Decisions

That £25,000 be made available to match the financial contribution from Usk Town Council (and potentially Llanbadoc Community Council) to create a joint budget of circa £50,000 to fund the development of a Town Improvement Master Plan.

That the new staffing structures shown in appendices 1, 2 and 3 be approved.

That Member/Cabinet endorses and approves the Monmouthshire RSS as a policy document which will provide guidance and clarity to Officers within the Traffic & Road Safety Section, Elected Members, Community Councils and members of the public

That officers are asked to commission and report an Outline Business Case (WelTAG stage 2) as set out in the Welsh Government’s Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance, report back to council once this is completed, and to apply for WG funding to develop a Full Business Case (WelTAG stage 3).

Not to hold an inquiry into the proposal

To approve and implement the proposed amended Order.

The individual objectors are sent a copy of this report to inform them of the officer response to their formal objection and recommendation, along with the representations received advising of their support or querying the proposals.

That the following schedule of payments be proposed:

(i) The Police Authority precept is paid from the Council Fund by twelve monthly equal instalments on the third Tuesday in each month.

(ii) The Community Council precepts are paid by three equal instalments on the last working day in April, August and December in each year.

That a further report be produced on the results of consultation enabling a determination to be made by 31st January in accordance with statute.

That Members review the full content of this report and agree to implement the below regulated alternations for implementation on 29th April 2019:

·         Change the type of provision offered at the Special Needs Resource Base at Deri ViewPrimary School to accommodate children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech Language and Communication difficulties to also include an assessment centre. The facility will offer provision for 8 pupils.

·         Increase the capacity of Overmonnow SNRB from 20 to 24, and change the type of provision offered in order to cater for Complex Needs including: Severe Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech Language and Communication Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Physical and Medical Difficulties.

·         That the required building works to increase the capacity of the SNRB at Overmonnow Primary School be funded by the section 106 education contributions received for the “Land and Croft Y Bwla, Rockfield Road” development provided solely for the use of education provision in the Monmouth town area.

·         Change the type of provision offered at the Special Needs Resource base at Pembroke Primary in order to cater for Complex Needs including: Severe Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech Language and Communication Disorder, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Physical and Medical Difficulties. This facility will be for 20 pupils.

·         Change the type of provision offered at the 55 place Special Needs Resource Base at Monmouth Comprehensive School, to cater for complex needs including Severe Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech language and Communication disorder, and Physical and Medical Difficulties.

·         Change the type of provision offered at the 55 place Special Needs Resource Base at Caldicot School, to cater for complex needs including Severe Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech language and Communication disorder, and Physical and Medical Difficulties.

That the following proposals also featured as part of the statutory consultation process associated with the review of ALN and inclusion services, however, did not meet the required need to publish statutory notices. However, in light of the positive feedback received during the consultation, it is recommended that members implement the following proposals with effect from September 2019. The consultation report analysing the consultation responses can be found under appendix 2.

·         Establish two regional Secondary Pupil Referral Units, one in the north and one in the south of the county

·         Extend the provision of the existing pupil referral service to establish inclusion centres in Caldicot, Chepstow, King Henry VIII and Monmouth secondary schools. This provision will be run by the Pupil Referral Service but will enhance the capacity of schools to provide provision for pupils with challenging behaviour via a referral process.

For Members to agree to enter into a consultation that reviews the admission policy for September 2020/21, with a particular focus on the ordering of the criteria used to allocate school places in the event of oversubscription.

For Members to agree to commence a review of Secondary School catchment areas as part of an ongoing review of school catchment areas across the County.

To agree to undertake the initial stage of this review in line with the timeline proposed under appendix 1.

That Cabinet members use this report to ensure the effective delivery of the goals set within the Corporate Plan 2017/2022.

That grants be awarded as per the schedule of applications.

That the changes to the top level of the Welsh football pyramid, as set out at Appendix Abe noted;

That budgets of £15,000 and £20,000 be created in 2018/19 to part fund the following projects and that these are funded by corresponding contributions from the Section 106 balances held by the County Council respectively from the developments at the Former Forensic Science Laboratory site, Chepstow and The Hill site, Abergavenny;

That grants of £15,000 and £20,000 respectively, be made to Chepstow Town and Abergavenny Town Football Clubs to enable them to meet the FAW facility requirements by the qualifying date of 30th April 2019.