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)            Councillors J E Burtonshaw, M C Child, R Francis-Davies, A S Lewis, C E Lloyd, J A Raynor and M Thomas declared a Personal Interest in Minute 44 “Local Authority Governor Appointments”.

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 20 July 2017.

The Leader of Council made no announcements.

Questions must relate to matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt within a 10 minute period.

No public questions were asked.

No Councillors questions were asked.

Councillor T J Hennegan, Vice Chair, Scrutiny Programme Committee, presented the Pre-decision Scrutiny Feedback.

RESOLVED that:

1)        The presentation be noted.

The Cabinet Members for Culture, Tourism & Major Projects and Commercial Opportunities & Innovation submitted a joint report which detailed the process, findings and proposed New Models of Delivery for the Planning & City Regeneration Commissioning Review.

RESOLVED that:

1)           All aspects of the Planning & City Regeneration service be delivered through a transformed in-house model;

2)           The financial, HR and legal implications associated with each option as identified in paragraphs 4-10 of the report be noted.

Councillor T J Hennegan, Vice Chair, Scrutiny Programme Committee, presented the Pre-decision Scrutiny Feedback.

RESOLVED that:

1)            The presentation be noted.

The Cabinet Members for Service Transformation & Business Operations  submitted a report which detailed the background to the “All Council Catering” Commissioning Review and set out the findings and recommendations from the Options Appraisal.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The preferred option be approved;

2)           The post of Business Development Officer be created;

3)           Commercial opportunities be approved for implementation;

4)           Cabinet endorsed the view that the staff catering service should be cost neutral;

5)           Cabinet recognised the financial risk associated with Secondary School dropout and known budget pressures;

6)           Cabinet recognised the change in financial position from this review;

7)           Further work be commissioned to review the internal controls in place to support this business model.

The Cabinet Member for Health & Wellbeing submitted a report which sought endorsement of the principles of the Partnership Agreement (S33) for Western Bay Programme Infrastructure, which included a pooled fund for the staffing costs for the Western Bay Programme Office.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The principles of the Partnership Agreement for Western Bay Programme Infrastructure, whereby the City & County of Swansea is the host authority, with the three statutory partners of Bridgend County Borough Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and the ABMU Health Board be endorsed;

2)           Authorisation be given to the Chief Social Services Officer to approve and arrange for the execution of the final version of the Partnership Agreement in consultation with the Head of Legal, Democratic Services and Business Intelligence and the Section 151 Officer;

3)           Authorisation be given to the Chief Social Services Officer in consultation with the Head of Legal, Democratic Services and Business Intelligence and the Section 151 Officer to make any future minor changes to the executed Partnership Agreement.

The Cabinet Member for Service Transformation & Business Operations submitted a report which detailed the financial monitoring of the 2017/18 revenue and capital budgets, including the delivery of budget savings.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The comments and variations in the report and the actions in hand to address these be noted.

The Cabinet Member for Service Transformation & Business Operations submitted a report which sought to agree and adopt the Council’s revised Risk Management Policy.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The revised Risk Management Policy be adopted.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Lifelong Learning submitted a report which sought approval of the nominations to fill Local Authority Governor vacancies in School Governing Bodies.

RESOLVED that:

1)              The following nominations be approved as recommended by the LA Governor Panel: