Agenda and minutes

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

1)             Councillor R V Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 173 “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.

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

Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record:

1)             Cabinet held on 16 May 2024.

The Leader of Council made no announcements.

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.

No questions were asked.

No questions were asked.

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:

The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning and Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration, Events & Tourism jointly submitted a report that sought approval for a full application to the Football Foundation to develop a full-sized 3^rd generation playing surface and commit the identified capital funding as described to the project. The report also sought to comply with Financial Procedure Rule 7 “Capital Programming and Appraisals” to commit and authorise schemes in the Capital programme.

Resolved that:

1)             The grant application process with the Football Foundation be progressed to further develop the scheme, which will include detailed design development, planning, final application and subsequent acceptance of grant terms and conditions.

2)             The sum of £1,335,000 as detailed in the report is committed to the capital programme for the development of a 3G Artificial Sports pitch at Penlan Leisure Centre / Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe and community sports building on Mynydd Newydd, subject to the Football Foundation Grant award.

3)             Authority be delegated to the Director of Finance / Section 151 Officer to allow an appropriate proportional increase in capital allocations following financial procedure rules to meet the additional financial requirements of the preferred larger surface (117m x 75m) option as detailed in Section 5, Table 1 of the report.

4)             Authority be delegated to the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Property to enter in relevant agreements with the Football Foundation and / or their appointed contractors to progress and deliver the project as detailed within the report.

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance submitted a report that outlined the Corporate Performance for Quarter 4 and end of year 2023-2024.

Resolved that:

1)             The Council’s performance achieving the Council’s wellbeing objectives in quarter 4 and end of year 2023-2024 be noted.

2)             The use of this information to inform executive decisions on resource allocation and, where relevant, corrective actions to manage and improve performance and efficiency in delivering national and local priorities be endorsed.

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)

No questions were asked.

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance submitted a report that considered the land at Mynydd Newydd Road (Former Leo’s Site), Penplas, Swansea.

Resolved that the recommendations outlined in the report be approved.

The Cabinet Member for Service Transformation submitted a report that considered delivering the Carbon Reduction Retrofit - Phase 2.

Resolved that the recommendations outlined in the report be approved.