Agenda and minutes

Agreed that Councillor C. Clement-Williams be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.

Councillor C. Clement-Williams welcomed all to the meeting and a roll call was completed.

No announcements were made.

No declarations were received.

That the minutes of the 20^th October and the 17^th November 2021 be approved for accuracy.

Members received a verbal updated that the maximum amount of £14,000 contained within the circulated report was incorrect and should have read £10,850 as detailed below.

Decision:

That a grant of 70% of actual costs, up to a maximum of £10,850  be awarded to Blaengwrach Community Council, from the Community Councils Minor Projects Scheme.

Reason for the Decision:

To enable the Council to be compliant with the approved policy and to enable community improvements.

Implementation of Decision:

That the decision be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Decision:

That a grant of 60% of actual costs up to a maximum of £12,000, be awarded to Resolven Community Council, from the Community Councils Minor Projects Scheme.

Reason for Decision:

To enable the Council to comply with the approved policy and to enable community improvements.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Decision:

That the increase in rent of the Lease of Parc Ynysderw Playing Fields be delayed until 24 May 2022, and the existing grant of £1,500 pa continue to be provided to The Trustees of Parc Ynysderw Sports Association until 23 May 2022. Thereafter a grant of £1,650 pa will be provided until the next rent review.

Reason for Decision:

To enable a decision to be made on the amount of financial support in respect of the grant application received.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Any urgent items (whether public or exempt), at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Statutory Instrument 2001 No 2290 (as amended)

No urgent items were received.

That pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 or Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Decision:

That the Sundry Debtor Writes offs, detailed in the private, circulated report, be agreed.

Reason for Decision:

To enable irrecoverable debts to be written off.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Decision:

That the Housing Benefit Writes offs, detailed in the private, circulated report, be agreed.

Reason for Decision:

To enable irrecoverable debts to be written off.

Reason for Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Decisions:

1.           That the applications for awards, as detailed at appendix B of the private circulated report, from the Harold and Joyce Charles Fund, for the academic year 2021/2022 to eligible applications received on or before the closing date, be approved.

2.           That the allocation of monies of £2000.00 for 5 full-time students, as detailed at appendix B to the private circulated report, be approved.

3.           That payments be authorised to those applicants for whom continuing support from the Harold and Joyce Charles Fund has already been approved.

Reason for Decisions:

To provide appropriate financial support for students who would otherwise suffer hardship.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.

Decisions:

That the applications for awards, as detailed in appendices B and C of the private circulated report, from the Glamorgan Further Education Trust Fund, for the academic year 2021/2022 to eligible applications received on or before the closing date, be approved.

That the allocation of monies up to the maximum of £3,760.00 for 1 full-time student; a maximum of £1,250.00 for 1 part-time student; and £250.00 for 1 application for tools (all detailed at appendix B, C and D to the private, circulated report) be approved.

That payments to those applicants for whom continuing support from the Glamorgan Further Education Trust Fund has already been approved, be approved.

Reason for Decisions:

To provide appropriate financial support for students who would otherwise suffer hardship.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at 9am, Sunday, 19^th December 2021.