Notice of a public meeting of

 

Shareholder Committee

 

To:

Councillors Lomas (Chair) and Douglas

 

Date:

Monday, 23 October 2023

 

Time:

6.00 pm

 

Venue:

The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039)

 

 

 

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 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 19 June 2023.

 

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3.          Exclusion of Press and Public 

 

 

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting during consideration Appendices 2,3,4, and 5 of agenda item 6 and Appendix 1 of agenda item 8 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 Paragraphs 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 19 October 2023.

 

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 Update 

(Pages 7 - 56)

 

To consider reports from Yorwaste providing the year end accounts for the 2022/23 financial year as well as an update of trading for the financial year 2023/24.

 

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6.          Make it York Finance Update 

(Pages 57 - 120)

 

To consider reports from Make It York (MIY) on the company’s financial performance since the last report in March 2023.  Included within the MIY report is a copy of the audited annual accounts for 2022/23 and an update of financial and non-financial performance for the trading period April to September 2023. Finally, a financial forecast for 2024/25 and 2025/26.

 

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7.          City of York Trading Ltd Update 

 

 

The report to this item is marked as to follow.

 

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8.          Veritau Limited Business Update 

(Pages 121 - 150)

 

To consider a report from Veritau Limited Business on the company’s financial performance.

 

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9.          Shareholder Committee Work Plan 2023/24 

(Pages 151 - 152)

 

To consider the Shareholder Committee Work Plan for 2023/24.

 

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10.      Urgent Business 

 

 

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

 

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Democracy Officer:

Name: Robert Flintoft

Contact details:

·        Telephone – (01904) 555704

·        Email – Robert.flintoft@york.gov.uk

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democratic Services Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

 

·        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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