Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea
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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The Head of Legal, Democratic Services and Business Intelligence 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: 1) Councillors
C Richards declared a Personal Interest in Minute 57 “Announcements of the
Leader of the Council”; 2) Councillors J E
Burtonshaw declared a Personal Interest in Minute 65 “Councillors’ Questions”. |
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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 27
July 2017 subject to: i)
Councillor T J Hennegan and Councillor E T
Kirchner being added to the list of those present; ii)
Councillor E T Kirchner being removed from
the list of apologies; 2)
Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 27 July
2017 subject to: i)
Councillor B J Rowlands and W G Thomas being
added to the list of those present; ii)
Councillor D G Sullivan being
added to the list of apologies. |
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Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council. PDF 52 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of
Legal, Democratic Services and Business Intelligence submitted
an information report setting out the written responses to questions asked at
the last Ordinary Meeting of Council. |
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Announcements of the Presiding Member. Minutes: 1)
Condolences a)
Councillor Janice Dudley, Mayor of Neath Port Talbot The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the recent sudden death of Councillor
Janice Dudley, Mayor of Neath Port Talbot.
Councillor Dudley was known to a number of City and
County of Swansea Councillors as she was a member of the West Glamorgan
Joint Archives Committee. b)
Terror Attacks and Tragic Events The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the terrorist attacks at Barcelona,
Spain on 18 August 2017, Cambrils, Spain and Turku, Finland both on 19 August
2017. The attacks left numerous dead and
injured. Flags
outside the Council’s Civic buildings were flown at
half-mast. c)
Jillian
Thomas, Sister of Councillor J P Curtice The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the recent death of Jillian Thomas,
sister of Councillor J P Curtice. All present stood as
a mark of sympathy and respect. 2)
Tabernacle Chapel,
Morriston The
Presiding Member stated that Morriston Tabernacle was one of only two Grade 1
Listed buildings in Swansea (the other being the Guildhall). He stated that Tabernacle had made the
shortlist of the top 50 best churches in Wales. It
is the only Swansea church in the competition and is currently in the
lead. The public have until 31 August
2017 to vote. Attaining the top spot
could help support and promote Swansea’s City of Culture bid. He
stated that should people wish to vote, they should visit www.SacredWales.org.uk 4) The Association of Print and
Communication Managers (APCOM) Awards 2017 The
Presiding Member was delighted to announce that DesignPrint, the Authority’s
in-house print unit has followed up its successes in the APCOM Awards 2016 by
being shortlisted for ‘APCOM Team of the Year 2017’. These awards raise the profile of DesignPrint
and give credibility in a competitive market, particularly with regard to the
commercial services DesignPrint offers. The
awards are being presented at the national conference
this year in Dunchurch, Warwickshire on 21 September
2017. Additionally,
Anthony Evans, DesignPrint Manager will become the APCOM President 2017-2019 on
22 September 2017. Anthony will become
the first person to have been APCOM President for a second time. He
congratulated Anthony Evans and all of the staff at DesignPrint for their
achievement. 5) Fund Raising Cycle Ride from the
Reverend James, Loughor to Dublin The
Presiding Member stated that Huw Evans, Head of Democratic Services and his
cycling colleagues from Beicwyr Rachel / Rachel’s Riders cycling club would be
cycling from the Reverend James, Loughor to Dublin and back in September 2017. They
would be raising money to help fund a specialist wheelchair to a youngster from
Loughor. Donations could
be made by visiting |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1)
Liberty
Stadium The
Leader of the Council provided an update in relation to the ongoing negotiations
relating to a new stadium deal option. 2)
Rail
Electrification between Cardiff and Swansea The
Leader of the Council stated that he was following up on the actions outlined
under the Notice of Motion at Council on 27 July 2017. 3)
Kilvey
Hill Development The
Leader of the Council stated that he had met with a delegation from New Zealand
relating to a development on Kilvey Hill.
He was hopeful that this would lead to future investment. |
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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. No questions required a
written response. |
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Public Presentation - None. Minutes: No Public Presentations were
received. |
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Corporate Plan 2017/22. PDF 93 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Service
Transformation & Business Operations Cabinet Member submitted a report,
which sought to publish a Corporate Plan containing the Council’s Well-being
Objectives in line with the requirements set out within the Well-being Future Generations
(Wales) Act 2015 and statutory guidance relating to Public Bodies. RESOLVED that: 1)
The Corporate Plan 2017-2022 be adopted. Note: Councillor J W
Jones asked the following question: i)
“Page 63, Fourth bullet
point from the bottom. Can you explain
what is meant by “Most people in Swansea are not in income poverty; but for
those who are in poverty, well-being is low?” The Service Transformation & Business
Operations Cabinet Member stated that a
written response would be provided. |
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Code of Corporate Governance. PDF 145 KB Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report, which provided
the revised Code of Corporate Governance and allows Council to approve the
revised Code based on the
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA / Society of Local
Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) Framework
issues for 2016-2017 onwards. RESOLVED that: 1)
The revised Code of Corporate
Governance be approved. |
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Annual Governance Statement 2016/17. PDF 59 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report, which presented the annual review of governance arrangements 2016-2017 for approval and to provide Council with copies of two letters of representation returned to the Wales Audit Office completed by those charged with governance and management for the City and County of Swansea and the City and County of Swansea Pension Fund for information. RESOLVED that: 1)
The Annual Governance Statement
2016-2017 be approved and the Letters of Representation be noted. |
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Democratic Services Annual Report 19 May 2016 – 24 May 2017. PDF 118 KB Minutes: The Chair of Democratic Services submitted an information report, which provided the Democratic Services Annual Report for the period 19 May 2016 to 24 May 2017. The reports outlines the work of the Committee during that period. RESOLVED that the
report be noted. |
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Membership of Committees. PDF 52 KB Minutes: The Service
Transformation & Business Operations Cabinet Member stated that an amended
report had been circulated. He referred to the report
stating that the Leader of the Council had also made changes to the Authority’s
Outside Bodies as outlined below: 1)
ABMU Community Health
Council Remove Councillor M C Child. Add Councillor M Sykes. RESOLVED that the membership of the Council Bodies
listed below be amended as follows: 1)
Economic &
Infrastructure Policy Development & Delivery Committee Add Councillor T M White. 2)
Education & Skills
Policy Development & Delivery Committee Remove Councillor C L Philpott. 3)
Planning Committee Remove Councillor E J King. Add Councillor C Anderson. 4)
Corporate Parenting Board Remove Councillor E T Kirchner. Add Councillor A Pugh. |
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Councillors' Questions. PDF 131 KB Minutes: 1) Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ Eight
(8) Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. The relevant Cabinet Member(s) responded by
way of written answers contained in the Council Summons. The following supplementary
question(s) required a written response. Question 7 a)
Councillor P M Black asked: i)
“Can
the Cabinet Member provide the figures for 2016-2017?” The Health & Wellbeing
Member stated that a written response would be provided. 2) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ Three (3) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |