Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of personal interest.

RESOLVED that the decision record of the meeting held on the 16^th June 2017 be signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED

3.1 that the following applications for assistance from the Mynydd y Betws Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified in the report:

Applicant                                                                                     Award

Ammanford Town Bowling                                                           £6,808.77

Penybanc Welfare Hall Association                                             £15,000.00 

Llandybie Parish Church                                                              £15,000.00

St. Edmunds Church Parochial Church Council                          £15,000.00

Parcyrhun PTA                                                                            £10,871.60

Ammanford Town Council                                                           £8,319.90

Calfaria Baptist Church                                                                £4,005.00

Amman Valley Pony Club                                                            £14,858.59

Penygroes Community Centre                                                     £15,000.00

Cwmamman Town Council                                                          £8,998.19

3.2 that the following applications for assistance from the Welsh Church Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified in the report:

Applicant                                                                                     Award

St. Michaels Church-Cilycwm                                                     £3,000.00

St. Edmunds Church Hall                                                            £3,000.00

St. Mary Magdalene’s Church                                                     £3,000.00

Furnace United RFC                                                                   £1,494.24

St. Llawddog Church Penboyr                                                     £3,000.00

Parcyrhun PTA                                                                            £1,900.00

3.3 that the following applications for assistance from the Targeted Finance Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified in the report:

Applicant                                                                                     Award

West Wales River Trust                                                              £20,000.00

Penygroes Community Centre                                                    £13,000.00

Llanedi Community Council                                                        £12,000.00

RESOLVED pursuant to The Local Government Act 1972 as, amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 that the following items were not for publication as the reports contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED pursuant to the Act referred to in minute no. 4 above not to publicise the content of the report as it contained exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) (Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).

The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report contained detailed information about the business and financial affairs and ambitions of the applicants. In this case, the public interest in transparency and accountability is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining confidentiality, as disclosure of this information would be likely to damage the applicants at this stage.

The Executive Board Member considered an application from Hayden Dental Carmarthen for a grant towards the expansion of their dental surgery at Castle Hill, Carmarthen, which would create 8.5 full time jobs as well as developing 250m² of employment space.

RESOLVED that the following application for a grant from the Carmarthenshire Rural Enterprise Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified in the report:-

Applicant / Property                                                                      Award

Hayden Dental / Castle Hill, Carmarthen                                   £128,000.00

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED pursuant to the Act referred to in minute no. 4 above not to publicise the content of the report as it contained exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) (Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).

The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report contained detailed information about the business and financial affairs and ambitions of the applicants. In this case, the public interest in transparency and accountability is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining confidentiality, as disclosure of this information would be likely to damage the applicants at this stage.

The Executive Board Member considered an application from Pebble & Cheese Ltd. for a grant towards the development of a Caribbean Restaurant in Carmarthen, which would create 4 full time jobs as well as developing 115.5m² of employment space.

RESOLVED that the following application for a grant from the Carmarthenshire Rural Enterprise Fund be approved subject to the usual terms and conditions and those specified in the report:-

Applicant / Property                                                                        Award

Pebble & Cheese Ltd./Gardd Llydaw,

Jackson’s Lane, Carmarthen                                                         £27,715.80