Decisions

That Members endorse the Head of Terms with Powys County Council (Powys) for sharing their facility at Lower Cwmtwrch as detailed in Appendix 1 of the circulated report.

That the Head of Streetcare, in consultation with the Head of Legal Services is given delegated authority to finalise and enter into the Inter-Authority Agreement.

That Officers continue dialogue with Powys regarding maximising the use of the Lower Cwmtwrch going forward, with respect to the utilisation of vehicles operating in the upper Swansea Valley.

That the Chief Executive and the Director of Environment are granted delegated power to determine whether or not the Authority should enter into agreement with Welsh Government for the purpose of the reissue of concessionary cards, and to execute such agreement with Welsh Government following any such determination to do so.

That the Traffic Regulation Order for experimental Prohibition of Driving Order, on the road adjacent to 63 and 65 Beechwood Road, Margam (Appendix A to the circulated report), be advertised and the Order to be in place for a maximum of 18 months.

That approval be granted to advertise the revocation of the Legal Traffic Regulation Orders at Water Street and Fairfield Way, Neath (Appendix A to the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections the revocations be implemented.

That the proposed Fleet Procurement Programme for 2019/20, as detailed in Appendix A of the circulated report, be approved.

That the new off-street Car Parking Order for Forster Road, Neath (as detailed in Appendix A of the circulated report) be advertised, and subject to there being no objections, the Order be implemented with enforcement from Monday to Sunday.

That the Traffic Regulation Order for Gnoll Park Road, Neath (Appendix A of the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections, the Order be implemented.

That approval be granted for the Legal Order for Water Street, Neath (Appendix A of the circulated report), be advertised, and subject to there being no objections the Order be implemented.

That Members approve the expenditure for the upgrade of Pay and Display Machines within the authority’s car parks, as detailed in the circulated report, for the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21, in order to comply with the Welsh Language Measures (Wales) 2011.

1.                  That the request to extend the proposed Traffic Regulation Order on Ravenswood Close, Neath be rejected, and the resident in question to be informed accordingly.

2.                  That the objection be overruled in part, and a section of the proposed Prohibition of Waiting at Any Time Order be reduced as indicated in Appendix B of the circulated report and the objector be informed accordingly.

3.                   That the Traffic Order be amended as above and implemented on site.

That the following Contractor be included on the Approved List of Contractors in the categories below:-

SWARCO Traffic Ltd:

1, 111

1.    That the funding of £35k additional Welsh Government Bus Services Support Grant (BSSG) is shared as requested by the schemes and the remaining surplus shared equally between the D.A.N.S.A., Shop Mobility and Neath Port Talbot Community Transport schemes, as detailed in the circulated report.

2.    That if any organisation fails the financial verification the remaining BSSG will be shared equally between the two remaining organisations.

That the following Contractor be included on the Approved List of Contractors in the categories below:-

D G Carvell Groundworks Ltd:

15, 16, 71, 76, 85

That the grant funding from Welsh Government be accepted (as detailed in the circulated report) and the High Street and Retail Rates Relief Scheme for 2019/20 be adopted.

That grant assistance of £1,050.00 towards the annual rent of £1,050.00 per annum for Lease of Changing Room Pavilion at Talbot Park Taibach Memorial Park, Port Talbot, subject to review in line with rent reviews, be approved.

That the monitoring report be noted.

That Councillor Linet Purcell's allocation of £1,095.50 under the Members Community Fund, for the provision of 30 x 1.1 metre x 2.3 metre barriers (with associated anti trip feet) at Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe, be awarded.

That Councillor Rhidian Mizen's allocation of £1,812.75 and Councillor David Whitelock's allocation of £1,812.75, under the Members Community Fund, towards the provision of 21,440 square metres of positive drainage in Parc Seincyn Powell, Cwmavon, be awarded.

That Councillor Doreen Jones's allocation of £2,000.00 under the Members Community Fund, for the making of a No Waiting at Any Time Traffic Regulation Order on the junction of Ger-Yr-Afon with Cefn-Yr-Allt and Forest Hill, Aberdulais, including advertising for its enforcement, design work and the marking of clipped double yellow lines, be awarded.

1.              That AVCWise be commissioned to provide a fully managed AVC service, including face to face training;

2.              That the requirements of competition be excluded and Rule 2.2 of the Council's Contracts Procedure Rules be suspended;

3.              That a direct award be made to the Service Provider and a contract be entered into with the Service Provider for the provision of the Services for a period of three years from 1 April 2019.

That the Risks set out in Appendix 1 to the circulated report be acknowledged.

1.              That the Capital Programme for 2019/20 to 2021/22, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the circulated report, be approved and commended to Council;

2.              That the Programme be kept under review and updated over the coming year.

That the report be noted.

That the report be noted.

That Cabinet commends to Council:

1.              The approval of the proposed 2018/19 budget totalling £44.821m.

2.              And note the position in relation to expenditure as at 31^st December 2018.

1.              That the budget monitoring information is scrutinised and management arrangements put in place to minimise overspends and the adverse impact on reserves;

2.              That Members note the additional grant received;

3.              That the proposed reserve movements and budget virements are recommended for approval by Cabinet.

That the following Strategies and Policies as set out in the circulated report be commended to Council:

·       Treasury Management Strategy

·       Annual Investment Strategy

·       Minimum Revenue Provision Policy

·       Prudential Indicators

·       Capital Strategy

1.              That the following matters be delegated to the appropriate Corporate Director following consultation with the Council Leader, relevant Cabinet Member and Chair of the relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee:

a)              Fees and charges applicable for the financial year 2019/20

b)              Fees and Charges which are applicable in any subsequent financial year and which, in the opinion of the relevant Corporate Director, need to be set in advance of the financial year for operational reasons.

2.              That the following be commended to Council:

a)              Latest budget position 2018/19 – that the revised budget position and arrangements for 2018/19 be approved

b)              The Council’s Revenue Budget 2019/20

-        Take account of the Integrated Impact Assessment and Crime and Disorder impacts in setting the budget for 2019/20

-        Approve the Net Revenue Budget requirement of £288.168m for 2019/20, and the service plans for the delivery of the budgets

-        Approve the budget/forward financial plan savings (outlined in Appendix 4)

-        Instruct Corporate Directors to progress the savings and improvement programme for the Authority

c)          Fees and charges for non-executive functions – that the determination of the following matters be delegated to the appropriate Corporate Director following consultation with the Council Leader, Deputy Leader and Chair of the relevant Non Executive committee

-   Fees & charges applicable in 2019/20

-   Fees and charges applicable in any subsequent financial year and which, in the opinion of the Corporate Director, need to be set in advance of that financial year for operational reasons

d)          Council Tax 2019/20 – That the 2019/20 Band D equivalent for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council will be £1,556.59.

That a response be forwarded to Welsh Government by the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer, highlighting the concerns raised by Members at the meeting.