Jobs, business support, regeneration, town and city centres and tourism.
What councils do
Councils support local businesses, regenerate town centres, run markets and apply for regeneration funding. They work with neighbouring councils through regional bodies called corporate joint committees.
Who decides
The Cabinet member for the economy leads. Big projects go to the Cabinet, and regional ones to the corporate joint committee.
Having a say
Business owners can contact the council's business support team. Regeneration plans are usually consulted on.
In numbers
Welsh councils plan to spend £40 per person on this in 2026-27.
It ranges from £13 in Pembrokeshire to £152 in Neath Port Talbot.
RESOLVED: that
1) Agreement in principle be given to dispose of land to Nordic Urban in accordance with the Heads of Terms set out in Confidential Appendix 3.
2) Agreement in principle be given to dispose of land to Skyview Towers Ltd in accordance with the Heads of Terms set out in Confidential Appendix 7.
3) authority be delegated to the Director for Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to deal with all matters relating to the completion of the disposals set out in recommendations (1) and (2) above.
RESOLVED: that
1. the Outline Business Case attached at Confidential Appendix 4 be noted
2. Approval, in principle be given to the offer from AMG (set out as Option 2 in this report) and further described in the Outline Business Case at Confidential Appendix 4, the draft Heads of Terms at Confidential Appendix 5 and authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Events, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to progress negotiations with AMG and for Legal Services to prepare proposed contractual documentation.
3. It be noted that consultation will be undertaken as follows:
• Public consultation as part of the Council’s budget setting process, and;
• Consultation with affected staff in relation to a potential transfer to AMG under the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”).
4. It be noted that the findings of the consultation, together with an assessment of best value of the AMG offer will be brought back to Cabinet for consideration as part of a final decision on whether to proceed with the offer from AMG.
RESOLVED: that
(i) Authorisation be given for the funds for the main contract required from the Council’s Education Asset Renewal programme, subject to Ministerial approval for the enhanced Flying Start Welsh Government contribution, to enable the Moorland Primary School project to commence.
(ii) subject to Ministerial approval for the enhanced Flying Start Welsh Government contribution, responsibility be delegated to the Director of Education (in consultation with the Director of Economic Development and S151 Officer) for all matters relating to the procurement of the project (up to and including award) and completion of ancillary documents (as applicable).
Vale of Glamorgan, Governance and Audit Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the contents of the Vale of Glamorgan Council Assurance and Risk
Assessment Review 2021/22 be noted, and the report referred Corporate
Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee with any recommendations /
comments of that Scrutiny Committee referred to Cabinet thereafter.
(2) T H A T the contents of the appended Public Sector Readiness for Net Zero
Carbon by 2030 National Report and the Council’s response be noted, and the
report referred to the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee and
Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee with any
recommendations / comments referred to Cabinet thereafter for their consideration
and endorsement of the proposed actions to address the recommendation and the
National Study.
No.
Reason for decisions
(1&2) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Market Stability Report
2022 as considered by Cabinet on 6th October, 2022 (Minute No. C93 refers) be
approved.
Reason for decision
To ensure that the Market Stability Report had been considered by all Members of
the Council.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT MID-TERM REPORT (REF)
The Leader outlined the report which had been prepared to comply with the CIPFA
Code of Practice and which covered a range of matters as of 30th September, 2022.
The Treasury Management Indicators had been based on the Capital Program
approved at Cabinet on 3rd November, 2022 and included a reprofile of the City Deal
scheme. These indicators also compared the original estimates approved at Council
on 3rd March, 2022 with the revised estimates in 2022/23. The 2021 revised CIPFA
Code of Practice required Local Authorities to adopt a new prudential indicator called
the Liability Benchmark from 2023/24 and this had now been incorporated into the
report. She referred to the investment portfolio section which set the Council's
investment portfolio from 1st April to 30th September, 2022 with the Council
continuing to have regard to security and liquidity of its investments before seeking
the highest return on yield. In terms of debt rescheduling opportunities, these had
been limited due to the current economic climate and therefore no debt rescheduling
had been undertaken to date in the current financial year.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Treasury Management mid-year report for the period 1st April,
2022 to 30th September, 2022 be approved.
(2) T H A T the latest Treasury Management indicators be approved.
No.
Reason for decisions
(1) Having regard to the CIPFA Treasury Management in the Public Services:
Code of Practice.
(2) In acknowledgement that the indicators were included in the Treasury
Management Strategy.
THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COMMUNITY REVIEW (REF)
The Leader referred to the original Cabinet report dated 30 th April, 2018 which set
out arrangements for conducting a community review in line with the requirements of
the Local (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 for the Vale of Glamorgan to be
commenced in June 2023 due to the timing of the Local Democracy and Boundary
Commission for Wales principal area review for the Vale of Glamorgan and the need
to avoid the risk of voter confusion during the elections to be held in 2021 and 2022.
She had brought the matter before Council to ensure that all Members were aware of
the process and related timescales. The matter would be referred to the Community
Liaison Committee and to all Town and Community Councils in the Vale Glamorgan.
Councillor Dr. Johnson welcomed the review as it was the first opportunity since
2009 to consider whether current arrangements reflected the communities that they
were supposed to serve. He was sure that Town and Community Councils would be
fully engaged in the process as would political parties. He also wanted to ensure
that all constituents played a role in the consultation to make sure that the
Community boundaries that were recommended were based on the size of the Town
and Community Councils.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Vale of Glamorgan Community Review as considered by
Cabinet on 17th November, 2022 (Minute No. C133 refers) be noted.
Reason for decision
In acknowledgement that the final recommendations relating to the Review were a
matter for Council.
COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME (REF)
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements
(Wales) Regulations SI 2013/3029 (“the Prescribed Requirements Regulations”) and
the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default
Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 SI 2014/66 be adopted.
(2) T H A T any amendments to Regulations made by the Welsh Government be
reflected in the scheme.
No.
(3) T H A T the national scheme be adopted with the following discretions:-
- That the Extended Payments up to a maximum of 4 weeks be allowed to
continue.
- That the War Widow and War Disablement pensions in assessing income for
Council Tax Reduction continue to be disregarded.
- That Backdated Reductions continue to be allowed for a period up to 26
weeks.
Reason for decisions
(1-3) To enable the Council Tax Reduction Scheme to be approved and in place for
implementation from 1st April, 2023.
Vale of Glamorgan, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of M in accordance with the Council's policy,
subject to no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby the employment
were to be terminated for a different reason, be agreed.
(2) T H A T the use of the appropriate delegated powers be endorsed, to
enable reduction of the employee’s contracted hours from 37 hours to 22 hours
per week, worked across three days from 1st January, 2023.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement application within the regulations and to
allow for eventualities that may not be known at this time.
(2) To achieve the necessary change to the employee's working hours, to
assist service continuity, provide appropriate support to assist the employee's
transition to retirement and to reinvest the saving to meet the needs of the service.
Vale of Glamorgan, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T a redundancy payment be approved effective from 31st December,
2022 on the basis of Scheme E of the Council’s Early Retirement / Redundancy
Scheme – termination on the grounds of redundancy (subject to Resolution (2).
No.
(2) T H A T should alternative employment be found for D, the notice will be
extended to cover any trial period if necessary and Resolution (1) will be revoked
together with any redundancy payment should the trial period prove to be
successful.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the redundancy application within the regulations and to allow
for eventualities that may not be known at this time.
(2) To maintain compliance with relevant Human Resource policies and
practices such as Redeployment as appropriate.
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report on pages 28 to
30, as determined by the Head of Regeneration and Planning under delegated
powers, be noted.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the passed building regulation applications, as listed in Section A of
the report, be noted.
(2) T H A T the rejected building applications, as listed in Section B of the report,
be noted.
(3) T H A T the serving of Notices under Building (Approved Inspectors Etc.)
Regulations 2000, as listed in Section C of the report, be noted.
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RESOLVED: that
a) the update on the development of Shared Prosperity Fund proposals be noted
b) Subject to recommendation (c) approval be given to the draft Shared Prosperity Fund Programme and associated Governance arrangements.
c) Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council to make amendments to the Shared Prosperity Fund Programme following consultation with the partners set out in paragraph 29 to this report.
d) Subject to recommendation (e) approval be given to the Year One Delivery Plan.
e) Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council to vary the Year One Delivery Plan when appropriate to do so in line with paragraphs 35 to 38 to this report.
AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Final Draft Vale of Glamorgan Council Annual Self-
Assessment Report 2021/22 as considered by Cabinet on 3rd November, 2022
(Minute No. C117 refers), which included the revisions to the section headed
“Improving our Economic Infrastructure” which had been incorporated into the
document, be approved.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED: that
i) the contract review undertaken by Local Partnerships attached at Confidential Appendix 1 be noted
ii) Approval in principle be given to a relief payment to GLL to assist with mitigating the rise in energy costs during the current financial year capped as set out in Confidential Appendix 2 and authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to authorise payments in line with the methodology and due diligence set out in Confidential Appendix 2.
iii) Agreement in principle be given to the proposal for GLL to acquire energy either directly or indirectly through the Crown Commercial Service and to authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to consider all of the implications as set out in this report and in Confidential Appendix 2 and if the proposal is beneficial to the Council and GLL to make such variations as required to the lease and or the contract.
iv) Agreement in principle be given to the proposal to upgrade the energy infrastructure at each leisure centre to provide lower cost renewable energy subject to approval of a Full Business Case being presented back to a future meeting of Cabinet.
v) Agreement in principle be given to the approach outlined in this report for the modernisation and future operation of Pentwyn Leisure Centre and authorise the preparation of a full business case detailing final costs to be presented back to a future meeting of Cabinet for authority to proceed.
RESOLVED: that
1) progress on the delivery of the Llanrumney Regeneration Scheme be noted
2) authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to:
i) progress the disposal of the 3 parcels of land in the sequence set out in this report.
ii) enter legal contracts for the delivery of the new road link and bridge subject to an independent valuation, the capped contribution set out in Confidential Appendix 4, and the funding being available as anticipated in this report and set out in Confidential Appendix 4.
RESOLVED: that
1. the updated budget reduction requirement of £53 million for 2023/24 be noted
2. directorates continue to work with the relevant Portfolio Cabinet Member(s), in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to identify potential savings to assist in addressing the indicative budget gap of £53 million for 2023/24.
3. It be noted that the Chief Executive as Head of Paid Service will be issuing all necessary statutory and non-statutory employment consultation in respect of the staffing implications of budget preparation.
4. It be noted that work will continue to update and refresh the budget gap and that this will be reported to Members as appropriate.
5. consultation on the 2023/24 budget proposals will take place when the detail of options is available in order to inform the preparation of the draft 2023/24 Budget.
RESOLVED – T H A T the applications as outlined within the report on pages 28
to 30, as determined by the Head of Regeneration and Planning under delegated
powers, be noted.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the passed building regulation applications, as listed in Section A of
the report, be noted.
(2) T H A T the rejected building applications, as listed in Section B of the
report, be noted.
(3) T H A T the serving of Notices under Building (Approved Inspectors Etc.)
Regulations 2000, as listed in Section C of the report, be noted.
RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting at this point during consideration of this item as the Committee discussed exempt information of the description contained in paragraphs 14 and 16 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Action 1972. The public may be excluded from the meeting by resolution of the Committee pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during discussion of this item.
AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T dispensations as set out in the schedule below be granted up to
the date of the next Local Government Elections:
Member Requesting Paragraph(s) of the Decision
Dispensation Standards
Committee (Grant of
Dispensations)
(Wales) Regulations
2001 Under Which
Dispensation is
Granted and as
applied for
Councillor J. Aviet (a), (e) and (f) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote on matters at
Vale of Glamorgan Council
meetings relating to the
review of Council
employment, employee terms
and conditions, in view of a
family member being
employed by the authority.
Councillor R.M. Birch (d), (f) and (g) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote on topics
connected with the Vale of
Glamorgan Council’s re-
shaping services programme
when being discussed at both
Vale of Glamorgan and
Penarth Town Council
meetings as appropriate.
Councillor R.M. Birch (c), (d), (f) and (g) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote when matters
relating to Ysgol y Deri
School, Penarth are being
discussed at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings.
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Community Councillor (d), (e), (f) and (h) Dispensation granted to
K. Hatton speak only at Dinas Powys
Community Council meetings,
on issues relating to the
management of allotments as
a member of the Commons
and Open Spaces Sub
Committee.
Community Councillor (d), (e), (f) and (h) Dispensation granted to
K. Hatton speak only at Dinas Powys
Community Council meetings,
on issues relating to the
Dinas Powys Library and
Activity Centre.
Community Councillor (e), (f) and (h) Dispensation granted to
K. Hatton speak only at Dinas Powys
Community Council meetings,
on issues affecting Seel Park.
Community Councillor (h) Dispensation granted to
K. Hatton speak only at Dinas Powys
Community Council meetings
on issues affecting Dinas
Powys Voluntary Concern.
Community Councillor (a) Dispensation granted to
P. King speak only at Llandough
Community Council meetings
on matters concerning
Llandough and Leckwith War
Memorial Institute Committee
as a principal trustee
Councillor B. Loveluck- (d), (f) and (g) Dispensation granted to
Edwards speak and vote at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings
on general matters relating to
the review of Council
employment, employee terms
and conditions or to respond
to allegations relating to child
protection or safeguarding
matters, in view of being
employed as a full time
regional caseworker for
NASUWT.
Where specific cases are
referred to to speak only on
such matters as outlined
above.
Councillor B. Loveluck- (c), (d) (f) and (g) Dispensation granted to
Edwards speak and vote when matters
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relating to St. Richard Gwyn
High School are being
discussed at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings.
Community Councillor (d), (e), (f) and (h) Dispensation granted to
K. Shaw speak only at Dinas Powys
Community Council meetings,
on issues affecting Seel Park.
Councillor M.R. Wilson (c), (d), (f) and (g) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote when matters
relating to Ysgol y Deri
School, Penarth are being
discussed at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings.
(2) T H A T the following late applications for dispensation as set out in the
schedule below be granted up to the date of the next Local Government Elections:
Member Requesting Paragraph(s) of the Decision
Dispensation Standards
Committee (Grant of
Dispensations)
(Wales) Regulations
2001 Under Which
Dispensation is
Granted and as
applied for
Councillor J. Aviet (d), (e), (f) and (i) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote when matters
relating to St. Helens R/C
Primary and Nursery School
are being discussed at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings.
Councillor J. Protheroe (e) Dispensation granted to
speak and vote when matters
relating to Cowbridge
Comprehensive School are
being discussed at Vale of
Glamorgan Council meetings.
Reason for decisions
(1&2) To comply with the regulations and obligations for the grant of
dispensations to speak and vote.
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