Agenda and decisions

Approved

RESOLVED: that the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee report entitled Cost-of-Living be received and responded to within the usual timescales

RESOLVED: that the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee's Inquiry Report - Shaping Cardiff's Post Pandemic Economic Recovery be received and a response provided within the usual timescales

RESOLVED: that

1.            the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 (Appendix A) be approved subject to any amendments authorised under resolution 3, for consideration by Council on 9 March 2023;

2.            the response to the recommendations made by the Scrutiny Committees (Appendix C) in relation to the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 be agreed

3.            authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any consequential amendments to the draft Corporate Plan 2023-26 required to reflect the response to Scrutiny Committee recommendations (agreed under recommendation 2), prior to consideration by Council on 9 March 2023

4.            Council be recommended to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any minor amendments as necessary to the Corporate Plan 2023-26 following consideration by the Council on 9 March 2023 and prior to publication by 1 April 2023.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the update on the Levelling Up Fund be noted and authority be delegated to the relevant Directors to continue the development of the Ely Youth Zone and the Taff River Corridor projects for submission as Round Three Levelling Up Fund bid.

2.            the progress in delivering Shared Prosperity Fund in Cardiff be noted

RESOLVED: that

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1.      the projected revenue financial outturn based on the projected position at Month 9 2022/23 be noted

2.      the capital spend and projected position at Month 9 2022/23 be noted

RESOLVED: that

(1)          Council be recommended to agree that with effect from 1^st April 2023 the premium charge of 50% be increased to 100% on long term empty dwellings that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for a period of 12 months or more.   

(2)          Council be recommended to agree that with effect from 1^st April 2024 that a premium charge of 100% is applied to second homes and furnished dwellings that are not anyone’s main home.

RESOLVED:

A)that having taken account of the comments of the Section 151 Officer in respect of the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of the reserves as required under Section 25 of the Local Government, Act and having considered the responses to the Budget Consultation, Council be recommended to:

1.0           Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all associated proposals and assumptions as set out in this report and increasing the Council Tax by 3.95% and that the Council resolve the following terms.

2.0     Note that at its meeting on 15 December 2022 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2023/24 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

a)          150,482 being the amount calculated in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, as its Council Tax base for the year.

b)          Lisvane                                           2,866

        Pentyrch                                         3,605

        Radyr                                             4,057

        St. Fagans                                      1,941

        Old St. Mellons                                2,485

        Tongwynlais                                       826

being the amounts calculated in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which special items relate.

2.1     Agree that the following amounts be now calculated by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff for the year 2023/24 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

a)          Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (d) (including Community Council precepts totalling £541,709).                                                                                                                                                                                                       £1,270,554,709

b)          Aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for items set out in Section 32(3)(a) and (c).

  £468,019,000

c)          Amount by which the aggregate at 2.1(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2.1(b) above calculated in accordance with Section 32(4) as the budget requirement for the year.             £802,535,709

d)          Aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its Council Fund in respect of Revenue Support Grant, its council tax reduction scheme, redistributed Non-Domestic Rates.

£593,605,016

e)          The amount at 2.1(c) above less the amount at 2.1(d) (net of the amount for discretionary relief of £400,000), all divided by the amount at 2.0(a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 33(1) as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year.                                      

£1,391.07

f)            Aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1).  

£541,709

g)          Amount at 2.1(e) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2.1(f) above by the amount at 2.0(a) above, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which no special items relate.                                                                                          

£1,387.47

h)          The amounts given by adding to the amount at 2.1(g) above the amounts of special items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council's area mentioned below, divided in each  ...  view the full decision text for item 8.

Appendix 2 of this report is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description contained in paragraphs 14 of part 4 and paragraph 21 of part 5 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED: that approval be given to the appropriation of the land outlined in appendix 1 of this report from the General Fund to the HRA to be held for housing purposes