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APOLOGIES To receive any
apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillors: Dewi Owen, Elfed Roberts and
Mair Rowlands. Anest Gray Frazer (Church in Wales), Dilwyn
Elis Hughes (UCAC) and David Healey (ATL) |
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DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive any
declarations of personal interest. Additional documents: Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were
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URGENT BUSINESS To note any items
that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: None to note. |
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The Chairman
shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee held
on 21st November, 2019 be signed as a true record (attached). Additional documents: Minutes: Referring to item 7 in the minutes of the
previous meeting - The Education and Economy and Community Departments' Savings
Proposals, a member noted that she did not believe that the final sentence of
the minute regarding the discussion and decision (b), despite being correct,
was a true reflection of the nature of the discussion, bearing in mind that the
committee had accepted the report, but had not approved its contents. In response to the comment, the Chair noted
that he was of the opinion that the paragraphs above the decision made it clear
that the committee did not accept that the cuts were reasonable. The committee's opinion had been submitted to
the Cabinet, which had later decided that it would not implement the savings. The Chair signed the minutes of the previous
meeting of this committee held on 21 November, 2019 as a true record. |
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UPDATE REPORT ON REMODELLING THE YOUTH SERVICE PDF 36 KB Cabinet Member – Councillor Dilwyn Morgan To consider a
report on the above (attached) An informal
session will be held for members at the close of the meeting. Additional documents: Minutes: Submitted - the report of the Cabinet Member
for Children and Young People providing the committee with an update on
progress during the first year of remodelling. The Cabinet Member set out the context, noting
that the pre-report gave the narrative - the story of the journey – while the
appendix, which in his opinion was the most important part, detailed what had
happened during the first year of remodelling, i.e. what had gone well and what
had not gone so well. He explained that the main conclusion was that the work
programme had been completed, but that the service remained on a long and
constantly changing journey. That journey, in addition to being steered by
legislation, was also steered by the young people of Gwynedd, and this was at
the core of the entire journey. He further noted that one of the greatest
problems was the challenge faced in terms of staff recruitment, especially
workers for the community clubs. In terms of the impact assessment of the
change, the report highlighted that no negative impacts had been identified.
There was a great deal of work ongoing with groups such as the Urdd and a number of other third sector organisations, e.g.
Frân Wen, and the partnership with those organisations
was developing on a daily basis. He also
noted that the incorporation of the Youth Service within the Children and
Families Department had opened a number of doors to the service, which now
collaborated far more with other departments within the Council, in addition to
other agencies involved with young people's well-being. During the discussion the following matters
were raised:- ·
Referring to paragraph 3.9 of the report, a member
drew attention to the fact that a club had now been established at Bryncrug. ·
In response to the local member's request for the
service's help in finding a suitable location for the Penygroes
Youth Club, it was noted that the service was aware of the challenges and was
very willing to provide support. There had already been discussions held with
the Education department, etc., and the intention was to attempt to hold
further discussions, e.g., with the Byw'n Iach Centre. ·
In response to a question, it was explained that the
problem around recruiting staff for the community clubs derived from the fact
that the clubs could not offer sufficient hours to make the positions full time
posts, or even close to it. It also
appeared that the nature of the work did not attract a high number of applicants
for the posts. ·
In terms of numbers, it was explained that each club
required two members of staff, but that the aim was to have three at each
location, to avoid having to close the club for a night due to illness. In such cases, there would always be an
attempt to fill the gap with someone from Gwynedd Youth Club. However, they
were not always available due to having arranged other activities. · In terms of the provision in Pwllheli it ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |