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APOLOGIES To receive any apologies
for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillors: Freya Bentham, Aled Evans and
Huw Wyn Jones. Anest Gray Frazer (Church in Wales). Councillor Gareth Thomas (Cabinet Member for
Economy) (who was deputising for the Leader of the Council at another meeting). |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive any declarations
of personal interest. Additional documents: Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were
received from any members present. |
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URGENT BUSINESS To note any items
that are a mater 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 20th June, 2019 be signed as a true record
(attached). Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair signed the minutes of the previous
meeting of this committee held on 20 June 2019, as a true record. |
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GWYNEDD PLAN: BENEFITING FROM TOURISM PDF 98 KB Cabinet Member – Councillor Gareth Thomas To consider a
report on the above (attached). *10.30am – 11.15am Additional documents: Minutes: Presented - the report of the Cabinet Member
for Economy, updating members on the Benefiting from Tourism project, that was
part of the Gwynedd Plan. The committee was invited to scrutinise the
implementation process for the project and to scrutinise the Tourism Framework
for the future, when the time was right to do so. The officers elaborated on the content of
the report, and also responded to questions / observations from members. The Chair summarised the main
observations made by members during the discussion as follows:- ·
As part of the work, the benefits to the people of Gwynedd needed
to be considered, as well as the flip side - especially the impact of too much
tourism:- -
on the Welsh language; -
on parking arrangements; -
the impact on local people etc, e.g. the increase in Airbnb
accommodation; -
the impact of extending the holiday season and the impact on
caravan parks that could turn into additional villages and affect our services,
planning procedures and the Welsh language. Officers noted their willingness to give a further presentation to
this committee on this, including fleshing out some of the options, especially
as a few were contentious. ·
Hygiene was an obvious element that affected tourism and the
Department was encouraged to consider this element further, and to continue to
collaborate with Visit Wales, the Council's departments, and to try to identify
solutions to these problems. ·
A request was also made for the opportunity to gain greater
clarity on the options, especially clarity on the business case per option,
i.e. the administration cost, the financial benefits of this and benefits for
businesses, and the benefits to the wider society. |
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PWLLHELI HAFAN AND HARBOUR REVIEW PDF 57 KB Cabinet Member – Councillor Gareth Thomas To consider a
report on the above (attached). *11.15am – 11.25am Additional documents: Minutes: Presented - the report of the Cabinet Member
for Economy, giving members a brief update on the work of developing different
options for the Pwllheli Hafan and Harbour. The officer expanded on the content of the
report, and also responded to questions/comments by the members. In summary, the Chair stated
that the committee could see that work was progressing. A full report would be presented to the next
meeting and the work could be scrutinised at that time. |
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LANGUAGE CENTRES' PILOT SCHEME PDF 73 KB Cabinet Member – Councillor Cemlyn Williams To consider a
report on the above (attached). *11.25am – 12.10pm *estimated times An informal session will be held for members at the close of
the meeting Additional documents: Minutes: Presented - the report of the Cabinet Member
for Education inviting the scrutiny committee to put forward ideas and
suggestions that could contribute to the research that was to be carried out to
measure the impact of implementing the pilot at one Language Centre, and to
express their views on the way the impact of implementing the pilot should be
measured at one Language Centre. The Cabinet Member, the Head of Service and
the officer elaborated on the content of the report, and also responded to
questions / observations from members. The Chair summarised the main
observations made by members during the discussion as follows:- ·
The fact that the team acting on behalf of
the Education Department was a multidisciplinary team was welcomed. It
consisted of experts from the department and outside experts, but it was
emphasised that the report on the conclusions of the research should be
presented in the name of an outside expert, in order to ensure the objective
element. The linguistic expertise within
the Education Department was also welcomed, and that the research included a
combination of quantitative and qualitative date. ·
The methodology identified the need to know the background/baseline
per child, and this was welcomed. It was
accepted that it was necessary to measure against Level 2 attainment, but a
fair way of measuring against the baseline had to be considered. ·
It was crucial to obtain feedback from schools as this was key to
the methodology, and the opinion of schools, the language centres, and the
pupils and their parents was vital.
There was also room to ensure the use in the long term of pupil tracking
arrangements. ·
The committee also emphasised the need to bear in mind that the
ongoing improvement of standards had to be considered, not simply maintaining
the standards. ·
Members also noted the desire to be an ongoing part of the
process, and they also wished to receive information about the cost of the work
this year. ·
It was also noted that the methodology needed to consider the
longer term and the impact of the policy on the Council and our schools in the
longer term. ·
Concerns were raised about the timetable, and a clear message
conveyed about the importance of doing the work correctly. |