Decisions

1.              That grant assistance of £1800 be awarded towards the annual rent of £3000 per annum for land at Amman Valley Trotting Club Ltd, subject to review in line with rent reviews, be approved;

2.              that grant assistance of £550 be awarded towards the annual lease of playing fields at Taibach Memorial Park following return of Pavilion, subject to review in line with rent reviews, be approved.

1.              That the Returning Officer’s conclusion that there be no changes to any of the Polling Districts and Polling Places within the County Borough, be agreed;

2.              That the changes the Returning Officer intends to make to locations of Polling Stations, as detailed within the circulated report, be noted;

That the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer be authorised to commission Policy in Practice to develop the Low Income Families Tracker (as detailed within the circulated report).

1.              That the word ‘safe’ be added to well-being objective three:-  “The whole of Neath Port Talbot county borough will be a vibrant, healthy and safe place to live, work and enjoy recreational time”;

2.              That the updated Corporate Plan for the period 2019-2022 be approved;

3.              That the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer be authorised to add the additional performance data to the report, when available;

4.              That the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer be given delegated authority in consultation with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Chief Executive to make any further changes that are necessary prior to final publication, and which do not materially change the content of the Plan;

5.              That the Corporate Plan 2019-2022 be commended to Council for formal adoption at its meeting on the 24 April 2019.

That the provision of a bespoke advocacy or 'Good Neighbour Scheme' at the Ysbryd y Mor Care Home, Sandfields West, be approved, and that Councillor Suzanne Paddison's allocation of £2,271.15 and Councillor Oliver Davies' allocation of £2,271.15, under the Members Community Fund, be awarded.

That the purchase of essential items of capital equipment for the 5th Neath Bryncoch Scout Group, Woodview Terrace, Bryncoch, be approved, and that £1,035.90 of Councillor Wyndham Fryer Griffith's allocation, £1,035.90 of Councillor Jo Hale's allocation and £1,035.90 of Councillor Chris William's allocation under the Members Community Fund, be awarded.

That the supply and installation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at The Bulldogs Boxing and Community Activities, Fenbrook Close, Port Talbot, as detailed in the circulated report, be approved, and that Councillor Stephan ApDafydd's allocation of £1,490 under the Members Community Fund, be awarded.

1.              That Cabinet accepts and comments upon as it sees fit, the reports of the UK/ Welsh Government and the Joint Committee internal reviews plus the analysis of the issues set out in Section B to the circulated report;

2.              that officers pursue a revised/remodelled business case as set out in Section C to the circulated report, and that business case be submitted to Cabinet and the Joint Committee for approval as soon as possible;

3.              that the Leader of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council be granted delegated authority, in consultation with the Deputy Leader, Cabinet Members for Finance and Regeneration & Sustainable Development and the Leaders of the Opposition groups^[1], to determine the Council’s future participation in the City Deal and, if determined appropriate, to serve a notice of withdrawal from the Joint Working Agreement (as identified in paragraphs 35-39 of the circulated report);

4.              that authority be delegated to the Chief Executive of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and Head of Legal Services, in consultation with the Leader of Council, to agree changes to the Joint Working Agreement as they relate to governance and ancillary matters only with the objective of making early progress on project delivery (Note: for the avoidance of doubt, this proposal would not apply to any material change to the Council’s legal and financial obligations under the extant Joint Working Agreement, which is reserved for Member decision as required);

5.              that the circulated report be referred to Council for further discussion as seen fit.