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i. Councillors Ceris Jones, Chair and Amanda Edwards, Vice-Chair of the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee apologised for their inability to attend the meeting. ii. James Starbuck, Corporate Director; Elin Prysor, Corporate Lead Officer: Legal & Governance; Audrey Somerton-Edwards, Corporate Lead Officer: Porth Cynnal and Alun Williams, Corporate Lead Officer: Policy, Performance and Public Protection apologised for their inability to attend the meeting.
The Leader extended his thanks to Councillor Keith Henson for his dedication and work as Cabinet Member since being elected in May 2022. Councillor Shelley Childs was wished well as he took on the role as Cabinet Member from April 2025 onwards. This was echoed by other Elected Members in attendance.
i. Councillor Keith Henson declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to item 185 and withdrew from the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed and a personal interest in relation to item 192. ii. Councillor Keith Evans declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to item 182, confirming that he had been granted dispensation to speak and vote on this matter by the Ethics and Standards Committee.
To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the previous Meeting of the Cabinet held on 18 February 2025. Matters arising: There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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DECISION: 1. To agree that the Council acts in an intermediary role as banker for the Sport Wales Grant of £128,750 in relation to Calon Tysul. 2. To agree that the Scheme is included in the 2025/26 Capital Programme. Reason for the decision: To enable £128,750 of capital investment to be made into Calon Tysul.
DECISION: To recommend that Council: 1. consider and decide whether the Authority’s “No Casino Resolution” should be retained and the decision recorded and added to the final policy. 2. approve the revised Statement of Gambling Policy, and that the revised policy be adopted. 3. approve the recommendation from the Licencing Committee held on 19 February 2025 that a leaflet highlighting the issues that arise from Gambling be sent to various Sports Clubs in Ceredigion, to distribute to their users. Reason for the decision: To fulfil statutory requirements to review and publish a Statement of Gambling Policy in accordance with the requirements of the Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005 and to improve public safety and clarity for the licensed trade within Ceredigion.
DECISION: To recommend that Council approve the revised Hackney Carriage (Taxi) and Private Hire Drivers and Vehicles Policy and subsequent adoption. Reason for the decision: The revised Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Policy will provide an appropriate policy in line with Welsh Government and DfT standards and enable compliance with statutory requirements and to ensure proper and effective enforcement of the legislation.
DECISION: 1. To approve the fees for private Care Homes in Ceredigion for 2025/26 at the following weekly levels, effective from 07/04/25: Residential £957 Residential EMI £1,023 Nursing £1,111 Nursing EMI £1,111 2. To approve the fees for Council run Residential Care Homes in Ceredigion for 2025/26 at the following weekly levels, effective from 07/04/25: Residential £957 Residential EMI £1,023 Reason for the decision: To agree and set Older Person fees for 2025/26.
DECISION: To approve the award of the new Insurance Long Term Agreement contract, which will run for a period of 3 years (with an option to extend by 1 year and then a further option to extend by 1 further year) as follows: Lot Purpose Supplier 4 Engineering Tenderer 5 6 All Other Lots excluding Lot 4 Tenderer 5 Reason for the decision: · To ensure that the council has appropriate insurance arrangements in place. · An Open tender process compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations has been undertaken and all received bids being evaluated in a fair and transparent manner.
The report relating to item 186 on the agenda, Appendix 1, is not for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007. If, following the application of the Public Interest Test, the Council resolves to consider this item in private, the public and press will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration, in accordance with Section 100B(2) of the Act. Members were requested when dealing with the item, to consider whether the item should remain exempt and whether to exclude the public and press from the Meeting. DECISION: Having considered the public interest test, that the item should remain exempt. Not to exclude the public and press from the meeting. Reason for the decision: The document was not discussed in public.
Cabinet noted the report.
Cabinet noted the report.
Cabinet noted the report.
Cabinet noted the report.
Cabinet noted the report and the feedback from the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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