Agenda Template

Notice of a public meeting of

Decision Session - Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships

To:	Councillors Douglas
Date:	Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Time:	9.00 am
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

AGENDA

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1. Declarations of Interest

(Pages 1 - 2)

At this point in the meeting, 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.

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members]

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2. Minutes

(Pages 3 - 6)

To approve and sign the minutes of the previous Decision Session - Executive Leader, Policy, Strategy and Partnerships held on 17 July 2024.

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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.

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 Monday 16 September 2024.

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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4. Micro wood sites

(Pages 7 - 28)

This report seeks approval for micro-wood creation at two recommended planting sites following a successful funding application to the Government’s Coronation Living Heritage Fund (CLHF) and subsequent detailed site identification and appraisal.

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5. Urgent Business

Any other business which the Executive Leader considers urgent

under the Local Government Act 1972.

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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.

Alternative formats
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