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Items
No. Item

1.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declaration of interest by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

Minutes:

Councillor Dylan Rees declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in item 4 on the agenda as the Chair of the Governing Body of Ysgol Bodffordd.

 

Councillor Nicola Roberts declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in item 4 on the agenda as a governor of Ysgol Talwrn and Ysgol y Graig, Llangefni and the parent of a daughter attending Ysgol y Graig.

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meetings pdf icon PDF 293 KB

To present the minutes of the previous meetings of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee held on the following dates –

 

·        12 September, 2018

·        20 September, 2018 (Call-in)

 

·         The minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on the 8 October, 2018 will be presented to this Committee 5th November meeting

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the previous meetings of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee held on the following dates were presented and were confirmed as correct –

 

           12 September, 2018

           20 September, 2018 (call-in meeting)

3.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 163 KB

To consider adopting the following –

 

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item on the grounds that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

 

Minutes:

It was resolved under Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item as it involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Schedule 12A to the said Act and outlined in the Public Interest Test as presented.

4.

Schools' Modernisation - Strategic Outline Case/Outline Business Case for New Primary School to Replace Ysgol Bodffordd and Ysgol Corn Hir

To present the report of the Head of Learning.

Minutes:

The report of the Head of Learning incorporating the combined Strategic Outline Case and Outline Business Case (SOC/OBC) for a new primary school instead of Ysgol Bodffordd and Ysgol Corn Hir was presented for the Committee’s consideration and comment.

 

The Portfolio Member for Education, Libraries, Culture and Youth referred to the SOC/OBC’s links to the Council Plan and other corporate priorities. The report sets out the strategic, economic, commercial, financial and management grounds for the new school in line with the 21st Century Schools Business case process for capital funding for the project.

 

The Head of Learning summarised the specifications for the new school which will have a capacity of 360 and will be a community school and as such will have community areas; its location which was determined after a detailed site evaluation process, the procurement process and the project delivery timetable.

 

The Committee considered the information presented and raised the following points –

 

           The Committee noted that the new school site on land to the north of the B5109 immediately after the right turning to the Bryn Meurig estate in Llangefni is a sloping site and that due to the site conditions highways works have been identified as necessary. The Committee sought clarification of what the works are likely to entail.

 

The Committee was advised by the Interim Head of Highways, Waste and Property Service that the selected site has been assessed and there are no issues that make it unsuitable from a highways’ perspective as long as certain aspects are undertaken by the developer as part of the scheme’s overall costs to alleviate Highways concerns. The Officer confirmed that detailed discussions with the scheme’s Highways Design consultant have taken place and a number of options have been considered. He referred to the Highways Plan included as part of the committee papers which details a proposed mini roundabout and access off the B51O9 to the new school site. The roundabout is recommended in order to manage and safeguard traffic flow and movement to the school site from the B5IO9 in the Bodffordd direction during peak times in the morning and afternoon. The roundabout will also function as a traffic calming measure. The Officer highlighted a pedestrian crossing to the right of the roundabout on the plan which will serve children crossing to the new school from the Corn Hir area. A combined footway and cycle path of specified width alongside the crossing is also proposed which will meet Active Travel objectives. A footpath will also serve the school side of the B51O9 extending as far as the Rhostrehwfa Road junction serving children accessing the school from this area. The aim is to undertake all highways works to the estimated value specified in the report which costs form part of the overall site development costs.

 

           The Committee noted the clarification provided and suggested that consideration be given to implementing one or some of the measures below to further mitigate what it considered to be risks relating to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.