Agenda

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:

(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.

To approve and sign the minutes of the Executive meeting held on 18 July 2024.            

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Webcasting of Public Meetings

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

To receive details of those items that are listed on the Forward Plan for the next two Executive meetings.

The purpose of this report is to set out the projected outturn position for 2024/25 including any under/overspends and adjustments, along with requests to re-profile budgets to/from current and future years.

This report sets out the projected 2024/25 financial position and the performance position for the period covering 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024, together with an overview of any emerging issues.

The purpose of this report is to provide a regular update to the Executive Member for Finance on treasury management activity for the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year and to provide the latest update of the prudential indicators which are included at Annex A to this report.

The purpose of this report is to provide an update to the Medium Term Financial Strategy along with an outline of the 2025/26 budget process. The report also informs Executive of the key risks and challenges, along with an overview of the main assumptions used.

This paper presents recommendations for the delivery of specialist housing on Lowfield Green to develop high quality housing provision on Lowfield Plot A for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

This report seeks approval to create a SEND Family Hub within one of the Council’s existing Family Hubs.

This report seeks to inform the Executive about Department for Education (DfE) capital and revenue grants to commission the creation of new places for the delivery of the childcare reforms and the approach for determining allocations. As well as, to seek approval from Executive to the overall programme spend.

This report seeks approval from Executive to go out to the market and commence a competitive tender process to re-procure the Advocacy Hub service in York.

This report introduces the three year Community Safety Strategy for York and asks the Executive to note its content and the role City of York Council has as a key partner in its delivery.

This report seeks to update on the existing SPDs agreed for production, recommend the prioritisation for production of further SPDs with an understanding of their likely contents, resources and timescales. It also seeks approval to proceed with an altered list of SPDs and advises on where additional guidance would be beneficial in preference to an SPD.

The report also considers the e-petition received in March 2024 regarding reviewing the thresholds set out in the Controlling the Concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD (Draft, 2014).

The report proposes a new enforcement policy for the council.

This report seeks the Executives approval to reinstate unspent points foregone in respect of a previous Lord Mayoralty allocation in 2019/2020, and to consequently amend the forthcoming Lord Mayoralty allocations accordingly, to take effect for the forthcoming municipal year, 2025/2026.

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

Democratic Services officer:

Name: Robert Flintoft

Contact details:

·        Telephone – (01904) 555704

·        E-mail – robert.flintoft@york.gov.uk