Agenda and decisions

Approved

RESOLVED: that

1.            authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to make any consequential changes to the Annual Well-being Report 2021/22 following the receipt of any comments from the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee.

2.            the Annual Well-being Report 2021/22 be approved for consideration by Council.

Appendices 1, 2 and 5 of this report are exempt from publication pursuant to paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED: that

i)          the contract review undertaken by Local Partnerships attached at Confidential Appendix 1 be noted

ii)         Approval in principle be given to a relief payment to GLL to assist with mitigating the rise in energy costs during the current financial year capped as set out in Confidential Appendix 2 and authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to authorise payments in line with the methodology and due diligence set out in Confidential Appendix 2.

iii)        Agreement  in principle be given to the proposal for GLL to acquire energy either directly or indirectly through the Crown Commercial Service and to authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to consider all of the implications as set out in this report and in Confidential Appendix 2 and if the proposal is beneficial to the Council and GLL to make such variations as required to the lease and or the contract.

iv)       Agreement  in principle be given to the proposal to upgrade the energy infrastructure at each leisure centre to provide lower cost renewable energy subject to approval of a Full Business Case being presented back to a future meeting of Cabinet.

v)         Agreement in principle be given to the approach outlined in this report for the modernisation and future operation of Pentwyn Leisure Centre and authorise the preparation of a full business case detailing final costs to be presented back to a future meeting of Cabinet for authority to proceed.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the Socially Responsible Procurement Strategy 2022-2027 be approved.

2.            Authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Resources to approve any updates to the strategy from time to time in line with changes in legislation.

RESOLVED: that

1.         the updated budget reduction requirement of £53 million for 2023/24 be noted

2.            directorates continue to work with the relevant Portfolio Cabinet Member(s), in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance to identify potential savings to assist in addressing the indicative budget gap of £53 million for 2023/24.

3.            It be noted that the Chief Executive as Head of Paid Service will be issuing all necessary statutory and non-statutory employment consultation in respect of the staffing implications of budget preparation.

4.            It be noted that work will continue to update and refresh the budget gap and that this will be reported to Members as appropriate.

5.            consultation on the 2023/24 budget proposals will take place when the detail of options is available in order to inform the preparation of the draft 2023/24 Budget.

RESOLVED: that the Cathays Community Ward be re-declared as an Additional Licensing area with effect from 1 February 2023 to run for a period of 5 years.

RESOLVED: that

1.            Approval be given to the proposed approach being taken to respond to the requirements of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 including the changes in the Council’s rental agreements and procedures.

2.            Authority be delegated to the Director Adults, Housing and Communities, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & Communities and Director of Governance and Legal Services, to finalise the new contacts for council tenants and procedures to fully implement the changes introduced in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.

Appendices 2 - 4 of this report are not for publication as they contain exempt information of the description contained in paragraphs 14, 16 and 21 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED: that

1)           progress on the delivery of the Llanrumney Regeneration Scheme be noted

2)           authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, the Section 151 Officer and the Legal Officer to:

i)             progress the disposal of the 3 parcels of land in the sequence set out in this report.

ii)            enter legal contracts for the delivery of the new road link and bridge subject to an independent valuation, the capped contribution set out in Confidential Appendix 4, and the funding being available as anticipated in this report and set out in Confidential Appendix 4.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the Local Authority’s Social Services Annual Report for 2021/22 (including Appendix 5 MSR) respectively) be approved for consideration by Council.

2.            the Corporate Safeguarding report be noted

RESOLVED: that

1.            the Unpaid Carers Charter and Young Unpaid Carers Charter be approved

2.            the work already underway to improve the support for unpaid carers be noted

RESOLVED: that

1.              It be noted that the Welsh Government has allocated £8m of grant funding to support the transition to electric bus on the Cardiff Network.

2.              Authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport and Environment, subject to consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & Strategic Planning, s.151 Officer and Director Governance and Legal Services, to prepare the scope and method of allocating Welsh Government grant funding to increase the use of electric buses serving Cardiff and to determine, approve and implement the Cardiff Electric Bus Scheme.

RESOLVED: that Council be recommended to endorse the sixth AMR for submission to the Welsh Government by 31^st October 2022.

RESOLVED: that the response to the recommendations of the Environmental Scrutiny Committee Joint Task and Finish Group on the Replacement Local Development Plan – Strategic and Delivery Options, as set out in appendix 2 be approved