Minutes
Proposed venue: White Rose House, Wheldrake
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7.00 Main Meeting Minutes: Welcome and Introductions |
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Welcome and Introductions |
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York World Heritage Bid Minutes: Janet Hopton asked residents on their views on York putting in a bid to gain World Heritage status. There are currently 27 World Heritage sites in the UK, including Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bath, Stonehenge and, in Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey and Saltaire. It is felt that York has a very strong case for becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site, although it is recognised that there are advantages and disadvantages to gaining World Heritage status. Potential disadvantages include the possibility of outside scrutiny of decisions taken by City of York Council (by UNESCO and its advisors); the significant costs associated with making a bid and the fact that there is no guarantee that a bid from York would be successful.
Questions raised were:
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Swimming Pools and Facilities Minutes: Andrew Laslett, Sport & Active Leisure Operations Manager was going to do a presentation on the swimming pools and facilities, but due to an unforeseen incident at Edmund Wilsons Swimming Pool which he is dealing with, he is unable to attend.
Cllr Christian Vassie gave a brief update on the following:
Renewable energy is now being explored for every new council building. For example, the Acomb library is now run on bio mass boilers. |
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Wheldrake Allotments Minutes: Chris Thackery gave a brief history of the Wheldrake Allotment initiative and the development.
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2008/2009 Scheme Priority List Minutes: Cllrs asked if there were any comments on the published priority scheme list for the ward committee funds for 2008/2009.
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Have Your Say Minutes:
o Yes we do
o Cllr Vassie to follow up
o We will report it back at the ward committee when the reports of the consultation are ready |
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3.60pm - 7.00pm Minutes: This was an opportunity for residents to talk to their ward councillors, report any street environment or any other ward based issues. |