Executive
Set out below is a summary of the decisions taken at the Executive meeting held on Thursday, 22 April 2021. The wording used does not necessarily reflect the actual wording that will appear in the minutes.
Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in a decision, notice must be given to Democracy Support Group no later than 4pm on the second working day after this meeting.
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6. City of York Council Recovery and Renewal Strategy - April Update
Resolved: (i) That the contents of the report be noted.
(ii) That the approach to resident engagement outlined in Annexes 1a, 1b and 1c of the report be approved.
(iii) That approval be given to trial the collection of bagged commercial waste on a Sunday within the city centre, as outlined in paragraph 20.
(iv) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Economy & Place, in consultation with relevant Executive Members, to select projects for submission to the Levelling Up Fund and that an update on submissions be presented to the Executive meeting in July, as outlined in Annex 2.
(v) That a York UK Community Renewal Fund call for proposals, as set out in Annex 3, be approved.
(vi) That the final decisions on the selection of a York UK Community Renewal Fund priority list for submission to government be delegated to the Executive Member for Economy & Strategic Planning, in consultation with the Executive Member for Culture, Leisure & Communities.
Reason: To support the re-opening of the city, promote a clean and tidy city centre, and enable York to benefit from government funding to support regeneration, economic development and infrastructure across the UK.
7. York Central and York Station Gateway Update
Resolved: (i) That the revised infrastructure delivery arrangements, and the subsequent reduction of the capital allocation for York Central to £41.7m to reflect the direct award of £77.1m MHCLG funding and £23.5m WYTF funding direct to Homes England, be noted.
(ii) That it be noted that Homes England has agreed to reimburse City of York Council £3.836m of the costs incurred in preparing the site access proposals, Master Plan and initial design work, planning applications and the completion of site preparation works from the capital grant awarded to Homes England by MHCLG, and that this money will be retained to support York Central going forward.
(iii) That approval be given to procure Consultancy Design Services, Cost Consultancy and Project Assurance for the York Station Gateway scheme, and that authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place (in consultation with the Director of Governance or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to procure, award and enter into the resulting contracts.
(iv) That the proposed arrangements for the York Central Partnership be approved.
(v) That the procurement of technical services to support the process of adoption of the York Central highways infrastructure be agreed and that authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place (in consultation with the Director of Governance or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to procure, award and enter into the resulting contracts.
(vi) That the acquisition of land adjoining Scarborough Bridge to ensure the future availability and improvement of the riverside path be approved, at a cost of £150k from the York Central enabling budget.
(vii) That further funding of £900k be committed from the York Central enabling budget to continue to support delivery of the project. This will fund the CYC project team and legal, consultancy support costs to ensure CYC has the capacity to fulfil its Enterprise Zone obligations, prepare the EZ investment business case, seek further investment funding for project enhancements and provide input to the York Central Design panel, support the Leader’s strategic role on the project, and continue to support the partnership’s community engagement and communications work.
(viii) That a further report be brought forward on the delivery of remaining infrastructure packages, the future use of Enterprise Zone funding and the use of future Section106 monies.
Reason: To enable the successful delivery of the York Central and York Station Gateway schemes.
8. Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Update
Resolved: (i) That the updated SFRA be accepted as an evidence base to support decision-making and the emerging Local Plan policy.
(ii) That approval be given to submit the SFRA for consideration as part of the ongoing Local Plan Examination and for consultation purposes.
Reason: To ensure that there is an up to date evidence base to support flood risk policy and decision-making in relation to flood risk.
9. Continuation of Temporary Amendments to the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement
Resolved: (i) That the temporary revisions to the council’s adopted SCI, as set out in Annex A, be approved for a further period of 6 months maximum, to reflect the specific requirements arising from national guidance and procedures on dealing with the implications of coronavirus.
(ii) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Economy & Place, in conjunction with the Executive Member for Economy & Strategic Planning, to take a decision to revert back to the pre-pandemic version of the SCI when the pandemic situation allows for suspended consultation methods to be lifted.
Reason: To ensure that consultation and engagement in the planning process remains effective at a time when restrictions have been placed on face to face social interactions to help combat the spread of coronavirus.