Issue - meetings

This report introduces the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for York, which is intended to improve health and wellbeing across the City.  It asks Members to accept the report, make recommendations for future inclusion and agree how those recommendations which relate to City of York Council should be taken forward.

RESOLVED:(i) That the findings of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment be endorsed;

                        (ii) That Option 1, the inclusion of those recommendations that relate to the work of the Council in future versions of the Corporate Strategy and Directorate Plans, be approved.

REASON:                  To ensure priorities are embedded within Council business.

Members received a report which introduced the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for York, which was intended to summarise what was known about health and wellbeing across the City and make recommendations for future action.  It asked them to accept the findings in the report, make recommendations for inclusion in future versions of the JSNA and agree how those recommendations which related to City of York Council should be taken forward.

The report presented the following options for the future implementation of the recommendations in the JSNA:

·  Option 1 – To support the inclusion of those recommendations that relate to the work of the Council in future versions of the Corporate Strategy and Directorate Plans;

·  Option 2 – To ask the Healthy City Board, as a sub-board of the Without Walls Local Strategic Partnership, to ensure that the recommendations are implemented.

The Executive Member for Housing & Adult Social Services announced the establishment of a £10k fund aimed at promoting independence and wellbeing for York residents.  Groups would be able to apply during the course of the next year for grants of up to £1k which may be used, for instance, to establish new day clubs, to set up leisure activities aimed at older people or to provide minor health related activities.  After the initial funding it would be expected that the activity would be self supporting.

RESOLVED:(i) That the findings of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment be endorsed;

                        (ii) That Option 1, the inclusion of those recommendations that relate to the work of the Council in future versions of the Corporate Strategy and Directorate Plans, be approved.¹

REASON:                  To ensure priorities are embedded within Council business.