Finance and Establishment - 24-01-2022
7:00 pm
Minutes:
Cyngor Tref Aberystwyth Town Council
Cofnodion y Pwyllgor Cyllid a Sefydliadau (o bell)
Minutes of the Finance and Establishments Committee (remote)
24.1.2022
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| 1 | Presennol
Cyng. Talat Chaudhri (Cadeirydd) Cyng. Alun Williams Cyng. Jeff Smith Cyng. Charlie Kingsbury Cyng. Dylan Wilson-Lewis
Yn mynychu
Cyng. Mair Benjamin Gweneira Raw-Rees (Clerc) Pedr ap Llwyd (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol)
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Present
Cllr. Talat Chaudhri (Chair) Cllr. Alun Williams Cllr. Jeff Smith Cllr. Charlie Kingsbury Cllr. Dylan Wilson-Lewis
In attendance
Cllr Mair Benjamin Gweneira Raw-Rees (Clerk) Pedr ap Llwyd (National Library)
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| 2 | Ymddiheuriadau
Cyng. Endaf Edwards Cyng. Mark Strong Cyng Alex Mangold Cyng. Mari Turner
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Apologies
Cllr. Endaf Edwards Cllr. Mark Strong Cllr Alex Mangold Cllr. Mari Turner
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| 3 | Datgan buddiannau:
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Declarations of interest:
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| 4 | Cyfeiriadau Personol:
Dymunwyd yn dda i’r Cyng Mark Strong a oedd yn ysbyty Bronglais |
Personal references:
Best wishes were extended to Cllr Mark Strong who was in Bronglais hospital
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| 5 | Cyflwyniad: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol – Pedr ap Llwyd, Prif Weithredwr a Llyfrgellydd
Diolchodd i’r Cyngor Tref am ei gefnogaeth yn ogystal â’r cynghorwyr unigol hynny a arweiniodd yr ymgyrch lwyddiannus am arian sylfaenol ychwanegol oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru
Y nod oedd sicrhau bod y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol yn berthnasol i Gymru heddiw ac i’r dyfodol trwy gyraedd rhannau eraill o Gymru a chartrefi pobl yn ogystal â datblygu’r llyfrgell ei hun fel cyrchfan i dwristiaid tra’n cael ei gwerthfawrogi gan bobl leol hefyd.
Roedd cais Dinas Diwylliant UNESCO a oedd yn cael ei gyflwyno gan Aberystwyth a Cheredigion yn gam arwyddocaol.
Rhai o’r heriau oedd yr agenda werdd a dod yn fwy cynrychioliadol o’r holl bobl sy’n byw yng Nghymru.
Byddai’r Llyfrgell yn hyrwyddo amrywiaeth drwy nodi casgliadau o ddiddordeb i gymunedau amrywiol a’u defnyddio mewn gwaith allan yn y gymuned. Roedd nodi deunyddiau perthnasol yn y Llyfrgell Ddarlledu hefyd yn ddarn mawr o waith a oedd yn cynnwys aelodau ychwanegol o staff.
O ran presenoldeb yng nghanol y dref roedd y Llyfrgell yn trafod gyda’r Brifysgol. Roedd defnyddio lleoliadau allweddol Aberystwyth, gan gynnwys y Llyfrgell, yn gartref i Oriel Gelf Cymru yn ddatblygiad pwysig.
Y gobaith oedd y gallai cais llwyddiannus am arian ddarparu lle ychwanegol ar gyfer ehangu’r casgliadau.
Unwaith y bydd y cyfyngiadau wedi eu codi roedd yn fwriad gwahodd cynghorwyr am daith o amgylch y Llyfrgell. |
Presentation: National Library – Pedr ap Llwyd, Chief Executive and Librarian
He thanked the Town Council for its support as well as those individual councillors who led the successful campaign for additional baseline funding from Welsh Government.
The aim was to ensure the National Library was relevant to Wales today and in the future involving outreach to other parts of Wales and into people’s homes as well as developing the library itself as a tourist destination whilst also being valued by local people.
The UNESCO City of Culture bid being presented by Aberystwyth and Ceredigion was a significant step.
Some of the challenges were the green agenda and becoming more representative of all people living in Wales.
The Library would be promoting diversity by identifying collections of interest to diverse communities and to use them for outreach work. Identifying relevant materials in the Broadcast Library was also a large piece of work involving additional members of staff.
In terms of a town centre presence the Library was in discussion with the University. Key Aberystwyth venues, including the Library, being home to the Art Gallery for Wales was an important development.
It was hoped that a successful funding bid could provide additional space for expanding collections.
Once restrictions are lifted councillors would be invited for a tour of the Library.
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| 6 | Neuadd Gwenfrewi (Eitem contract caeëdig)
Rheolwr Prosiect (codi arian ac ymgysylltu â’r gymuned): cysylltwyd â phum cwmni ac allan o’r pump – roedd dau wedi cyflwyno dyfynbris, gwrthododd un oherwydd llwyth gwaith a roedd dau heb ymateb. ARGYMHELLWYD y dyfynbris isaf a’r cwmni mwyaf lleol i’r Cyngor Archwiliad yr adeildau a chostau: Gohiriwyd y drafodaeth er mwyn casglu mwy o ddyfynbrisiau.
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Neuadd Gwenfrewi (closed contractual item)
Project Manager (Fundraising and Community Engagement) contract: five companies were contacted and out of the five – two had submitted a quote, one declined due to workload and two did not respond. The lowest quote and most local company was RECOMMENDED to Council Costed buildings condition survey: Discussion was postponed in order to gather more quotes. |
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| 7 | Yswiriant (Terfysgaeth a Seiber)
Y Clerc i ddarparu mwy o wybodaeth ar gyfer y cyfarfod nesaf. |
Insurance (Terrorism and Cyber)
The Clerk to provide more information for the next meeting.
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| 8 | Gohebiaeth
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Correspondence
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| 8.1 | Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival ’22: i’w gwahodd i’r Pwyllgor Cyllid nesaf
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Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival ’22: to be invited to the next Finance Committee | Eitem agenda
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Plac Leopold Kohr: i’w gynnwys fel eitem agenda y Cyngor Llawn. Dylid ystyried mwy o blaciau i fenywod. | Leopold Kohr plaque: to be included as a Full Council agenda. More plaques for women should be considered
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| 8.3 | Clwb Bowlio Plascrug: eu cais am lythyr o gefnogaeth i gael ei gynnwys fel eitem agenda’r Cyngor Llawn | Plascrug Bowling Club: their request for a letter of support to be included as a Full Council agenda item
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