Agenda Template

Notice of a public meeting of

Shareholder Committee

To:	Councillors Lomas (Chair) and Douglas
Date:	Monday, 14 October 2024
Time:	4.30 pm
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

AGENDA

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1. Declarations of Interest

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.

(1) Members must consider their interests, and act according to the

following:

Type of Interest	You must:

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests	Disclose the interest; not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)	Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

Other Registrable Interests (Affects) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)	Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate, and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being: (a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interests of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward; and (b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest, in which case speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise not do not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting, unless you have a dispensation.

(2) Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

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2. Minutes

(Pages 1 - 4)

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 24 June 2024.

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3. Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 7, Appendix 1, Agenda Item 8 Appendix 2, and Agenda Item 9, Annex A on the grounds that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.

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4. Public Participation

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 Thursday 10 October 2024.

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 http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (http://www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

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5. Yorwaste Ltd Finance Update

(Pages 5 - 52)

To consider reports from Yorwaste providing the year end accounts for the 2023/24 financial year as well as an update on trading for the financial year 2024/25.

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6. YPO Update

(Pages 53 - 58)

To consider an update on the performance of YPO, of which York is one of thirteen founder members of the governing Joint Committee.

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7. Veritau Business Update

(Pages 59 - 96)

To consider an update on the performance and trading activities of Veritau Limited and Veritau Public Sector Limited (VPS) since the last meeting of the committee.

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8. Make it York

(Pages 97 - 166)

To consider reports from Make It York (MIY) on the company’s financial performance since the last report in March 2024. Included within the MIY report is a copy of the audited annual accounts for 2023/24 and an update of financial and non-financial performance for the trading period April to September 2024.

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9. City of York Trading Ltd Update October 2024

(Pages 167 - 174)

To consider the City of York Trading Ltd Performance Update as at October 2024.

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10. Work Plan

(Pages 175 - 176)

To consider the Committee’s work plan for the 2024/25 municipal year.

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11. Urgent Business

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

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Democracy Officer:

Name: James Parker

Contact details:

· Telephone – (01904) 553659

· Email – james.parker@york.gov.uk

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· Registering to speak

· Business of the meeting

· Any special arrangements

· Copies of reports and

· For receiving reports in other formats

Contact details are set out above.

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