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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet
Members and Officers were welcomed to the meeting. No
apologies were received. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST Additional documents: Minutes: The
following Councillors declared an interest: Cllr
Ioan Thomas for item 3 as he was the Chair of the Harbour Trust. Cllr W.
Gareth Roberts for item 6 as his son-in-law worked for the Youth Service. Cllr
Dilwyn Morgan for item 7 as his grandson attended Ysgol Bro Tegid. They were all prejudicial
interests and they withdrew from the meeting for the items. |
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URGENT ITEMS Additional documents: Decision: 1.
Subject to 2 and 3 below, to authorise the Senior
Property Manager in consultation with the Head of Legal Services and the Head
of Finance Department to surrender the ban and restriction on the sale of food
and retail within the Lease for the Caernarfon Welsh Highland Railway Station. 2.
That the full premium to be calculated in
accordance with the Lease terms was payable by the company for the permission. 3. To
delegate the right for the Senior Property Manager in consultation with the
Head of Legal Services and the Head of Finance to agree on a payment plan over
a reasonable period with the tenant if required. Minutes: There was one urgent item to
discuss. WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY STATION, CAERNARFON The item was submitted by
Cllr Dafydd Meurig DECISION 1.
Subject
to 2 and 3 below, to authorise the Senior Manager in consultation with the Head
of Legal Services and the Head of Finance Department to surrender the ban and
restriction on the sale of food and retail within the Lease for the Caernarfon
Welsh Highland Railway Station. 2. That the full premium to be calculated in
accordance with the Lease terms was payable by the company for the permission. 3. To delegate the right for the Senior
Property Manager in consultation with the Head of Legal Services and the Head
of Finance Department to agree on a payment plan over a reasonable period with
the tenant if required. DISCUSSION The report was
submitted noting that the Welsh Highland Railway Company held a parcel of land
on St Helen's Road, Caernarfon since 1999, on a lease from the Council for a
period of 1,000 years. The lease had
been given in order to allow the company to develop a railway from Caernarfon
to Dinas, using the plot of land to create the station in Caernarfon. The lease contains
a specific clause which stipulates that the company cannot sell food and drink
on site without seeking express permission from the Council and that a further
payment would be payable from the tenant should the Council be willing to give
such permission. The detailed mechanism of the lease outlines how the payment
would be calculated. The application had come from the
company requesting the Council not to claim the fee due under the lease for
such a permission and thus to waive the amount on a one-off basis. This matter
was considered to be an urgent matter due to the timetabling requirements of
the project and in accordance with paragraph 7.25.2 of the Council's
Constitution and with the permission of the Council's Chairman this decision
was exempted from the calling in procedure and will come into effect on the
date of the meeting and decision. |
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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 19 SEPTEMBER AND 03 OCTOBER 2017 PDF 287 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The
Chair signed the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 19 September and 3
October, 2017, as a true record. |
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RE-MODELLING THE YOUTH SERVICE PDF 165 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng. / Cllr Craig ab Iago Additional documents:
Decision: The report was accepted and the
Head of Economy and Community was authorised to conduct a consultation on the
future format of the Youth Service, identifying Option 3 as the preferred
option. Minutes: The item was submitted by
Cllr Craig ab Iago RESOLVED The
report was accepted and the Head of Economy and Community was authorised to
conduct a consultation on the future format of the Youth Service, identifying
Option 3 as the favoured option. DISCUSSION The report was submitted and it
was noted that they were asking for permission to consult on the favoured
model. It was emphasised that the
department had been engaging with children and young people since the Gwynedd
Challenge. It was explained that option
three was being favoured by the young people as it provided a fair provision to
all young persons across the county. It was noted that clubs were
currently closing and that this was as a result of staff recruitment
problems. Option three would provide an
opportunity to create jobs, but they would be full-time jobs that would give
staff an opportunity to develop the service.
Observations arising from the
discussion - From the discussion with Young People, it was noted
that the service did not respond to the needs of the young people. It was noted that a youth worker needed to be
available during the day. It was
emphasised that the use of technology needed to be developed. - It was asked about the role of the third sector in the
form of a new service going into consultation - it was noted that the reality
was that there was not as much money and that there was a need for fairness
with the organisations that did and did not receive money. Discussions had been held with the third
sector organisations. In addition, it
was noted that prioritisation would be placed on the needs of young people and
if option three would be accepted following consultation, the third sector
would be commissioned to discuss specific fields of the service. This would ensure that expertise would be
used in order to address the priorities of the young people. - It was emphasised that it was important that all young
persons in the county received a service, regardless of where they lived. A discussion was held on the consultation that would be
conducted on-line; however, it was noted clearly that nobody would be closed
out and that the consultation would be carried out in various ways to ensure
that everyone had an opportunity to have their say. Awdur: Catrin Thomas |
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REORGANISATION OF THE PROVISION IN Y BERWYN CATCHMENT AREA PDF 351 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng. / Cllr. Gareth Thomas Additional documents:
Decision: To conduct a
statutory consultation in accordance with Section 48 Schools Standards Act
(Wales) 2013, in the Berwyn catchment area on the favoured model, namely the
proposal to close the schools of Beuno Sant, Bro Tegid and Ysgol y Berwyn in
the town of Bala and establish a 3-19 Welsh Medium Learning Campus, with
community status on the existing Ysgol y Berwyn site to be implemented from
September 2019. Minutes: The item was submitted by
Cllr Gareth Thomas RESOLVED To
conduct a statutory consultation in accordance with Section 48 Schools
Standards Act (Wales) 2013, in the Berwyn catchment area on the favoured model,
namely the proposal to close the schools of Beuno Sant, Bro Tegid and Ysgol y Berwyn in the town of Bala
and establish a 3-19 Welsh Medium Learning Campus, with community status on the
existing Ysgol y Berwyn site to be implemented from
September 2019. DISCUSSION The report was submitted and it was noted that the Cabinet
had resolved on 27 June 2017 to withdraw the application to establish a
Voluntary Controlled (VC Church in Wales) 3-19 Lifelong Learning Campus, and request a further report to
submit an alternative model for consultation which addressed and corresponded
to the requirements of the Business Case.
By following the statutory steps, the next step was the consultation. A pre-consultation had been held with the Church in Wales
and it was noted that the needs of pupils was their priority - consequently
they would work with the school and the community to bring the matter to an end. It was noted that the timetable for opening the school had
slipped although the construction work would be completed on time. There would be a bridging period of one year
where the schools could make use of the new building before it would open in September
2019. Observations from the discussion - It was noted that the schools
were enthusiastic about the bridging year and were looking forward to use the
building. Gratitude was expressed to the
staff and pupils regarding the way they had dealt with the matter. Awdur: Garem Jackson / Hedd Morlais Tomos |
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GWYNEDD SECONDARY SECTOR LANGUAGE STRATEGY PDF 160 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng. / Gllr Gareth Thomas Additional documents: Decision: To
adopt the Gwynedd Secondary Language Strategy as a document which sets a
strategic and clear direction for all secondary schools in the county to have a
positive influence on pupils' social use of the Welsh language within and
outside the school. For
Councillors Mair Rowlands and Gareth Thomas to write to the relevant Welsh
Government Cabinet Secretaries requesting that they provide the £120,000
(£40,000 a year for three years 2018/19 -2020/21) to fund the Gwynedd Gwynedd
Secondary Sector Language Strategy Coordinator to lead on further progress in
pupils' social and curricular use of the Welsh language. If the Government is
not willing to fund this, to authorise the Chief Executive and the Head of
Finance to fund it from the reserves. Minutes: The report was submitted by
Cllr Gareth Thomas RESOLVED To
adopt the Gwynedd Secondary Language Strategy as a document which sets a
strategic and clear direction for all secondary schools in the county to have a
positive influence on pupils' social use of the Welsh language within and
outside the school. For
Councillors Mair Rowlands and Gareth Thomas to write to the relevant Welsh
Government Cabinet Secretaries requesting that they provide the £120,000
(£40,000 a year for three years 2018/19 - 2020/21) to fund the Gwynedd
Secondary Sector Language Strategy Coordinator post to lead on further progress
in pupils' social and curricular use of the Welsh language. If the Government
is not willing to fund this, to authorise the Chief Executive and the Head of
Finance Department to seek to identify alternative ways of obtaining the
necessary resource. DISCUSSION The Council's
Primary Language Charter had now been rolled-out across the whole of Wales and
this was the next step to develop and move to work with the secondary
sector. It was noted that the strategy
looked at the use of the Welsh language within Education and outside the
School. It was explained
that the Charter had been divided into four main fields - Welsh First Language,
Welsh Second Language, Welsh Medium Provision and the Social Use of the Welsh
Language by Young People. It was
emphasised that the work had been developed from the bottom up by discussing
with young people, teachers and headteachers. A Conference event had been held during the
week which was a conference for the pupils of Gwynedd secondary schools to
discuss the charter. Observations arising from the
discussion -
It was emphasised that the Strategy was essential
and that it was important to build upon the good work of the Primary Language
Charter. A discussion was held on the funding of the Post and it was
noted that it would be a good idea to contact the relevant Secretaries at Welsh
Government to ask them to provide £120,000 to fund the post. Awdur: Garem Jackson / Debbie Anne Williams Jones |
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Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng. / Cllr Dafydd Meurig Additional documents: Decision: To authorise the Head of Environment and Head
of Legal Services to prepare and implement an Agreement between Gwynedd Council and Anglesey Council in order to formally
re-establish the Joint Planning Policy Committee for Gwynedd
and Anglesey. To delegate the functions of the Cabinet in the context of the matters
referred to in part 6 of the Report to the Joint Planning Policy Committee for Gwynedd and Anglesey.
Minutes: The report was submitted by
Cllr Dafydd Meurig RESOLVED To authorise
the Head of Environment and Head of Legal Services to prepare and implement an
Agreement between Gwynedd Council and Anglesey Council in order to formally
re-establish the Joint Planning Policy Committee for Gwynedd and Anglesey. To delegate
the functions of the Cabinet in the context of the matters referred to in part
6 of the Report to the Joint Planning Policy Committee for Gwynedd and Anglesey. DISCUSSION The report was
submitted and it was explained that the Cabinet had approved the proposal to
continue to provide the Joint Planning Policy Service with the Isle of Anglesey
County Council since its establishment in 2011.
On 31 July, the Committee's role ended when the Joint Local Development
Plan had been established. Due to the
agreement and as the collaboration agreement was continuing, there was a need
to re-establish the role of the Joint Planning Policy Committee. It was emphasised
that there was similarity in the agreement and functions compared with the
previous agreement; however, the plan would be amended every four years. It was
noted that there had been a change in membership as seven members from each
county would be a part of the plan but no substitutes would be appointed. Observations from
the discussion: - It was explained that new membership to the Joint Planning Committee had been appointed in May 2017, following the Election. Awdur: Gareth Jones |
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NORTH WALES GRWTH DEAL BID - PROGRESS REPORT PDF 167 KB Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng. Dyfrig Siecyn Additional documents:
Decision: -
The progress of the
development of a Growth Deal bid for the region was noted and supported. -
The preferred governance model of a Statutory
Joint-Committee was supported in principle
for further development with a full report on the constitution and terms
of reference, supported by an Inter-Authority Agreement, to follow later in the
year. -
To authorise the Leader to act as the Gwynedd
member of a Shadow Joint-Committee in the interim period. -
That the Leader, as one of the Leaders of the
six Councils represented on the Shadow Joint-Committee, is granted authority to
enter into negotiations with Welsh Government and the UK Government regarding
the scale and outline content of the Growth Deal bid, noting that no financial
or other commitments will be agreed in the initial stages of negotiations. -
That the Chief Executive is delegated authority
to secure an initial financial contribution of up to £50,000 in 2017/18 to
prepare a bid for finance from the Growth Deal. -
To note that this Council also expects assurance
in terms of establishing the Project Office and obtain an understanding of the
structure and method of funding that Office when approving any constitution /
agreement. Minutes: The report was submitted by
Cllr Dyfrig Siencyn RESOLVED -
The progress of the development of a Growth Deal bid for the region was
noted and supported. -
The
preferred governance model of a Statutory Joint-Committee was supported in
principle for further development with a full report on the constitution and
terms of reference, supported by an Inter-Authority Agreement, to follow later
in the year. -
To
authorise the Leader to act as the Gwynedd member of a Shadow Joint-Committee
in the interim period. -
That
the Leader, as one of the Leaders of the six Councils represented on the Shadow
Joint-Committee, is granted authority to enter into negotiations with Welsh
Government and the UK Government regarding the scale and outline content of the
Growth Deal bid, noting that no financial or other commitments will be agreed
in the initial stages of negotiations. -
That
the Chief Executive is delegated authority to secure an initial financial
contribution of up to £50,000 in 2017/18 to prepare a bid for finance from the
Growth Deal. -
To
re-report this Council's wish to receive assurance in terms of establishing the
Project Office and obtain an understanding of the structure and method of
funding that Office when approving any constitution / agreement. DISCUSSION The
report was submitted and it was noted that the six counties in the north had
agreed to develop the strategy as a bid for the 'Growth Deal' to ensure a
financial investment and transfer Governing powers to the region. It
was explained that there were two elements to the Growth Deal, namely a
financial investment for projects leading to economic growth and devolution of
forces or powers from Central Government in order to make decisions on a
Regional level. It was seen that steps had been taken and that legal grounds
were in place. It was emphasised that there would be a need to ensure that the
substantial investment coming as a result of the 'Growth Deal' would be shared
fairly between the counties. It
was noted that it was hoped that everything would be in place by April. Observations
arising from the discussion It was emphasised that there was an emphasis on North Wales and it was asked whether work would be done to collaborate with Ceredigion and Powys, in particular in respect of transportation. It was explained that there was work and potential to work with mid Wales, but that there was work to be done. Awdur: Iwan Trefor Jones |