Executive
Set out below is a summary of the decisions taken at the Executive meeting held on Thursday, 15 June 2023. The wording used does not necessarily reflect the actual wording that will appear in the minutes.
Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in a decision, notice must be given to Democracy Support Group no later than 4pm on the second working day after this meeting. Please note that the recommendation to Council at Item 11 on the list cannot be called in.
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5. Westfield Centre Partnership with University of York
Resolved: (i) That the partnership with the University of York to develop the ‘Westfield Centre’ be supported.
(ii) That Option A be approved and the University of York be granted a five-year lease of Sanderson Community House at a peppercorn rent, subject to public consultation with Westfield residents on the proposed lease.
(iii) That authority be delegated to the Director of Customer & Communities, in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, Planning & Safer Communities, to negotiate and enter into all legal agreements necessary to implement the lease, following the outcome of the Westfield resident consultation.
Reason: In order to support education and community outcomes in the Westfield area.
6. Strensall with Towthorpe Neighbourhood Plan - Referendum Outcome and 'Making' the Plan
Resolved: (i) That the successful results of the referendum held in respect of the Strensall with Towthorpe Neighbourhood Plan forming part of the City’s statutory Development Plan be noted.
(ii) That the Strensall with Towthorpe Neighbourhood Plan be formally ‘made’, in accordance with statutory requirements.
(iii) That the Decision Statement attached at Annex B to the report be approved, and published in accordance with statutory requirements.
Reason: To allow the Neighbourhood Plan to progress in line with neighbourhood planning legislation.
7. Agency Worker Contract Review
Resolved: (i) That approval be given to award a contract directly to CYT for the provision of temporary staff to the City of York Council for an initial period of five years, plus up to two years of extensions (a maximum term of seven years).
(ii) That authority be delegated to the Head of HR, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, to take such steps as are necessary to negotiate with CYT any changes to the current specification around the rates and fee structure and to enter into the resulting contract.
Reason: To keep agency costs to a cost-effective level for the council whilst maintaining quality of service.
8. Finance and Performance Outturn 2022-23
Resolved: (i) That the year-end position be noted.
(ii) That the finance and performance information be noted.
Reason: To
ensure that significant financial issues can be properly dealt
with.
9. Capital Programme Outturn 2022/23 and Revisions to the 2023/24-2027/28 Programme
Resolved: (i) That the 2022/23 capital out-turn position of £79.321m be noted.
(ii) That the requests for re-profiling from the 2022/23 programme to future years, totalling £49.179m, be approved.
(iii) That the adjustments to schemes, increasing expenditure in 2022/23 by a net £1.107m, be noted.
Reason: To enable the effective management and monitoring of the council’s capital programme.
10. Treasury Management Annual Report and Review of Prudential Indicators 2022/23
Resolved: That the 2022/23 performance of treasury management activity and prudential indicators outlined in Annex A to the report be noted.
Reason: To ensure that the continued performance of the treasury management function can be monitored, and to comply with statutory requirements.
11. Capital Programme Outturn 2022/23 and Revisions to the 2023/24-2027/28 Programme
Recommended: That the re-stated 2023/24 to 2027/28 programme of £533.321, as summarised in Table 3 at paragraph 96 of the Executive report and detailed in Annex A, be approved.
Reason: To enable the effective management and monitoring of the council’s capital programme.