Agenda and minutes

i.      Councillor Catrin M S. Davies apologised for her inability to attend the meeting.

ii.     Councillor Keith Evans apologised for his inability to attend the meeting due to other Council commitments.

iii.    Elin Prysor, Corporate Lead Officer: Legal and Governance apologised for her inability to attend the meeting.

i.      Condolences were extended to Councillor Catrin M S. Davies and her family on the loss of her brother-in-law.

ii.     Condolences were extended to Elin Prysor, Corporate Lead Officer: Legal and Governance and her family on the loss of her mother.  

i.      Councillors Bryan Davies, Keith Henson & Matthew Vaux declared a personal interest in relation to item 114.

ii.     Eifion Evans, Chief Executive declared a personal interest in relation to item 114 on behalf of all officers present, in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Local Government Employees. 

To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the previous Meeting of the Cabinet held on 1 November 2022.

Matters arising: There were no matters arising from the minutes.

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DECISION:

1.    To note the publication of the Mid Wales Regional Investment Plan.

2.    To approve the proposed implementation and delivery arrangements of the Fund as set out in Section 3 of the report.

3.    To approve for the Section 151 Officer of Ceredigion Council to receive the funding from UK Government on behalf of Mid Wales, and to sign the Service Memorandum of Understanding with UK Government, and the resulting implementation arrangements in Ceredigion.

4.    To provide delegated authority to the Section 151 Officer of Ceredigion Council, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer to draft and issue a Service Level Agreement with Powys Council – setting out an appropriate scheme of delegation and authority for local implementation of the fund.

Reason for the decision:

To allow Ceredigion County Council to proceed with Powys County Council to receive the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and for officers to be able to establish implementation arrangements as soon as possible.

DECISION:

To approve advertising the proposal to the public, and should no objections be received, the making of the necessary Traffic Regulation Order and the publication of a subsequent Notice of Making in the press to this effect.

Reason for the decision:

To ensure the free flow of traffic.

DECISION:

1.    To approve the Council Tax Base for Council Tax setting purposes of 32,767.99 in accordance with the calculations as set out in Appendix 1.

2.    To note the Council Tax Base for Revenue Support Grant purposes of 32,609.46.

3.    To approve the schedule of instalments for Dyfed Powys Police Authority Precept payments in 2023/24 as being - 12 equal instalments paid on the last working day of each month commencing April 2023.

4.    To approve the schedule of instalments for Ceredigion Town and Community Council’s Precept payments in 2023/24 as being - 3 equal instalments on the last working day of April 2023, July 2023 and October 2023.

Reason for the decision:

Legal requirement to comply with Tax Base regulations.

DECISION:

(a)  To note the Quarter 2 Capital Monitoring report for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix A.

(b)  To approve the updated 2022/23 to 2024/25 Capital Programme as outlined in Appendix B which totals £107.4m for the three years.

Reason for the decision:

To update the 2022/23 to 2024/25 Capital Programme.

DECISION:

1.     That Cardigan is confirmed as the location of the county’s second Wellbeing Centre.

2.    That an options paper is presented on the preferred location to develop a Wellbeing Centre in Cardigan, including an outline of the potential facility and estimated cost to Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee prior to returning to Cabinet.

Reason for the decision:

To progress the development of the county’s second Wellbeing Centre.

DECISION:

1.    To endorse the regional strategy and approve the engagement programme and development of a local action plan.

2.    To present the findings of the engagement and the proposed implementation plan to the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee prior to returning to Cabinet.

3.    To note the feedback from the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Reason for the decision:

To enable the council to progress with the development of an action plan to support the local delivery of the regional strategy.

To develop Dementia provision in line with the Through Age and Wellbeing Strategy.

DECISION:

1.    To approve the use of LBDF funding to purchase and renovate properties within Ceredigion to meet the needs identified in the Housing Strategy & LA Prospectus.

2.     That the CLO for Economy & Regeneration, CLO for Porth Gofal or the Corporate Manager for Housing Services, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, have the authority to pursue purchasing properties via this funding opportunity.

Reason for the decision:

To assist in delivering appropriate affordable housing solutions to meet the demand and needs of our residents, with no capital commitment required from the LA.</AI14>

DECISION:

1.    To approve the proposal to commence a consultation on the following areas:

•        Day Service opportunities for Older Adults including those living with a diagnosis of dementia

•        Day Service opportunities for Individuals living with a learning disability, autism, and profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)

•        Transition pathways on a through age basis for those living with a learning disability / autism

•        Respite provision (day and residential) on a through age basis

2.    To present the findings of the consultation and the proposed implementation plan to the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee prior to returning to Cabinet.

Reason for the decision:

To enable the Authority to progress with the re-design of day service and respite provision in line with the Through Age and Wellbeing Strategy.

DECISION:

To confirm the nominations outlined in the report as LA representatives on the Governing Bodies of the relevant School.

Reason for the decision:

To nominate representatives of the LA on Governing Bodies.

DECISION:

i.      To approve the Self-Assessment Report 2021/22 including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.

ii.     To note the feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee.

Reason for the decision:

To ensure compliance with Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 / Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2021.

DECISION:

i.      To receive and endorse the Strategic Equality Plan (SEP) Monitoring Report April 2021 to March 2022 and to approve that the report is published on our public website.

ii.     To note the feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee.

Reason for the decision:

It is a requirement under the Equality Act that we produce an Annual Strategic Equality Plan (SEP) Monitoring Report for 2021-22 and publish this on our public website by the 31/3/23.

Cabinet noted the report and feedback from the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Cabinet noted the report.

Cabinet noted the report and feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee.

Cabinet noted the report.

Cabinet noted the report.

Cabinet noted the report.

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