Agenda, decisions and minutes

Approved

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 16 March 2017 be approved

RESOLVED: that

1)           the ‘Capital Ambition’ be approved as a statement of the administration’s priorities; and

2)           ‘Capital Ambition’ document be submitted to Full Council for noting.

The Cabinet considered the ‘Capital Ambition’ which set out the Administration’s policy programme for the coming municipal term. The document set out four main priority areas Working for Cardiff, Working for Wales, Working for the Future and Working for Public Services which would form the development of the Council’s corporate  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the appointment of four Assistants to Cabinet Members (or Cabinet Assistants), as set out in paragraph 8 of this report be approved

2.            it be agreed to absorb and mainstream the Member Champion or Lead Member roles set out in paragraph 12 of this report within relevant Cabinet portfolio responsibilities and to allocate/reallocate any specific Member Champion roles to either executive or non-executive members for appointment by Council, as considered appropriate; and

3.            the Constitution Committee be asked to consider incorporating provision for Member Champions within the Council’s Constitution.

Cabinet considered approving the appointment of Councillor Dilwar Ali, Councillor Burke-Davies, Councillor Henshaw and Councillor Lister as Cabinet Assistants. It was also proposed that Member Champion roles be absorbed into the portfolio responsibilities of Cabinet Members.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the appointment of four Assistants to Cabinet Members (or Cabinet Assistants),  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

RESOLVED: that the report be received and a response be prepared for consideration at Cabinet by October 2017 if possible.

The Chair of the Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Lee Bridgeman presented the report of the Children and Young People’s Scrutiny committee entitled Female Genital Mutilation. The report contained 20 Key Findings and 4 recommendations, two of which were directed at the Cabinet. The remaining recommendations were directed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

RESOLVED: that the report be received and a response be prepared for consideration at Cabinet by October 2017 if possible.

Councillor Bridgeman, Chair of the Children & Young People’s introduced the Scrutiny Report entitled ‘School Term Times’ which responded to the Council motion regarding shortening the summer break to create an additional week’s holiday elsewhere in the school calendar. The Scrutiny Committee made one recommendation to Cabinet.

RESOLVED: that the report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the proposed changes to the Joint Working Agreement between the partner councils for the provision of Regulatory Services be approved and recommended to Council for approval

2.            the Senior Responsible Officer for the Shared Regulatory Service be authorised to approve administrative changes to the Joint Working Agreement as long as there are no extension of delegations to the Shared Service or additional financial implications.

A report recommending changes to the Joint Working Agreement between the partner councils for the provision of Regulatory Services was considered.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the proposed changes to the Joint Working Agreement between the partner councils for the provision of Regulatory Services be approved and recommended to Council for approval  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

This decision has been certified by the Monitoring Officer as urgent because any delay likely to be caused by the call-in process could seriously prejudice the Council and is in the public interest under section 13 of the Scrutiny Procedure Rules as urgent and the call-in procedure does not apply to it. The Chair of the Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Committee has been consulted on this matter and has agreed that this report should be certified as urgent.

RESOLVED: that 

1.            the proposals as set out in paragraph 1 of the report 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.            the approval of any necessary contracts be delegated to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer, Director of Legal Services and the Cabinet Members for Corporate Services & Performance and Education, Employment & Skills.

This decision has been certified by the Monitoring Officer as urgent because any delay likely to be caused by the call-in process could seriously prejudice the Council and is in the public interest under section 13 of the Scrutiny Procedure Rules as urgent and the call-in procedure does not apply  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

RESOLVED: that

1.         the report and the actions taken in respect of the Council’s accounts for 2016/17 be approved

2.         it be noted that this report will form an Appendix to the Financial Statements report to be considered at the Council meeting in September 2017

The Cabinet considered the outturn position for the financial year ending 31 March 2017. It was reported that the Council had maintained its spending within its overall net budget with a balanced position.

RESOLVED: that

1.         the report and the actions taken in respect of the Council’s accounts for 2016/17  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

RESOLVED: that the current position regarding performance, the delivery of key commitments and priorities as at Quarter 4, and the action being taken to the challenges facing the Council be noted

The Cabinet received details of the Council’s performance for quarter 4 of the 2016-17 financial year. The report provided details of progress against corporate plan priorities and improvement actions and contained a commentary of directorate’s achievements, challenges and mitigating factors.

RESOLVED: that the current position regarding performance, the delivery of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.