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RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 (Appendix A), subject to any amendments; and Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any minor amendments as necessary to the Corporate Plan 2023-26 following consideration by the Council on 9 March 2023 and prior to publication by 1 April 2023.
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all associated proposals and assumptions as set out in this report and increasing the Council Tax by 3.95% and that the Council resolve the following terms. 2. Note that at its meeting on 15 December 2022 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2023/24 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992: (a) 150,482 being the number calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year. (b) Lisvane 2,866 Pentyrch 3,605 Radyr 4,057 St Fagans 1,941 Old St Mellons 2,485 Tongwynlais 826 being the numbers calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate. 2.1 Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:- (a) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £541,709). £1,270,554,709 (b) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c). £468,019,000 (c) Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year. £802,535,709 (d) Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates. £593,605,016 (e) The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £400,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year. £1,391,07 (f) Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1). £541,709 (g) Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate £1,387.47,75 (h) The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate. £ Lisvane 1,410.85 Pentyrch 1,440.07 Radyr & Morganstown 1,426.64 St Fagans 1,411.68 St Mellons 1,409.47 Tongwynlais 1,417.13 (i) The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands. A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 940.57 1,097.32 1,254.09 1,410.85 1,724.38 2,037.89 2,351.42 2,821.70 3,291.98 Pentyrch 960.05 1,120.05 1,280.07 1,440.07 1,760.09 2,080.10 2,400.12 2,880.14 3,360.16 Radyr 951.09 1,109.61 1,268.13 1,426.64 1,743.67 2,060.70 2,377.73 2,853.28 3,328.83 St. Fagans 941.12 1,097.97 1,254.83 1,411.68 1,725.39 2,039.09 2,352.80 2,823.36 3,293.92 Old St. Mellons 939.65 1,096.25 1,252.87 1,409.47 1,722.69 2,035.90 2,349.12 2,818.94 3,288.76 Tongwynlais 944.75 1,102.21 1,259.67 1,417.13 1,732.05 2,046.96 2,361.88 2,834.26 3,306.64 All other parts of the Council’s Area 924.98 1,079.14 1,233.31 1,387.47 1,695.80 2,004.12 2,312.45 2,774.94 3,237.43 2.2 Note that for the year 2023/24, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:- Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 216.31 252.37 288.42 324.47 396.57 468.68 540.78 648.94 757.10 2.3 Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2023/24 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:- Part of Council’s Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 1,156.88 1,349.69 1,542.51 1,735.32 2,120.95 2,506.57 2,892.20 3,470.64 4,049.08 Pentyrch 1,176.36 1,372.42 1,568.49 1,764.54 2,156.66 2,548.78 2,940.90 3,529.08 4,117.26 Radyr 1,167.40 1,361.98 1,556.55 1,751.11 2,140.24 2,529.38 2,918.51 3,502.22 4,085.93 St. Fagans 1,157.43 1,350.34 1,543.25 1,736.15 2,121.96 2,507.77 2,893.58 3,472.30 4,051.02 Old St. Mellons 1,155.96 1,348.62 1,541.29 1,733.94 2,119.26 2,504.58 2,889.90 3,467.88 4,045.86 Tongwynlais 1,161.06 1,354.58 1,548.09 1,741.60 2,128.62 2,515.64 2,902.66 3,483.20 4,063.74 All other parts of the Council’s Area 1,141.29 1,331.51 1,521.73 1,711.94 2,092.37 2,472.80 2,853.23 3,423.88 3,994.53 2.4 Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2019 to March 2020 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £48,826,895. 2.5 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax. 2.6 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 namely £ County Council of the City and County of Cardiff 152,438 Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 17,053 2.7 Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 3. In accordance with the Local Government Act 2003, the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments and the CIPFA Prudential Code and Treasury Management Codes of Practice: (a) Approve the Capital Strategy 2023/24. (b) Approve the Treasury Management Strategy 2023/24 and authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long-term borrowing. (c) Approve the Prudential Indictors for 2023/24 to 2027/2028 including the affordable borrowing limit (d) Delegate to the Section 151 Officer the authority to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long-term liabilities within the limit for any year and to bring forward or delay schemes within the Capital Programme. (e) Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2023/24. 4. Approve the Budgetary Framework outlined in the report. 5. Maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in this report.
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: 1. That with effect from 1st April 2023 the premium charge of 50% be increased to 100% on long term empty dwellings that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for a period of 12 months or more. That with effect from 1st April 2024 that a premium charge of 100% be applied to second homes and furnished dwellings that are not anyone’s main home.
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: To receive the nominations and appoint to the vacancies on the Committee’s, in accordance with the Party Group wishes as set out in Table A and on the Amendment Sheet.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Berman, Derbyshire, Elsmore, Owen Jones, Bridgeman and Proctor.
The following declarations of interest were made in accordance with the Members Code of Conduct. The following PERSONAL declarations of interest were received in respect of Item 7 - Cardiff Council's Corporate Plan 2023- 2026 COUNCILLOR NATURE OF INTEREST Bradbury Member of Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Carter Interest in the Environment Actions due to employment Gunter Partner employed by Council (Economic Development (Arena Project)) Henshaw Family members employed by Council, one of them with vulnerable children Molik CEO Sight Cymru Molik Owner of rental property Thomson Member – Management Group of Cardiff National Park City Weaver WLGA appointments: Board Member Data Cymru Board Member Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Committee Director, Local Authority Mutual Investments Trust The following PERSONAL declarations of interest were received in respect of Item 8 - Budget Proposals 2023 - 2024 COUNCILLOR NATURE OF INTEREST Cowan PA for Dewis Driscoll Family Member in receipt of Care Support Reid-Jones Trustee & Director, Cartref Care Homes Molik CEO Sight Cymru Molik Owner of Rental Property Henshaw Family members employed by Council, one of them with vulnerable children Gunter Partner employed by Council (Economic Development (involved in Arena Project)) Palmer Family Member employed by Council Stubbs Chair of Splott Community Volunteers Chowdhury Private Landlord Weaver WLGA appointments: Board Member Data Cymru Board Member Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Committee Director, Local Authority Mutual Investments Trust Thomas Trustee, Seren in the Community Carter Family Member employed at Local Authority School Ebrahim Family Member employed by Council Ebrahim Employed by Taff Housing Bradbury Board Member of ACE Simmons Board Member of ACE Williams Director, Cartref Care Homes Williams Family Member employed by Council McEvoy Property Repair Consultant Waldron Local Authority Governor (St David’s College) Ali Ahmed Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Ash-Edwards Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Boes Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Carr Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Chowdhury Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Cowan Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Davies Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member De’Ath Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Driscoll Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Ferguson-Thorne Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Gibson Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Goodway Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Keith Jones Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Jacqueline Jones Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Latif Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Lay Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Lewis Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Littlechild Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Livesy Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Mackie Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member McEvoy Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Melbourne Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Merry Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Michael Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Naughton Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Owen Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Palmer Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Brown-Reckless Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Reid-Jones Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Robinson Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Robson Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Singh Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Taylor Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Thomas Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Thomson Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Waldron Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Weaver Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Wild Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Williams Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Wood Cardiff & Vale Pension Scheme Member Ali Ahmed Local Authority School Governor Ali Local Authority School Governor Ash-Edwards Local Authority School Governor Bradbury Local Authority School Governor Burke Local Authority School Governor Carter Local Authority School Governor Chowdhury Local Authority School Governor Cowan Local Authority School Governor Cunnah Local Authority School Governor De’Ath Local Authority School Governor Derbyshire Local Authority School Governor Driscoll Local Authority School Governor Ebrahim Local Authority School Governor Ferguson-Thorne Local Authority School Governor Goodway Local Authority School Governor Green Local Authority School Governor Gunter Local Authority School Governor Henshaw Local Authority School Governor Hopkins Local Authority School Governor Humphreys Local Authority School Governor Jaqueline Jones Local Authority School Governor Kaaba Local Authority School Governor Lancaster Local Authority School Governor Lent Local Authority School Governor Lewis Local Authority School Governor Lloyd Jones Local Authority School Governor Mackie Local Authority School Governor McGarry Local Authority School Governor Melbourne Local Authority School Governor Molik Local Authority School Governor Parry Local Authority School Governor Robinson Local Authority School Governor Sangani Local Authority School Governor Shimmin Local Authority School Governor Singh Local Authority School Governor Stubbs Local Authority School Governor Taylor Local Authority School Governor Thomas Local Authority School Governor Thorne Local Authority School Governor Weaver Local Authority School Governor Wild Local Authority School Governor Williams Local Authority School Governor Wong Local Authority School Governor Lloyd Jones Community Council Member – Radyr & Morganstown Cowan Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee Member Keith Jones Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee Member Lewis Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee Member Mackie Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee Member Robson Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee Member Goodway Cardiff Airport Consultative Committee Member De’Ath Cardiff Airport Consultative Committee Member Burke Cardiff Bay Advisory Committee Member Lewis Cardiff Bay Advisory Committee Member Thomas Cardiff Capital Region City Deal – Regional Cabinet Member De’Ath Cardiff Capital Region City Deal – Regional Transport Authority Member Merry Central South Consortium Joint Education Service Joint Committee Member Wild Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee Member Weaver Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee Member Weaver Wales Pension Partnership Joint Governance Committee Member Davies Non Executive Director Cardiff Bus Board Hunt Non Executive Director Cardiff Bus Board Lay Non Executive Director Cardiff Bus Board Taylor Non Executive Director Cardiff Bus Board Merry Cardiff & Vale Corporation Member The following PREJUDICIAL declaration of interest was received in respect of Item 8 - Budget Proposals 2023 - 2024 COUNCILLOR NATURE OF INTEREST Williams Private rental leasing scheme (only required to leave meeting should the scheme be referred to) The following PERSONAL declarations of interest was received in respect of Item 9 – Council Tax Premiums COUNCILLOR NATURE OF INTEREST Williams Owner of rental property Sangani Joint owner of rental property Sattar Owner of rental properties Ali Ahmed Family Member is landlord Ferguson-Thorne Dealings with rental property in the city (interest in / trustee of) Brown-Reckless Interest in property that is vacant or might become vacant Simmons Private Landlord Chowdhury Private Landlord Palmer Joint owner of rental property Molik Owner of rental property Robson Owner of rental property Cowan Owner of rental property Driscoll Owner of rental property
The minutes of the 26 January 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Lord Mayor.
There were no public questions.
Councillor Shimmin presented a petition which contained over 51 signatures calling on the Council not to close Alder Road to through traffic.
The Lord Mayor provided an updated on a number of events attended since the last meeting of Council; · Hosted a senior representative of the Government of Catalonia. · India Centre for Republic Day awards ceremony · Vision 21 Spectrum project for adult learners in Fairwater · Welsh Livery Company Awards and met with Honorary Consulates to Wales · Annual Holocaust Memorial Service and met with Rabbi Rose · Llandaff Cathedral – Candlemas · Attended the funerals of two past Lord Mayors – Cllr Keith Hyde (Pentwyn) & Cllr Brian Griffiths (Whit & Tongwynlais) and also the former Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Mrs Kathryn (Kate) Thomas. Our condolences to all their families. · Attended the Wales University Royal Naval Unit event at HMS Cambria · Peace & Solidarity service at Senedd to mark 1 year of conflict in Ukraine and show our support to families who we are hosting here in Cardiff and to those in Ukraine who continue to bravely resist the Russian invasion of their sovereign nation. · The Leader, Cllr Dilwar Ali and other dignitaries spoke at the Mother Language event at Grangemoor Park, alongside representatives of many countries here in our diverse city · Lord Lieutenant Awards at Maindy Barracks where a number of young reserve cadets from all three services were honoured for their outstanding work and commitment. · Taken part in a several British Citizenship ceremonies here in the Council Chamber, one of which was taken by our Dep Lord Mayor Cllr Abdul Sattar. · Welcomed the Prince and Princess of Wales who attended the Wales v England WRU match at Principality Stadium. · Welcomed HRH Princess Royal / Princess Anne as Patron of Tenovus attended the 80th anniversary concert at St David’s Hall last Friday evening. · St David’s Day Civic Service held at St Margaret’s church. A special thanks to Reverend Cannon Stuart Lisk for conducting this lovely service. A special mention to Cllr Helen Lloyd-Jones who is running in the Cardiff Bay 10k for our LM charity Guide Dogs Cymru. She will be running in a full Guide Dog suit and ask that you support our colleague and spare a few pounds for this incredible woman.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 (Appendix A), subject to any amendments; and Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any minor amendments as necessary to the Corporate Plan 2023-26 following consideration by the Council on 9 March 2023 and prior to publication by 1 April 2023.
Members declarations of interest made in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct were noted. There were two Amendments to the report. The Leader of the Council, Councillor Huw Thomas moved the report. To enable the Cabinet to consider the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 and recommend it to Council for approval. The Corporate Plan forms part of the strategic policy framework set out in the Council's Constitution and is considered annually by the Council. The document outlines the organisation’s strategic policy and performance priorities and also discharges the Council’s strategic planning responsibilities under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. The report was seconded by the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Sarah Merry. Councillor Cowan moved the first amendment. Delete the current wording for the recommendations in the Cabinet Proposal and replace with: This Council is recommended to defer consideration of the Corporate Plan until a future council meeting to enable the Cabinet to bring forward a revised plan in the interim which contains sufficient proposals aimed at: · Helping to address the lack of interaction with Cardiff taxpayers outside of the working day. · Addressing the lack of detail to compare performance against previous years. The first amendment was seconded by Councillor Robson. Councillor Carter moved the second amendment. Delete recommendations and replace with: Council is concerned that the Corporate Plan as drafted does not sufficiently meet the challenges the city faces, and recommends that it is referred back to Cabinet to be strengthened through the inclusion of: · Further measures to urgently address the current growing crisis within the retail sector in the city centre · More ambitious targets to increase the building of council housing and tackle rising homelessness in our city · Measures to restore the bus routes that have been lost and a plan to support public transport in our city The second amendment was seconded by Councillor Waldron The Lord Mayor invited debate on the Corporate Plan and the amendments. The Lord Mayor invited the Leader to respond to the points raised in the debate. The Leader confirmed the amendments were not accepted. The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the first amendment proposed by Councillor Cowan and seconded by Councillor Robson The vote on the first amendment was LOST. The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the second amendment proposed by Councillor Carter and seconded by Councillor Waldron. The vote on the second amendment was LOST. The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the recommendations in the report as proposed by the Leader, Councillor Huw Thomas. The vote on the recommendations in the report was CARRIED. RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 (Appendix A), subject to any amendments; and Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any minor amendments as necessary to the Corporate Plan 2023-26 following consideration by the Council on 9 March 2023 and prior to publication by 1 April 2023.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all associated proposals and assumptions as set out in this report and increasing the Council Tax by 3.95% and that the Council resolve the following terms. 2. Note that at its meeting on 15 December 2022 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2023/24 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992: (a) 150,482 being the number calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year. (b) Lisvane 2,866 Pentyrch 3,605 Radyr 4,057 St Fagans 1,941 Old St Mellons 2,485 Tongwynlais 826 being the numbers calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate. 2.1 Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:- (a) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £541,709). £1,270,554,709 (b) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c). £468,019,000 (c) Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year. £802,535,709 (d) Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates. £593,605,016 (e) The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £400,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year. £1,391,07 (f) Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1). £541,709 (g) Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate £1,387.47,75 (h) The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate. £ Lisvane 1,410.85 Pentyrch 1,440.07 Radyr & Morganstown 1,426.64 St Fagans 1,411.68 St Mellons 1,409.47 Tongwynlais 1,417.13 (i) The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands. A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 940.57 1,097.32 1,254.09 1,410.85 1,724.38 2,037.89 2,351.42 2,821.70 3,291.98 Pentyrch 960.05 1,120.05 1,280.07 1,440.07 1,760.09 2,080.10 2,400.12 2,880.14 3,360.16 Radyr 951.09 1,109.61 1,268.13 1,426.64 1,743.67 2,060.70 2,377.73 2,853.28 3,328.83 St. Fagans 941.12 1,097.97 1,254.83 1,411.68 1,725.39 2,039.09 2,352.80 2,823.36 3,293.92 Old St. Mellons 939.65 1,096.25 1,252.87 1,409.47 1,722.69 2,035.90 2,349.12 2,818.94 3,288.76 Tongwynlais 944.75 1,102.21 1,259.67 1,417.13 1,732.05 2,046.96 2,361.88 2,834.26 3,306.64 All other parts of the Council’s Area 924.98 1,079.14 1,233.31 1,387.47 1,695.80 2,004.12 2,312.45 2,774.94 3,237.43 2.2 Note that for the year 2023/24, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:- Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 216.31 252.37 288.42 324.47 396.57 468.68 540.78 648.94 757.10 2.3 Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2023/24 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:- Part of Council’s Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 1,156.88 1,349.69 1,542.51 1,735.32 2,120.95 2,506.57 2,892.20 3,470.64 4,049.08 Pentyrch 1,176.36 1,372.42 1,568.49 1,764.54 2,156.66 2,548.78 2,940.90 3,529.08 4,117.26 Radyr 1,167.40 1,361.98 1,556.55 1,751.11 2,140.24 2,529.38 2,918.51 3,502.22 4,085.93 St. Fagans 1,157.43 1,350.34 1,543.25 1,736.15 2,121.96 2,507.77 2,893.58 3,472.30 4,051.02 Old St. Mellons 1,155.96 1,348.62 1,541.29 1,733.94 2,119.26 2,504.58 2,889.90 3,467.88 4,045.86 Tongwynlais 1,161.06 1,354.58 1,548.09 1,741.60 2,128.62 2,515.64 2,902.66 3,483.20 4,063.74 All other parts of the Council’s Area 1,141.29 1,331.51 1,521.73 1,711.94 2,092.37 2,472.80 2,853.23 3,423.88 3,994.53 2.4 Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2019 to March 2020 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £48,826,895. 2.5 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax. 2.6 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 namely £ County Council of the City and County of Cardiff 152,438 Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 17,053 2.7 Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 3. In accordance with the Local Government Act 2003, the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments and the CIPFA Prudential Code and Treasury Management Codes of Practice: (a) Approve the Capital Strategy 2023/24. (b) Approve the Treasury Management Strategy 2023/24 and authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long-term borrowing. (c) Approve the Prudential Indictors for 2023/24 to 2027/2028 including the affordable borrowing limit (d) Delegate to the Section 151 Officer the authority to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long-term liabilities within the limit for any year and to bring forward or delay schemes within the Capital Programme. (e) Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2023/24. 4. Approve the Budgetary Framework outlined in the report. 5. Maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in this report.
Members declarations of interest made in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct were noted. The Council was requested to consider and approve the Cabinet Budget Proposals for 2023 – 2024 Two alternative budget proposals had been received in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules, including Statutory Officer advice, and had been circulated as part of the Amendment Sheet. The Lord Mayor informed Council that Appendix 5(b) to this report is exempt information under Schedule 12A of Part 4 and Part 5 paragraph 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 and that should any Member indicate that they wish to discuss any of the information contained in those documents those speakers would be taken last as the Public would have to be excluded for that discussion and the recording stopped. The Lord Mayor invited the Cabinet Member, Finance, Modernisation and Performance, Councillor Weaver to propose the Cabinet Budget. The report was a recommendation to Council of the Cabinet’s proposal for the estimates of expenditure and income in order to set the Council Tax in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992, having considered and reflected on the responses to all aspects of the budget consultation. The strategy and plan for the control of the Authority’s borrowing and investments for the year 2023/24 (the Annual Treasury Management Strategy.) The Capital Strategy for 2023/24 including the Council’s Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2023/24. The Prudential Code, capital expenditure and treasury indicators for 2023/24 – 2027/28. Recognise the financial challenges facing the Council, as set out in the Medium Term Financial Plan and note the opportunities for savings. Recognise the work undertaken to raise awareness of, and to ensure the financial resilience of the Council. The estimates of expenditure and income for the Housing Revenue Account following the approval of the 2023/24 rent uplift by Cabinet in December 2022. Agree the rates of fees and charges for Council services for 2023/24 (with the exception of HRA fees and charges which were approved by Cabinet in December 2022). The Leader of the Council, Councillor Huw Thomas seconded the proposed Budget 2023-2024. The Lord Mayor invited the proposer and seconder of each of the amendments to formally move their proposal and speak. Councillor Cowan proposed the Conservative alternative budget proposal and spoke on the amendment. Councillor Robson seconded the amendment and spoke. Councillor Taylor proposed the Liberal Democrat alternative budget proposal and spoke on the amendment. Councillor Carter seconded the amendment and spoke. The Lord Mayor invited debate on the Budget Proposals. The Lord Mayor thanked Members for their contribution to the debate and invited Councillor Weaver, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to respond to matters raised in the debate. Councillor Weaver confirmed that none of the amendments would be accepted. The Lord Mayor took the votes as follows: The vote on the Conservative amendment proposed by Councillor Cowan was LOST. The vote on the Liberal Democrat amendment proposed by Councillor Taylor was LOST. The vote on the recommendations proposed in the report was CARRIED. RESOLVED: The Council AGREED to: 1. Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all associated proposals and assumptions as set out in this report and increasing the Council Tax by 3.95% and that the Council resolve the following terms. 2. Note that at its meeting on 15 December 2022 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2023/24 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992: (a) 150,482 being the number calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year. (b) Lisvane 2,866 Pentyrch 3,605 Radyr 4,057 St Fagans 1,941 Old St Mellons 2,485 Tongwynlais 826 being the numbers calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate. 2.1 Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:- (a) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £541,709). £1,270,554,709 (b) Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c). £468,019,000 (c) Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year. £802,535,709 (d) Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates. £593,605,016 (e) The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £400,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year. £1,391,07 (f) Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1). £541,709 (g) Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate £1,387.47,75 (h) The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate. £ Lisvane 1,410.85 Pentyrch 1,440.07 Radyr & Morganstown 1,426.64 St Fagans 1,411.68 St Mellons 1,409.47 Tongwynlais 1,417.13 (i) The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands. A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 940.57 1,097.32 1,254.09 1,410.85 1,724.38 2,037.89 2,351.42 2,821.70 3,291.98 Pentyrch 960.05 1,120.05 1,280.07 1,440.07 1,760.09 2,080.10 2,400.12 2,880.14 3,360.16 Radyr 951.09 1,109.61 1,268.13 1,426.64 1,743.67 2,060.70 2,377.73 2,853.28 3,328.83 St. Fagans 941.12 1,097.97 1,254.83 1,411.68 1,725.39 2,039.09 2,352.80 2,823.36 3,293.92 Old St. Mellons 939.65 1,096.25 1,252.87 1,409.47 1,722.69 2,035.90 2,349.12 2,818.94 3,288.76 Tongwynlais 944.75 1,102.21 1,259.67 1,417.13 1,732.05 2,046.96 2,361.88 2,834.26 3,306.64 All other parts of the Council’s Area 924.98 1,079.14 1,233.31 1,387.47 1,695.80 2,004.12 2,312.45 2,774.94 3,237.43 2.2 Note that for the year 2023/24, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:- Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 216.31 252.37 288.42 324.47 396.57 468.68 540.78 648.94 757.10 2.3 Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2023/24 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:- Part of Council’s Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Area Lisvane 1,156.88 1,349.69 1,542.51 1,735.32 2,120.95 2,506.57 2,892.20 3,470.64 4,049.08 Pentyrch 1,176.36 1,372.42 1,568.49 1,764.54 2,156.66 2,548.78 2,940.90 3,529.08 4,117.26 Radyr 1,167.40 1,361.98 1,556.55 1,751.11 2,140.24 2,529.38 2,918.51 3,502.22 4,085.93 St. Fagans 1,157.43 1,350.34 1,543.25 1,736.15 2,121.96 2,507.77 2,893.58 3,472.30 4,051.02 Old St. Mellons 1,155.96 1,348.62 1,541.29 1,733.94 2,119.26 2,504.58 2,889.90 3,467.88 4,045.86 Tongwynlais 1,161.06 1,354.58 1,548.09 1,741.60 2,128.62 2,515.64 2,902.66 3,483.20 4,063.74 All other parts of the Council’s Area 1,141.29 1,331.51 1,521.73 1,711.94 2,092.37 2,472.80 2,853.23 3,423.88 3,994.53 2.4 Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2019 to March 2020 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £48,826,895. 2.5 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax. 2.6 Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 namely £ County Council of the City and County of Cardiff 152,438 Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 17,053 2.7 Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 3. In accordance with the Local Government Act 2003, the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments and the CIPFA Prudential Code and Treasury Management Codes of Practice: (a) Approve the Capital Strategy 2023/24. (b) Approve the Treasury Management Strategy 2023/24 and authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long-term borrowing. (c) Approve the Prudential Indictors for 2023/24 to 2027/2028 including the affordable borrowing limit (d) Delegate to the Section 151 Officer the authority to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long-term liabilities within the limit for any year and to bring forward or delay schemes within the Capital Programme. (e) Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2023/24. 4. Approve the Budgetary Framework outlined in the report. 5. Maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in this report.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: 1. That with effect from 1st April 2023 the premium charge of 50% be increased to 100% on long term empty dwellings that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for a period of 12 months or more. That with effect from 1st April 2024 that a premium charge of 100% be applied to second homes and furnished dwellings that are not anyone’s main home.
Members declarations of interest made in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct were noted. On 15th December 2022 the Cabinet resolved to undertake a consultation exercise on a proposal to both introduce a premium for properties that are occupied periodically (including second homes) and to consider amending the current level of premium for long term empty dwellings. There was one amendment to the report. The Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, Councillor Weaver formally moved the report. The report was formally seconded by Councillor Thorne. Councillor Carter moved the amendment: Amend the following paragraphs and replace as follows: · Paragraph 20 – replace 100% with 200% in the first sentence and 200% to 300% in the last sentence · Paragraph 21 – replace 100% with 200% in the first sentence, and replace 200% to 300% in the last sentence · Paragraph 29 – replace this with – ‘Currently the existing premium of 50% on long term empty property is generating circa £400,000 per annum, Should this premium increase to 200% it is estimated that will generate an additional £800,000 which will take the total to circa £1.2 million per annum.’ · Paragraph 34 – replace 100% to 200% · Recommendation (1) – replace 100% with 200% · Recommendation (2) – replace 100% with 200% The amendment was seconded by Councillor Taylor. The Lord Mayor invited debate on the report and amendment. The Lord Mayor thanked Members for their contribution to the debate and invited Councillor Weaver, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to respond to matters raised in the debate. Councillor Weaver confirmed that none of the amendments would be accepted. The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the amendment moved by Councillor Carter and seconded by Councillor Taylor. The vote on the amendment was LOST. The Lord Mayor called for a vote on the recommendations in the report. The vote on the recommendations in the report was CARRIED. RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: 1. That with effect from 1st April 2023 the premium charge of 50% be increased to 100% on long term empty dwellings that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for a period of 12 months or more. That with effect from 1st April 2024 that a premium charge of 100% be applied to second homes and furnished dwellings that are not anyone’s main home.
There was no urgent business.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: To receive the nominations and appoint to the vacancies on the Committee’s, in accordance with the Party Group wishes as set out in Table A and on the Amendment Sheet.
To receive nominations and make appointments to current committee vacancies as set out in the report and in accordance with the approved allocation of seats and political group wishes. RESOLVED: The Council AGREED: To receive the nominations and appoint to the vacancies on the Committee’s, in accordance with the Party Group wishes as set out in Table A and on the Amendment Sheet.
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