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 116 “Public
Question Time” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration. 2)
Councillor R V
Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 119 “Local Authority
Governor Appointments” and stated that he had dispensation from the Standards
Committee to Stay, Speak but Not Vote on matters relating to the Appointment of
Local Authority Governors. 3)
Councillor H J Gwilliam
declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 119 “Local Authority
Governor Appointments” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its
consideration. 4)
Councillor A H Stevens
declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 125 “Update Estate
Management Report on Swansea Airport” and withdrew from the meeting prior to
its consideration. 5)
Councillor A H Stevens
declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 127 “Update Estate
Management Report on Swansea Airport” and withdrew from the meeting prior to
its consideration. |
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To approve & sign the
Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Additional documents: Minutes: Resolved
that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a
correct record: 1)
Cabinet held on
15 December 2022. 2)
Cabinet held on
22 December 2022. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1)
Levelling-Up Bid Success The Leader of Council stated that the UK Government has approved a levelling-up bid from
Swansea Council for the project, which is aimed at further regenerating the
Lower Swansea Valley. The major new project will preserve
Swansea’s industrial heritage, breathe more life into the River Tawe corridor
and create jobs and investment has been given a £20m funding boost. |
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Public Question Time. Questions
can be submitted in writing to Democratic Services democracy@swansea.gov.uk up
until noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Written questions take
precedence. Public may attend and ask questions in person if time allows.
Questions must relate to items on the open part of the agenda and will be dealt
within a 10 minute period. Minutes: Bob Oliver, Mark Anderson, and Alan Bailey asked public questions in
relation to Minute 125 "Update Estate Management Report on Swansea
Airport.” The Cabinet Member for
Corporate Service & Performance and Leader of the Council responded. |
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Councillors' Question Time. Minutes: Councillor C M J Evans asked questions in relation to Minute 125
"Update Estate Management Report on Swansea Airport.” The Cabinet Member for
Corporate Service & Performance and Leader of the Council responded. |
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Local Authority Governor Appointments. PDF 231 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Local Authority
Governors Appointment Group submitted a report, which sought approval of the
nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School
Governing Bodies. Resolved that: 1)
The following nominations recommended by the Director of Education in
conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Education & Learning be approved:
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Car Parking Charges. PDF 389 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Environment & Infrastructure submitted a report that sought
approval for proposed car parking
tariffs for Council car parks. The report explained the financial impact of the
existing car parking offers and sets out proposals to meet the increase in
income targets set within the Medium Term Financial
Plan. Resolved that: 1)
The proposed
parking tariffs detailed in the report be implemented for all car parks from 1 April 2023 subject to the outcome of the
Council Budget Consultation and approval of the Council Budget for 2023/24. 2) Authority be delegated to the Head of Highways and Transportation and Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure to increase parking charges in line with the RPI rate of inflation. |
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General Building Materials Framework. PDF 275 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Service Transformation submitted a report that sought approval to award a framework agreement for
the supply of General Building Materials, to facilitate direct orders for
housing stock maintenance and public building projects. Resolved that: 1)
The appointment
of the Suppliers listed in Appendix A of the report be approved onto the Framework
and the Council be authorised to enter into Framework Agreements with each
Supplier, to facilitate call-off contracts from the Framework as and when
required. 2)
Authority
be delegated to the Head of Building Services and the Chief Legal Officer as
necessary to approve the terms of the Framework Agreements and any future
call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement. |
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Review of the Statement of Policy for Licensing. PDF 249 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted a report that
sought agreement for the draft of the
revised Licensing Policy to be issued for consultation. Resolved that: 1)
The proposed
changes to
the Council’s Statement of
Policy for Licensing be agreed. 2) The revised policy be issued for consultation prior to reporting back to Council for adoption. |
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Review of the Policy on the Licensing of Sex Establishments. PDF 249 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted a report that
sought approval for the reviewed
Policy on the Licensing of Sex Establishments to be issued for consultation. Resolved that: 1)
The existing “relevant
localities” for the purposes of
determining applications for sex establishments and the “appropriate number”
of sex establishments for each locality are retained. 2) The policy be issued for consultation prior to reporting back to Council for adoption. |
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Proposal to Publish Cumulative Impact Assessment – City Centre. PDF 247 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted a report that
sought agreement for the draft Cumulative Impact Assessment to be issued for consultation. Resolved that: 1)
The
proposed draft of the Cumulative Impact Assessment be issued for consultation. |
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Fixed Penalty Notices for Breach of House-holder Duty of Care in relation to Fly-tipping. PDF 243 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Community Services submitted a report that sought approval to adopt and implement the Household
Waste Duty of Care (Fixed Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2019 to issue fixed
penalty notices (FPNs) as a more proportionate response to tackling small scale
fly tipping where appropriate. Resolved that: 1)
The
issue of Fixed Penalty Notices in accordance with the Legislation be approved. 2) The fixed penalty fee be set at £300 to
be paid within 14 working days in accordance with the legislation. 3) An early payment amount of £150 if paid within 10 working days be approved. |
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Update Estate Management Report on Swansea Airport. PDF 256 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted a report that provided
an update on the current estate management activities at Swansea Airport and
sought authority to proceed with the recommendations as outlined. Resolved that: 1)
In accordance with the legal advice provided by the Council’s legal officers in conjunction with external
advisers Geldards LLP, Cabinet does not oppose the
principle of the S.26 request (Landlord and Tenant Act 1954) for a new tenancy
with its existing tenant, Swansea Airport Limited but proposes alternative
lease terms. 2)
Authority
be delegated to the Head of Property Services and Chief Legal Officer to
negotiate and agree the appropriate terms of the lease renewal to safeguard the Council’s position
whilst ensuring the Tenant
continues to invest further in the asset. |
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Exclusion of the Public. PDF 237 KB Minutes: Cabinet
were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of
the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on
the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information
as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government
Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)
(Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the
report(s). Cabinet considered the
Public Interest Test in deciding whether 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. Resolved that the public be
excluded for the following item(s) of business. (Closed Session) |
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Update Estate Management Report on Swansea Airport. Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted a report that provided an update on the current estate management activities at Swansea Airport. |