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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer
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) Councillor R V Smith, declared a Personal
Interest in Minute 60 “Report of the Wales Audit Office - Audit of Financial
Statements Report - City & County of Swansea”; 2) Councillors J P Curtice, R D Lewis, P Lloyd, G J Tanner, R V
Smith, T J Hennegan and T M White declared a Personal Interest in Minute 61
“Statement of Accounts 2018/2019. |
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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)
Ceremonial Meeting of Council on 24 July
2019; 2)
Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 25 July
2019; 3)
Ceremonial Meeting of Council held on 27 July
2019 subject to 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 205 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer
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)
Eddie Ramsden – Condolences The Presiding Member
referred with sadness to the recent death of Eddie Ramsden,
a former Director of Environmental Health with the former Swansea City
Council. As Eddie’s wish was to have his
ashes interred in Oystermouth Cemetery, a Remembrance Service will be held in
Mumbles with a date to be announced. Please stand as a mark of sympathy and respect. 2)
Good news for our young people. Education is a top priority for Swansea
Council. This year’s results in GCSEs, A
levels and vocational qualifications show our continued and significant
investment in supporting our schools is raising attainment and giving all
Swansea pupils the best opportunities for their future careers. Our schools’ GCSE results were well above
the average for Wales. 21.2% of City pupils gained A* or A grades in their
WJEC exams. Significantly better than
the Wales as a whole figure of 18.4%. Swansea pupil’s results at A
level are well above the Welsh and UK averages with an overall pass rate of
97.9%. Compared to the rest of Wales our A* and A grades are better in Swansea
than the rest of Wales. Our Year 13 vocational course results
including BTecs are extremely good with 64.2%
achieving Distinction* and Distinction. Swansea pupils attending Gower College Swansea,
Neath Port Talbot College and Coleg Sir Gâr also
achieved very good exam results. Congratulations to our
pupils and their schools. 3)
Waste Management -
Shortlisted for Two APSE Awards The Presiding Member was delighted to announce that
the Waste Management Service had been shortlisted for two national Association
for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards.
The winners will be announced in Newcastle on 12 September 2019. The awards being: Best Workforce Initiative. This relates to the Council’s Waste
Management Trainee Partnership which is in its second year. All ten of the Year 1 Trainees passed the
Traineeship with an NVQ Level 2 and were slotted into full time permanent
posts. There are currently a further 13
Year 2 Trainees spending time working in a variety of aspects of Waste
Management to gain a wide ranging knowledge of the service to provide a
workforce with a broad and deep understanding of their roles. Best Service Team of the Year - Waste Management
& Recycling Service. This relates to
the Keep Recyclables out Campaign which encourages increased recycling and
diversion from landfill through the prohibition of recyclables from black
bags. The initiative has already reduced
black bag waste by 15% and is projected to increase our overall recycling rate
by 2%. Both Year 1 and Year 2 Trainees
mentioned in the previous award have been instrumental in promoting this improvement
on the ground. 4)
Friends of Mayhill
Washing Lake & Hillside Community Garden The Presiding Member was delighted to announce that
the Friends of Mayhill Washing Lake & Hillside Community Garden have won
two awards this year. In March, they
received the Managed Green Space CLAS (Community Land Advisory Service) Award
and in July, they received the Keep Wales Tidy Green Flag Community Award. 5)
Council, November 2019
- Rescheduled The Council Meeting scheduled for 5.00pm on
Thursday, 28 November 2019 has been rescheduled
for 5.00pm, on Wednesday, 27 November 2019.
The Council Meeting will be held at the Council Chamber, Guildhall, Swansea. 6)
Corrections /
Amendments to the Council Summons i)
Item 11 “Application
for Designation of Swansea within the World Health Organisation (WHO) European
Healthy Cities Network Phase VII” Please amend the
recommendation to read: “1) The application by the
Council for the City of Swansea to be designated as a member of the World
Health Organisation (WHO) European Healthy Cities Network under Phase VII be
endorsed”. ii)
Urgent Notion of Motion
- Prorogued Parliament Pursuant to Paragraph 100B (4)(b) of the Local
Government Act 1977, the Presiding Member stated that he had accepted an Urgent
Notice of Motion in relation to a “Prorogued Parliament” for the reason of
urgency outlined on the Motion. iii)
Re-ordering of Agenda The Presiding Member stated that as the Lord Mayor
has to attend a Lard Mayoral function, he had agreed to re-order the agenda in order
to consider Item 12 “Democratic Services Committee Annual Report 2018-2019”
immediately after Item 8. This will then
be followed by the “Urgent Notice of Motion” before returning to the agenda as
published. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: 1)
Swansea Bay Tidal
Lagoon The Leader of the Council provided an update on the
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. |
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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 with in a 10 minute period. Minutes: John
Childs asked the following questions relating to Minute 62 “Application for
Designation of Swansea within the World Health Organisation (WHO) European
Cities Network Phase VII”: 1)
“What
meaningful strategy do you have to address this problem which is caused mainly
by motor vehicles? 2)
Is
there a strategy to increase public awareness of the
health dangers of our current dependence on petrol / diesel vehicles for local
transport, particularly the increasingly high numbers private cars leading to
high levels of congestion? 3)
Do
you liaise with the health authority through the PSB
and / or in any other manner in order to develop a holistic approach to the
challenge of poor air quality, which hits hardest the poor and those why suffer
from serious health conditions like heart and lung conditions?” The
Environment & Infrastructure Management stated that a written response
would be provided. |
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Presentation - None. Minutes: No Public Presentations were
received. |
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Democratic Services Committee Annual Report 2018-2019 (24 May 2018 – 8 May 2019). PDF 300 KB Minutes: The Chair of Democratic Services presented an information report, which provided the Democratic Services Annual Report for the period 24 May 2018 to 8 May 2019. The reports outlines the work of the Committee during that period. |
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Urgent Item Minutes: The Presiding Member stated that
pursuant to paragraph 100B (4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, he
considered that the “Notice of Motion from Councillors R C Stewart, C A Holley, C E Lloyd, J P Curtice, D W W Thomas, A S Lewis, S Pritchard, M B Lewis, W G Lewis, L V
Walton, M C Child, R Francis-Davies, E W Fitzgerald, M H Jones, P M Black, P N
May and D G Sullivan in relation to the Prorogation of Parliament should
be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. |
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Notice of Motion - Prorogation of Parliament Minutes: Notice of Motion from Councillors R C Stewart, C A
Holley, C E Lloyd, J P Curtice, D W W Thomas, A S
Lewis, S Pritchard, M B Lewis, W G Lewis, L V Walton, M C Child, R
Francis-Davies, E W Fitzgerald, M H Jones, P M Black, P N May and D G Sullivan. Reason
for Urgency: In
light of the breaking news on 28 August 2019 that there is a possibility of
Parliament being prorogued on 10 September 2019, this is the only opportunity
for this Council to consider and debate this Motion prior to that date”. Proposed by
Councillor R C Stewart and Seconded by Councillor C A Holley. “We call on the Leader of Council to write
to the Prime Minster and the Secretary of State for Wales, outlining our total
disagreement with any attempt to suspend Parliament thus avoiding a democratic
debate on our future relationship with the E.U. The people of the U.K. over many hundreds of
years have won the right for our Parliamentary democracy to be a beacon to the
World. It is completely undemocratic for any Prime
Minister, let alone one who has not won a general election, and does not have a
mandate from the British people, to attempt to frustrate our Sovereign
Parliament of Elected Members. Evidence provided by the U.K. and Welsh
Governments has been consistent in confirming that leaving the E.U. without a
deal will cause huge disruption and damage to the economy of Swansea, Wales and
the U.K. and we call upon the Prime Minister to ensure the democratically
Elected Members of the U.K. Parliament are allowed to discharge their democratic
duty.” In accordance with
Council Procedure Rule 30 “Voting” a recorded vote was requested. The voting on the amendment was recorded as
follows:
Resolved that the Notice of Motion outlined above be adopted. Note: Councillor L R Jones (Leader of the Conservative Group) stated that the
Notice of Motion was wasting time and that he wanted no part of it. Following the statement Councillors S J
Gallagher, D W Helliwell, L R Jones, M A Langstone, B
J Rowlands and W G Thomas all withdrawn from the Meeting. |
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Minutes: Jason Garcia, Wales Audit Office (WAO) presented the “Wales Audit Office, Audit of Financial Statements Report 2018-2019 for the City and County of Swansea”. Jason
Garcia (WAO) responded to questions of a technical nature whilst Ben Smith (Section
151 Officer) responded to questions relating to the position of the City and
County of Swansea. Resolved that: 1) The Final Letter of Representation be approved and signed; 2) The statement be approved. |
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Statement of Accounts 2018/19. PDF 5 MB Additional documents: Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which
sought approval of the 2018-2019 accounts on or before 15 September
2019. Resolved that: 1)
The
Statement of Accounts 2018-2019 as outlined in Appendix A of the report be
approved. |
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Minutes: The Care, Health & Ageing Well Cabinet Member
submitted a report which informed Council about the opportunity to apply for
designation within Phase VII of the World Health Organisation (WHO) European Healthy
Cities Network, the goals and benefits of the programme and the application
requirements. Resolved that the application by
the Council for the City of Swansea to be designated as a member of the World
Health Organisation (WHO) European Healthy Cities Network under Phase VII be
endorsed. Note: Councillor C A Holley
asked that the Environment & Infrastructure Management Cabinet Member share
the Council’s work with all Councillors relating to the benefits of turning
their vehicle’s engine off whilst stopped in traffic for 10 seconds or more. The Environment & Infrastructure Management
Cabinet Member stated that he would share that work. |
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Membership of Committees. PDF 113 KB Minutes: The Business Transformation & Performance
Cabinet Member submitted a report which sought Council approval to the
nominations / amendments to the membership of Council Bodies. Resolved that the membership of the
Council Bodies listed below be amended as follows: 1)
Equalities & Future Generations Policy
Development Committee Remove
Councillors J E Burtonshaw & M B Lewis. Add Councillors
P K Jones & M Sherwood. |
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Councillors' Questions. PDF 313 KB Minutes: 1) Part A
‘Supplementary Questions’ Four
(4) Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. The relevant Cabinet Member(s) responded by
way of written answers contained in the Council Summons. Those supplementary
question(s) required a written response are shown below: Question 3. Councillor A M Day asked: “How many expressions of interest were received in relation to Home
Farm?” The Business Transformation
& Performance Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be
provided. 2) Part B ‘Questions not
requiring Supplementary Questions’ Four (4) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |