Agenda and decisions

To receive any declarations of interest from any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

No urgent matters at the time of dispatch of this agenda.

To submit for confirmation, the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 19 November 2012.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 19^th November, 2012 be confirmed as a true record.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Policy).

RESOLVED:-

• To confirm the updated work programme together with the amendments and additions referred to at the meeting by the Head of Service (Policy);

• To confirm the need for Scrutiny Committees to develop their work programmes further to support the Executive’s work programme;

• To note that an updated Forward Work Programme will be submitted to the next scheduled meeting of the Executive.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Policy).

RESOLVED:-

• To note the observations of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee held on 26^th November, 2012;

• To approve the contents of the Communications Strategy.

To submit the report of the Director of Lifelong Learning

RESOLVED:-

• To adopt the principles that will be used for the schools modernisation consultation document which will be a basis for the Anglesey schools modernisation programme.

• Holyhead Primary Schools Review.

•To recommend Option 10 (merger of 3 schools i.e. Ysgol y Parc, Ysgol

Llaingoch and Ysgol Parch. Thomas Ellis  in a new school) as the Executive’s preferred option for formal consultation;

•That the new primary school in Holyhead be located on the Cybi site;

•That prior to going out to consultation,a  report be brought back to Executive members as regards the followingmatters:- land ownership at the three sites, affordability, traffic management and road safety, status of the new school and issues surrounding the preservation order at the former Cybi school site at Holyhead;

•To note the responses received to the consultation document by the 5 Holyhead primary schools.

•Llangefni Catchment Area.

•That in light of the current position in relation to pupil numbers in the three schools in central Anglesey, the status quo be retained for the present;

•That subject to the introduction and implementation of the relevant

legislation, authority be given to the Education Officers to review the

Llangefni catchment area and;

• That the primary education provision in central Anglesey be revisited at a later stage in the schools modernisation programme pending clarification of the position with regard to the availability of

resources, catchment review, school buildings condition and the outcome of the modernisation programme in other areas of the Island;

•To note the responses received to the consultation document by the 3 Llangefni primary schools.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Housing)

RESOLVED:-

• That the Housing Service procure building maintenance contracts via traditional routes e.g. individual contract notices posted on approved procurement web portals such as Sell2 Wales during the interim period, up to April, 2014;

• That the Housing Services engage the  services of external consultants with suitable experience to support this transitional process, utilising existing OJEU compliantframework agreement(s) to secure the appointment of consultancy services, which will be the subject of further consultation with the Head of Finance and Head of LegalServices;

• To approve the development of a future Procurement Strategy that will be submitted to the Executive for final approval during 2013/14.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Planning and Public Protection)

RESOLVED to support the publication of proposals for the preservation and enhancement of Ynys Môn’s Conservation Areas.