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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet Members and Officers were welcomed to the meeting. Apologies were received from the Cabinet Member Cllr Ioan
Thomas. Best wishes for a speedy recovery were extended to the
Councillor's wife who had undergone an operation. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST Additional documents: Minutes: A declaration of interest was received from Councillor Elin
Walker Jones as she was a Governor at Ysgol y Garnedd, but it was not a
prejudicial interest. |
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URGENT ITEMS Additional documents: Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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MATTERS ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY Additional documents: Minutes: There were no
matters arising from overview and scrutiny. |
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 2 AND 16 OCTOBER PDF 78 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair signed the Minutes of
the Cabinet meetings held on 2 October and 16 October 2018, as a true record. |
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REORGANISATION OF PRIMARY EDUCATION PROVISION IN THE BANGOR CATCHMENT AREA PDF 121 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Gareth Thomas Additional documents:
Decision: Implement the proposal
issued on 4 September 2018 to close Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr on 31 August
2020, and offer places to the pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd (subject to parental choice); and increase the
capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd
to 420 effective 1 September 2020. Minutes: RESOLVED To implement the
proposal issued on 4 May 2018 to close Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod
Coedmawr on 31 August 2020, and offer places to the pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd
(subject to parental choice); and increase the capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd to
420 effective 1 September 2020. DISCUSSION The report was submitted by Councillor
Gareth Thomas. Following an
announcement from Welsh Government noting that there was an opportunity for
Local Authorities to deliver additional projects within Band A of the 21st
Century Schools Programme, Gwynedd succeeded to ensure a bid to reorganise
primary schools in the Bangor catchment area. A report was submitted to Cabinet
(January 2017) and the recommendation to hold discussions at a local level was
approved as outlined in the report on reviewing primary school education
provision in Bangor. In June 2017, a Catchment Review Panel was established to
discuss a number of options which would improve and maintain the standard of
education. The options were submitted to Cabinet in March 2018 and the
recommendation to hold a statutory consultation on the process of reorganising
primary schools was approved. A statutory consultation was held and 68
responses had been received; the main observations from that consultation had
been submitted to Cabinet in July 2018. The Cabinet's decision at that meeting
had been To approve the proposal to close Ysgol
Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr on 31 August 2020, and offer places to the
pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd (subject to parental choice); and increase the
capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd to 420. To approve the issuing of statutory notices
on the proposal in (i) above in accordance with the requirements of Section 48
of the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013. Following the decision,
in accordance with the Schools Standards and Organisation Act 2013, a statutory
notice had been issued on 4 September 2018 and a statutory objection period on
the proposal had been held (between 4/9/18 and 2/10/18). It was highlighted
that one objection had been received during the objection period which involved
matters relating to transport, child
safety, finance, education and the Welsh language. It was added that one
piece of correspondence had arrived late in the day and that this correspondence
needed to be addressed as part of the discussions. The Cabinet was
requested to support the proposal which would greatly improve education
standards for Ysgol y Garnedd children together with Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol
Coedmawr children. The objections were
discussed. In response to
concerns regarding traffic on Penrhos Road, the Senior Property Manager
(Corporate) noted that every attempt had been made to seek to mitigate the
situation which was causing difficulties in the area in the mornings and afternoons.
He noted that 30 additional parking spaces had been planned for staff and
visitor parking together with a drop-off point which would be controlled off
the highway. It was highlighted that a planning application for the development had been approved at the Planning Committee on 5.11.18 and traffic concerns ... view the full minutes text for item 6. Awdur: Diane Jones |
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TARGETED REGENERATION INVESTMENT PROGRAMME: BANGOR CITY CENTRE REGENERATION STRATEGY PDF 179 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Ioan Thomas Additional documents: Decision: a) To support the intention of targeting the
Targeted Regeneration Investment Programme to develop and implement projects
within the Bangor City Centre Regeneration Scheme b)
To commit, in
principle, £250k from the Match-funding Fund, which was established to provide
match funding for external funding programmes but ask for a further report on
the final Scheme in order to ensure that it meets the Council's objectives and
represents value for money. Minutes: The item was submitted by Cllr. Dyfrig Siencyn RESOLVED a) To support the intention of targeting
the Targeted Regeneration Investment Programme to develop and implement
projects within the Bangor City Centre Regeneration Scheme b)
To commit, in principle, £250k from the
Match-funding Fund which was established to provide match funding for external
funding programmes but ask for a further report on the final Scheme in order to
ensure that it meets the Council's objectives and represents value for money. DISCUSSION The report was
submitted by the Senior Manager - Economy and Community and a summary of the
programme's context and background was given which anticipated up to £22m
capital funding for North Wales between 2018 and 2021. It was reported
that Welsh Index for Multiple Deprivation data for Wales, which used cluster
methodology, had been used to identify those areas (towns) that had the
greatest concentration of residents living within the 10% most deprived
communities in Wales. In terms of priorities for the TRI programme during the
period 2018 - 2021, town centre regeneration projects had been identified for
four locations - Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Wrexham and Bangor. It was noted that
notional financial allocations had been proposed and that any funding commitment
would be dependent on presenting detailed Project Plans which would meet the
requirements of the TRI Programme. It was noted that the indicative regional
allocation for TRI Programme funding in Gwynedd included £3m for the Bangor
City Centre Regeneration Scheme, and approximately £1.5m in respect of the
housing theme (renovating empty properties) which would contribute towards
priorities within the Regional Strategy (approved by the Cabinet on 22.5.2018). It was noted that
the Bangor City Strategic Partnership had drawn up a Regeneration strategy for
the City and the work programme had been reviewed during the summer of this
year, confirming priorities which would contribute to the main objectives and
guidelines of the TRI Programme. Reference was made to the projects in the
report and it was noted that further preparatory work was needed to develop
detailed proposals. It was highlighted that it was possible to submit bids for
the funding on an individual project basis instead of one bid consisting of a package
of projects. In terms of
financial considerations, the members were reminded that the TRI Programme
provided capital funding and the maximum Welsh Government intervention rate per
project was 70%. This meant that at least 30% of match funding was required.
Whilst partnership working was a key characteristic in each of the projects,
the lead body would be responsible for developing the details of the project
including the proposed funding package and securing the match funding. It was
highlighted that Gwynedd Council would be responsible for leading on three of
the projects with the intention of contributing / releasing £250k from the
Match-funding Fund to meet the financial deficit. It was added that other
partners such as BCUHB, Bangor University and CCG wished to lead on /
contribute to other projects. In response to the presentation, ... view the full minutes text for item 7. Awdur: Llyr B Jones |