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.

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To approve and sign the minutes of the Council meeting held on 17 July 2024.

To consider any announcements made by the Lord Mayor in respect of Civic business.

At this point in the meeting, any member of the public who has registered to address the Council, or to ask a Member of the Council a question, on a matter directly relevant to the business of the Council or the City, may do so.  The deadline for registering is 5:00pm on Tuesday, 17 September 2024.

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Webcasting of Public Meetings

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To consider any petitions received from Members in accordance with Standing Order B5.  Notice has been received of one petition to be presented by:

i)                Cllr Myers, regarding Community Pharmacies.

To receive and consider a written report from the Leader and ask questions on the work of the Executive, and to consider the Executive recommendations for approval, as set out below:

To receive and consider a written report from the Deputy Leader and, to question the Deputy Leader thereon.

To consider the following Motions on Notice under Standing Order B13:

Motions submitted for consideration directly by Council, in accordance with Standing Order 22.1

(i)     From Cllr Whitcroft

[To follow]

(ii)    From Cllr Ayre

York’s Local Plan

“Council notes:

·       The continued progress with agreeing a Local Plan for York to deliver much-needed new homes and land for employment

·       The ongoing Government consultation on revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and wider policy proposals

·       That the current draft Local Plan is meeting a need of 822 dwellings per annum (net average) for the City of York and the new standard method proposed by the Government would set a revised figure of 1,251, compared to the current standard method figure of 1,020

·       That the July 2020 letter from planning inspectors challenged the council for overdelivering on housing in the Local Plan

·       That the council’s independent evidence base said about the 822 dwellings per annum housing target in the Local Plan that “there would not be the level of household growth required to fill this number of homes.”

·       That the 2024 Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto set a target of building 380,000 homes each year across the UK, with the Labour and Conservative manifestos including similar figures

·       That the 2024 Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto promised to introduce ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ planning permission for developers who refuse to build.

·       That whilst York’s housing targets have increased by 22%, London’s targets have seen a 20% reduction

·       That the council’s response to the Government consultation is due to be agreed at an Executive Member Decision Session on 23 September 2024.

Council believes:

·       That adoption of the Local Plan is a crucial step towards delivering much-needed new homes for York

·       That the draft Local Plan contains ambitious and deliverable targets which will meet the pressing need for more new homes, whilst preserving York’s unique setting and environment

·       That other measures can play an important part in improving the supply of homes for local residents, such as giving local authorities new powers to control second homes and short-term lets in their area and introducing ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ planning permission for developers who refuse to build.

Council resolves:

·       To ask the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities to approve a council response to the Government consultation referred to above which expresses support for the retention of the housing target contained in the current draft Local Plan

·       To ask the Executive Member to reaffirm his commitment, as reported in The Press on 13 June 2023 (https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23583238.will-no-extra-new-housing-green-belt-says-york-labour/), that the only housing development allowed on green belt land will be on those sites already allocated for development in the draft Local Plan.”

(iii)   From Cllr Douglas

Community response to Israel-Gaza conflict

“We, the Council and people of York, in keeping with our city's status as the first Human Rights City in the UK, resolve to urgently call for:

·       An immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Israel based on recent peace proposals.

·       Immediate access within Gaza to water, medical and  ...  view the full agenda text for item 8.

To question the Leader and/or Executive Members in respect of any matter within their portfolio responsibility, in accordance with Standing Order B11.

To receive a written report from the Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing & Adult Social Care  and to question the Executive Member thereon, in accordance with Standing Orders B9 and B10.

To receive a report from Councillor Fenton, Chair of the Customer Services, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee (CSCCSMC), on the work of the Committee.

To agree the proposed deletion of the Deputy Leader’s Report from the Council Procedure Rules.

To consider the appointments and changes to membership of committees and outside bodies set out on the list attached to this summons.

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

Democracy Officer

Louise Cook

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