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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The Interim Head of Legal
and Democratic Services gave advice regarding the potential personal and
prejudicial interests that Councillors and / Officers may have on the agenda. The Head of Democratic Services
reminded Councillors and Officers that the “Disclosures of Personal and
Prejudicial Interests” sheet should only be completed if the Councillor /
Officer actually had an interest to declare.
Nil returns were not required.
Councillors and Officers were also informed that any declarable interest
must be made orally and in writing on the sheet. In accordance with the
provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the
following interests were declared: Councillors 1)
Councillors C Anderson, J P Curtice, J A Hale, C A Holley, S M Jones, E
J King, A S Lewis, R D Lewis and R C Stewart declared a Personal Interest in
Minute 160 “Pay Policy 2017-2018”; 2)
Councillors J E Burtonshaw, C A Holley, A J Jones, K E Marsh, C Thomas, M
Thomas and T M White declared a Personal Interest in Minute 160 “Pay Policy
2017-2018.” and stated that they had dispensation from the Standards Committee; 3)
Councillors P Downing, S M Jones, K E Marsh, P N May, R D Lewis and C L
Philpott declared a Personal Interest in Minute 163 “Admission Arrangements
2018-2019”; 4) Councillors
M C Child, J P Curtice, J E Harris, P R Hood-Williams, L James, J W Jones, M H
Jones, R D Lewis and K E Marsh declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in
Minute 165 “Approval of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Management Plan”; 5)
Councillor C R Doyle declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in
Minute 166 “Western Bay Population Assessment”; 6)
Councillors J W Jones, M H Jones, S M Jones, C L Philpott, J A Raynor
and C Richards declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 169
“Councillors Questions.” Officers 1)
G Borsden, H Evans, M Hawes, T Meredith, P Roberts and D Smith declared
a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 160 “Pay Policy 2017-2018.” and
withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration. 2)
T Meredith declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 161
“Senior Management Restructure - Resources Directorate.” 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 following Minutes be approved and
signed as a correct record: 1) Extraordinary Meeting of
Council held on 16 February 2017; 2) Ordinary Meeting of
Council held on 23 February 2017. |
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Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council. Minutes: There were no written
responses. |
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Announcements of the Presiding Member. Minutes: 1)
Westminster Attack,
London The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the terrorist attack at Westminster,
London on 22 March 2017. To date, the attack
left 4 people dead and 40 people injured, 7 of which
remain in hospital in a critical condition.
Those who died were Aysha Frade,
Kurt Cochran, PC Keith Palmer and the attacker. Flags
outside the Council’s Civic buildings were flown at
half-mast and staff held a minute’s silence at 09.33 as
a mark of respect following the attack in Westminster. Similar silences were held
across the UK at the same time to mark the start of the Parliamentary session
in London. All
present stood as a mark of sympathy and respect. 2)
National
Government Opportunities (GO) Awards 2017-2018 The
Presiding Member announce that the City and County of Swansea was a winner at
the National Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement
Awards 2017-2018 held in Manchester on 21 March 2017. The ceremony was the glittering climax to the
North of England’s Festival of Procurement and saw nearly 600 delegates from
the UK’s public procurement community go head to head to win a coveted GO
Award. The
Authority’s “Beyond Bricks and Mortar” Team won the Epson sponsored “GO Best
Employment Initiative Award” for its excellent work and its community benefits
policy. On behalf of the Authority he congratulated and thanked all involved. Helen
Beddow and Lee Wyndham were present from the Beyond Bricks and Mortar Team to
receive the award. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1)
Swansea Bay City Region
Deal The Leader of the Council stated that the Swansea
Bay City Region Deal had been signed on 20 March 2017. The deal is the biggest ever investment into
the area; potentially bringing 10,000 jobs to the region and a £1.3 billion
boost to the economy. He paid tribute to
the Team of people that all helped make this a reality. 2)
Liberty Stadium The
Leader of the Council provided an update with regard to the negotiations for a
revised lease agreement for the Liberty Stadium. |
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Public Questions. Questions must relate to
matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt within
a 10 minute period. Minutes: A
number of questions were asked by members of the public. The relevant Cabinet Member responded
accordingly. Those questions requiring a
written response are listed below: 1) David Davies asked questions in relation to Minute
165 “Approval of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management
Plan”. a)
“Page
199. Paragraph 3.38. Losing European Funding for Transport as a result of Brexit creates financial problems for this
Authority, especially at a time when the Welsh Government is planning an
integrated transport system nationwide. i)
Is
the Gower Sunday Explorer likely to be affected? ii)
Will
the Council and DANSA Partnership serving Gowerton to Llanrhidian receive
ongoing funding and does the Council have any plans to expand the community
transport services, an amenity introduced by this Labour Council which is
proving a success story?” The Environment and
Transportation Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be provided. |
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Public Presentation - None. Minutes: No Public Presentations were
received. |
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Pay Policy 2017/2018. PDF 58 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted
a report which sought Council approval of the Pay
Policy 2017-2018. RESOLVED that: 1)
The Pay Policy 2017-2018 be approved for adoption. |
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Senior Management Structure - Resources Directorate. PDF 278 KB Minutes: The Chief Executive
submitted a report which proposed a Senior Management
Structure following the retirement of the Corporate Director (Resources) at the
end of May 2017. He made one amendment
to Appendix 1 of the report by stating that “Elections and Electoral
Registration” aka “Electoral Services” should be shown
as being under Democratic Services. RESOLVED that: 1)
The structure, subject
to the consultation as detailed in the report be approved; 2) The Chief Executive be authorised to consult all affected staff; 3) The Chief Executive be authorised to implement the structure subject to resolution 2) above not identifying significant changes. |
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Consultation Response – Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed. PDF 155 KB Minutes: The Chief Executive
submitted a report which sought approval to the in principle responses to the
recently issued Welsh Government White Paper “Reforming Local Government:
Resilient and Renewed” in order that a detailed response can be prepared for
submission by the deadline by the 11 April 2017. RESOLVED that: 1) Council considers the White Paper issued by Welsh Government Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed and authorises the Chief Executive to construct a response in consultation with the Leader of the Council in line with the suggested responses shown highlighted in black within this report. |
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Admission Arrangements 2018/2019. PDF 90 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Education Cabinet
Member submitted a report which sought to determine
the admission arrangements for maintained schools for the academic year
2018-2019. RESOLVED that: 1)
The
proposed admission arrangements for 2018-2019 for Nursery as set out in
Appendix A of the report be approved; 2)
The
proposed admission arrangements for 2018-2019 for Reception as set out in
Appendix B of the report be approved; 3)
The
proposed admission arrangements for 2018-2019 for Year 7 as set out in Appendix
B of the report be approved; 4)
The proposed
admission arrangements for 2018-2019 for in-year transfers as set out in
Appendix B of the report be approved; 5)
The
proposed admission arrangements/criteria for entry for 2018-2019 for sixth
forms as set out in Appendix C of the report be approved; 6)
The
Schedule of Events as set out in Appendix D of the report be approved; 7)
The admission numbers for primary and secondary schools as set out in
Appendix E of the report be noted. |
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Well-Being Objectives & Statement 2017/18. PDF 259 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Transformation
and Performance Cabinet Member submitted a report which
set out the well-being objectives and well-being statement 2017-2018 for
the Council as required by the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
2015. RESOLVED that: 1)
The Council’s 5 key priorities expressed in its
current Corporate Plan 2016-2017 be carried forward into 2017-2018 as the Council’s
Well-Being Objectives; 2)
The Council’s ‘Well-Being Statement’ for 2017-2018
be approved; 3)
The work currently underway to review the
Council’s Well-Being Objectives continues after the local government elections
with the newly elected Administration into 2017-2018 with a new Corporate Plan
published as soon as practicably possible. |
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Approval of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan. PDF 1 MB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Enterprise,
Development and Regeneration Cabinet Member submitted a report
which sought to approve and adopt the Gower Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan as Council Policy and as Supplementary
Planning Guidance. RESOLVED that: 1)
The Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB) Management Plan be approved and adopted as Council
Policy and as Supplementary Planning Guidance to the Unitary Development Plan
(UDP) and emerging Local Development Plan (LDP). Note: Councillor E
W Fitzgerald asked the following question: “Page 192,
Paragraph 3.9. Second Sentence. Can the Cabinet Member clarify what plant is
being referred to?” The Enterprise,
Development and Regeneration Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be provided. |
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Western Bay Population Assessment. PDF 101 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The
Adults and Vulnerable People Cabinet Member submitted a report which sought
to approve the Western Bay Population Assessment; to authorise the Chief Social
Services Officer to publish a link to the Population Assessment on the
Council’s website and to authorise the Director of People to submit the
Population Assessment to Welsh Ministers on behalf of the three Local
Authorities and the Health Board in the Western Bay Region. The Chief Social
Services Officer (Dave Howes) and Western Bay Regional Programme Director (Sara
Harvey) gave a presentation on the Western Bay Population Assessment. RESOLVED that: 1)
The
Western Bay Population Assessment be approved; 2)
The Chief Social Services Officer be authorised
to publish a link to the Population Assessment on the Council’s website; 3)
The Director of People be authorised to submit
the Population Assessment to Welsh Ministers on behalf of the three Local
Authorities and the Health Board in the Western Bay Region. |
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Council Diary 2017-2018. PDF 58 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Presiding Member,
Monitoring Officer and Head of Democratic Services submitted a report which outlined the draft Council Diary
2017-2018. RESOLVED that: 1) The Council Diary 2017-2018 be approved; 2) The Council Diary 2017-2018 be resubmitted to the Annual Meeting of Council on 25 May 2017 for further consideration following the Local Government Elections on 4 May 2017; 3) The Timing of Council Meetings Survey be conducted in Autumn / Winter 2017. |
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Scrutiny Dispatches – Quarterly Impact Report. PDF 81 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair of the Scrutiny Programme Committee
submitted an information report setting out the Scrutiny Dispatches - Quarterly
Impact Report. |
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Councillors' Questions. PDF 178 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: 1) Part A ‘Supplementary
Questions’ Ten
(10) Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. The relevant Cabinet Member(s) responded by
way of written answers contained in the Council Summons. No
supplementary questions required a written response. 2) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ One (1) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |