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RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 13th July 2026 as an accurate record.
Decided: Cabinet approved the Work Programme for 2026-2027, with amendments where needed, and agreed to receive a further update every three months.
Decided: Cabinet noted the content of the report.
Decided: Cabinet noted the content of the report.
Decided: Cabinet extended the two dog control Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), which are local rules for public places, for a further three years from 1 October 2026. It gave the Director of Community Services, with the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, delegated authority to produce the final orders and publish them on the Council's website. It also agreed to update signs about the rules and add clear signs at sports pitches and other suitable places.
Decided: Cabinet noted the current modelled position of the Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/27 to 2029/30 and agreed to receive updates in the autumn. It noted that the plan will go to Council in September and be reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee alongside budget consultation.
Decided: Cabinet resolved to review and, if acceptable, propose the additional Corporate Plan investment priorities and funding in Appendix A to Council on 23 September 2026.
Decided: Cabinet approved the supplementary capital programme for Highways and Engineering Services, subject to Council approving the investment priorities report on 23 September 2026. It delegated authority to the Director of Environmental Services to extend projects, or suspend them and reallocate funding, after consulting the Cabinet Member and the Deputy Chief Executive.
Decided: Cabinet noted the general fund revenue and capital spending positions as at 30 June 2026, the treasury management indicators, and progress on the Corporate Plan's well-being objectives. It approved budget transfers over £0.100M, known as virements, as the Council's Financial Procedure Rules require.
Decided: Cabinet noted the comments and observations of the Scrutiny Committees on the items listed in section 5 of the report.
Decided: Cabinet approved the final draft Youth Work Strategic Plan 2027-2032 for submission to Welsh Government, and approved further engagement with young people on its milestones and performance measures. It delegated minor amendments before publication to the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Young People.
Decided: Cabinet noted progress under the 2022-2026 strategy and approved the new Empty Homes Strategy 2026-2031. It agreed that the Scrutiny Committee's points on the Council Tax premium, an extra charge on long-term empty homes, should be explored and considered as part of delivering the strategy.
Decided: Cabinet considered the Community Services Scrutiny Committee's comments on the report and approved the Director of Social Services Annual Report for 2025/26.
RESOLVED to pass the following Resolution: “That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act (as amended) for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of the exempt information as defined in paragraphs 12 of Part 4 of the Schedule 12A of the Act”
Resolved that the Minutes of the Gower National Landscape Advisory Group meeting held on 22 June 2026 be approved as a correct record.