Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED: that the report be received and responded to by June 2016.

Cabinet received the report entitled “How to reduce Crime and Disorder in the Night Time Economy in a Time of Austerity”.

The report contained 26 key findings and 15 recommendations.

RESOLVED: that the report be received and responded to by June 2016.

RESOLVED: that the Statement of Action in response to the recommendations made in the Wales Audit Office Corporate Assessment Follow On report be approved.

Cabinet considered a report and Statement of Action in response to the Wales Audit Office Corporate Assessment Follow On report.

The Wales Audit Corporate Assessment Follow On report was formally received at the Cabinet meeting on 10 March 2016 and was considered at the Council’s Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny  ...  view the full minutes text for item 115.

RESOLVED: that

1)            the content of the report and the City Deal document, which is attached as Appendix A to the report be noted;

2)            further update reports be received as the detail of the City Deal is further developed;

3)            Council be recommended to note the report and delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Corporate Director Resources and Monitoring Officer to conclude any interim arrangements necessary to facilitate the development of the final City Deal (including without limitation to the generality of the foregoing appointment of external consultants and any interim appointments that may be required), provided the requisite budget provision is available.

In considering this item The Leader has ruled that by reason of special circumstances, that this item should be considered at this meeting as a matter of urgency.  Whilst this item was published on the Agenda the Report was only finalised on Friday and is urgent for decision at this  ...  view the full minutes text for item 116.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the setting up of partnership arrangements as detailed in the report be approved in principle.  

2.            the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Interim Monitoring Officer be authorised to finalise the partnership arrangements including agreement of any terms of such partnership, members of the partnership and all ancillary matters.

Cabinet considered a report outlining the intention to establish a partnership between Cardiff schools and the creative and cultural sector of the city with the aim of enriching the curriculum and learning.

It was noted that the new High School in the West had been identified as a “pathfinder school”  ...  view the full minutes text for item 117.

RESOLVED: that

1.               Officers be authorised to carry out a review of options for secondary provision in the area concerned, in order to better match supply and demand and to secure consistently high standards of education provision.

2.               changes to the English-medium high school catchments of Fitzalan High School and Cantonian High School and associated English-medium primary school catchment areas would not proceed currently.

3.               the proposed changes to the Welsh-medium high school catchment areas of Ysgol Plasmawr and Ysgol Glan Taf through transfer of Ysgol Pencae catchment from Ysgol Plasmawr to Ysgol Glan Taf catchment to take effect from September 2017 be approved.

Councillor Susan Elsmore and Councillor Ramesh Patel declared a personal interest in this item and left the meeting for the duration of the item.

Cabinet considered a report outlining the responses received following consultation on catchment area arrangements relating to English-medium and Welsh-medium primary and secondary school provision.  The changes  ...  view the full minutes text for item 118.

RESOLVED that

1.      the proposals as set out in paragraph 1 be approved without modification

2.      officers be authorised to take the appropriate actions to implement the proposals as set out in paragraph 1.

3.      officers be authorised to publish a summary of the statutory objections and the Authority’s response to those objections (referred to as the “Objection Report”) within 7 days of the determination of the proposal;

4.      officers be authorised to publish the decision within 7 days of determination of the proposal.

5.      approval be delegated, only following the respective grant approvals by Welsh Government, of any necessary contracts to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer, Interim Monitoring Officer and the Cabinet Members for Corporate Services & Performance and Education.

Cabinet received a report outlining the objections received to the published statutory notices regarding the provision of English-medium and Welsh-medium primary school places in Adamdsown and Splott wards. 

The report seeks to address the shortfall of English-medium and Welsh-medium primary school places in Adamsdown and Splott and outlined the Council’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 119.

RESOLVED that authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Performance, the Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability, the Corporate Director Resources and the Interim Monitoring Officer to settle the terms of a phased Pre-Planning Agreement in accordance with paragraph 9 of this report and the proposal set out in Appendices 1 and 2 with a view to preserving the indicative timetable for the new Interchange building in advance of the recommendation to Cabinet in May 2016 regarding the funding package.

Appendices 1-3 of this report are exempt from publication because they contain information of the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Cabinet received a report providing an update on the Central Transport Interchange Project.  It  ...  view the full minutes text for item 120.