Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session
Set out below is a summary of the decisions taken at the meeting of the Combined Executive Member Decision Session held on Tuesday, 4 November 2025. 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 Services no later than 4pm on the Tuesday 11 November 2025.
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6. Heritage Estate Programme
Resolved:
i. Approved the establishing of the Heritage programme which will be focused on making the most from and for York’s heritage assets.
ii. Confirmed that Cllr Kilbane the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy & Culture was appointed by the Executive as the Heritage Champion for the Council.
Reason: By harnessing the opportunities from York’s heritage assets, the benefit will stretch far beyond York’s boundaries as new conservation, sustainability and community engagement practices are shared nationally and celebrated globally.
Initiating the programme now is to enable the council to put in place the partnership and governance arrangements that would ensure a city response based on shared and approved priorities – providing Executive with greater oversight.
This programme would act as the governance arrangements for all subsequent heritage-related projects which involve the council, including those led by partners such as the York Museum Trust or World Heritage Steering Group.
7. Annual Carbon Emissions Report 2024/25
Resolved:
i. Approved the Annual Emissions Report for publication.
Reason: To monitor progress against the Council’s ambition to be net zero by 2030.
8. York Emissions Inventory Report 2025
Resolved:
i. Approved the York Emissions Inventory Report for publication.
ii. Approved the adoption of the UK local authority and regional emissions dataset as the reporting methodology for future city-wide Emissions Inventories.
Reason: To provide transparency of progress against the ambition for York to be net zero by 2030.