Decisions

Appendix 1 is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description in paragraph 14 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and in all the circumstances of the case,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 the contract for the Supply of Bio-degradable liners be awarded to The Compost Bag Company.

 

AGREED: thatthe Rent Smart Wales Fee Policy 2025 be approved in relation to-

 

a)    Landlord registration

b)    Landlord and agent licensing

c)    Course approval and training provider authorisation

d)    Course delivery

e)    Ancillary fees

 

Appendices A, B, C, and D to this report is exempt from publication because it contains information of the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972

 

AGREED: thatWates Construction Ltd be appointed as the contractor and to enter into a JCT 2016 Design & Build Contract to build 41 homes and communal facilities for the Maelfa Community Living Project.

 

AGREED: thatthe Director of Governance and Legal Services to

 

(i)              proceed with the preparation and statutory consultation for the proposed Traffic Regulation Orders to change the speed limit of the roads identified through the 20mph review as detailed in the technical paper, Review of the Default 20mph speed limit in Cardiff, and supporting documents as appended to this report.

(ii)             Subject to there being no unwithdrawn objections the order be made

 

Approved

 

To feed back on the progress of the strategy, to report annual carbon reduction statistics over the course of the previous year, and to update and refine the delivery and action plan for the coming period.

 

RESOLVED: that

 

1. the progress made on carbon reduction over the period of the One Planet Cardiff Strategy be noted.

 

2. the continuation of work on a “Green Growth Proposition” be approved focussing on building retrofit and renewable energy generation, to include a clear picture of challenges, goals, potential investment opportunities and delivery models associated with them.

 

The Neutral Vendor Managed Services (“NVMS”) is currently being delivered under the South East Wales Technical and Professional Services Framework (Lot 11).

 

Due to the popularity of Lot 11 and value of services provided, it will exceed the value cap of the existing SEWTAPS Framework. The Council therefore proposes to allow Lot 11 to expire on the current Framework and to run an open tender process to appoint a suitably qualified Neutral Vendor Service Provider(s) into a new separate Framework Agreement.

 

Lots 1-10 on the existing SEWTAPS Framework will be extended as provided for in the Framework.

 

RESOLVED: that

 

1. the commencement of the procurement of the Neutral Vendor Managed Services Framework be approved in principle.

 

2. Authority be delegated to Corporate Director Resources in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Modernisation, to carry out all aspects of the procurement, (including setting the evaluation methodology, levy percentage, commencing procurement and award of successful supplier to the framework) and thereafter to host and deal with the operation of the framework arrangements, including any ancillary matters relating thereto.

 

To recommend the Cabinet budget proposals be approved by Council together with the necessary statutory recommendations.

Appendix 5 (b) is exempt from publication because it contains 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

 

The Cabinet, 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 2003, and having considered the responses to the Budget Consultation recommend that Council:

 

1.0           Approve the Revenue, Capital and Housing Revenue Account budgets including all proposals and increasing the Council Tax by 4.95% as set out in this report and that the Council resolve the following terms.

 

2.0     Note that at its meeting on 12 December 2024 Cabinet calculated the following amounts for the year 2025/26 in accordance with the regulations made under Section 33(5) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

 

a)    153,582 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.

 

Lisvane	3,200
Pentyrch	3,798
Radyr	4,169
St. Fagans	2,037
Old St. Mellons	2,692
Tongwynlais	835

 

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 2025/26 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 £612,155).                                                      £1,345,733,155

 

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

  £433,578,000

 

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.             £912,155,155

 

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.

£674,886,000

 

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.    

£1,547.51

 

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

£612,155

 

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.      

£1,543.52

 

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 case by the amount at 2.0(b) above, calculated in accordance with Section 34(3) as the basic amounts of Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of the area to which special items relate.

 

 

i)       The amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2.1(g) and 2.1(h) above by the number which in the proportion set out in the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003 is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D calculated in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

 

 

 

2.2     Note that for the year 2025/26, the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for each of the categories of dwelling shown below:-

 

VALUATION BANDS

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
252.45	294.52	336.60	378.67	462.82	546.97	631.12	757.34	883.56

 

2.3     Having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2.1(i) and 2.2 above, the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 hereby sets the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2025/26 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

 

 

Part of Council's Area

VALUATION BANDS

 

 

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Lisvane	1,299.07	1,515.58	1,732.10	1,948.60	2,381.62	2,814.65	3,247.67	3,897.20	4,546.73
Pentyrch	1,316.53	1,535.95	1,755.38	1,974.79	2,413.63	2,852.48	3,291.32	3,949.58	4,607.84
Radyr & Morganstown	1,310.53	1,528.96	1,747.38	1,965.80	2,402.64	2,839.49	3,276.33	3,931.60	4,586.87
St Fagans	1,299.63	1,516.23	1,732.84	1,949.44	2,382.65	2,815.86	3,249.07	3,898.88	4,548.69
St Mellons	1,296.13	1,512.15	1,728.18	1,944.19	2,376.23	2,808.28	3,240.32	3,888.38	4,536.44
Tongwynlais	1,306.49	1,524.24	1,741.99	1,959.73	2,395.22	2,830.72	3,266.22	3,919.46	4,572.70
All other parts of the Council's area	1,281.46	1,495.04	1,708.62	1,922.19	2,349.34	2,776.50	3,203.65	3,844.38	4,485.11

 

 

2.4Authorise the Corporate Director Resources to make payments under Section 38 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 from the Council Fund by equal instalments on the last working day of each month from April 2025 to March 2026 in respect of the precept levied by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in the sum of £58,156,896

 

2.5     Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to the said Council Tax.

 

2.6     Agree that the Common Seal be affixed to precepts for Port Health Expenses for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 namely

 

	£
County Council of the City and County of Cardiff	163,375
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council	18,391

 

 

2.7     Agree that notices of the making of the said Council Taxes signed by the Chief Executive be given by advertisement in the local press under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

3.0     In accordance with the Local Government Act 2003, the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 and subsequent amendments and the CIPFA Prudential Code and Treasury Management Codes of Practice:

 

(a)  Approve the Capital Strategy 2025/26.

 

(b)  Approve the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 and authorise the Section 151 Officer to raise such funds as may be required to finance capital expenditure by temporary or long-term borrowing.

 

(c)   Approve the Prudential Indicators for 2025/26 – 2029/30 including the affordable borrowing limit.

 

(d)  Delegate to the Section 151 Officer the ability to effect movement between the limits for borrowing and long-term liabilities, within the limit for any year, and to bring forward or delay schemes in the Capital Programme.

 

(e)  Approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy for 2025/26.

 

4.0     To approve the Budgetary Framework outlined in this report.

 

5.0     To maintain the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme as set out in this report.

 

 

The Cabinet, 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

 

6.0     Approve the changes to fees and charges as set out in Appendix 5 (a) and 5 (b) to this report.

 

7.0     Delegate authority to the appropriate Director in consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Member, the Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to amend or introduce new fees and charges during the year, subject if necessary (having regard to the proposed change), to an Equality Impact Assessment and public consultation being undertaken and the results thereof being duly considered before the delegated authority is exercised.

 

8.0     Recognise the financial challenges facing the Council as set out in the Medium-Term Financial Plan.

 

 

The report will outline the overall financial monitoring position of the Council in respect of both revenue and capital accounts. This will include an analysis of key variances based on the first nine months of the financial year.

 

RESOLVED: that

 

1.     the projected revenue financial outturn based on the projected position at Month 9 2024/25 be noted.

 

2.     the capital spend and projected position at Month 9 2024/25 be noted.

 

To enable the Cabinet to consider the draft Corporate Plan for 2025-28 and recommend it to Council for approval.

 

RESOLVED: that

 

1. the draft Corporate Plan 2025-28 (Appendix A), subject to any amendments authorised under recommendation 3, be approved for consideration by Council on 6 March 2025;

 

2. the responses to any recommendations made by any of the Scrutiny Committees (Appendix C) in relation to the draft Corporate Plan 2025-28 be considered and agreed;

 

3. the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to make any minor consequential amendments to the draft Corporate Plan 2025-28 that are required to reflect the response to any Scrutiny Committee recommendations (agreed under recommendation 2), prior to consideration by Council on 6 March 2025;

 

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 2025-28 following consideration by Council on 6 March 2025 and prior to publication by 1 April 2025.

 

Responding to a comprehensive needs assessment, Cardiff’s Housing Support Programme Strategy was published in 2022 and set out the single strategic direction for homelessness prevention and housing-related support services in Cardiff for the next four years.  It identified and set out the key priorities for the Council and its partners.

 

Welsh Government have requested that we carry out a light touch review of our needs assessment, consider any significant developments or changes to policy or external factors that may have had an impact on the strategy since publication, and refresh any strategic priorities if necessary.

 

The mid strategy review will set out refreshed strategic priorities and will also contain an analysis of responses to the Homelessness Consultation which took place between July and September 2024.

RESOLVED:  that Cardiff’s refreshed Housing Support Programme Strategy 2022 – 2026 be approved.