Agenda and draft minutes

Leisure and Culture Sub Committee - Thursday, 27th February, 2020 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room 1/2 - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

The following member made a declaration of interest at the start of the meeting.

 

Cllr.S.Reynolds

Re: Pontardawe Cinema Update as she is a member of the Friends of Pontardawe Arts Centre.

 

 

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 59 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the previous meeting held on the 5th December 2019 were agreed as an accurate record.

3.

Pontardawe Cinema Verbal Update

Minutes:

The committee received a verbal update regarding Pontardawe Cinema.  It was highlighted that the tender document to appoint an architect has been released today for a second time.  Meetings are taking place with the Friends of Pontardawe Arts Centre and the Arts Council to update them on progress.  The completion or works and the opening of the new cinema was planned for the end of 2021.

 

Discussion took place on the timescale for closure and the financial impact on the arts centre during the refurbishment.  It was explained that until the architect had been appointment no firm details were available.

 

It was explained that discussions are currently taking place with Celtic Leisure and the Heritage Centre to ascertain what support they could provide to community activities being held within the arts centre that would be affected by the refurbishment.

 

Following scrutiny, it was agreed that the verbal update be noted.

4.

Local Sports Plan 2020 - 2021 pdf icon PDF 59 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members received a presentation and report on the Local Authority Partnership Agreement 2019 – 20 (LAPA).  Previously, the document was the Authority’s Annual Strategic Funding Agreement with Sports Wales.  In 2020-21 Sports Wales rebranded the agreement to “Local Strategic Sports Plan.”

 

Following Scrutiny, it was agreed that the report be noted.

5.

Quarterly Performance Management Data 2019-2020 - Quarter 3 Performance (1st April 2019- 31st December 2019) pdf icon PDF 73 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee received information on the Quarterly Performance Data 2019-2020 – Quarter 3 Performance (1st April 2019 – 31st December 2019) as detailed in the circulated report.

 

Members were content with the statistical information contained within the report an agreed there was no need for further scrutiny.

 

It was agreed that the report be noted.

6.

Forward Work Programme 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Minutes:

The forward work programme for 2019/2020 be noted.

7.

Education, Skills and Culture Cabinet board Forward Work Programme 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 69 KB

Minutes:

The forward work programme be noted.

8.

Access to Meetings

Access to Meetings to resolve to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

 

9.

Princess Royal 2019 - 20 Update Report (Exempt under Paragraph 14)

Minutes:

The committee received a presentation and report on the Princess Royal Theatre, in both financial terms and the programme offered in 2019-2020 financial performance as detailed in the private circulated report.

 

Following scrutiny, it was agreed that the report be noted.