Agenda

To confirm arrangements for chairing the meeting as follows:

Councillor Lomas – All standard agenda items 1-5.

Councillor Lomas – Agenda item 6 – ‘Crises and Resilience Fund Scheme’  

Councillor Kent – Agenda item 7 – ‘North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Scheme (LNRS) – Adoption of Evidence’

Councillor Kilbane – Agenda item 8 – ‘York Cultural Strategy’

Councillor Kilbane – Agenda item 9 – Urgent Business

To receive and note apologies for absence.

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of

the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members]

To approve and sign the minutes of the Combined Executive Member Decision Sessions held on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 and Tuesday, 3 February 2026.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee. Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Friday 27 February 2026.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

This report concerns the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF), which has been made available to local authorities in England to support low-income households who encounter a financial shock and to support activity that builds individual and community financial resilience. This funding covers the period of 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 inclusive and includes specified funding for housing support.

This reports seeks to endorse the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) as part of City of York Council’s evidence base supporting decision-making and future plan-making.

This spatial strategy seeks to map nature recovery actions and deliver the Governments England-wide nature targets. They are a statutory requirement as set out by the Environment Act 2021 as a new system of spatial strategies for nature throughout England.

This report invites the Executive Member for Economy and Culture to adopt the York Cultural Strategy on behalf of the city.

The strategy sets a clear direction for arts, heritage and cultural development, placing culture at the heart of York’s economic, social and civic future.  It describes how culture shapes how the city functions, how people create and engage with it, and how York’s culture attracts talent and investment to benefit residents across all our communities. In addition, it sets the clear ambition that York will be the first city to achieve cultural entitlement for all children and young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

Democracy Officer:

Angela Bielby/Ben Jewitt

Contact details:

·       Telephone: (01904) 551088

·       Email: angela.bielby@york.gov.uk, benjamin.jewitt@york.gov.uk