Agenda a Chofnodion

Agenda a Chofnodion

Lleoliad: Siambr y Cyngor, Y Pafiliynau, Parc Hen Lofa'r Cambrian, Cwm Clydach, Tonypandy CF40 2XX

Cyswllt: Claire Hendy - Uwch Swyddog Gwasanaethau Democrataidd  01443 424081

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30.

Datgan Buddiant

Derbyn datganiadau o fuddiannau personol gan Aelodau, yn unol â gofynion y Cod Ymddygiad.

 

Nodwch:

 

1.    Mae gofyn i Aelodau ddatgan rhif a phwnc yr agendwm mae eu buddiant yn ymwneud ag ef a mynegi natur y buddiant personol hwnnw; a

2.   Lle bo Aelodau'n ymneilltuo o'r cyfarfod o ganlyniad i ddatgelu buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu, rhaid iddyn nhw roi gwybod i'r Cadeirydd pan fyddan nhw'n gadael.

 

 

Cofnodion:

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations made pertaining to the agenda.

 

31.

Cofnodion pdf icon PDF 97 KB

Derbyn cofnodion o gyfarfod blaenorol y Pwyllgor Craffu – Iechyd a Lles a gynhaliwyd ar 7 Ionawr 2020. 

 

Cofnodion:

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 19 November 2019 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.

32.

Dolenni Ymgynghori

Gwybodaeth mewn perthynas ag ymgynghoriadau perthnasol i'w ystyried gan y Pwyllgor.

 

Cofnodion:

The Chairman advised members of the consultation links which were provided for their information and for the Committee to note any consultations that were relevant to the Committee

33.

Adroddiad yr Aelod o'r Cabinet ar faterion Cymunedau, Diwylliant a'r Gymraeg pdf icon PDF 64 KB

Derbyn diweddariad yngl?n â'r cynnydd a wnaed wrth hyrwyddo cyfrifoldebau portffolio'r Aelod o'r Cabinet ar faterion Cymunedau, Diwylliant a'r Gymraeg.

 

Cofnodion:

The Cabinet Member Communities, Culture & the Welsh Language provided a presentation to Members that informed them of the current portfolio of duties.

 

He explained that within his portfolio included the following service areas:

 

      Prosperity & Regeneration (including WG/ESF employment programmes)

      Theatres & Arts Development

      Public Health & Protection

      Licensing & Registrars

      Cemeteries & Crematoria

      Community Support & Well-being (including Communities First)

      RCT Together & Support for the Voluntary Sector

      Affordable & Supported Housing

      Community Safety

      Family Support Service

 

Members were informed of the key themes within the portfolio which included the Cwm Taf Public Service Board, Our Valleys, Our Future Delivery Plan and the Welsh Government’s Children’s First initiative and ACES

 

The Cabinet Member Communities, Culture & the Welsh Language also advised members of the following services that fall within his portfolio and provided them with an update on the work undertaken to date. 

 

  • WAO Report Environmental Services
  • EU Settlement scheme
  • Food Hygiene
  • PSPO
  • Supporting People/Homelessness
  • Community Safety
  • Agile working

 

The Cabinet Member also provided information in relation to the following services that he is responsible for:

 

Community Hubs

 

  • Two new Community Hubs were opened – including Canolfan Pennar and Yr Hwb at Ferndale.  These facilities include a range of community services, including a library, access to employment support, community rooms, and a community cafe at Canolfan Pennar and childcare provision at Yr Hwb.
  • Both facilities have been embraced by their local communities. Canolfan Pennar has had 85,217 visitors to the end of December 2019, In Ferndale, visitors to the library have increased by approximately 30%.
  • Work has commenced on Porth Plaza to reconfigure the building into a Community Hub and the Hub at Llys Cadwyn in Pontypridd will open in March 2020.
  • The priorities going forward for Community Developmentwill be the completion of the next three Community Hubs (Porth, Llys Cadwyn and Treorchy) and work with Awen Cultural Trust to implement a plan of the reopening and restoration of the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd.

 

RCT Together

 

  • Since commencing in 2015, “RCT Together” has received 258 enquiries about community asset transfers; 165 expressions of interest and 64 business plans. These have led to 18 leases being granted and 12 licences/tenancies at will being made for a range of community assets. It is estimated that this has levered in approximately £9million of investment by the third sector.
  • The Council has a comprehensive employment programme and employment pathway to support people into work.  Communities for Work Plus is funded by the Welsh Government and the programme is the best performing in Wales both in respect of the number of engagements and job entries.

 

Libraries

 

  • The recent Welsh Public Library Assessment for 2018/19 confirms that the library service meets all twelve core entitlements specified in the Welsh Public Library Standards.
  • In 2018/19 the libraries received 727,922 visits and issued 439,094 library materials. The trend in visit numbers since 2013/14 has been downwards, however recent investment in several libraries such as Tonypandy, Rhydyfelin and Llantrisant and the developments at the Community  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 33.

34.

Adroddiad Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru ar Wasanaethau Iechyd yr Amgylchedd 2019 pdf icon PDF 79 KB

Caniatáu i Aelodau graffu ar gynnwys ac argymhellion Adroddiad Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru.

 

 

Cofnodion:

The Service Director, Public Protection provided an overview of the Welsh Audit Office Report titled ‘ Delivering with Less – Environmental Health Services – Follow up Review – Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (2019)

 

Members were reminded that the WAO undertook an audit in Spring 2019 assessing whether there had been any budget and staff changes within the Council’s Environmental Health services since 2014 and the extent to which it had addressed the recommendations included in the 2014 report.

 

To inform their findings in a follow up review in 2019, WAO interviewed a selection of Officers and the Scrutiny Committee Chair and Cabinet Member, whose remit includes the Council’s Environmental Health arrangements. The WAO also reviewed relevant documentation during the audit review, which took place during the period April 2019 to July 2019.

 

 

The follow up review identified 3 proposals for improvement, which were

recommended as follows:

 

  1. The Council should refresh its analysis of statutory/discretionary environmental health functions to ensure it remains a relevant and robust information base for any future decisions around budgets and service changes.

 

  1. As part of a fresh analysis of statutory/discretionary services in environmental health, the Council should formally agree what constitutes ‘required’ and ‘better’ levels of environmental service provision for each service area. This will enable the Council to reinforce the focus on key statutory priorities and make better-informed decisions around future service provision, whilst increasing transparency for residents.

 

  1. The Council should undertake an annual self-assessment of the

effectiveness of the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee in line

with an appropriate framework, for example the FRC Corporate

Governance Code, to provide additional assurance to members.

 

The Chairman thanked officers for the very good report and audit findings and stated that it compared well when benchmarked against other Local Authorities.

 

A Member asked if officers were confident that we have the resilience within the department to respond to large infectious disease outbreaks. 

 

The Officer responded that there was a lot of emphasis on maintaining officer competence, and there was a lot of resilience throughout Wales where officers had undertaken specific training to be able to support cross boundary if needed.  She added that there is a system in place where if someone goes to a GP with an infectious disease, we have a duty to investigate and have to do so within strict timescales.

 

A Member referred to cost savings and staff reduction detailed in the report and asked how this was achieved.  The Service Director Public Protection advised that the efficiencies had been achieved where staff had left the Authority and had not been replaced and assured members that the natural loss of staff had no impact on the service they were providing.  She reminded members of the recent change in management structure and advised that the introduction of fees being introduced for pest control had affected the demand for the service and this had resulted in a reduced team for that service.

 

A Member asked if the Council has the structure and resource in place  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 34.

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EFFEITHIAU CADARNHAOL AR BOBL IFAINC SY'N CYFRANOGI AC YN YMGYSYLLTU Â GWASANAETH CELFYDDYDAU'R CYNGOR pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Derbyn trosowlwg o wasanath celfyddydau’r cynhorau

Cofnodion:

The Strategic Arts and Culture Managerprovided the Committee with a report on the positive impact that participating and engaging with the Council’s Arts Service during 2018/19 and 2019 to present, has had on the health and wellbeing of the young people in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

 

The Arts Service consists of the Coliseum Theatre and the Park &

Dare Theatre (collectively known as RCT Theatres) and an Arts &

Creative Industries Team.

 

Twenty-three young people participated in the 2018/19 Fortitude through Music programme, with young people improving emotional and mental wellbeing, showing positive changes to lifestyle behaviour, and improved resilience.  100% of participants indicated that they were proud of their involvement, whilst 80% said they felt better about life as a result of the project.

 

Members thanked the Officer for the report and also thanked the young people getting involved and engaging in youth services.

 

A Member thanked Callum Morgan for attending the meeting and asked him as a young person that had engaged in these programme what benefits he had gained from the scheme?

Callum Morgan told members that he and his friends didn’t have a lot to do previously and they would get bored.  He stated that he had felt benefits from being able to sit in a room where your voice and opinion matters and that he was able to support and help others at the same time.

 

A Member asked if there was any scope to show extra films on a Saturday in the Park and Dare and Coliseum theatres as they were very well attended but the showings were few and far between.

 

The Service Director Public Protection advised that they have a kids club that runs on a monthly basis and one would also be commencing at Park and Dare soon and that arts and crafts was currently once a month. She added that die to the success it is for that reason that they are developing at Park and Dare and would take a look and see what’s possible.

 

A Member referred to the Miskin Project at Glyncornel where Children Looked After were provided with opportunities for them to access the provision which helped with their confidence and self-esteem, he stated that he had seen the affect these groups have on the children and it has a very positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing 

 

A Member was pleased to hear about the positive development at the theatres and was looking forward to a chance to attend.  He asked if any of the services on offer were provided in Welsh as a large part of the area spoke in the medium of Welsh. 

 

The Strategic Arts and Culture Manager advised that they welcome children speaking welsh to be part of the project and they have children writing and performing in the medium of Welsh.  She added they also offer workshops through welsh medium and since eisteddfod in Bridgend looking at opp to offer language in Welsh.

 

Members praised the opportunities that were available for  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 35.

36.

Codi Ymwybyddiaeth o Hyfforddiant Cyfeillgar i Ddementia ledled Rhondda Cynon Taf pdf icon PDF 43 KB

Ystyried yr adroddiad mewn perthynas a dull y cynghorau o gynyddu ymwybyddiaeth o ddementia ar draws RhCT.

Cofnodion:

The Health and Wellbeing Improvement Manager presented a report to inform the Committee of the plans to increase the number of Dementia Friends living and working in our communities so that people living with dementia in Rhondda Cynon Taf are better supported.

 

The Health and Wellbeing Improvement Manager and Health and Wellbeing Improvement Officer (Older People) of the Public Health, Protection and Community Services department attended a Dementia Friends Champion Induction in 2019. A Dementia Friends Champion is a trained volunteer who runs Information Sessions for friends, family, colleagues and the wider community. The Information Sessions cover key messages so that those attending know about dementia, and help people to think what they could do to help. Attending the Dementia Friends Champion Induction allows them to deliver Dementia Friends Information sessions.

 

As a result, a Dementia Friends Information session was delivered for Elected Members in October 2019. Other Dementia Friends Information sessions have been delivered to a small number of frontline local authority staff and in the wider community to date.

 

A meeting was held with representatives from Cardiff Council and the Alzheimer’s Society in 2019. Cardiff Council are working towards Dementia Friendly City status and have developed an e-learning module for all members of staff to complete. The delivery method provides an effective way to track the number of Dementia Friends and to raise awareness of Dementia across the workforce. Cardiff Council gave permission for Rhondda Cynon Taf council to utilise the e-learning resources that they have developed. Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Members are requested to support the roll out of the e-learning module to local authority staff as a mandatory requirement from 2020-2021.

 

Face to face Dementia Friends Information sessions will continue to be delivered where appropriate and where requested by Members, staff, organisations and the wider community.

 

A Member thanked the officer for the report and recognised the worrying predicted increase of people living with dementia over the coming decades and that the ageing population was increasing the demand on service and so there was a need to develop greater resilience in all communities.

 

Members agreed that the e-learning module for staff was a great start as we all may know or come across someone affected by dementia when we engage within our roles.

 

A member stated that an action for health community group could really benefit from the training and asked if they could utilise this and another member stated that the rollout of e-learning amongst Community groups was important as there were more and more cases of dementia confirmed every day. 

The Health and Wellbeing Improvement Manager stated she was happy to deliver training sessions to Community Groups and asked Members to get in touch with her or Democratic Services Team to organise. 

 

RESOLVED: Members noted the report and agreed and supported the roll out of an e-learning module in relation to Dementia Friends to local authority staff and any other relevant groups.

37.

Adolygiad y Cadeirydd a dod â'r cyfarfod i ben

Adlewyrchu ar y cyfarfod a'r camau gweithredu i'w dwyn ymlaen.

 

Cofnodion:

The Chair advised the next meeting would take place on the 24 February 2020

 

The Chair also advised that the Cwm Taf Morganwg University Health Board would be in attendance at the next Full Council meeting.   

38.

Materion Brys

Trafod unrhyw faterion sydd, yn ôl doethineb y Cadeirydd, yn faterion brys yng ngoleuni amgylchiadau arbennig.

 

 

Cofnodion:

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