Decisions

1.      That Neath Port Talbot Council enters into the Inter Authority Agreement for the duration of the Cynnydd Operation;

2.      That the Head of Transformation be designated as the representative of the Council for the purpose of the Inter Authority agreement and to carry out on behalf of the Council all the delegated powers of such a representative;

3.      That the Head of Transformation be granted delegated authority to appoint an alternate or deputy for the purposes of the Agreement.

That further to Contract Standing Orders 2.1 (5) approval be granted to accept a single tender from GB-Sol Ltd for a 21.85KW solar generation scheme at a cost of £69,956.70.

1.   That the draft Neath Port Talbot Welsh Church Act Trust Fund annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 be approved;

2.   That the Neath Port Talbot Welsh Church Act Trust Fund annual report and financial statements be submitted to Welsh Audit Office for independent examination;

3.   That the financial information be submitted to the Charity Commission if there are no material changes following the independent examination by the Wales Audit Office.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

1.   That the Head of Information Communication, Technology and Corporate Procurement be granted delegated authority to procure a replacement telephony system for the Council.

2.   That suitable training of the new system be provided as appropriate.

That approval be given for grant assistance for internal redecoration of walls at St Illtyd’s Church, Llantwit up to the maximum grant of 25% i.e. £946.50 as detailed in Appendix 1 of the circulated report.

1.   That approval be granted for Age Cymru Afan Nedd to receive grant assistance towards annual rent of £3,300 per annum as follows:-

·        That with effect from 18 January 2017- 18 January 18 the rental collected from Age Cymru Afan Nedd remains at £3,000 per annum.  

·        That with effect from 18 January 18 until the next review the rental collected from Cymru Afan Nedd remain at £3,300.

          The difference in relation to the above being the amount of     grant assistance awarded by the authority.

2.   That approval be granted for the Me, Myself and I Club registered charity address Briton Ferry to receive a grant to cover core costs associated with providing services to people living with memory loss and their families actors Neath Port Talbot, in the sum of £9,318.

That approval be granted for Seven Sisters Community Council to receive a maximum grant of £12,000.

That the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services be authorised to publish the report on the Council’s website.

1.   That the Chief Executive submit the response in regard to the Council’s Challenge to the Welsh Commissioner’s letter with the stipulation that dialogue continues to seek a mutually acceptable agreement;

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

Subject to:

·        Standard 41- that where the original source was through the medium of Welsh this should be treated as the official record for legal or other purposes.

·        Standard 61 – that Officer’s take advice from the Environment Directorate regarding translation of Street Signs

·        The next monitoring report include the evaluation of the impact of adhering to the standards in relation to cost and other impacts.

That this Authority’s Member representation on the Margam Joint Crematorium Committee include Councillor S.Bamsey.

Decision:

That the report of the Head of Financial Services in relation to the financial outturn position for the Capital Programme for 2016/17, be noted.

Decision:

That the Report of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services in relation to the Council’s General Fund Revenue Outturn and Reserves position for the 2016/17 financial year, be noted.

That the policies and procedures given in Appendices C (proposed policy and procedure for dealing with Knotweed on Private Land)  and D (proposed procedure for dealing with Knotweed on Council land) to the circulated report, be adopted by the Local Authority;

That the Local Authority continues to implement its annual programme of knotweed treatment.

That the section of unadopted road, footway and verge running off Brunel Way past the Recycling Centre connecting with Church Street, Briton Ferry (Appendix A to the circulated report), becomes highway maintainable at public expense. 

That the various sections of unadopted road, footway, parking bays and verge adjoining Ysgol Bae Baglan comprising part of Sirus Drive and adjoining Seaway Parade, Baglan, as approximately shown edged in black on the attached two plans (Appendix A to the circulated report) become highway maintainable at public expense. 

That the Local Authority informs the Planning Inspectorate it wishes to take a neutral stance in any subsequent Public Inquiry in respect of the modification order, which had been made to recognise the paths C-B-E-F as a public right of way on foot, in the Communities of Briton Ferry and Neath (as detailed within the circulated report).

No modification order be made for the route A-B-C in the Community of Seven Sisters (as detailed in the circulated plan).

That no modification order be made for the alleged Public Footpaths in Alltwen and Rhos, named as:

1.              Pen yr Alltwen to Footpath No.39

2.              Bryn Llewellyn alongside Pen yr Alltwen to Footpath No. 36 

3.              Footpath 39 to Footpath No.36 Community of Cilybebyll

That, notwithstanding the comments made by the earlier Scrutiny Committee, the objection be overruled and the objectors informed accordingly, and the scheme (No Waiting, Loading or Unloading to the rear of 21 - 41 Station Road, Port Talbot) be implemented as previously advertised.

That the objection be overruled and the objectors informed accordingly, and the scheme (prohibition of Waiting at Any Time Order – Ridgewood Gardens, Neath) be implemented as previously advertised.

That authority be given to Traffic Section Officers, for the schemes contained within the Traffic Capital Programme 2017-2018 to be advertised in accordance with the statutory requirements and for the schemes to be implemented in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements contained within the current Road Traffic Regulations, subject to there being no objections received, and in the event of any objections being received in respect of any schemes, these will be reported back to this Board for a decision. 

That authority be granted to Traffic Section Officers, for the Orders contained within the Road Safety Grant schemes 2017-2018 to be advertised in accordance with the statutory requirements and for the schemes to be implemented in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements contained within the current Road Traffic Regulations, subject to there being no objections received, and in the event of any objections being received in respect of any schemes, these will be reported back to this Board for a decision. 

That the following firms be included in the approved list of contractors in the categories below:-

Agreed that Councillor E.V.Latham be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.