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 dated 10 January 2017.

To present Cabinet with the findings and recommendations of the Corporate Resources and Improvement Overview and Scrutiny Committee in relation to the findings of the Budget Research and Evaluation Panel and the responses from all the Overview & Scrutiny Committees in relation to Cabinet’s draft budget proposals. 

To provide Cabinet with an update on the Council’s financial position as at 31st December 2016.

To outline the next steps for the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal.  To seek approval for the formal establishment of the Cardiff Capital Region Joint Committee, which will oversee the region’s economic growth agenda and delivery of the 20 year Cardiff Capital Region City Deal.  To seek approval of the Joint Working Agreement (JWA), Assurance Framework, Implementation Plan and Cardiff’s role as the Accountable Body that will enable the establishment of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal. 

To seek approval to apply for and accept funding under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Priority 4, Strategic Objective Four (P4SO4) (to increase employment through investments in prioritised local or regional infrastructure supporting a regional or urban economic strategy).

To update Cabinet on progress in relation to the development of the EU funded, Porthcawl Resort Investment Focus (PRIF) Programme which is being developed in association with Porthcawl Harbourside Community Interest Company (PHCIC) and Visit Wales and to seek approval to submit the final business plan and accept identified funding.   

To inform Cabinet of the outcome of the consultation on the proposal to make a regulated alteration to Afon y Felin Primary School, by enlarging the school - and to present to Cabinet the findings of the consultation in a draft consultation report and seek approval to publish the report.

To inform Cabinet of the Information Report which has been published since its 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 reports relating to the following items 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 these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.