Agenda and decisions

To receive any declarations and advise Members accordingly.

None.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25^th September 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 25th September 2024 were submitted and confirmed as a correct record.

That the first Annual Monitoring Report is adopted and submitted to Welsh Government prior to the deadline of 31^st October 2024.

That the SPGs relating to Extensions and Alterations, New Housing in the Countryside and the Conversion of Rural Buildings be adopted as SPG and made available for inspection on the Council’s website.

(a)       That the findings and recommendations from Neil Morland & Co. be noted and the report be supported to progress through the committee cycle with regular updates to be shared with Members in terms of progress against recommendations;

(b)       That the principle of cost avoidance and spend to save efficiencies to fund additional staffing capacity within the Housing & Prevention Service through diversifying the homeless accommodation portfolio, to maximise opportunity for successfully reducing spend on homeless accommodation be accepted; and

(c)        That the need for shared housing models and Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) within the homeless accommodation diversification plans be acknowledged.

(a)       That the revised Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) as presented be approved;

(b)       That the revised Highway and Car Park Inspection Policy as a Maintenance Manual be approved;

(c)        That the outlined procedure to provide updates and performance reporting to inform future reviews of both the Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) and the Maintenance Manual be supported;

(d)       That the content of the report be endorsed and the review of the Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) and the current arrangements and actions of the portfolio to maintain the highway network be endorsed; and

(e)       That the additional recommendations made by the Environment & Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee to write to the First Minister about the lack of funding in highway assets and maintenance, along with provision of training on Highways Asset Management Plan (HAMP) for Overview and Scrutiny Committee Members be supported.

That “Pentre Cythrel” be adopted as the recognised Welsh form of New Brighton, and that the Welsh Language Commissioner be asked to include it in the standardised list of Welsh place-names.

That the report and the estimated financial impact on the 2024/25 budget be noted, along with the measures being put in place to improve the financial position by the end of the financial year.

That the content of the Strategic Equality Plan Annual Report 2023/24 and subsequent publication on the Council’s website be endorsed.

(a)       That the proposals within the report be recognised and supported;

(b)       That Cabinet be made aware that any delays incurred will represent budget pressures for Streetscene and Transportation and the authority in 2025/26; and

(c)        That the requirement to allow 56 days’ notice to the Traffic Commission (78 days for services into England) for any changes and/or termination of bus services be noted.

That the Wales Audit report and the measures being taken regionally and locally to implement the recommendations made be noted.

That the update on the activity undertaken to date to procure a replacement client information system for the Social Services portfolio be received.

That the establishment of the Children and Families Safeguarding Hub to facilitate multi-agency information sharing and support efficient, informed and timely decisions to safeguarding children at risk be noted and supported politically.

(a)       That the outcomes from the consultation be noted;

(b)       That Cabinet agrees to support and provide any commentary for the proposed expansion of inhouse specialist education provision at Ysgol Pen Coch primary special school, Flint; and

(c)        That it be approved to proceed to issuing a statutory notice to commence a 18-day period for objections.

(a)       That the request to expand the Council’s specialist ALN resource provision within the secondary education network be supported; and

(b)       That the issuing of a statutory notice for the introduction of a new ALN resource provision at Flint High School and Hawarden High School be supported.

(a)       That the commencement of a formal consultation on ‘Additional Licensing’ for Houses of Multiple Occupation which will be open to the public and stakeholders be approved; and

(b)       That the outcome of the consultation exercise, upon completion, be received.

That the Food Service Plan 2024-25 be approved.

To provide details of actions taken under delegated powers.

Noted.

That the content of the report be noted and approval be given to proceed with Phase 1 of the Office Accommodation and County Hall project.

That the write-offs which amounted to £36,787.20 for three outstanding invoices be approved.