Customer and Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling In)	9 May 2022
Report of the Director of Governance

Called-in Item: ePetition: CYC solve the University related parking, don’t just MOVE it

Summary

1. This report sets out the reasons for the call-in of the decision made by the Executive Member for Transport on 19 April 2022 in respect of the above item.  The report also sets out the powers and role of the Customer and Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling-In) in dealing with the call-in.

Background

2. An extract from the Decision Sheet published after the Executive Member Decision Session on 19 April is attached as Annex A to this report.  This sets out the decisions taken on the called-in item.  The original report to the Executive Member, together with its annexes, is attached at Annex B.

3. The decision has been called in for review by the Customer and Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling-In) by Cllrs Warters, Doughty and Rowley, in accordance with the Constitutional requirements, for the following reasons:-

“The petition requested a solution to the University-related parking problem that the Executive Member and associated officers have by virtue of their earlier actions and decisions simply moved from one community to another.

The ‘decision’ on the 19th April was in reality to ignore the requests of the petition and to do nothing.

[We] find this unacceptable and request the call in of this decision.”

Consultation

4.      In accordance with the requirements of the Constitution, the calling-in Members have been invited to attend and/or speak at the Calling-in meeting, as appropriate.

Options

5.      The following options are available to the CCSMC (Calling-In) in relation to dealing with this call-in, in accordance with the constitutional and legal requirements under the Local Government Act 2000:

a) To decide that there are no grounds to make specific recommendations to the Executive in respect of the decision called in. If this option is chosen, the original decision taken on the item by the Executive Member will be confirmed and will take effect from the date of the CCSMC (Calling-in) meeting; or

b) To make specific recommendations to the Executive on the decision called in, in light of the reason given for post-decision call-in. If this option is chosen, the matter will be considered at a meeting of Executive (Calling-In).

Analysis

6. Members need to consider the reasons for the call-in and the original report to the Executive Member and form a view on whether there is a basis to make specific recommendations to the Executive in respect of the decision called in.

Council Plan

7. There are no direct implications for this call-in in relation to the delivery of the Council Plan and its priorities for 2019-23.

Implications

8. There are no known Financial, HR, Legal, Property, Equalities, or Crime and Disorder implications in relation to handling the call in of the issue under consideration.

Risk Management

9. There are no risk management implications associated with the call in of this matter.

Recommendations

10. Members are asked to consider the reasons for calling in this decision and decide whether they wish to confirm the decision or to refer it back for reconsideration and make specific recommendations to the Executive on the decision called in.

Reason:      To enable the called-in matter to be dealt with efficiently and in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Constitution.

Contact Details

Author: Dawn Steel Head of Democratic Services dawn.steel@york.gov.uk Tel: 01904 551030	Chief Officer Responsible for the report: Janie Berry Director of Governance Tel: 01904 555385
	Report Approved	√	Date:	28/4/22
Wards Affected:  Hull Road, Osbaldwick and Derwent
For further information please contact the author of the report

Annexes

Annex A – Extract from the Decision Sheet produced following the Executive Member Decision Session on 19 April 2022, setting out the decision made on the called-in item.

Annex B – Report of the Director of Transport, Planning & Environment to the Executive Member Decision Session on 19 April 2022.