Agenda and decisions

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

To submit for confirmation, the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on:-

·      11^th February, 2013

·      18^th February, 2013

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Executive held on 11th and 18th February, 2013, be confirmed as true records.

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

RESOLVED to confirm the updated work programme for the period April to September 2013.

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

RESOLVED

•To take note of the observations made by the Corporate Scrutiny Committee on 4th March, 2013;

•To approve the Annual Equality Report 2011-12 for publication by 31st March 2013.

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

RESOLVED to approve the revised Anglesey Compact Agreement and draft Volunteering Policy.

To submit the report of the Chief Executive.

RESOLVED

·         To approve the final business plan to join a regional emergency planning service in accordance with the terms listed in the report.

·         That concerns raised at the meeting regarding response targets associated with the Fire, Ambulance and the Coastguard be referred to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee for further investigation.

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

RESOLVED

·         That the current policy guidelines be readopted for a further 12 months up to 31st March, 2014;

·         That organisations and charities are advised of this decision before 31st March, 2013 and also that the policy will come to an end on 31 March 2014;

·         To note that there will be a review of the policy and a consultation on revised policy guidelines during 2013-14 in respect of discretionary business rates relief having regard to the Welsh Government’s own review. A new or revised discretionary rate relief policy to be adopted as a consequence from 1 April 2014.       

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

RESOLVED to adopt the Discretionary Housing Policy Scheme as set out in Appendix A of the report and to delegate to the Head of Service (Finance) the authority to amend the policy to take account of changes being made to benefits regulations.

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

RESOLVED to approve the 2013-14 Public Sector Capital Programme as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

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

RESOLVED

·         To authorise a review of the Allocations Policy, in conjunction with those registered social landlords with which the Council has nomination arrangements, to take place in 2012-13 after 3 May, 2013;

·         To agree to amend the Allocation Policy with immediate effect, so as to incorporate those amendments contained in the Draft Housing Allocation Policy (Version 1), specifically:-

·           replacing references to the 2003 statutory guidance with the 2012 guidance;

·           incorporating, at Section 1 of the policy, provisions relating to the Council’s duties under the Equalities Act 2010.

·         To agree that those registered social landlords with which the Council has nomination arrangements shall be consulted after 2 May 2013 on those proposed amendments contained in the Draft Housing Allocation Policy (Version 2), specifically:-

·           new criteria for determining the number of bedrooms for which applicants are entitled (should they receive an allocation), and corresponding criteria by which it is determined whether applicants are overcrowded or under-occupying their present accommodation;

·         additional priority for those applicants who are homeless, are temporarily accommodated, and have been owed the main duty for between 18 months and five years;

·         a new provision for restricting the opportunity for homeless persons to exercise choice and preferences in connection with the areas in which they may be offered accommodation.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Adults’ Services).

RESOLVED

·         To endorse the significant progress achieved to date around our local safeguarding improvement journey;

·         To endorse the key priorities underpinning the next phase of improvements in adult safeguarding as we prepare for the evolving national framework (as detailed at Paragraph 3.5 of the report).

To submit the report of the Director of Community.

RESOLVED

·         To approve the North Wales Carers Information and Consultation Strategy for 2012-15 as a three year strategic response to the requirements of the Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure 2010;

·         To support the regional partnership approach with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, other North Wales local authorities and the Third Sector as regards the implementation of the requirements of the Measure;

·         To note local performance against key national performance indicators within this service area of Social Care;

·         To endorse the priority given to developing a local commissioning strategy for carers over the coming months.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Adults’ Services).

RESOLVED                                                                                                                     

·         To adopt the evolving North Wales fees methodology as implemented hitherto in Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham to underpin fee setting on the Isle of Anglesey during 2013-14;

·         To endorse Option 2 in relation to the 2013-14 fee setting (as detailed in Paragraph 8 of the report);

·         That the established quality elements continue to be subject to a negative fee differential of -£36/week as at present. This will be the subject of a fundamental review of our quality contract framework during 2013-14 as the Authority prepares for the implementation of a North Wales pre-placement agreement underpinning residential/nursing placements;

·         That the current practice for Service user groups other than older people be maintained as outlined in paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Highways and Waste Management).

RESOLVED to approve the change to the Constitution of TAITH as detailed within the report.

To submit the report of the Head of Service (Highways and Waste Management).

RESOLVED

·         That the Strategic Programme for Change report and further exploration of the 10 workstreams contained therein be approved;

·         That further reports are brought to the Executive and to Scrutiny for consideration of the Business Cases, before any changes to current working practices are introduced.

Report by the Head of Service (Leisure and Community).

RESOLVED to delegate the decisions on the recommendations set out below, for this year only, to the Director of Lifelong Learning / Head of Service(Leisure and Culture) in consultation with the Head of Service (Finance):-

·         Grants to the Arts 2012-13 – that the grant awarded to the local organisations is maintained at the 2011-12 level. The overall allocation be reduced by 5% as a consequence of reducing the Leisure and Culture Service’s expenditure against certain headings;

·         Youth Service and Community 2012-13 – that the grant awarded to the organisations is maintained close to the 2011-12 level. The grant aid to both Urdd Gobaith Cymru and the Anglesey Federation of Young Farmers Clubs is subject to a formal agreement. The overall allocation be reduced by 4%;

·         Schools Discretionary Exceptions Budget 2012-13 – that the grant awarded to the local organisations is maintained at the 2011-12 level.

To consider adoption of the following:-

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from meeting during 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”.

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