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RESOLVED 1. To endorse the report as the shared climate risk evidence base for the Powys Public Services Board and partner organisations. 2. To support the five pillars for coordinated climate resilience set out in the report. 3. To seek internal and external resources to support future climate resilience activity. 4. That future stakeholder and community engagement activity would be pursued subject to resources being secured.
Decided: Council passed a composite motion on illegal tobacco and vape sales on high streets, by 62 votes to none, with 1 abstention. It asked Cabinet to review how the council uses its enforcement powers and to set up a cross-council enforcement task force. It asked the Welsh Government to change planning rules so that vape shops need dedicated planning permission. It also asked Cabinet to report back to Council within six months.
Decided: Council agreed the budget principles and the approach to closing the budget gap for 2027/28 and across the Medium-Term Financial Plan. It asked directorates to identify savings to address the indicative gap of £45.0 million for 2027/28 and £163.7 million over the plan period. It adopted the budget timetable, which leads to the 2027/28 budget going to Council in March 2027, and agreed that consultation will take place once options are available. The vote was 32 for, 12 against and 1 abstention.
Decided: Council approved new appointments of local authority governors to fill vacancies on school governing bodies, as set out in Appendix 1. Each appointment is for four years from the date of appointment, following recommendations by the Local Authority Governor Panel.
Decided: Council approved the audited Statement of Accounts for 2025/26 for Cardiff Council and Cardiff Harbour Authority, the Annual Governance Statement and the Cardiff Port Health Authority Annual Return. It noted the audit reports from Audit Wales and the final letters of representation. The vote was 69 for, none against and 2 abstentions.
Decided: Council noted the Treasury Management Annual Report for 2025/26. The vote was 68 for, none against and 3 abstentions.
Decided: Council designated the Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer as the council's statutory Section 151 Officer on an interim basis for up to 12 months. It also approved a change to that post's title and role, a salary change to Director level, and delegated changes to the Finance Procedure Rules to the Monitoring Officer. The vote was 69 for, none against and none abstaining.
Decided: Council noted the Scrutiny Annual Report for 2025/26. No vote was recorded.
Decided: Council carried the motion, as amended, by 51 votes to 1, with 9 abstentions. It formally declared Cardiff a Human Rights City and asked for a cross-sector Human Rights Taskforce to be set up within six months. It agreed to use Human Rights Impact Assessments for new policies, land transactions and budgets, and to review planning guidance and respond to the Welsh Government's review of Future Wales. It also asked the Chief Executive to report back to Council each year on progress.
Decided: Council approved the Annual Wellbeing Report for 2025/26. A Liberal Democrat amendment, moved by Cllr Berman and seconded by Cllr Carter, asked for the report to be sent back to Cabinet, but it was lost by 40 votes to 26, with 2 abstentions. The report was then approved by 44 votes to none, with 24 abstentions.