Agenda and minutes
Venue: remotely via video-conference
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Apologies Minutes: i)
Eifion Evans, Chief Executive apologised that he would be
late in joining the meeting. ii)
Russell Hughes-Pickering, Corporate Lead
Officer: Economy and Regeneration apologised for his inability to attend the
meeting. |
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Personal matters Minutes: i)
Condolences
were extended to the family of Dai Jones ‘Llanilar’
who recently passed away. The Leader paid tribute to his vast contribution
locally and nationally. ii)
Condolences
were also extended to the family of Gethin Bennett, a former Cabinet Member and
the last Chairman of Dyfed County Council, who recently passed away. A minute’s silence was
observed in their memory. iii)
Congratulations were extended to Sioned
Davies, a member of Llanwenog Young Farmers Club on
winning Senior Member of the year and to Cari Davies,
a member of Tregaron Young Farmers Club on winning the Junior Member the year
at county level. Best
wishes were extended to both as they compete in an all-Wales competition held
soon. iv)
Best wishes were extended to the Leader on her retirement.
She was thanked for her significant contribution and leadership over the years. v)
The Leader thanked all members and officers for their support
during her 10 years as the Leader of the Council. She wished everyone well for
the future including Councillor Bryan Davies as the new Leader of Plaid Cymru. |
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Disclosure of Personal/ Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: Councillors Ceredig Davies and
Catherine Hughes declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to
item 216 and withdrew from the meeting whilst the matter was being
discussed. |
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A verbal update by the Leader of the Council in relation to COVID-19 Minutes: The Leader provided an update on
the COVID-19 situation. She explained that she had hoped to provide a more
positive update before her time as a Leader came to an end, but unfortunately,
rates have risen once again. 113
PCR cases were reported by Public Health Wales today, bringing the total in
Ceredigion to 11,942 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The current
case level is 296.6 per 100,000 of the population. The positivity
rate in the County is currently 32.4% which is also an increase. This currently
seems to be the pattern across Wales. It was noted that Scotland were
currently reconsidering their plans to remove all COVID-19 restrictions due to
an increase in cases. The Leader explained that based on Swansea University’s
prediction model, it was anticipated there would be an increase in cases in
March, before decreasing once again in April. The current figures only account
for PCR tests but if LFT tests were included, there would be a significant
increase and the rate per 100,000 of the population would be extremely
high. The Leader reported that the
recent increase had begun to affect schools and although all schools were open,
2 classes at Bro Sion Cwilt Primary School were
currently closed due to illness and a shortage of supply teachers. 2 care homes are currently under
restriction. The Leader reiterated the advice to test regularly and to wear a mask where required. |
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Minutes: To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the previous
Meeting of the Cabinet held on 22 February 2022. Matters arising: There were no matters arising from the
minutes. |
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Any petitions received Minutes: None. |
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Reports of any decisions (if any) having been called in from Overview and Scrutiny Committee Minutes: None. |
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Any feedback from Overview and Scrutiny Committee not otherwise on the agenda Minutes: None. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To
confirm the nomination 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. |
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Minutes: DECISION: i) To agree
to adopt the content of Ceredigion’s ALN Principles and Expectations document. ii) That any
comments made by the Welsh Government are included as amendments to the Plan
and presented to the Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet
for information. iii) That an
annual report on progress against Ceredigion's ALN Principles and Expectations
be presented to Schools, the Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny
Committee and Cabinet. iv)
To note
the feedback from the Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the
decision: To comply
with the requirements of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal
(Wales) Act 2018. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To agree
the proposed Action Plan. Reason for the
decision: To ensure
the effective implementation of the Action Plan. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To endorse the Welsh Government’s draft Regional
Economic Framework. Reason for the
decision: To further enable the implementation of the Economic
Strategy. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To agree: 1. That the
Sport Wales Grant offer of £280k in relation to capital funding for Aberaeron Swimming Pool and Calon
Tysul Ltd is accepted and that the Council acts in an
intermediary role as banker. 2. That the
scheme is included in the Capital Programme. Reason for the
decision: To enable
£280k of Sport Wales Capital investment to be made in Aberaeron
Swimming Pool and Calon Tysul. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To
approve the following pay rates effective from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023: 1) Senior
part-time Coroner: i) Retention Salary of £21,120 p/a to cover
retention/out of hours service availability. ii) Using the agreed daily rate of £465, to pay the Coroner an annual
salary of £11,625 including training days. Total: £32,745 per annum (plus on-costs). iii) Office expenses/business support allowance – £5,000 p/a. 2)
Assistant Coroner: The daily
rates will be: ·
full day £397; and ·
half day: £199. Reason for the
decision: Compliance
with relevant legislation and JNC Circulars, mitigation of challenge and
safeguarding public funds. |
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Minutes: DECISION: To adopt the Welsh Government’s Non-Domestic Rates -
Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Rates Relief Scheme 2022-23 as a Discretionary
Non Domestic Rates Relief under Section 47 of the Local Government Act 1988. Reason for the
decision: To support local businesses using available grant
funding. |
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Minutes: Cabinet
noted the report. |
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Minutes: Cabinet
noted the report. |
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Minutes: Cabinet
noted the report. |
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Minutes: Cabinet
noted the report. |
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Any other matter the Chairman decides is for the urgent attention of the Cabinet Minutes: Eifion Evans, Chief Executive thanked the Leader and all
members for their contribution over the years.
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