Agenda and decisions

To accept and note the information in the report which reports on the work of the Corporate Parent Panel for the year 2024/25.

To approve Cyngor Gwynedd's Annual Performance Report and Self-Assessment 2024/25 and it was recommended that it be adopted by Full Council.

To accept the report which is the second quarterly report from the Chair of the Response Plan Programme Board.

To approve the response in Appendix 4 as Cyngor Gwynedd’s response to the
statutory consultation, with the addition of opposition to the draft designation order and propsed boundary for the proposed Glyndŵr National Park. 

To delegate the right to the Head of Environment Department to make any insignificant changes that may be required to the response before it is
submitted to Natural Resources Wales.

1. To note that the Business Improvement District (BID) Proposal and supplementary documents from the HWB Caernarfon Company have been received by the Council and that they comply with the Regulations;

2. That the Cabinet instructs the Returning Officer to hold the Caernarfon
BID ballot;

3. To approve the financial arrangements and implications noted in Part 3 of the report;

4. To delegate the right to the Cabinet Member for the Economy to vote on behalf of the Authority in the BID ballot.

5. If the ballot is successful in Caernarfon, and in accordance with the Business Improvement District (Wales) Regulations 2005, to delegate the right to the Head of Economy and Community, in consultation with the heads of the following departments to approve the final version of the  Operational Agreement and the Baseline Agreement and complete the Agreements in accordance with the Council’s arrangements:

· Environment

· Highways, Engineering and YGC

· Legal

· Finance.

To adopt a revised Charging Policy for care in accordance with the recommendations in this report. 

To adopt the draft response to the questions in the Welsh Government
Consultation on extending the duty on Local Authorities to broadcast
meetings (as noted in Appendix A), in order to respond to the consultation
on behalf of the Council.  

Recommend to the full Council on 4 December 2025 that the following is the
favoured option of the Cabinet with regards to the level of Premium on the
Council Tax of Second Homes and Long-Term Empty Dwellings for the 2026/27
financial year:

• That Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO discount on class A second homes, under Section 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (i.e. no change).

• That Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO discount and RAISES A PREMIUM OF 150% on class B second homes, under Section 12B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (i.e. no change).

• That Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO discount on homes that have been empty for 6 months or more and RAISES A PREMIUM OF 150% on homes that have been empty for 12 months or more, under Section 12A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992) (i.e. increase the premium from 100% to 150%).

To adopt a Council Tax Reduction Policy under Section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to provide officers with clear guidance and boundaries on the use of reductions and exemptions from the standard Council Tax and the Premium. 

1.1 To accept the information in the report and to note the progress towards realising the savings schemes for 2025/26 and previous years. 

1.2 To approve the deletion of one savings scheme worth £25k relevant to 2025/26 in the Customer Contact field of the Corporate Services Department, using the savings provision set aside in the corporate budget.

1.3 To approve bridging funds of £80k per year for a period of two years for 2025/26 and 2026/27 to the Neuadd Dwyfor savings scheme in the Economy and Community Department.

1.1 To approve additional financial support above the contractual payment projected to be £219k to Cwmni Byw'n Iach to be funded from the transformation fund, delegating the right to the Cabinet Member for Economy in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, the Chief Executive and the Head of Finance to agree on the amount of the final financial support above the contractual payment to Byw'n Iach at the end of the financial year.

1.2 To ask the Head of Finance and Head of Environment to submit a further report on the possible options for funding the costs of making safe/demolishing the Corbett Arms building in Tywyn.

1.3 To approve the transfer of £3.757 million of underspend on corporate budgets to the Council's Financial Strategy Reserve, with its use to be considered before the end of the current financial year.

1.4 To approve the financial virements as outlined in Appendix 3 following a review of the funds, removing £576k worth of negative balances from the funds of the Adults, Health and Well-being Department (£300k) and the Children and Supporting Families Department (£276k), following the departments' overspending for three consecutive years.

· To accept the report on the end of August review (31 August 2025 position) of the capital programme. 

· To approve the revision to the Capital Budget approved on 6 March 2025 from the programme’s financing perspective (as shown in part 3.2.3 of the report), that is:

-an increase of £290,000 in the use of borrowing

-an increase of £13,390,000 in the use of grants and contributions

-an increase of £36,000 in the use of revenue contributions

-a decrease of £2,743,000 in the use of the capital reserve

-an increase of £29,000 in the use of renewal and other reserves.