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Cabinet met on 11 February 2025. It recommended a revised Corporate Plan for 2025 to 2027 to Council, approved the council's mid-year performance self-assessment, and agreed that some UK Shared Prosperity Fund projects could receive more than the usual £250,000 limit. It also considered several exempt reports in private.
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Councillor Paul Luckock declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 12a (Lease for Pump Track at Pentre Mawr, Abergele - Revisit to Reaffirm Decision Following Consultation Period Lease for Pump Track at Pentre Mawr, Abergele - Revisit to Reaffirm Decision Following Consultation Period), as he is a director of the Community Interest Company requesting a lease of the land for the pump track. As the interest was considered prejudicial, Councillor Luckock left the meeting whilst the item was discussed and voted upon.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That, subject to the above amendment, the minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 14 and 28 January 2025, respectively, be approved and signed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 14 and 28 January 2025, respectively, were submitted for approval. 601. Pursuant to Minute 601 (Declarations of Interest: Code of Local Government Conduct), Councillor Geoff Stewart advised that he had declared that he was an Local Education Authority Governor. RESOLVED- That, subject to the above amendment, the minutes of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 14 and 28 January 2025, respectively, be approved and signed as a correct record.
Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.
Paul Edwin Luckock: Personal and prejudicial interest on Exempt Items: Local Government Act 1972, Section 100A and Schedule 12A (Access to Information)
He is a director of the Community Interest Company that has asked for a lease of the land for the pump track. He left the meeting while the item was discussed and voted on.
Geoff Stewart: Interest
He is a Local Education Authority Governor. The minute records this as an amendment to the declaration made at the 14 January 2025 meeting (minute 601).
Councillor Louise Emery, the Council’s representatives on the North Wales Police and Crime Panel (NWPCP), provided feedback on the work of the NWPCP over the past year. The priorities of the Police and Crime Commissioner for 2025-2028 were a local neighbourhood policing presence, supporting victims, communities and business and a fair and effective criminal justice system. Members were advised that the budget for the North Wales Police was resilient and allowed for growth.
Ambition North Wales had launched the Tourism Talent Project, which set out to future-proof tourism and hospitality skills provision and increase the commercial benefits from one of the best established and fastest growing sectors in the region, working with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai to develop the Project.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Forward Work Programme be approved.
Members were presented with the Forward Work Programme for the Cabinet. RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Forward Work Programme be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Corporate Plan 2025 to 2027 be recommended to Council for approval.
The Cabinet Member for Audit, Policy and Performance recommended the Corporate Plan 2025 to 2027 to Council for approval. The Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 3 February 2025 and supported the recommendation. RESOLVED- That the Corporate Plan 2025 to 2027 be recommended to Council for approval.
Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Performance Self-Assessment for April to September 2024 be approved.
The Cabinet Member for Audit, Policy and Performance sought approval for the Performance Self-Assessment for April to September 2024. Members were advised that paragraph 6.3.9. Supporting Recreation, should read that the works to the paddling pools had been funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF) and not Welsh Government. The Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 3 February 2025 and supported the recommendation. Discussion ensued as follows:- · Attendance at primary and secondary schools had improved as a result of the work undertaken by the Council. · The impact of Covid on housing and homelessness was still ongoing, however, 650 new homes were currently in development and an update would be provided to the Economy and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 26 February 2025. · Environment, Roads and Facilities had increased the frequency of refuse collection at communal areas. Further to this, over 70% of refuse was recycled in the County, which supported the reducing carbon and climate change agenda. · A report on the Social Care and Education Development Programme was being presented to the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 19 February 2025. · The Business Support Team supported over 1,200 properties and out of season visitors were increasing. · A report on the Equal Pay Audit 2018-2023 would be presented to democracy in the near future. RESOLVED- That the Performance Self-Assessment for April to September 2024 be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That, during the end of programme phase, additional funding be allocated to projects previously restricted to a maximum UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) grant award of £250,000 under the Community Regeneration Key Fund, where projects can demonstrate a legitimate need to increase the allocation.
The Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Economy sought approval to increase the Community Regeneration Key Fund maximum UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) grant award allocation. It was noted that the UKSPF had made a real difference to communities and the flexibility of the funding had been welcomed. RESOLVED- That, during the end of programme phase, additional funding be allocated to projects previously restricted to a maximum UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) grant award of £250,000 under the Community Regeneration Key Fund, where projects can demonstrate a legitimate need to increase the allocation.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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