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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor MC Alexander. |
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To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the last meeting held as a correct record. Minutes: The Leader was authorised to sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 19th September 2017 as a correct record.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. Minutes: County Councillor Phyl Davies declared an interest in item 8 Taxi Metering – Review of Regulated Fares as a director of Celtic Travel who ran taxis. |
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Waste & Recycling Logistics - Route Optimisation PDF 115 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Phyl Davies, Portfolio Holder for Property and Waste. Minutes: The Portfolio Holder for Property and Waste advised that the logistics review of services carried out by Waste and Recycling had already delivered £417k in efficiency savings, leaving £258k to find in 2017/18. He presented options to achieve further savings of £275k through route optimisation of collection rounds. The Portfolio Holder explained that this would deliver savings with minimum disruption to the public and maintain the current 5 day working pattern (3 weekly residual collections and weekly recycling collections).
The Leader asked for the thanks of the Cabinet to be passed on to all the staff involved in the logistics project. |
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To consider a report by the Leader, County Councillor Rosemarie Harris.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Leader presented the draft Annual Performance Evaluation which set out progress made by the Council in delivering the objectives of the Corporate Improvement Plan and the One Powys Plan (2014 – 2017) commitments during its third and final year. In presenting the report the Leader drew Cabinet’s attention to the comments made by the Scrutiny Chairs and Vice Chairs, acknowledging the need to build in cost benefits analysis in future reporting. Going forward, the commitments of the One Powys Plan had been integrated into the council’s own CIP for 2017-18 and would correlate with the Cabinet’s 2025 Vision.
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Financial Overview and Forecast as at 31st August 2017 PDF 166 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Aled Davies, Portfolio Holder for Finance. Minutes: The Portfolio Holder for Finance reported a deteriorating financial position particularly in the People Directorate which, if not addressed, would seriously impact on reserves. Cabinet noted that People Directorate dealt with the most vulnerable people and had to deliver safe services whilst coping with an increase in demand. The Strategic Director – Resource confirmed that a budget recovery plan was being worked on and he advised that there may be a case to call on the budget management reserve and the social care reserve before the end of the financial year. The Portfolio Holder for Adult Services asked for Management Team to take a view on whether the saving on reablement would have to be delivered in one year or spread over a number of years.
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Capital Programme Update for August 2017 PDF 95 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Aled Davies, Portfolio Holder for Finance. Minutes: Cabinet received and considered the updated Capital report.
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Taxi Metering - Review of Regulated Fares PDF 93 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Countryside Services. Additional documents:
Minutes: County Councillor Phyl Davies declared a pecuniary interest in this item and left the meeting while it was being considered,
Cabinet considered revised hackney carriage tariffs. An initial online survey of licensed drivers showed support for revising tariffs which had remained unchanged since 2011.
County Councillor Phyl Davies returned to the meeting. |
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Appointment to the River Wye Special Area of Conservation Nutrient Management Plan Board PDF 38 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered a request to appoint a member to the River Wye Special Area of Conservation Nutrient Management Plan Board.
RESOLVED that County Councillor Phyl Davies be appointed.
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To consider such other items of correspondence as in the opinion of the Leader are of such urgency as to warrant consideration. |
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Delegated Decisions Taken Since the Last Meeting PDF 39 KB To note the delegated decisions taken since the last meeting. Minutes: Cabinet received details of delegated decisions taken by Portfolio Holders since the last meeting. |
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Forward Work Programme PDF 86 KB To consider the Cabinet forward work programme. Minutes: Cabinet received the forward work programme. |
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Exempt Items The Monitoring Officer has determined that categories 3 & 5 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following items. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to:
(i) information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
(ii) Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.
These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.
Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under categories 3 and 5 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
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Additional MTFS Savings Required - Staylittle Outdoor Centre & Llanfair Caereinion Leisure Centre To consider a report by County Councillor Rachel Powell, Portfolio Holder for Leisure.
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Minutes: Cabinet considered the report of the Portfolio Holder for Leisure.
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Powys County Council Care Homes To consider a report by County Councillor Stephen Hayes, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Portfolio Holder Adult Services set out the Council’s options following BUPA’s announcement of its intention to sell the Council owned residential care home contracts they held to HC-One. Cabinet noted the legal advice received and questioned officers on the due diligence work being undertaken and the steps being taken to ensure a smooth transition. Cabinet also noted the comments of the Chair of Scrutiny Committee A and of County Councillor Gibson-Watt who had led the Adult Social Care Scrutiny Group.
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