Decisions

Agreed that Councillor P D Richards be appointed as a Chairperson for the Meeting.

That, in line with the views of the Joint Social Care Health and Housing and Children Young People and Education Scrutiny Committee the population assessment report be commended to Council on 15 March 2017 subject to an appropriate Equality Impact Assessment being fully completed and accompanying the report thereto.

1.      That the draft Addendum to the existing Corporate Improvement Plan 2016-19,as contained in the circulated report, be approved;

2.      That the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services be given delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive, to make any further changes necessary prior to final publication and which do not materially change the content of the Addendum;

3.      That the Addendum be commended to Council for formal adoption at its meeting on the 15 March 2017.

Immediate Implementation – No call in

1.        That, having given due regard to the impact assessments in relation to equality, risk, community usage and Welsh language and in line with Section 53 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, a Secondary Education Nurture Centre (SENC) be established at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School as of 27 February 2017;

2.        That the Head of Transformation be given delegated authority to implement the proposal.

1.           That, having given due regard to the equality impact assessment, the risk assessment, the community impact assessment, the Welsh language impact assessment and the relevant reports as listed in the appendices/background papers to this report, and in line with Section 53 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, an English-medium, community School be established to replace Groes Primary and Dyffryn School, both of which will be discontinued as of 1 September, 2018;

2.           That the Head of Transformation be given delegated authority to implement the proposal.

Urgent Report –

That the National Procurement Service for Wales (NPS) Vehicle Spare Parts Framework, be used for the purchase of vehicle spare parts and the Head of Engineering and Transport be authorised to make a direct award to the highest ranked supplier (as detailed within the circulated report) for a period of two years from the 1 April 2017, with an option to extend for a further two years, in multiples not exceeding 12 months (in line with NPS framework terms).

Urgent Report –

That the Experimental Traffic Orders (No Waiting, No Loading/Unloading, At Any Time Order at Ty-Fry Road, Bertha Road and Beechwood Road, Margam) be advertised for 18 months (as detailed at Appendices A and B to the circulated report) and subject to there being no objections within the first six months of the Order, the Order be implemented permanently.

That the list of dedicated official sites for placing temporary banners for planned major events, public service or charity events be reduced from 11 to 8 locations, as detailed below:

(See report for table)

That the constitution be amended to permit the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Manager; the Trading Standards Team Leader and/or the Senior Investigation Officer of the Trading Standards team to authorise competent Officers to institute proceedings when alleged offenders are held in custody.

1.              That service delivery in line with Option 2 (as detailed within the circulated report) be introduced, i.e. the provision of reusable bags for green waste collections, with free collection from March to November inclusive.  Any green waste collected outside that period will not be composted.  Each household with be provided with two free reusable garden waste sacks;

2.              That charges of £2.50 per sack be introduced for householders who require additional or replacement reusable garden waste sacks;

3.              That efficiency savings be used to offset pressures in the Waste budget;

4.              That the effectiveness of the Council’s strategy with respect to achieving the future statutory 70% recycling target, including this action and those previously approved such as the roll out of kerbside recycling by April 2017, be reviewed in a report to be presented to Members towards the end of 2017/2018.

That the proposed Vehicle/Plant Procurement Programme for 2017/18, as detailed at Appendix A to the circulated report, be approved.

That the Legal Order for the implementation of Traffic Orders on Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent (as detailed at Appendix A and B to the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections, the Order be implemented.

That the objections be overruled and the objectors informed accordingly, and the scheme (No Waiting at Anytime Order: Uplands Road/Glan-rhyd Road, Pontardawe, as detailed in the circulated report) be implemented as previously advertised.

That the Legal Order for the implementation of a No Waiting, No Loading or Unloading at any Time Order on Seaway Parade, Sandfields, Port Talbot (as detailed at Appendix A to the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections, the Order be implemented.

That the Legal Order for the implementation of a No Waiting, No Loading or Unloading at Any Time Order on Milland Road, Neath (as detailed at Appendix A to the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections, the Order be implemented.

That the objections be overruled and the objectors informed accordingly, and the scheme (Traffic Orders: Llandarcy Village, as detailed in the circulated report) be implemented as previously advertised.

That the proposal for a Taxi Rank at Orchard Street, Neath, as detailed in the circulated report, be not approved.

That the objection be overruled and the objector informed accordingly, and the scheme (Taxi Rank – Old Market Street, Neath, as detailed in the circulated report) be implemented as previously advertised.

1.              That the requirements of competition be excluded and Rule 2.1 of the Council's Contracts Procedure Rules be suspended;

2.              That a direct award be made to the Service Provider (Imperial Civil Enforcement Solutions) and the Local Authority enter into a contract for the provision of the Services (parking enforcement and notice processing system - Compex 360) for a period of five years on a date to be determined by the Head of Engineering and Transport.

That Atom Electrical Contractors (categories 43, 50 and 70) and R P Traffic Management Ltd (category 9) be included on the Approved List of Contractors for the relevant categories.

That the Works Programme 2017/2018, as detailed at Appendix A to the circulated report, be approved.

That discussions continue with the fund raising group (‘Rhianna’s Swing’) and pending a satisfactory outcome, authorisation be granted for a 5 year repairing lease, to accommodate play equipment specifically designed for disabled children, in an area adjacent to the children’s playground in the Gnoll Park, Neath, on terms and conditions to be agreed by the Head of Property and Regeneration.

1.              That authority be given retrospectively for the service of the Material Change Proposal dated the 30 September 2016;

2.              That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and the Head of Engineering and Transport to carry out all further necessary steps to implement the Material Change Proposal as detailed in the circulated report, including negotiating and agreeing changes to the appended Material Change Proposal with the Material Change Consultees or any other relevant consultees, subject to the proviso that any such changes do not significantly alter the basis of the Proposal;

3.              That authority be delegated to the Head of Property and Regeneration to negotiate and agree the terms of any required licence to do works, land exchange agreements and transfers of land required to give effect to the Material Change Proposal.

That the monitoring report be noted.

That a modification order be made to register the path between points B-D (from Waungron to footpath no.236, community of Pontardawe, as detailed on the circulated plan) as a public right of way on foot only, and if no objections are received to confirm the same as an unopposed order.

That the use of the Council’s discretionary powers under the Public Health Act be approved, and that subject to the necessary agreement with National Resources Wales, street lighting be installed and maintained on Foresters Houses Road, Brynawel, Croeserw, Port Talbot, as detailed within the circulated plan.

IMMEDIATE IMPLIMENTATION – NO CALL IN

1.         That the update provided in respect of the Council’s Challenge to the Welsh Language Commissioner, be noted and that the Chief Executive be authorised to submit the proposed response, as contained in the circulated report, with the stipulation that dialogue continues to seek a mutually acceptable agreement;  

2.         That the Chief Executive be given delegated authority to make any further minor presentational changes prior to submission of the response to the Welsh Language Commissioner;

3.         That the views of the Scrutiny Committee in relation to street signage, be noted, and that Officers consider that, where there is no direct translation into Welsh, the sign take the form “Heol (…….) Street”. 

IMMEDIATE IMPLIMENTATION – NO CALL IN

That the draft response to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales' relating to the Review of Seaward Boundaries between Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and the City and County of Swansea, be approved.

1.        That the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services be authorised to commence a three month public consultation exercise on the draft Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 to the circulated report, and that the outcome of that consultation be reported back to the Cabinet Board at an appropriate time;

2.        That the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services be given delegated authority to make any further changes necessary prior to final publication of the draft Strategy, which do not materially change the content of the Strategy.

That NPT Homes seek agreement of its share members to change the name of the Organisation.

That the commencement of a procurement exercise for the provision of a pre-paid card service, using the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) Framework, as detailed in the circulated report, be approved.

That the report be noted.

That the monitoring report be noted.

That the recommendations within the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales’ inspection report, as detailed within the circulated report, be implemented.