Notice of a public

 

Decision Session - Executive Member for Finance and Performance

 

In consultation with the Executive Member for Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods(Agenda Item 4, Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Update Report) andthe Executive Member for Economy & Strategic Planning (Agenda Item 5, Omicron Business Support Grants)

 

To:

Councillor Ayre (Executive Member for Finance and Performance)

Councillors Craghill (Executive Member for Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods) and Waller (Executive Member for Economy & Strategic Planning)

 

Date:

Monday, 14 February 2022

 

Time:

10.00am

 

Venue:

The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor, West Offices (F045)

AGENDA

 

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Notice to Members – Post Decision Calling In:

 

Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in any item* on this agenda, notice must be given to Democratic Services by 4:00pm on Wednesday 16 February 2022.

 

*With the exception of matters that have been the subject of a previous call in, require Full Council approval or are urgent which are not subject to the call-in provisions. Any items that are called in will be considered by the Customer and Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee.

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Written representations in respect of items on this agenda should be submitted to Democratic Services by 5:00pm on

Thursday 10 February 2022.

 

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1.          Declarations of Interest 

 

 

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Members are asked to

declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of

Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

 

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2.          Minutes 

(Pages 3 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session held on 13 December 2021.

 

 

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3.          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. The deadline for registering at this meeting is at 5:00pm on Thursday 10 February 2022.

 

To register to speak please visit

www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill out an online

registration form. If you have any questions about the

registration form or the meeting please contact the Democracy

Officer for the meeting whose details can be found at the foot of

the agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this

public meeting will be webcast including any registered public

speakers who have given their permission. The public

meeting can be viewed live and on demand at

www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

During coronavirus, we've made some changes to how we're

running council meetings. See our coronavirus updates

(www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on

meetings and decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4.         Financial Inclusion/Welfare Benefits Update Report

(Pages 7 - 34)

 

This report presents the Executive Member for Finance & Performance in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods with the following matters:

 

·        To consider and approve the renewed Service Level Agreement with the Welfare Benefits Unit for the next three financial years;

·        To receive an update on the Financial Inclusion Steering Group (FISG) 2022/23 grant scheme;

·        To consider and approve the funding of a Community Involvement Officer to deliver actions relating to food poverty priorities in the city including priorities set down in the Right to Food Motion approved at Full Council in October 2021;

·        To approve an amendment to the Executive decision made 30 September 2021 for digital inclusion funding for a year, to extend this for 18 months at no extra cost.

 

 

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5.          Omicron Business Support Grants 

(Pages 35 - 128)

 

This report provides the Executive Member for Finance & Performance in consultation with the Executive Member for Economy & Strategic Planning with the new Omicron business grants schemes for approval. The report also includes the officer decisions on the Covid Additional Relief Fund (CARF) and the new Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) made on 21 January and 2 February respectively for ratification.

 

 

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6.          Application for Community Right to Bid under the Localism Act 2011 

(Pages 129 - 144)

 

This report details an application to list Holgate Allotments, York as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), for consideration by the Council. The application has been received from Holgate Allotment Association.

 

 

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7.          Urgent Business 

 

 

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

 

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Democracy Officer:

Name: Angela Bielby

Telephone: (01904) 552599

Email: a.bielby@york.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy 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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