Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea
No. | Item |
---|---|
Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The 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 interest was declared: 1) Councillor
M C Child declared a Personal Interest in Minute 190 “Local Democracy &
Boundary Commission for Wales - Local Boundary Review”. |
|
To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Minutes: Resolved that the following Minutes be approved and
signed as a correct record: 1) Ordinary Meeting of
Council held on 22 March 2018. |
|
Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council. PDF 94 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. |
|
Announcements of the Presiding Member. Minutes: 1)
Condolences a)
Elsie May Thomas, Mother of Councillor Mark
Thomas The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the recent death of Elsie May Thomas,
mother of Councillor Mark
Thomas. Elsie was 94 years of age. b)
Doreen Thomas, Wife of Honorary Alderman Charles
Thomas The
Presiding Member referred with sadness to the recent death of Former Mayoress
of Swansea, Doreen Thomas, wife of Honorary Alderman, former Councillor and former Mayor
Charles Thomas (St. Thomas). Please stand as a
mark of sympathy and respect. 2)
Councillor Sybil E
Crouch The Presiding Member welcomed Councillor S E Couch
back following her illness. 3) Gold
Coast, Australia Commonwealth Games 2018 The
Presiding Member congratulated the Gold Coast, Australia for hosting a
successful 2018 Commonwealth Games. Team
Wales’ Gold Coast efforts were rewarded with their most successful Commonwealth
Games by equalling their medal tally from Glasgow 2014. Team Wales ended the games in 7th
position with 36 medals (10 Gold, 12 Silver and 14 Bronze). 4) Ceremonial
Council - 18 May 2018 The
Presiding Member reminded Councillors that invitations to the Ceremonial
Meeting of Council for the Lord Mayor’s Inauguration had been sent. The Ceremonial Council is scheduled for 14.00
on Friday, 18 May 2018. A RVSP is
required to the Civic Officer (Jo-anne Jones) no
later than noon on 4 May 2018. 5) 2018 MJ Awards The
MJ Awards is one of the UK’s leading Local Government honour schemes. The Presiding Member congratulated the
Authority for being recognised three times in the 2018 MJ Awards. The
Waste Management Team was in the Best Council Services Team category. They will find out if they have won top prize
on 27 June 2018. The
Agile Working Project is commended in the Innovation in Property and Asset
Management category. The
Colliers Way Passivhaus Pilot Scheme is commended in the Best Social Housing
Initiative category. 6) Huw, Evans, Head of Democratic Services -
Eastern European Cader Man Cycling Adventure The
Presiding Member offered the Council’s best wishes to Huw Evans, Head of
Democratic Services for his forthcoming Eastern European Cycling
Adventure. Huw and 10 others will be
flying to Krakow, Poland on 20 May 2018 and cycling from there through Ukraine,
Belarus and ending in Vilnius, Lithuania.
They will be cycling just short of 700 miles over 6 days (more if they
get lost). They will be unsupported and
required to carry all of their gear for the duration. The
purpose of the trip is to raise money for Bloodwise, a UK Blood Cancer
Charity. Please feel free to donate
directly to Huw or via the Cader Man Just Giving
page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/caderman2018 7) Amendments
/ Correction to the Council Summons a)
Item
14 “Councillors’ Questions” - Question 9. The Presiding Member stated that additional
information had been circulated in relation to Item 14 “Councillors’ Questions”
- Question 9. This information was not
available at the time of printing the Council Summons. |
|
Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1) Swansea Bay Region City
Deal - Update The Leader of the Council stated that the Swansea
Bay Region City Deal had successfully negotiated to retain 50% of the National
Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) in relation to specific projects. He also stated that a capitalisation directive had
also been secured allowing some monies to be moved into the revenue budget. He concluded by announcing that Ed Tomp had been appointed as Chair of the Strategy Board. |
|
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
question was asked by a member of the public in relation to Minute 191 “Swansea
Public Service Board Local Well-being Plan – Working Together for a Better
Future”. The
relevant Cabinet Member responded accordingly.
No questions required a written response. |
|
Public Presentation - None. Minutes: No Public Presentations were
received. |
|
Code of Practice - Ethical Employment in Supply Chains. PDF 41 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Commercial Opportunities & Innovation Cabinet Member
and Service Transformation & Business Operations Cabinet Member jointly submitted
a report, which sought endorsement to sign up to the Ethical Employment in
Supply Chains Code of Practice. Resolved that: 1)
The
Authority sign up to the Ethical Employment in Supply
Chains Code of Practice; 2)
The
action plan be noted and delegated to the Director of Place to implement. |
|
Local Democracy & Boundary Commission for Wales - Local Boundary Review. (Presentation) Minutes: Theo Joloza, Steve Halsall, Matt Redmond and Dan Mosely, of the Local
Democracy & Boundary Commission for Wales gave a presentation on the
forthcoming Local Boundary Review for the City and County of Swansea. They outlined the process for the review of the electoral arrangements
for the City and County of Swansea. They stated that
the Commission would welcome any comments from the Authority. The consultation period begins on 4 May 2017
and closes on 26 July 2017. The presentation was followed by a question and answer
session. Resolved that: 1)
The
presentation be noted. |
|
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Leader of the Council submitted a report, which sought approval
for the Swansea Public Service Board’s Local Well-being Plan which included the
Local Well-being Objectives and the steps the Partnership will take to achieve
them as set out within the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
and statutory guidance. Resolved that: 1)
The Swansea
Local Service Board Local Well-being Plan be approved. |
|
Membership of Committees. PDF 94 KB Minutes: The Service Transformation & Business
Operations Cabinet Member stated that an amended report had been circulated. He stated that the Leader of the Council had not
made changes to the Authority’s Outside Bodies. Resolved that: 1)
The membership of the Council Bodies listed below be amended as follows: i)
Economy &
Infrastructure Policy Development and Delivery Committee Remove Councillor L S Gibbard. Add Councillor P B Smith. ii)
Poverty Reduction Policy
Development and Delivery Committee Remove Councillors P K Jones. Add Councillor G J Tanner. |
|
Scrutiny Dispatches – Quarterly Impact Report. PDF 124 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair of the Scrutiny Programme Committee
submitted an information report setting out the Scrutiny Dispatches - Quarterly
Impact Report. |
|
Councillors' Questions. PDF 104 KB Additional documents: 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. No supplementary question(s)
required a written response. 2) Part
B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ Four (4) Part B ‘Questions
not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |
|
Notice of Motion - Councillors M C Child, R Francis-Davies, W Evans, C A Holley, D H Hopkins, P K Jones, A S Lewis, C E Lloyd, J A Raynor, M Sherwood, R C Stewart & M Thomas This Council believes that leaving the European Union,
without reasonable arrangements having first been put in place, will cause
serious long-term harm to the people of Swansea, Wales and the UK. We note recent Government impact reports, which confirm that
leaving the European Union will harm growth and prosperity, and reduce GDP by
between 1.5% and 9.5%. These negative impacts will damage people’s jobs,
incomes, pensions and opportunities. In
addition, leaving the EU will put at risk many environmental protections, which
require close international cooperation in order to be effective. The overall level of impact will, of
course, depend upon the arrangements put in place for our future
relationship with the EU. However, all scenarios make it clear that the UK,
Wales and Swansea will be poorer outside the EU. This Council, therefore, calls upon the UK Government to
ensure that the most important decision faced by this country in generations is
subject to a meaningful vote. This vote should be in the form of a free Parliamentary vote
on the post Brexit deal that has been negotiated. We call upon the Leader to write on behalf of the Council, to the UK Government and Welsh Government, to relay our views on this matter. Minutes: Proposed by Councillor P K Jones and Seconded by Councillor R C Stewart. “This Council believes
that leaving the European Union, without reasonable arrangements having first been
put in place, will cause serious long-term harm to the people of Swansea, Wales
and the UK. We note recent
Government impact reports, which confirm that leaving the European Union will
harm growth and prosperity, and reduce GDP by between 1.5% and 9.5%. These
negative impacts will damage people’s jobs, incomes, pensions and
opportunities. In addition, leaving the
EU will put at risk many environmental protections, which require close
international cooperation in order to be effective. The overall level of
impact will, of course, depend upon the arrangements put in place for our
future relationship with the EU. However, all scenarios make it clear that the
UK, Wales and Swansea will be poorer outside the EU. This Council,
therefore, calls upon the UK Government to ensure that the most important
decision faced by this country in generations is subject to a meaningful vote. This vote should be in
the form of a free Parliamentary vote on the post Brexit deal that has been
negotiated. We call upon the Leader
to write on behalf of the Council, to the UK Government and Welsh Government,
to relay our views on this matter.” Resolved that: The Notice of Motion be approved. |