Notice of a public meeting of
Executive
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Councillors Douglas (Chair), Kilbane (Vice-Chair), Coles, Kent, Lomas, Pavlovic, Ravilious and Webb
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Thursday, 16 November 2023
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5.30 pm
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The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor West Offices (F045)
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A G E N D A
Notice to Members – Post Decision Calling In:
Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in any decisions made on items* on this agenda, notice must be given to Democratic Services by 5:00 pm on Monday, 20 November 2023.
*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 called in items will be considered by the Customer and Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee.
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1. Declarations of Interest |
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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.
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2. Exclusion of Press and Public |
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To consider the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following:
Annex K to Agenda Item 10 on the grounds that it contains information relating to 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 paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).
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3. Minutes |
(Pages 1 - 18) |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the Executive meeting held on 12 October 2023.
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4. Public Participation |
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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 Executive.
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 Tuesday 14 November 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 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 (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.
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5. Forward Plan |
(Pages 19 - 20) |
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To receive details of those items that are listed on the Forward Plan for the next two Executive meetings.
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6. Finance & performance monitor 2 |
(Pages 21 - 58) |
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This report sets out the projected 2023/24 financial position and the performance position for the period covering 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023. This is the second report of the financial year and assesses performance against budgets, including progress in delivering the Council’s savings programme.
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7. Capital Programme Monitor 2 |
(Pages 59 - 78) |
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The purpose of this report is to set out the projected outturn position for 2023/24 including any under/over spends and adjustments, along with requests to re-profile budgets to/from current and future years.
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8. Treasury Management and Prudential Indicators 2023/24 Mid-Year Review and Quarter 2 Prudential Indicators |
(Pages 79 - 96) |
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The purpose of this report is to provide a mid-year update to the Executive Member for Finance on treasury management activity for the first half of the year and to provide the latest update of the prudential indicators which are included at Annex A to this report.
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9. Medium Term Financial Strategy Update |
(Pages 97 - 108) |
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The purpose of this report is to provide an update to the Medium Term Financial Strategy along with an outline of the 2024/25 budget process. The report also informs Executive of the key risks and challenges, along with an overview of the main assumptions used.
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10. Castle Gateway Update |
(Pages 109 - 200) |
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The purpose of this Report is to provide an update on the Castle Gateway masterplan and seek approval for the next steps, necessary to take forward individual projects:
• 17-21 Piccadilly • Castle Mills • St George’s Field car park • Castle car park and Eye of York • Coppergate Centre
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11. Specialist Mental Health Housing and Support |
(Pages 201 - 284) |
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This report seeks approval for a change in delivery methodology to enable people with complex mental health needs, including those with associated substance use disorder and behavioural difficulties, to access the right type of housing, with the right level of support, at the right time to meet their needs.
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12. Delivering More Affordable Housing in York – update on the Housing Delivery Programme |
(Pages 285 - 328) |
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This report presents options to the Executive to meet objectives within the Council Plan (2023-2027) through the Housing Delivery Programme, in both developing and facilitating affordable housing provision in the city.
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13. Extension of the Young People’s Community Wellbeing and Support Service |
(Pages 329 - 340) |
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This paper seeks permission to extend the Council of the City of York’s (“the Council”) Community Wellbeing and Support Contract for Young People (the “Contract") delivered by Safe and Sound Homes (“SASH”) by a further six-months.
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14. Delivery of KS2 Universal Free School Meals Pilot Project |
(Pages 341 - 366) |
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This report provides details on the work that is taking place to implement a pilot project to extend Universal Free School Meals (“UFSM”) to Key Stage 2 children. The project is designed to deliver on the Executive’s election manifesto commitment to create a cross city alliance to address disadvantage and the cost-of-living crisis. Findings from the pilot project will then be used to inform any full city roll out of UFSM.
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15. Urgent Business |
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Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.
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Democratic Services officer:
Name: Robert Flintoft Contact details: · Telephone – (01904) 555704 · E-mail – 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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