1
Powers of the Council
The Council will exercise all its powers and
duties in accordance with the law and this Constitution.
2
The Constitution
This document is the Constitution of the City
and County of Swansea. A guide to the Constitution which
explains in ordinary language its contents is published on the Council’s
website.
The purpose of the Constitution is to
facilitate the effective operation and governance of the Council. This will,
for example, assist the Council to:
a)
Provide
clear Leadership to the community in partnership with citizens, businesses and
other organisations;
b)
Support
the active involvement of the citizens in the process of local authority
decision-making;
c)
Help
Councillors represent their constituents more effectively;
d)
Enable
decisions to be taken efficiently and effectively;
e)
Create
a powerful and effective means of holding decision makers to public account;
f)
Ensure
that no one will review or scrutinise a decision in which they were directly
involved;
g)
Ensure
that those responsible for decision making are clearly identifiable to local
people and that they explain the reasons for decisions;
h)
Provide
a means of improving the delivery of services to the community;
i)
Assist
the Council to adhere to its Mission, Values and Guiding Principles; and
j)
Assist
the Council to deliver its Corporate Aims.
4
Interpretation and Review of the
Constitution
Where the Constitution permits the Council
to choose between different courses of action, the Council will always choose
that option that it thinks is closest to the purposes stated above.
The Council will monitor and evaluate the
operation of the Constitution as set out in Article 15 (Review and Revision of
the Constitution).
5
Policy Commitments
The Council adopted its Policy Commitments
Statement 2017-22 on 27 July 2017. The Policy Commitments are the key policy
pledges that the Council has identified for delivery during this electoral
cycle.
a)
The Council’s Vision for Swansea
i)
Swansea
is a very special place with distinctive communities and rich in its culture,
history, arts, and sporting achievements. We are very proud to live in such a
beautiful place with its wonderful range of natural habitats, parks and open
spaces. No other city can match Swansea with its miles of glorious beaches, the
Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and local and national nature reserves.
ii)
Swansea
Council will continue to work in partnership and develop the well-being of all
our citizens and every community. We will work closely with other
bodies/organisations and put the well-being of our citizens and communities and
our seven well-being goals at the heart of everything we do, aiming to create;
•
a prosperous Swansea,
•
a
globally responsible Swansea,
•
a resilient
Swansea,
•
a
Swansea of cohesive communities,
•
a more
equal Swansea,
•
a
healthier Swansea,
•
a Swansea of
vibrant culture.
iii)
Swansea
Council’s draft well-being objectives will form the basis of our corporate plan
in 2017-22 and are focused on;
•
Economy and Infrastructure
•
Education and Skills
•
Tackling Poverty
•
Safeguarding
•
Transformation and Future Council
iv)
We will
establish a Strategic Delivery Unit to embed effective delivery and
cross-departmental co-ordination.
b)
A Prosperous Swansea
Standing
up for Education Learning and Skills
i)
Swansea
Council will strive to make our city one of the best places for children and
young people to be educated in Wales and the UK.
ii)
We will
continue to work with our local universities and continue to innovate, learn
from the best, share best practice with all schools and run an ambitious,
supportive and effective performance framework for our teachers and schools.
Investing in Education
iii)
Swansea Council will commit to spending nearly £1bn on schools, teaching and learning in
the next 5 years and invest over
£100 million in extensive improvements to school buildings across Swansea.
iv)
We will
continue to invest in facilities for those who have additional learning needs
or require additional wellbeing and mobility support in our schools and in our
special schools, ensuring that all children and young people have the
opportunity to realise their potential.
v)
Working
in partnership with schools, colleges and employers, we will support pupils to
choose the best career path. This will include alternatives to traditional
exams and assist those who want to progress through to college and university
education, ensuring that all young people have the opportunity to build a career and access well paid
jobs.
vi)
Working with our regional partners, we will align our education system to ensure we
create the right people with the right skills to supply the new economy, and to
fill jobs offering routes to well-paid careers. As part of the Swansea Bay City
Deal, and working closely with the Regional Skills & Learning Partnership, we will help all people to
attain the skills they need to find a job.
High
Performing Community Schools
vii)
Swansea Council will continue to work in partnership with head teachers and governing
bodies to help ensure that schools are accessible and available for community
activities and that children, young people, their families and the wider
community can all benefit from these new arrangements.
viii)
We will
promote school buildings as a resource for the whole community, not just
children and young people. We will assist schools to develop and promote Family
Learning, Wellbeing, Healthy Eating and Exercise, Recreation and Sports.
The
Best Start in Life for all our Children: Happy, Healthy and Safe
ix)
Swansea
Council will work with partners locally and internationally to seek to continue
to participate in the World Health Organisation’s ‘Healthy City’ initiative and
encourage schools to provide school breakfast clubs and provide a safe and
supportive environment before and after the school day.
x)
Working
with the Welsh Government, we will work in partnership with schools to
encourage participation in the Welsh Government's plan to provide 30 hours a
week for 48 weeks a year, free to 3 and 4 year old children, to ensure that all
young children have the best start in life.
xi)
Swansea Council will aim to provide the right number of places, in both English and
Welsh medium education to meet the wishes of children and families who want to
be educated in the two languages of Wales.
A
City of Life Long Learning
xii)
Working
with our regional partners, Swansea Council will lead in creating an intelligent knowledge regional
network, based on a new dynamic
relationship with schools, the
further education colleges, our two universities
and employers. We will aim to create
a seamless education and skills 'pipeline' through all levels education collaborating closely with partners we will create the workforce
for the new technology skills and knowledge economy we will need to compete and
succeed in the 21st century.
xiii)
Building upon our membership of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, the Council will build on our
international links through our membership to share ideas and best practice,
learning from each other and building strong economic and cultural ties.
The
Swansea Bay City Deal
xiv)
Swansea
Council will continue to work with our regional partners and the business community to deliver the City Deal, the 35,000
associated regional jobs, and promote
the Swansea Bay City region.
xv)
We will establish a dedicated investment and growth team. By increasing wider
economic and social prosperity and the well-being of all our communities in
Swansea, we will create better jobs closer to home.
xvi)
Swansea
Council will regenerate the
Kingsway area and develop a digital employment
district. We will improve the Highways and public realm in order to support the
transformation of the area.
xvii)
Swansea Council will deliver the Swansea Central and Swansea Waterfront regeneration schemes
on the old St David's and Civic Centre sites, creating new shopping, dining and leisure attractions. This will include a
multipurpose digital arena, digital aquarium and gallery, new hotels, offices
and public squares.
xviii)
We will make the city more attractive and accessible all year round for
pedestrians and shoppers, by encouraging the development of more homes with a
mix of tenures, exploring the
provision of continuous covered
walkways to guarantee weather proof shopping in the city centre’s main streets,
creating new outside dining areas and performance spaces in Wind Street and
encouraging independent businesses to set up in Swansea.
c)
A Globally Responsible Swansea
i)
Swansea
Council will establish new bilateral trade and economic agreements with cities
and regions around the world.
ii)
We will
develop international links, our special links with China and our twinned Cities
around the world. We will build strong economic and cultural ties thereby
growing Swansea's wealth and reputation.
d)
A Greener More Resilient Swansea
Standing
Up for a Greener Swansea
i)
Swansea
Council will continue to put sustainable development at the heart of all our
policies and value and seek to protect Swansea's unique natural and built
environment.
Delivering
Green Energy
ii)
We will
strive to make Swansea Bay one of the greenest regions in the UK and seek to
create a low carbon economy which promotes renewable energy developments like
the Tidal Bay Lagoon. We will promote renewable green energy and aim for all
developments to have as low a carbon footprint as possible. We will not promote
fracking and other contentious gas extraction methods.
iii)
Working
with Swansea University and other local partners, Swansea Council will create a
greener, smart and sustainable city by encouraging the development of 5th
Generation network technologies to promote the development of 'low carbon'
approaches and innovations in energy capture, storage, and distribution.
iv)
Swansea
Council will explore establishing an energy company to manage the new energy
generating facilities across the authority and to ensure the taxpayers of
Swansea receive the benefits of income from energy generated in Swansea.
Lighting
Our Communities
v)
Swansea
Council will convert all remaining street lights to low energy LED in the next
5 years.
Delivering
Better & Smarter Transport
vi)
Working
with our regional partners, Swansea Council will work towards developing an
efficient and integrated transport system which develops the built and natural
environment and encourages higher levels of physical activity.
Smart,
Sustainable Transport
vii)
We will
work with the Welsh Government, regional local authorities, the health service
and other major employers and transport users, to develop a sustainable
transport plan that works for everyone in whichever community they live.
viii)
Swansea
Council will develop an integrated smart transport infrastructure that supports
growth and makes commuting easier for all, whichever mode of transport local
people choose to use.
ix)
We will
develop new relationships with bus and rail operators to ensure connectivity
and coverage exists for the entire city, county and the region.
x)
We will
pursue ways to improve our City's public transport services with simplified
services using modern clean efficient vehicles, improved bus service
frequencies, especially to our poorer communities, plus a simplified fares
system. We will explore the benefits of introducing a more demanding customer
focused Quality Bus Partnership and/or Quality Bus Contract between the Council
and bus operators.
Greener,
More Sustainable Transport
xi)
We will
look to expand the transport network to ensure better coverage in the west of
the city, in the east around the growing university campuses, and in the north
as part of planning with the Swans and Ospreys for match day parking.
xii)
Working
with the Welsh Government, we will explore the roll out of an 'Oyster card'
style cashless card system as part of the integrated smarter transport system.
xiii)
We will
continue to lobby the UK Government to confirm a date for completion of the
electrification of the main line from London to Swansea so that the cleanest
energy and most efficient trains run in and out of Swansea.
xiv)
Working
in partnership with Sport Wales, our local universities and many other
partners, we will make Swansea an 'Active City' by encouraging greater physical
activity and improving people's health and wellbeing. We will seek to follow
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) Guidance on
Physical Activity and the Environment.
xv)
Swansea
Council will continue to invest in our road, walkway and cycle path network. We
will continue to focus resources to deal with road and highway repairs in 48
hours.
xvi)
We will
explore and bid for infrastructure funding to invest in better road and cycle
links to the city, so that those travelling from the west, north or east of the
county can commute more easily.
xvii)
Swansea
Council is committed to increasing the numbers of electric and hydrogen
vehicles in Swansea. We will seek to secure investment to create a network of
charging stations and hydrogen filling stations to promote the use of electric
vehicles and hydrogen vehicles for public transport.
xviii)
Working
with global partners to develop the technologies to support the development of
new green technologies we will aim to attract inward investment in R&D and
production facilities for these technologies in the city and region.
A
Bike and Cyclist Friendly Swansea
xix)
Swansea
Council will support the 'Wheelrights Manifesto',
aiming to increase access to safe, quicker and more cost effective cycle and
walking routes through many different parts of the city.
xx)
We will
continue to encourage quality cycle training in schools for adults and will
support the establishment of a bike hire scheme in Swansea and explore the
introduction of electric bikes in Swansea.
Fairer
Parking
xxi)
Swansea
Council will examine the feasibility of introducing a comprehensive city centre
parking system, adopting more flexible and fairer car park charges in local
authority controlled car parks. We will also expand parking provision across
the city and commit to freezing car parking charges across Swansea for at least
two years.
Valuing
Our Parks, Open Spaces and Natural Environment
xxii)
Swansea
has an outstanding collection of beautiful parks and open spaces across the
city, many recognised by the prestigious ‘Green Flag’ accreditation. We will
enhance and sustain our parks and natural habitats for the present and future
generations by re-greening our communities and investing in wildflower displays
across Swansea.
xxiii)
Working
with 'friends of parks' organisations Swansea Council will encourage greater
community ownership of parks and public spaces to ensure long-term
sustainability and control of these assets.
xxiv)
We will
seek to protect Swansea’s natural and built environment by ensuring that any
development and major event within the city complies with sustainable
development principles.
xxv)
Working
in partnership with our public and private sector partners Swansea Council will
seek to develop 'Green Infrastructure' in our buildings and estates.
xxvi)
We will
modernise the planning system and ensure the city is a place where appropriate
sustainable development can take place efficiently and ensure Swansea is open
for business and an attractive place for investment and development.
xxvii)
Swansea
Council will encourage the greater use of public access land such as our
commons and forests for informal recreation.
Growing
Local
xxviii)
We will
seek to promote the greater use of allotment and garden sharing particularly
where publicly owned land is available and appropriate for such use.
xxix)
Swansea
Council will support and expand community enterprises that help people gain
growing and cooking skills and to help people escape food poverty.
e)
A City of Cohesive Communities
Standing Up for Stronger and Safer Communities
i)
Swansea
Council will make imaginative use of digital technologies and put this at the
heart of all its policies.
Community Action
ii)
We will
continue to follow the co-operative 'one council' model and ensure that the whole
council - elected Members and Staff - work together to empower local
communities to do more, to achieve more and to be involved in more of the
decisions that affect them.
Cleaner Communities
iii)
Swansea
Council will create a task force to tackle fly tipping and ensure our streets
are cleaned regularly. We will support recycling and ensure we will continue to be
the leading urban authority in Wales for recycling. We will increase the
recycling options, but not reduce the 3 black bag limit.
Community Resilience
iv)
We will
continue to support community budgets so that local people have the funds to
address their local priorities.
Libraries and Community Buildings
v)
Swansea
Council will invest in Libraries and Community buildings to make them
sustainable and ensure people have local access to services across Swansea.
Celebrating Diversity
vi)
Swansea
Council will continue to stand up for the rights of all people in Swansea to
live their lives, freely without fear, hatred, discrimination, or repression
regardless of race, colour, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, gender or
age.
Promoting Community Safety
vii)
By
developing and sustaining a strong partnership between the community, the police and other agencies,
we will focus on cutting crime by promoting local ownership of community
safety.
viii)
Swansea
Council will support people to live independently by developing a network of
local area coordinators to cover the whole of Swansea. This network will work with
voluntary organisations and others to ensure people get the information, advice
and support they need in their community.
ix)
Swansea
Council will not tolerate anti-social behaviour and neighbour nuisance and
working with Police and our partners we will adopt a zero tolerance approach
towards those who seek to disrupt the lives of people in Swansea.
x)
We will
continue to work with our partners and support a zero tolerance approach to
tackling domestic abuse.
xi)
Swansea
Council will implement 'public space protection orders' where required to
prevent on street drinking and the sale and distribution of so called 'legal
highs' in order to protect local communities from fear and intimidation.
xii)
We will
continue to work with residents and community groups to consider further
traffic calming measures or community safety measures to ensure our communities
are as safe as they can be.
xiii)
We will
establish and enforce ‘no cold calling zones’.
Strong Council Finances
xiv)
Swansea
Council will continue to modernise Council services; protect jobs, improve
performance and bring services back in-house.
xv)
We will
robustly manage the Council's finances to ensure money is used wisely and
Council finances remain on a sound long-term sustainable basis.
xvi)
We will
explore innovative funding and investment strategies and borrow prudently to
support the City Deal delivery and only when it is right to do so.
xvii)
Working
with the Welsh Government, we will strike a new fairer deal to retain business
rates in Swansea for the re-investment in the local economy.
xviii)
Swansea
Council will implement a joined up approach to all public expenditure and the
use of buildings and resources to ensure we can continue to do more with less
and can seek the wider and more imaginative community use of public assets,
such as Council-owned buildings.
xix)
Working
in partnership, we will continue to explore collaborative and innovative ways
in which local services can be financed and delivered most efficiently, and how
the value of council assets can be maximised.
xx)
Swansea
Council will aim to maximise the value of the 'Swansea Pound' - the
considerable expenditure the council and other local public bodies make on the
procurement of goods and services - for the benefit of the local economy, jobs
and training.
Standing Up for Council Democracy
xxi)
Swansea
Council will continue to modernise the scrutiny process within the Council and
ensure the Council is subject to greater accountability, transparency and
scrutiny. We will increase the engagement of the public in participation in the
Council's decision making process.
xxii)
Swansea
Council will establish Policy Development Committees to ensure all elected
members and the public can influence how policies are written and services are
delivered.
xxiii)
We will
modernise how public engagement is embedded in council decision making and
ensure that all meetings, unless legally constrained, will be conducted in
public with time allocated for public participation guaranteed.
xxiv)
Swansea
Council will introduce web broadcasting of key council meetings, and introduce
electronic voting. It will publish a full list of elected member votes and
decisions and make this freely accessible online. We will also change the
constitution to allow consultations to recognise and accept e-petitions to
encourage even wider engagement and consultation with the people of Swansea.
xxv)
Swansea
Council is committed to the highest standards in public life and supports the
Nolan Principles of: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability,
openness, honesty and leadership.
Standing Up for Council Employees
xxvi)
Swansea
Council will continue with its 'Sustainable Swansea Fit for the Future' service
modernisation program and will continue to invest in services to ensure that we
have best possible local services.
xxvii)
We will
continue our co-operative relationship with Council staff and Unions. We will
actively engage with the workforce and Unions to identify ways in which Council
services can be re-designed and delivered most efficiently for the people and
communities of Swansea.
xxviii)
We will
look at ways to prevent companies which exploit their workforce or fail to
recognise Trade Unions from gaining contracts from the council and continue to
convert roles from Agency to permanent status where there is strong evidence
that the role is not temporary.
xxix)
Swansea
Council will works towards eliminating the use of exclusivity in zero hour
contracts within the Authority, to give certainty to employees about their
hours of work. We will also sign up to Unison’s care standard in order to
protect and support workers.
More Jobs and Opportunities
xxx)
We will
deliver and build on the £1.3bn City Deal, creating up to 35,000 jobs in the
region and providing people from all parts of Swansea with the opportunity to
find well paid and secure jobs.
xxxi)
We will
work towards reducing poverty and increasing prosperity.
f)
A More Equal Swansea
Food
Banks
i)
Swansea
Council will encourage business to reduce food waste by supplying goods to
local food banks. We will also explore tax relief and support for food banks
locations.
Building
Better, Affordable and Energy Efficient Homes
ii)
We will
continue to build the first pioneer homes and these will be available to people
on the Swansea housing list or for sale in the future as affordable homes.
iii)
These
will be a mix of affordable, social and commercial housing. They will be highly
energy efficient and reduce energy bills and will help lift people out of fuel
poverty. We will also support cost effective energy schemes for all existing
homes across Swansea so that everyone can benefit.
iv)
Swansea
Council will explore the setting up of a construction and development company,
with a view to building 1000s of new homes in the next 5 years through a
combination of delivery models.
v)
We will
support independent living; provide improved options for older people; increase
funding for housing co-operatives and mutual housing, and prioritise those in
housing need, especially the homeless.
vi)
Working
with the Welsh Government, housing associations and the private sector we will
increase the supply of affordable housing so people can get on the housing
ladder. We will make public land available from the considerable landholdings
of Swansea council and, using the planning system and partnership with others,
develop innovative ways of raising the funds to deliver an increased supply of
high quality affordable housing.
vii)
Together
with our City Deal partners, we will also develop the technology of 'homes as
power stations’ and where possible work with partners to commercialise this
technology to enable it to be retro- fitted to existing homes. This will enable
people from across Swansea to benefit from these technologies and generate an
income for those properties and the taxpayer by selling any excess power to the
National Grid.
viii)
Swansea
Council will look at creating its own energy venture to provide free energy to
homes.
Improving Housing Quality
ix)
Swansea
Council will invest a further £260m to ensure every council property in Swansea
meets the Welsh Quality Housing Standard by 2022.
x)
We will
work with the Welsh Government and tenants to explore innovative ways in which
to improve the quality of social housing in our city and also target HMOs for
improved standards of management and maintenance.
Tough Controls On HMOs
xi)
Swansea
Council will support tough controls on the level of HMOs in communities and
support a new 10% saturation limit on HMOs in communities not covered by any
proposed HMO management areas.
xii)
We will
take a tough approach to dealing with rogue landlords who run poor quality HMOs
and who adversely impact communities.
Empty Properties
xiii)
We will
work with the Welsh Government and its proposed 'Empty Property Loan Fund' and
will bring more empty properties back into use over the next 5 years.
g)
A Healthier Swansea
i)
Building
on our work with the World Health Organisation 'Healthy City' initiative,
Swansea Council will work with the local health service and others to make sure
all our children have the best start in life, improving lives and helping to
reduce health and educational inequalities.
Swansea
- a Child-Friendly City
ii)
We will
ensure that children and young people are engaged and consulted on council
policy and decision making to ensure their voices and opinions are heard. We will promote the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in order to give children a
voice.
Independence
Dignity and respect
iii)
Swansea
Council will promote independent living, providing people with the support to
live in their own home with dignity and respect for as long as they want.
Prevention
and Health Promotion
iv)
Working
together with our partners, we will deliver integrated services to ensure a
continued focus on prevention and early intervention - investing in the
conditions which maintain independence and support families, rather than
dealing with the consequences of family breakdown and ill health.
v)
We will
continue to review the effectiveness of social service provision and
reinvesting and redesigning services to make them sustainable for the long
term.
vi)
Swansea
Council will work with other partners to identify investment opportunities for
new facilities to create sheltered accommodation, and extra care facilities to
deliver next generation elderly care services.
vii)
We will
help people stay healthy and age well.
Better
Services
viii)
Swansea
Council will adopt the new Welsh Community Care Information System and work
with regional and health service partners and re-design services to ensure
greater integration and collaboration between health and social care systems to
improve patient services.
Helping
people recover
ix)
Swansea
Council will invest in services to help people re-able and recover so that they
are able to return to living an active and productive life.
Focusing
on those most in need
x)
We will
focus resources for residential care on those with the most complex needs so
that they are properly supported.
Older
People
xi)
Swansea
Council will work with older people and the Older People's Commissioner for
Wales to establish a Charter for Older People to ensure that our commitment is
delivered.
Swansea
– a Dementia Friendly City
xii)
Working
with partner organisations, local employers and the third sector, Swansea
Council will develop Swansea's status as the first Dementia Friendly City in
Wales.
Public
Interest above Private Profit
xiii)
Swansea
Council will intervene in the social care provider market and explore how it
can expand the provision of council run services. Specifically we will work in
social and residential care to ensure, where provision is of last resort, that
there is a diverse range of suppliers, including not-for-profit, cooperative
and social enterprise providers.
Investing
in Our People
xiv)
We will
continue to invest in our staff at all levels in social services and build stronger
links with Swansea's universities and others, so that providers of these vital
services keep abreast of best practice and new innovations in research,
treatment and delivery.
h)
A Cultural Capital
Standing
Up for the Best in Arts, Culture and Sport
i)
Our
city can fairly lay claim to being the cultural and sporting capital of Wales
and has always recognised that the arts, culture and sport are as important to
our individual and community sense of worth and well-being as our policies on
health and education.
ii)
We will
bid for Swansea to be the UK City of culture in 2021.
iii)
We will
work towards the Glynn Vivian forming part of the Tate network and will
regularly bring world class exhibitions to Swansea.
A
New Arena, Conference and Exhibition Centre
iv)
Swansea
Council intend to create a 3500-seater digital arena bringing world class
entertainments and the best cultural offerings to Swansea on a regular basis.
A
New Gallery and Aquarium
v)
Swansea
Council will work with the Oriel and other operators
to create a facility which will contain an interactive Gallery and cutting edge
technology digital aquarium on the civic site. This will complement a new
promenade and public square and be the focus of a new cultural hub set against
the backdrop of the world class Swansea Bay.
Regular
National events in our City
vi)
Swansea
Council is committed to retaining the Wales National Air show in Swansea. We
will explore options for hosting the Wales National Super Prix, stages of the
Tour of Britain, and a full programme of national cultural and sporting events
in the city.
Team
Swansea in Sport
vii)
Swansea
Council will work towards making Swansea a premier, healthy, Sports City. We
will support improving the Liberty Stadium and the Swans and Ospreys to be
successful.
An
International Sports Village and Academy
viii)
Swansea
Council will work with partners in the University and Sports clubs to look at
the feasibility of creating an International Sports Academy and National
Athletes' village in Swansea.
Community
all-Weather pitches
ix)
Swansea
Council will invest in more 3G pitches for communities across Swansea, ensuring
people can play sports and live a healthy lifestyle all year round.
x)
Swansea
Council will promote informal recreation, ageing well and a healthy lifestyle.
We will support public access to public land such as our commons, foreshore and
waterways. This will help encourage more people to participate in walking,
cycling, swimming and other activities.
Bringing
our Heritage to Life
xi)
Swansea
Council has secured agreement from Penderyn Whisky to
establish a working distillery and tourist centre as part of the project and
will seek to deliver this in the coming years. We will also give consideration
to compulsory purchase of landmark buildings across the authority, if owners do
not properly maintain or restore these historic buildings.
A
River Renaissance
xii)
Swansea
Council will reopen the Tawe River corridor walkway to the public and invest in
a new walkway and additional safety barriers along the Tawe River. We will explore establishing a new hotel and
leisure development near the Liberty Stadium to complement and support the
cultural developments and encourage the establishment of River Taxis to take
visitors from the Tidal Lagoon (when constructed) and the Marina to the Liberty
Stadium and Copperopolis areas.
Recognising
Local heroes
xiii)
We will
continue to support the Lord Mayor's Awards and will make this an annual event
to celebrate the best Swansea has to offer.
Discounts
for all Swansea Residents
xiv)
Swansea
Council will introduce a citizen discount offer available to all residents of the City and County of Swansea
to get discounts on a range of services in Swansea.
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Corporate Plan
The Corporate Plan discharges our duties under
the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and Local Government
Measure (Wales) 2009 to set Well-being Objectives and Improvement Objectives.
It describes the council's vision for Swansea, our 5 Well-being and Improvement
Objectives and our organisation values and principles that will underpin the
delivery of our priorities and overall strategy.
Our objectives help deliver key Policy
Commitments and show the Council's contribution to Wales' 7 national goals
described within the Well-Being of Future Generations Act (the 'Act'). They
describe how we will maximise this contribution to the national goals and to
the social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being of Swansea by
working in line with the sustainability principles set out within the Act.
Well-being
and Improvement Objectives (6 Key Council Priorities):
a)
Safeguarding people from harm.
b)
Improving Education
and Skills.
c)
Transforming our Economy
and Infrastructure.
d)
Tackling Poverty.
e)
Maintaining and enhancing
Swansea’s natural resources and biodiversity.
f)
Transformation and Future Council development.