To receive apologies for absence from Members.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

To receive for approval the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet of 7 June 2016. 

To provide Cabinet with an update on the Council’s financial performance for the year ended 31st March 2016.

To update Cabinet on the development of the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 2017-18 to 2020-21.

To update Cabinet on the progress made since the report of 16^th February 2016.  To seek Cabinet’s approval to execute a further Memorandum of Understanding to be entered into between the ten local authorities (the Councils) participating in the City Deal project.  To obtain from Cabinet appropriate delegated powers in order to undertake the functions related to the governance structure.  To commit a further sum of £47,034 representing the Council’s contribution to a regional fund of £500,000 to continue to fund the development of the City Deal.  To seek approval of the appointment of a Programme Director by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (Cardiff Council) on behalf of the participating Councils and to agree to the procurement and appointment by Cardiff Council of specialists advisors as part of the project work. 

To present to Cabinet for its endorsement, proposed key holder arrangements for sports pavilions in light of the outcomes of the consultation which took place last year and seek approval for a proposed payment structure and fees for the coming 2016/17 season.

To inform Cabinet of the statutory requirement to establish a Western Bay Regional Partnership Board and to update Cabinet with regard to the Western Bay programme of work.  To approve the Terms of Reference for the Western Bay Regional Partnership Board and to delegate any future amendments to the Corporate Director – Social Services and Wellbeing, in consultation with the Corporate Director – Operational Services and Partnerships.  To agree the nomination of Members to represent Bridgend County Borough Council on the Western Bay Regional Partnership Board.  To delegate the appointment of remaining non local authority and non LHB members of the Regional Partnership Board to the nominated Members of the Council in conjunction with representatives of the other Local Authorities and the Local Health Board. 

To seek approval from Cabinet for the appointment of Local Authority governors to the school governing bodies listed.

To consider and agree revised guidance for Schools and other partner agencies linked with children and young people missing education.

To inform Cabinet of the outcome of the feasibility study in respect of Mynydd Cynffig Primary School and to take forward Cynffig Comprehensive School as the preferred site for the replacement of Mynydd Cynffig Primary School and; seek approval to consult on a regulated alteration to Mynydd Cynffig Primary School in the form of a relocation of the school and an enlargement, effective from September 2018.  To obtain approval from Cabinet to present a report to Council proposing a revision to the capital programme for 2016-17 to 2019-20 to increase the budget for the proposed replacement of Mynydd Cynffig Primary School.

To inform Cabinet of the statutory objections received by the Authority during the objections period in respect of the proposal to close the moderate learning difficulties (MLD) learning resource centre provision at Pil Primary School.

To seek approval from Cabinet to participate in the UK Government’s Syrian Refugee Resettlement Programme; endorse the planning assumptions in section for delivery of the Programme and; secure support for the families in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules. 

To inform Cabinet of the Information Reports which have been published since the last scheduled meeting. 

To consider any items of business that by reason of special circumstances the chairperson is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with paragraph 2.4 (e) of the Cabinet Procedure Rules within the Constitution.

The minutes relating to the following item are not for publication as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 14 and 16 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test Cabinet resolves pursuant to the Act to consider this item in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

To receive for approval the exempt minutes of the meeting of Cabinet of 7 June 2016.