Notice of Decisions taken at the Executive meeting held on Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Set out below is a summary of the decisions taken at the Executive meeting held on Tuesday, 7 July 2026. The wording used does not necessarily reflect the actual wording that will appear in the minutes.
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7. 2025/26 Finance and Performance Outturn
Resolved (unanimously) –
That Executive
a) Notes the finance and performance information within the report and agrees that the underspend of £1.498m will be added to council general reserves.
Reason: To ensure expenditure is kept within the approved budget.
b) Accepts funding from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority delegating authority to the Director of Children’s Services to progress the below in consultation with the Deputy Leader / Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education:
i) £1,448,630 Adult Skills Fund
ii) £603,665 Connect to Work.
c) Accepts funding from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority delegating authority to the Director of City Development to progress the below in consultation with the Executive Member for Transport:
i) £1,120,000 Active Travel Fund.
d) Accepts funding from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority delegating authority to the Director of City Development to progress the below in consultation with the Executive Member for Economy and Culture:
i) £84,900 Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets
ii) £206,000 for three years Local Growth Funding.
Reason: To secure funding to progress programmes of work related to each funding stream to enable activity that will support a more prosperous, affordable, accessible and equal city.
e) Approves the York Learning Accountability Statement at the annex to this report ahead of publication.
Reason: To enable the council to receive funding in order to deliver courses through York Learning service.
8. Treasury Management annual report and review of Prudential Indicators for 2025/26
Resolved (unanimously):
That Executive notes
a) The 2025/26 performance and outturn position of Treasury Management activity.
b) The 2025/26 outturn Prudential Indicators outlined in Annex A to the report and notes the compliance with all indicators.
Reason: To ensure the continued effective operation and performance of the Council’s Treasury Management function and ensure that all Council treasury activity is prudent, affordable and sustainable and complies with policies set.
9. Capital Programme Outturn 2025/26 and Revisions to the 2026/27 - 2029/30 Programme
Resolved (unanimously):
That Executive
a) In relation to the capital programme outturn
i) Notes the 2025/26 capital outturn position of £81.948m and approves the requests for re-profiling totalling £58.432m from the 2025/26 programme to future years.
ii) Notes the adjustments to schemes increasing expenditure in 2025/26 by a net £1.346m.
iii) Recommends to Full Council the restated 2026/27 to 2029/30 programme of £441.313m as summarised in Table 3 and detailed in Annex 1 to the report.
iv) Approves the virement of £5.4m from Integrated Transport to fund the updated spend forecast on York Station Gateway.
Reason: To enable the effective management and monitoring of the council’s capital programme.
b) In relation to the Yorkshire Museum Capital Scheme
i) To authorise officers to commence work with York Museums and Gallery Trust (YMT) and Arts Council England (ACE) to identify and agree a lawful and deliverable form of security for ACE’s contribution to the Yorkshire Museum roof works, and to delegate authority to the Director of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Member for Economy and Culture, the Director of Governance and the Director of Finance, to negotiate and enter into any necessary agreements to give effect to the preferred form of security, including (where required):
· amendments to the 2009 Yorkshire Museum and Gardens Charitable Scheme, subject to Charity Commission approval;
· any documents required to create or support the agreed security for ACE;
· any lease or property arrangements required to facilitate the agreed form of security;
· any necessary landlord consents from the Council to YMT to facilitate the agreed form of security;
· any required applications to HM Land Registry, the Charity Commissioner, Companies House, or any other regulator; and
· any consents required to enable the roof works to proceed.
ii) Subject to the above, to approve the award of £200,000 match funding to the York Museums and Gallery Trust towards the improvement works for the roof and rainwater goods at the Yorkshire Museum, alongside the allocation of a further £300,000 for future match funding if successful and to delegate authority to the Director of City Development in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Director of Governance, to finalise and execute a grant funding agreement with the York Museums and Gallery Trust.
iii) Allocates the £500,000 match funding from Capital Contingency.
Reason: To ensure that any charge created at the Yorkshire Museum is in line with the existing arrangements the Yorkshire Museum between CYC and YMT.
To enable YMT’s acceptance of the grant funding, and all grant
funding arrangements, are in compliance with the Subsidy Control Act 2022, the Council’s Constitution, and the Council’s Financial Regulations.
c) In relation to the funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund (round 4) from MHCLG, are recommended to:
i) Accepts grant funding from the MHCLG of £888k, by delegating authority to the S151 Officer to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
ii) Recommends to Full Council, the approval of additional borrowing up to £938k to match fund the scheme.
iii) Delegates authority to the Director for City Development to progress the purchase of 6 homes for the HRA.
Reason: To ensure the Council’s acceptance of the funding is in line with the Council’s Constitution and Financial Regulations.
10. Bus Priority in York City Centre: The Rougier Route
Resolved (unanimously):
That Executive
a) Allocates £2m of BSIP1 funding and £350k of YNYMCA Bus Grant funding to implement the Rougier Route on an experimental basis.
Reason: To deliver bus journey time and reliability improvements and to enable the potential benefits and disbenefits to be fully evaluated prior to a permanent decision being made.
b) Delegates authority to the Director of City Development to implement the Rougier Route Proposals on an experimental basis allowing exemptions initially for buses, emergency services, Blue Badge holders and Hackney Carriages.
Reason: To ensure expedient delivery of the project.
c) Delegates authority to the Director of City Development to amend the conditions of the Traffic Regulation Orders associated with the Rougier Route project during the trial period if required.
Reason: To allow the Traffic Regulation Orders to adapt to
evidence gathered during the trial period.
d) Notes the contents of the petition.
Reason: To consider the views of petitioners when making a
decision on the Rougier Route project.
e) Approves the City of York Council Parking and Moving Traffic Offences Enforcement Policy.
Reason: To update the policy in line with the powers the Council now holds.
11. Fulford Cemetery / Bereavement Services
Resolved (unanimously):
That Executive
a) Approves Option 2 (paragraph 50 to the report) as follows:
To delegate authority to the Director of Communities (in consultation with the Director of Finance and Director of Governance) to commence negotiations with Fulford Parish Council (FPC) for the proposed handover of the Cemetery to City of York Council (CYC) and to negotiate and conclude all necessary legal documentation for this purpose; and
b) Approves Option A (paragraph 51 to the report) The termination of the 2006 Burial Services Agreement without the full 36 months' notice period, and to delegate authority to the Director of Communities (in consultation with the Director of Finance and Director of Governance) to negotiate and conclude all necessary legal documentation for this purpose.
Reason: To mitigate the ongoing financial risk to CYC and use the opportunity to generate income and to safeguard a long-term burial space for CYC residents.