Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Communities which invites Executive to decide whether City of York Council should accept the proposals set out in the report and take over the management of the Cemetery from Fulford Parish Council and terminate the 2006 Burial Services Agreement early or consider any other options to minimise the impact on burial ground provision and capacity in York.

Resolved (unanimously):

That Executive

a)   Approves Option 2 (paragraph 50 to the report) as follows:

To delegate authority to the Director of Communities (in consultation with the Director of Finance and Director of Governance) to commence negotiations with Fulford Parish Council (FPC) for the proposed handover of the Cemetery to City of York Council (CYC) and to negotiate and conclude all necessary legal documentation for this purpose; and

b)   Approves Option A (paragraph 51 to the report) The termination of the 2006 Burial Services Agreement without the full 36 months' notice period, and to delegate authority to the Director of Communities (in consultation with the Director of Finance and Director of Governance) to negotiate and conclude all necessary legal documentation for this purpose.

Reason: To mitigate the ongoing financial risk to CYC and use the opportunity to generate income and to safeguard a long-term burial space for CYC residents.