Decisions

Cllr Sangani declared a personal, non-prejudicial interest in this item, as she has recently been employed by Disability Wales who are named as a stakeholder.

RESOLVED: that

1.     the outcome of the consultation on the draft Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 2024-28 and the five equality objectives be noted; and

2.     the Council’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 2024-28 be approved.

Appendices to this report are exempt from publication because they contain information on the kind described in paragraphs 14, 16 and 21 of part 4 and 5 of Schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972.

AGREED: that a Joint Contracts Tribunal 2016, Design & Build contract be entered with Wates Residential to deliver the Willowbrook North new build housing scheme, delivering 31no. new Council homes, and to enter into a build licence under the Development Agreement to build out 39 no. open market sale houses on site.

AGREED: that a tender process be commenced via the ESPO framework for the ongoing supply of bio-degradable liners and to approve the evaluation criteria, as set out in the report.

Appendices 2 and 3 to this report are exempt from publication on the basis that they contain information of the description set out in paragraphs 14 and 21 of Part  4 of schedule 12 A of the Local Government Act 1972 and in all the

circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption  outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

AGREED: that 8 contracts be awarded for Flying Start childcare places to the providers set out in the report. These contracts are for 3 years. The contracts will commence on 16th April 2025 and will have an annual value of £1,038,960.00, with an overall value of £3,116,880.00.

AGREED: that

•           the proposed procurement route be authorised and  tenders be invited via the SEWSCAP4 lot 5.

•           the evaluation criteria set out in the report be approved.

Appendices A, B and D 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.

RESOLVED: that Council be recommended to -  

i.        Note the agreement reached in principle and ratify the decision to complete the formal settlement agreement with HMRC

ii.       Agree that conclusion of the final terms of an Agreement is delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer, Monitoring Officer, Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance.

iii.      Note the Capitalisation Direction agreed and now available to support the financial strategy to fund the liability subject to Council agreement.

iv.      Agree to amend the 2024/25 budget in accordance with budget policy framework to align with the agreed financial strategy in relation to this issue.

v.       Agree to the inclusion within the Council’s Capital Strategy and program this expenditure in for 2024/25.

vi.      Agree the necessary changes to the Revenue Budget for the Medium Term reflecting the impact on Capital financing for future years in accordance with the Capital Direction (to be reflected as appropriate in future Budget Monitoring reports for 2024/25).

vii.     Agree to incorporate all medium-term Capital and Revenue implications within the amended Medium Term Financial Plan and Capital Strategy as part of the next annual Budget update through Council in February / March 2025.

viii.    Note that the Council will pursue all options available to pursue the Landfill tax debt outstanding.

Following a Cabinet report in December 2023, Cabinet declared a Housing Emergency. The report clearly laid out the strategy to help address the demands and pressures on homeless services in the city. This included the purchase of properties from the open market to provide additional accommodation.

This report will propose the purchase of specific properties to help meet some of these demands.

Appendices B, C, D, E  F & G of this report are exempt from publication pursuant to Paragraphs 14, 16, and 21 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED: that

1.         the ongoing Housing Emergency and the new demands that will add further pressures to homelessness services and temporary accommodation be noted.

2.         the acquisition of the properties identified in the confidential Appendix B be approved and authority be delegated to the Corporate Director - People and Communities in consultation with the S151 Officer, Legal services and the Cabinet members for Housing and Communities and Finance, Modernisation and Performance for all matters arising from the acquisitions and to authorise exchange of contracts and completion of those properties in accordance with the Heads of Terms annexed to this report subject to:

a.    Approval of appropriate grant funding being secured from Welsh Government

b.    Confirmation of a suitable financial viability assessment for each purchase

c.    Confirmation that the decision does not result in commitments outside the budget framework.

d.    Receipt of updated/formal valuation confirming the value contained in confidential Appendix E & F

3.      authority be delegated to the Corporate Director People & Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing & Communities, to consider responses to the recent Homelessness Consultation and to implement any consequential policy changes as appropriate and within existing budgets.

Approved

The report will inform the Cabinet of the key risks facing the Council. The Cabinet will have last sighted the Corporate Risk Register (CRR) at a Cabinet Meeting in December 2023. Senior officers review the document quarterly and the Cabinet once every 6 months.

Corporate Risk owners are at a Director level, and they each input to the review of this document.

RESOLVED: that the contents of the Corporate Risk Register be noted.

Cardiff was successful in being accepted to membership of the World Health Organisations Global Network for age friendly cities and communities in March 2023. A core element of our membership was the development of the Cardiff ‘Working Towards a city wide Age Friendly City Action plan which outlines our aspirations to make Cardiff a better place to live for Older People. A new action plan is now in development for Cabinet consideration.

RESOLVED: that Cardiff’s updated Age Friendly action plan 2024 – 2028 be approved.

This report is a statutory document that the Council must produce each year as a reflection of its performance and activities in the previous financial year (2023/24) in line with the Corporate Plan.

A report on the council’s performance must be published and sent to the Welsh Ministers, the Auditor General for Wales (AGW), and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales (ESTYN)

RESOLVED: that

1.            the contents of the report and its appendices be noted, including the observations and any recommendations made by: (i) the Performance Panel (Appendix 3a); (ii) the Governance & Audit Committee (Appendix 4a) and (iii) the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee (Appendix 5a);

2.            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 draft Annual Well-being Report 2023/24 arising from recommendation 1 above; and

3.            the Annual Well-being Report 2023/24, be recommended including any agreed amendments under recommendation 2 above, to Council for approval.

4.            Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to put in place arrangements for a Panel Performance Assessment to take place in the 2025/26 performance year.