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Agenda, decisions and minutes

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1.

APOLOGIES

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Minutes:

Cabinet Members and Officers were welcomed to the meeting.

 

Apologies were received from the Cabinet Member Cllr Ioan Thomas.  

Best wishes for a speedy recovery were extended to the Councillor's wife who had undergone an operation.

2.

DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

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Minutes:

A declaration of interest was received from Councillor Elin Walker Jones as she was a Governor at Ysgol y Garnedd, but it was not a prejudicial interest.

3.

URGENT ITEMS

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Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

4.

MATTERS ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

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Minutes:

There were no matters arising from overview and scrutiny.

 

5.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 2 AND 16 OCTOBER pdf icon PDF 78 KB

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Minutes:

The Chair signed the Minutes of the Cabinet meetings held on 2 October and 16 October 2018, as a true record.

 

6.

REORGANISATION OF PRIMARY EDUCATION PROVISION IN THE BANGOR CATCHMENT AREA pdf icon PDF 121 KB

Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Gareth Thomas

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Decision:

Implement the proposal issued on 4 September 2018 to close Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr on 31 August 2020, and offer places to the pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd (subject to parental choice); and increase the capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd to 420 effective 1 September 2020.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

To implement the proposal issued on 4 May 2018 to close Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr on 31 August 2020, and offer places to the pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd (subject to parental choice); and increase the capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd to 420 effective 1 September 2020.

 

DISCUSSION

The report was submitted by Councillor Gareth Thomas.

 

 

Following an announcement from Welsh Government noting that there was an opportunity for Local Authorities to deliver additional projects within Band A of the 21st Century Schools Programme, Gwynedd succeeded to ensure a bid to reorganise primary schools in the Bangor catchment area. A report was submitted to Cabinet (January 2017) and the recommendation to hold discussions at a local level was approved as outlined in the report on reviewing primary school education provision in Bangor. In June 2017, a Catchment Review Panel was established to discuss a number of options which would improve and maintain the standard of education. The options were submitted to Cabinet in March 2018 and the recommendation to hold a statutory consultation on the process of reorganising primary schools was approved. A statutory consultation was held and 68 responses had been received; the main observations from that consultation had been submitted to Cabinet in July 2018. The Cabinet's decision at that meeting had been

 

To approve the proposal to close Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr on 31 August 2020, and offer places to the pupils at Ysgol y Garnedd (subject to parental choice); and increase the capacity of Ysgol y Garnedd to 420.

 

To approve the issuing of statutory notices on the proposal in (i) above in accordance with the requirements of Section 48 of the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013.

 

Following the decision, in accordance with the Schools Standards and Organisation Act 2013, a statutory notice had been issued on 4 September 2018 and a statutory objection period on the proposal had been held (between 4/9/18 and 2/10/18).

 

It was highlighted that one objection had been received during the objection period which involved matters relating to transport, child safety, finance, education and the Welsh language. It was added that one piece of correspondence had arrived late in the day and that this correspondence needed to be addressed as part of the discussions.

 

The Cabinet was requested to support the proposal which would greatly improve education standards for Ysgol y Garnedd children together with Ysgol Glanadda and Ysgol Coedmawr children.

 

The objections were discussed.

 

In response to concerns regarding traffic on Penrhos Road, the Senior Property Manager (Corporate) noted that every attempt had been made to seek to mitigate the situation which was causing difficulties in the area in the mornings and afternoons. He noted that 30 additional parking spaces had been planned for staff and visitor parking together with a drop-off point which would be controlled off the highway. 

 

It was highlighted that a planning application for the development had been approved at the Planning Committee on 5.11.18 and traffic concerns  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Awdur: Diane Jones

7.

TARGETED REGENERATION INVESTMENT PROGRAMME: BANGOR CITY CENTRE REGENERATION STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 179 KB

Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Ioan Thomas

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Decision:

a)    To support the intention of targeting the Targeted Regeneration Investment Programme to develop and implement projects within the Bangor City Centre Regeneration Scheme

b)    To commit, in principle, £250k from the Match-funding Fund, which was established to provide match funding for external funding programmes but ask for a further report on the final Scheme in order to ensure that it meets the Council's objectives and represents value for money.

Minutes:

The item was submitted by Cllr. Dyfrig Siencyn

 

RESOLVED

 

a)    To support the intention of targeting the Targeted Regeneration Investment Programme to develop and implement projects within the Bangor City Centre Regeneration Scheme

b)    To commit, in principle, £250k from the Match-funding Fund which was established to provide match funding for external funding programmes but ask for a further report on the final Scheme in order to ensure that it meets the Council's objectives and represents value for money.

DISCUSSION

 

The report was submitted by the Senior Manager - Economy and Community and a summary of the programme's context and background was given which anticipated up to £22m capital funding for North Wales between 2018 and 2021. 

 

It was reported that Welsh Index for Multiple Deprivation data for Wales, which used cluster methodology, had been used to identify those areas (towns) that had the greatest concentration of residents living within the 10% most deprived communities in Wales. In terms of priorities for the TRI programme during the period 2018 - 2021, town centre regeneration projects had been identified for four locations - Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Wrexham and Bangor.

 

It was noted that notional financial allocations had been proposed and that any funding commitment would be dependent on presenting detailed Project Plans which would meet the requirements of the TRI Programme. It was noted that the indicative regional allocation for TRI Programme funding in Gwynedd included £3m for the Bangor City Centre Regeneration Scheme, and approximately £1.5m in respect of the housing theme (renovating empty properties) which would contribute towards priorities within the Regional Strategy (approved by the Cabinet on 22.5.2018).

 

It was noted that the Bangor City Strategic Partnership had drawn up a Regeneration strategy for the City and the work programme had been reviewed during the summer of this year, confirming priorities which would contribute to the main objectives and guidelines of the TRI Programme. Reference was made to the projects in the report and it was noted that further preparatory work was needed to develop detailed proposals. It was highlighted that it was possible to submit bids for the funding on an individual project basis instead of one bid consisting of a package of projects.

 

In terms of financial considerations, the members were reminded that the TRI Programme provided capital funding and the maximum Welsh Government intervention rate per project was 70%. This meant that at least 30% of match funding was required. Whilst partnership working was a key characteristic in each of the projects, the lead body would be responsible for developing the details of the project including the proposed funding package and securing the match funding. It was highlighted that Gwynedd Council would be responsible for leading on three of the projects with the intention of contributing / releasing £250k from the Match-funding Fund to meet the financial deficit. It was added that other partners such as BCUHB, Bangor University and CCG wished to lead on / contribute to other projects.

 

In response to the presentation,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Awdur: Llyr B Jones