Issue - meetings

The Cabinet agreed to:

       i.          Gi⁠ve Gwynedd approval to continue to work with and devote resources to the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre.

      ii.          Delegate the authority to the Head of the Highways, Engineering and YGC Department in consultation with the Head of the Legal Department to approve the Collaboration Agreement.

The report was submitted by Cllr. Berwyn Parry Jones

DECISION

The Cabinet agreed to:

1. Gi⁠ve Gwynedd approval to continue to work with and devote resources to the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre.
2. Delegate the authority to the Head of the Highways, Engineering and YGC Department in consultation with the Head of the Legal Department to approve the Collaboration Agreement.

DISCUSSION

The report was submitted stating that the report asked to formalise the system that was already in place currently. It was noted that the collaboration plan would be an opportunity to attract income to Gwynedd Consultancy (YGC) into the future as there would be no need to compete for work.

The Head of Highways, Engineering and Gwynedd Consultancy Department added that the go-ahead had been received by the Welsh Government to re-establish the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre back in 2018. It was noted that the Council had been part of the Centre since 2018, and it was noted that if YGC did not need to compete for the work it would draw on expertise within the Council. It was explained that the data being collected is part of a long-term plan that had been feeding into national strategies. It was reiterated that the centre had a vital role in climate change plans.