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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) Councillor L S Gibbard & D H Hopkins declared Personal Interests in Minute 24 “Commitment of Capital Funding for the Contractor Appointment and Design Development for Gowerton School (Secondary). 2) Councillor R V Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 19 “Local Authority Governor Appointments” and stated that he had dispensation from the Standards Committee to stay, speak but not vote on matters relating to the Appointment of Local Authority Governors.
Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record: 1) Cabinet held on 26 June 2025.
The Leader of Council referred to a recent meeting held with himself and officers with Mumbles Community Council regarding the playing fields at Underhill Park and the ongoing issue around the facility. He was pleased to announce that a temporary agreement had been reached in partnership with the Community Council to reopen the sports pitches at Underhill for public usage from August until the end of December 2025 whilst a permanent solution is being sought and discussed.
No questions were asked.
Councillor C A Holley asked questions relating to Minute No 26 “Call Recording Policy”. The Cabinet Member for Service Transformation responded verbally and indicated she would also provide a written reply.
The Local Authority Governors Appointment Group submitted a report which sought approval of the nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School Governing Bodies. Resolved that: 1) The following nominations recommended by the Director of Education in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Education & Learning be approved: 1. Oystermouth Primary Mr Martin Clift 2. Talycopa Primary Mrs Alison Rees 3. YGG Bryn Y Mor Mrs Saran Thomas
The Director of Finance/Section 151 Officer submitted a report detailing the City and County of Swansea’s HRA outturn compared with the approved revenue budget for 2024/25. Resolved that: 1) The comments and variations in the report be noted, and that the proposed reserve transfers of £0.335m detailed in paragraph 13 be approved.
Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings
The Director of Finance/Section 151 Officer submitted a report detailing capital outturn and financing for 2024/25. Resolved that: 1) Cabinet approved that the net underspend of the increased capital budget of £25.938m be carried forward to 2025/2026.
Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings
The Director of Finance/Section 151 Officer submitted a report detailing the Revenue Financial Outturn for 2024/25. Resolved that: 1) Cabinet noted the comments and variations in the report and approved the proposed reserve transfers detailed in paragraphs 74, 75 and 76.
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report seeking authorisation to commit the sum of £1,468,187 to support learners with additional learning needs for inclusion in the capital programme for 2025/26, in order to comply with Financial Procedure Rule No 7 (Capital Programming and Appraisals) to commit and authorise schemes in the capital programme. Resolved that: 1) the capital scheme in the sum of £1,468,187 to support learners with additional learning needs be approved and included in the capital programme for 2025/26, subject to Welsh Government grant award.
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report seeking authorisation to commit funding to the capital programme and appoint a first stage contractor to progress the project through RIBA stage 2-4 design and secure Planning and Sustainable Drainage Approval Body approvals, in order to comply with Financial Procedure Rule No 7 (Capital Programming and Appraisals) to commit the sum of £7,080,885 for pre-construction design expenditure. Resolved that: 1) The sum of £7,080,885 be committed to the capital programme (additional £6,696,256 as £384,629 previously approved under delegated powers report in October 2022).
The Cabinet Member for Service Transformation submitted a report which sought approval for a new policy to improve the service to residents by introducing call recording, in order to capture potential training needs and service quality improvements. Resolved that: 1) Cabinet approved the call recording policy attached at Appendix A to the report.
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report which detailed progress and forward plan for the interlinked projects for a) the demolition of the former Daniel James Community School and b) the construction of a new-build school on that site for Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, and sought delegated authority to approve the terms of the proposed land swap with the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia and potential changes to any relevant lease arrangements associated with the land. Resolved that: 1) Cabinet noted the progress to date and endorsed the proposed way forward to progress the project delivery. 2) Delegated authority be granted to the Director of Education, S.151 Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Monitoring Officer, Cabinet Member for Education and Learning, and the Head of Property Services to negotiate and agree suitable terms with the diocese and lessee.
Cabinet were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s). Cabinet considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report. Resolved that the public be excluded for the following item(s) of business. (Closed Session)
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