Agenda a Chofnodion drafft

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

Noder:

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.

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

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

Derbyn cofnodion y cyfarfod a gynhaliwyd ar 3 Mawrth, 2020 yn rhai cywir

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27^th February 2020 as an accurate reflection.

Derbyn diweddariadau ar lafar gan y swyddogion perthnasol yngl?n ag ymateb y Cyngor o ran adfer a chynllunio gwasanaethau ar gyfer y dyfodol.

The following updates were provided by Council Officers and Key Partners in respect of the major weather incident ‘Storm Dennis’:

Highways, Infrastructure and Frontline Services

·         Work was underway in respect of Llanwonno tip;

·         Not all damage to bridges had been identified;

·         The majority of the residential properties had been cleaned, except for Trehafod and Taffs Well – Taffs Well was in the process of being cleaned that day;

·         Skips had been provided to businesses on Treforest Industrial Estate;

·         Food donations were being delivered to the central location in Tonypandy;

·         The current bill for damage to bridges, structures and culverts was approximately 50M but would likely increase once all formal inspections have been undertaken;

·         The Leader confirmed that he would be writing to the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales to request emergency powers to demolish two bridges (Castle Inn and White Bridge) due to the high risk they pose. Natural Resources Wales confirmed that they would take a pragmatic approach and allow the Local Authority access to the rivers; and

·         All category C and D tips had been inspected and a report would be sent to Welsh Government for assurance.

Natural Resources Wales

·         NRW were in the process of carrying out inspections of the rivers, but would know more when the water levels lower;

·         A report of Pentre had been commissioned with various partners invited to ensure an objective review is taken, which could be learned from;

·         All tips had been inspected with remedial work undertaken in Clydach;

·         A contractor was inspecting Pentre grid and the 12-14 similar grids in the Rhondda were being routinely checked;

·         There had been a slippage in Treherbert, which the Coal Authority were inspecting; and

·         More rainfall was being predicted, which would likely call for an amber warning, but not a red warning. As such, there was a need for NRW to liaise with the Local Authority to work in partnership and jointly manage social media and anxiety levels.

Businesses

·         To date, 164 claims for the hardship fund had been processed;

·         An issue had emerged in relation to a lack of skips at Treforest Industrial Estate and as such, 9 skips would be delivered by the end of the day; and

·         Over 400 businesses had been visited and verified and of the few left, they were closed or uncontactable but officers would continue attempting to contact them.

Pontypridd BID

·         The majority of the shops within the town centre had reopened including Barclays Bank;

·         The businesses were pleased with the footfall in the town centre, which had arisen from the RCT CBC Jobs Fayre which took place in Llys Cadwyn;

·         There were concerns regarding parking in the town centre as workers were unintentionally blocking customer access;

·         There was a need for more events to promote the town centre; and

·         The Leader addressed the parking concerns, advising that the closure of Berw Road Bridge was causing congestion and that the introduction of free parking would exacerbate the issues;

Pontypridd Town Council

·         The Town Council were  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 25.

Derbyn hysbysiad o Benderfyniad Brys Arweinydd y Cyngor mewn perthynas â rhyddhad lleol ar unwaith (credyd) tuag at Ardrethi Annomestig.

The Steering Group RESOLVED to note the Urgent Decision taken by the Leader of the Council.