Council Motions

Date	Title		Motion & Resolutions		Lead Officer / Executive Member	Actions taken
22/03/2021	Protecting Jobs, Investing in our Communities and Transparency in the Planning System		Council resolved to request that Executive: • explore options for pursuing Article 4 Direction powers to suspend Permitted Development Rights (under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015) on conversions that continue to threaten the viability of York’s economy through the loss of both retail and office space, without diverting necessary resources from the Local Plan process;		Executive	Article 4 proposal to be included in work programme to Executive alongside Local Plan – January 2023. Still in progress.
			• develop a system whereby all developer contribution agreements with the council are publicly available in an easily accessible format, including trigger points for the release of those funds, and a record of any unspent monies returned to developers;		James Gilchrist/ Becky Eades Cllr A Waller	The Planning department has a publicly accessible system for section 106 funds and availability. These S106 arrangements are also subject to an annual statutory report.      Closed.
			• facilitate improved Ward Councillor involvement in the S106 process, such that the priorities of individual communities are taken into account prior to opening negotiations with developers (whilst not hindering adherence to statutory deadlines);		Janie Berry	Ward Councillors involvement in the section 106 process is not possible as it forms part of the statutory planning function, however ward members could outline their key priorities for areas in their ward which can be considered by officers.
			• request that Planning Officers roll-out a programme of high-level training on the S106 process, including its current limitations, for all councillors.		Janie Berry	Members were provided training earlier in the year with regards to section 106 training, this will be renewed next year in a member training programme.  Closed.
15/07/2021	A Planning System that Works for Residents		Council resolved to call on the Government to scrap its Planning White Paper and instead:		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
			• Undertake a wholesale review of Permitted Development Rights.		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
			• Make the Planning Inspectorate more accountable to local people.		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
			• Ensure a simpler system with adequate funding to enable planning authorities such as York to ensure that planning conditions (including construction management plans) are complied with, protecting the quality of life of nearby residents or businesses both during and after the construction period.		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
			• Ensure that local resident engagement is at the heart of planning and any reforms do not threaten the accountability and engagement process and Councillors are able to play their democratic role.		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
			• Implement reforms that would help local authorities build more social housing, including cheaper loans, access to low-priced public land and the right to keep 100 per cent of the sale price of council homes sold off under Right to Buy scheme to reinvest in new homes.		Cllr Waller	Letter sent to Government by Cllr Waller.
15/07/2021	Ensuring Access for All		Council resolved to request that the Executive and relevant Executive Member: • continue addressing the following suggestions through the ongoing accessibility arrangement review:
			• undertake a review of city centre seating, working closely with older adult and disability advocacy groups, to ensure sufficient ‘rest-stops’ are available throughout the pedestrianised footstreets area;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan. Update on the action plan coming to Cllr D’Agorne’s EMDS in March 22.
			• ensure that all new benches installed across York are age and disability friendly, with appropriate backs and arm rests;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan.
			• ensure sufficient provision of fully accessible toilets, baby-changing facilities and changing places that are open at appropriate times and that are well-signposted;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne, Daryl Smalley / Charlie Croft	Action Plan reflect this provision.
			•  undertake a review of cycle rack provision to ensure secure parking is available for the full range of cycles, including mobility aids and trailers;		James Gilchrist/ Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan.
			• explore options for a frequent shuttle ‘train’/bus that is fully accessible, not limited to Blue Badge Holders, not stigmatising and that enables people to get to and from a range of places within the pedestrianised footstreets area that they need access to;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan.
			•  review the provision of charging points for mobility aids such that those who wish to access the city centre via this method can be confident that they will not get stuck and be forced into embarrassing or stressful situations;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	To be reviewed by new Access Forum established by the Access & Inclusion Officer.
			•   direct council officers to work with partners, through the Quality Bus Partnership, to work collaboratively with local disability representative groups to review how drivers prioritise wheelchair users’ access and makes Class 3 access training available in York;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	To be reviewed by new Access Forum established by the Access & Inclusion Officer.
			• in conjunction with Age Friendly York, local disability representative groups and Quality Bus Partnership, develop agreed criteria for accessible bus stops;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	To be reviewed by new Access Forum established by the Access & Inclusion Officer.
			•  review the policy, as a part of the Council’s review of parking and routes to and through the city centre, around choice of road and pavement surfaces city-wide, to ensure that ergonomics and accessibility are taken into account and that a consistent approach is taken to tactile paving city-wide;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan.  Work with Access Forum to identify the priority car parks.
			• ensure that an easily accessible, up-to-date map of Blue Badge parking is available to residents online and in hard copy upon request;		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November.  City Centre Access report and part of action plan.
			• review national best practice examples for pedestrian core accessibility such as Chester and Leicester, and, whilst recognising that every city has different issues and challenges, consider measures that improve pre-existing access such that City of York Council meets its obligation to ensure equality of city centre access for all York residents		James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	Approved Executive 18 November. City Centre Access report and action plan.
			• build on the promotion of flags like the Armed Forces flag, the LGBT flag and Trans flag by committing to fly the Disabled Pride flag at least once a year (for example a day in July, Disabled Pride month) from the Mansion House and other appropriate flag poles;		Cllr Smalley / Janie Berry	Flag purchased. Completed.
			• to further the aim of raising awareness of Disabled Pride and the issues faced by disabled people, that the logo of the Disabled Pride flag be used by CYC where possible – for example on notices, posters and email signatures if people wish.		Cllr Smalley / Pauline Stuchfield	In progress
15/07/2021	Fixing Social Care		To have all Group leaders jointly call on the new Health and Social Care Secretary to urgently begin cross-party discussions to enable Ministers to bring forward comprehensive plans that would address short and long term funding needs of the care sector.		Group Leaders	In progress
			Funding for short-term stabilisation, addressing short-term funding challenges, which have been worsened by Covid, to prevent further deterioration in the access to and quality of care.		Cllr Runciman/ Jamaila Hussain	There has been increased investment into social care as part of 22/23 budget, further work is ongoing to reduce the number of short term funding arrangements.
			A long-term plan for social care that sets the priorities for investment and transformation of services and systematically addresses the workforce challenges;		Cllr Runciman/ Jamaila Hussain	There is currently a plan in place, Officers are updated this to ensure alignment with the White paper that came out late last year and also the integration while paper released on the 9^th February.
			A funding settlement that provides local government with the necessary finance to implement the long-term plan over the next five years; and;		Cllr Runciman/ Jamaila Hussain	Officers are currently working with finance teams to fully understand the implications of the adult social care white paper. The recent budget includes further investments into social care.  A 22/23 finance plan in in place, and we will further develop this as part of system wide planning over the next couple of months, aligning this with Council Plan objectives and HWBB strategy.
			Arrangements to protect people from incurring catastrophic care costs by pooling the risk and making the current means-test more comprehensive.		Cllr Runciman/ Jamaila Hussain	A part of our responsibilities under the Care Act, as a council we already provide an opportunity for self-funders to have a social care assessment this helps to ensure that the individual receive the right care as stipulated in the assessment thus safeguarding individuals paying for unnecessary care. We are currently reviewing options of introducing a more comprehensive means test, in line with FACS.
21/10/2021	Making York an Anti-Racist and Inclusive City		Council resolves to aspire to make York an Anti-Racist and Inclusive City, and requests that Executive: · supports the setting up within three months of an independent, ethnically diverse and intersectional working group, to include people with lived experiences, that will, working to its own terms of reference, collaboratively develop and implement a long-term anti-racism and inclusion strategy and action plan for the city that: o identifies, acknowledges, and tackles structural barriers to understanding the impacts of racism and to implementing change in all public bodies in our city; o identifies, acknowledges, and works to tackle institutional racism wherever it exists in all public bodies in our city; o encourages the participation of marginalised ethnic groups in all aspects of civic and city life; o works to ensure equitable representation from marginalised ethnic groups in local governance; o ensures equal access for those same groups to health (including mental health) and social services; o ensures that the narratives and visibility of York's history are acknowledged and that citizens from marginalised ethnic groups are promoted and celebrated for what they have to offer		Cllr Smalley / Executive  / Pauline Stuchfield	Meeting took place in December 2021 with Speak Up Diversity to start discussions regarding what resource they will require to support them “in producing the strategy and action plan before bringing a resourcing proposal back to Council”.  Funding approved of start-up costs of £5k to support the establishment of the group, along with £20k to deliver the activities as outlined in the motion. First quarterly meeting held in May and August 2022 post funding agreement and project is underway. Inclusive Equal Rights UK 3.0 Group launched formally in October 2022.  Initial findings due February 2023
			• agrees to receive the strategy and action plan after 12 months and act swiftly to implement the latter.			See above
			• collaborates with the working group to assess what resource it will require to support it in producing the strategy and action plan before bringing a resourcing proposal back to Council.			See above. Completed.
21/10/2021	Government Must Work with Councils to Tackle Worsening Heatwaves and Extreme Weather		Council resolves to ask Executive to report on the City’s climate resilience by assessing the risks from the eight priority risk areas of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (June 2021) https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/independentassessment- of-uk-climate-risk/ , plan for enhancement of the city’s climate resilience and management of the unavoidable impacts of climate change.		Cllr Widdowson / Claire Foale / Shaun Gibbons	Progress made in the Climate Change Strategy. Additional work required to produce impact assessment following publication.  Final report produced.
			• To add this Council’s voice to calls by the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, and others, for a joint local and national government taskforce to plan action to reach ‘net zero’ emissions.		Cllr Widdowson / Claire Foale / Shaun Gibbons	See above
			•To call for such a partnership to set appropriate regulations.		Cllr Widdowson / Claire Foale / Shaun Gibbons	See above
			• Benchmarks and targets and create the much needed longterm funding to enable local council areas, communities and economies to decarbonise whilst remaining resilient and able to realise the benefits of decarbonisation in terms of new green jobs and a healthier environment.		Cllr Widdowson / Claire Foale / Shaun Gibbons	See above
			• To therefore ask the Chief Operating Officer to write to Alok Sharma MP, President for COP26, the Prime Minister, and the Leadership Board of the LGA, informing them of our support for a joint Local/National Government Climate Change Partnership Taskforce and asking for one to be established as soon as possible.		Ian Floyd	Letter send on 15.11.21.  Response received on 08.04.22.
21/10/2021	Signing Up to the City of Sanctuary Local Authorities Network		Council Resolves to Join the City of Sanctuary Local Authority Network committing the council to work towards the Council of Sanctuary Award and agreeing to endorse the City of Sanctuary Charter.		Pauline Stuchfield	Application submitted to join Network.
			• Commit to working with York City of Sanctuary.		Pauline Stuchfield	First meeting held with York City of Sanctuary in December 2021, with a view to developing our action plan.  A task group has been formed.
			• Draw up an action plan, for approval by the Executive, showing how the council will: learn about what it means to be seeking sanctuary; take positive action to implement welcome, safety and inclusion; and share its experience of sanctuary and welcome with the wider community and local organisations, spreading the word about its welcoming efforts.		Pauline Stuchfield	Draft action plan to be consulted on during March. Draft Action plan has now been finalised – starting its journey through to Executive this Autumn. Consultation is ongoing.  The final consultation workshop will be held on 7 July and then the plan will be brought to Executive.
			• Submit an application, within six months of joining the network, to go through the award appraisal process in order to gain accreditation as a Local Authority of Sanctuary.		Pauline Stuchfield	Awaiting updates
21/10/2021	York Residents’ Right to Food		Council resolves and requests that Executive: • Agree to allocate individual responsibility for tackling food poverty to a named Executive Member.		Cllr Runciman / Cllr Craghill	Completed.  Now joint responsibility of Executive Members of Health and Adult Social Care and Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods
			• Designates Local Area Coordinators as food justice champions, who will lead on tackling food poverty locally.		Pauline Stuchfield	New officer role created in the community team to work on food poverty at Decision Session of the Executive Member for Finance and Performance - 14 February 2022, 1 year funding approved.  Appointments to be confirmed imminently to this and HAF role. Update: appointments made and officers are now in post – working alongside all communities officers and partners.
			• Supports the setting up of a food partnership to bring together local stakeholders, including members of the community who have provided informal food banks, to develop a local food action plan to help address the causes of food poverty, which will report back to the Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee.		Pauline Stuchfield	First internal meeting set up to review all motion elements and to look to co-produce action plan with foodbanks and grass roots community organisations.   Will be progressed through communities and COI (Food) and Good Place Network.  Firmly on Good Place Network agenda.
			• Increases promotion of Healthy Start vouchers amongst eligible families in the city and agrees a 100% target for their take-up.		Sharon Stoltz	Completed Healthy Start is a statutory public health responsibility. The public health team have adopted an aspirational target of 100% take-up and have a project plan in place with partners to deliver this together with a small amount of investment from the public health grant to improve access to vitamins while the application process is being undertaken and for a marketing campaign to raise awareness. Performance will be monitored via reports to the Executive Member.  National data on uptake is currently not available as the system changes from a paper-based voucher system to a digital system.  However, a comms campaign has been operating, with articles in the residents magazine as well as on social media. The Healthy Child service continues to support families to sign up to the programme and supplies vitamins at every new birth visit.
			• Building on work throughout the pandemic, makes the focus of the Community Hubs Strategy to facilitate the setting up of ‘community kitchens’ in buildings such as community centres, council-run centres and school kitchens that are out of use during school holidays, so they can be used by the community to provide good quality, nutritional food for residents in need.		Pauline Stuchfield	As above (food partnership) and COI (Food).
			• Surveys informal food bank providers to get a clear picture of the amount of informal food bank use in York.		Pauline Stuchfield	Data work in planning as part of regional recovery work. Food officers are mapping facilities.
			• Works to ensure the council frequently promotes the city’s food poverty support website through its corporate communications: https://yorkfoodpoverty.org/whatshappening/		Pauline Stuchfield	To review as part of food poverty work, likely to focus on LiveWellYork website. Ongoing.
16/12/2021	End Violence Against Women and Girls		Council resolves to: 1) Endorse the Council’s application to become a White Ribbon Accredited local authority.		Sharon Stoltz	Completed. CYC became accredited on January 2022
			2) Encourage all Councillors to take the White Ribbon pledge, never to take part in, condone or stay silent about violence against women.		Sharon Stoltz	Being taken forward by the White Ribbon Steering Group, which is a sub-group of the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board.
			3) Update its own housing services policies as a matter of urgency to ensure that coercive control is taken into account in the same way that domestic violence is, when considering property moves for vulnerable tenants.		Sharon Stoltz / Tracey Carter	Staff across our teams work with a whole range of agencies around DA including Police, IDAS, Children Services, attending MARAC meetings, child conferences, LAC etc. This is an issue that they have and continue to deal with week in week out.  We shall strengthen provisions to assert that we already recognise coercive control as a form of domestic violence in our policies.
			4) Arrange awareness training around violence against women and girls and misogyny.		Sharon Stoltz	This is being taken forward through the Violence Against Women and Girls (VWAG) NY and Y working group and the Safer York Partnership.
			5) Support the summit regarding violence against women and girls with key city and regional representatives set to be held early next year and support the implementation of the forthcoming North Yorkshire Police strategy to help make York a safer place for women and girls.		Sharon Stoltz	Completed
			6) Encourage schools, academies and colleges to develop and implement policies on tackling physical, mental or emotional harassment of female pupils or staff, separate to their bullying policy.		Sharon Stoltz / Maxine Squire	In progress.  Good practice examples at All Saints, York High and Fulford School. Schools are refreshing their policies in the context of updated Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and Ofsted safeguarding requirements. The school safeguarding adviser is capturing and sharing evidence of good practice through school safeguarding audits.
			7) Support and work to expand such campaigns as the ‘Ask for Angela’, ‘Ask for Clive’ and the Our Streets Now.		Sharon Stoltz	This forms part of the action plan of the White Ribbon Steering Group, which in turn is a sub-group of the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership Board.
			8) Write to the new Police, Crime and Fire Commissioner to ask them to report on performance on tackling violence against women and the progress of implementing a region-wide strategy to support this work.		Sharon Stoltz	Completed. Performance data is presented to the Domestic Violence Local Partnership Board and to Community Safety Partnership
16/12/2021	Caring and Dignity for York’s Elderly Residents		Council resolves to: state its written opposition to Government on the exclusion of financial support for York’s least well off residents in calculating when the care cap threshold is reached;		Jamaila Hussain / Michael Melvin  / Debbie Mitchell	We are finalising the calculation that the cap will have and will formally write back since receiving the Council allocation. We have also highlighted to the Local MP in regards to the implications the cap threshold will have on residents and the Council.
			write to both York MPs, highlighting the number of York residents currently in receipt of support with care costs in their respective constituencies, as an indication of how many are likely to be hard hit by the new policy from 2023;		Jamaila Hussain / Michael Melvin	We have replied back to the MP in December with the figures. As well as highlighting that the new policies will have a detrimental effect on the most vulnerable.
			request that Executive: o commissions a study to investigate more cost-effective market structures for care places in York; o carries out a full review of its Haxby Hall transfer decision, both to learn lessons and to determine what support it can provide Yorkare to enable it to honour its legal obligations around staff transfers; in order to provide a secure, safe and stable local care market, that York residents can better afford.		Jamaila Hussain / Michael Melvin  / Debbie Mitchell	We have commissioned VENN to complete a review of services from early intervention to domiciliary care. This review has highlighted areas where social care and health can work together to maximise support for people earlier in their care journey, through community and voluntary sector support as well as Local area co-ordinators. A separate fair cost of care analysis tool is being developed through the ADASS commissioning network. The work should conclude in April 2022. A desk top review has been completed to look into the transfer, procurement and commissioning of Yorkare and also linked in with Yorkare in regards to staffing and contractual arrangements. Yorkare consultation with staff concluded ended in January.
16/12/2021	Houses in Multiple Occupation		Council resolves therefore in the interests of protecting residential family homes for family use to request Executive: · initiates without delay a review of the HMO Supplementary Planning Document with a view to halving the acceptable percentage thresholds of HMOs across the Article 4 Direction area, whilst taking into account alternative housing provision available, and being mindful of the need to provide suitable accommodation for vulnerable residents;		Cllr Denise Craghill/ Cllr Andrew Waller Alison Cooke/Ruth Abbott/Neil Ferris/Tracey Carter	Report was considered by Executive 21 April 2022 on “Review of the Controlling the concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document 2012 (revised 2014) in response to the Council Motion of December 2021.
			· In the interests of transparency, commits council officers to updating concentrations of HMOs across the Article 4 Direction area annually, at residential and street levels, by providing up to date data on both the council website and the York Open Data website.		Cllr Denise Craghill/ Andrew Waller Alison Cooke/Ruth Abbott/Neil Ferris/Tracey Carter	As above.
16/12/2021	Clean Up York’s Rivers		Council resolves to request the Chief Operating Officer to: · Consider what further enhancements to the city’s riverside offer can be made		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/Steve Wragg
			· Confirm that all available measures are being taken to ensure that any development which takes place in proximity to York’s rivers is sympathetic to the significance and historic context of its setting, in particular ensuring that where the Council is the developer itself, all opportunities are taken to maximise enjoyment of the rivers and riverside areas.		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	As above
			· Consider whether through working in partnership with all relevant stakeholders more can be done to enhance river safety, including the introduction grab-chains, CCTV and other such safety measures as well as enhanced and improved ongoing river-safety advertising campaigns.		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	RoSPA are due to come and review York’s river safety measures in late April / May 2022 (exact date TBC, and once flood risk is over).  The review will involve stake holders and report into the Water safety Advisory Board (chaired by NY Fire and Rescue), next meeting of Board 26^th April.
			· Write to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs calling for the Government to commit to granting the necessary funding, regulatory powers and policy changes to restore the health of Britain’s rivers.		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	Letter sent 25.01.22
			· Write to The Chief Executive of Yorkshire Water calling for urgent action to address the impact of waste-water discharges on our local rivers and to consider the implications of the work of the Storm Overflows Taskforce, the recently published Storm Overflow Evidence Project report and their implications in York, particularly relating to the use of real time data releases on overflow spills		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	Letter sent 25.01.22. Response received from Yorkshire Water on 04.02.22.
			· Write to the Regional Director of the Environment Agency to request an update on the current testing regime in the Ouse and Foss to understand if improvements could be made. As well as to request that consideration is made to house the data on the CYC York Open Data platform and explore if the tests undertaken and information on their findings can be publicised on the Council website and social media channels.		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	Letter sent 25.01.22
			· Write to the charities River Action and The Rivers Trust expressing this Council’s support for their campaign to restore the health of Britain’s rivers		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	Letter sent 25.01.22
			Council also resolves: In the light of the above, to request that Executive commission an update report on the actions that the council is able to take, along with the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water, the Canals and Rivers Trust and other local and regional partners to prevent incidents and protect the health and cleanliness of York’s rivers;		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	In progress
			· To request that this report cover current local powers that are available to control and limit fly-tipping in water courses, control other discharges and require water courses to be kept free from pollution, as well as exploring the options for producing an overarching Strategy for York’s Rivers and Becks. This strategy would bring together a single overview of work on flood management, climate change adaptation, water course related biodiversity and land management and pollution control.		Cllr Paula Widdowson Ian Floyd/ Steve Wragg	In progress
27/4/2022		York Stands With Ukraine		This Council therefore resolves to: Continue to fly the Ukrainian flag from the Mansion House in a show of solidarity with the people of Ukraine.	Pauline Stuchfield	Ongoing
				· Ask that relevant officers initiate the process of adopting Lviv, Ukraine, as York’s sister city with a memorandum of understanding.	Will Boardman
				· Provide help and support to all Ukrainian nationals living in York by ensuring that the council works collaboratively alongside citizens, businesses and voluntary organisations in the city to help them in their efforts to support refugees to settle in the city.	Pauline Stuchfield	Ongoing – lead responsibility now moved to Place through Housing.
				· Call on Government to ensure an open a simple, fast and safe route for refugees to come to the UK is urgently established, providing information and resources to local councils to support those seeking sanctuary.	Pauline Stuchfield	Needs clarification. – is a communication required?  Ongoing communications with Government contacts in light of recent arrivals with no funding for council services.
				· Write to the Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities to clarify the powers open to the council on the actions it may take to ensure that no pathway is left available for Russian financial investment, also calling for existing procurement laws to be changed to recognise this.	Will Boardman	Letter received from Government  which provides relevant guidance .
				· Call on the York and North Yorkshire Local Government Pension Fund to divest itself of any similar interests, particularly in gas, oil and energy.	Debbie Mitchell	This is for the Council’s rep on the Pension Fund Committee to action, which is Cllr Vassie.  Completed.
27/4/2022		End Fuel Poverty in York		Council resolves: a) to request that the Executive adopts a bold vision to end fuel poverty in York by 2030, and instructs officers to develop a strategy and action plan to meet the 2030 target, to include: · improving the energy efficiency of council housing stock; · enforcing existing regulations on energy efficiency and property standards, particularly in the private rented sector; · the levering in of funds to improve the energy efficiency standards of all housing; · providing accessible information, advice and guidance in a variety of formats to those most in need; · maximising the incomes of low income households through the efficient delivery of Council-administered benefits, sensitive recovery of debt and the provision of advice and support; · working in partnership with other agencies and voluntary and community groups to implement and monitor delivery of the strategy;	Claire Foale   / Tracey Carter	In progress In progress
				b)  to request that Executive receives reports on progress on the above activities and on steps to end fuel poverty every six months;	Pauline Stuchfield Tracey Carter/ Claire Foale
				c)   to become a member of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition;	Tracey Carter	Advise to be sort from Bryn as to CYC membership.
				d)  to ask all Group Leaders to write to Government Ministers for Energy and for Housing, calling for: •    continuation of the annual Winter Warm Home Discount in line with price cap increases, rather than keeping it frozen at £140; •    an increase in the ‘discount’ (loan) for low-income families and individuals, without the requirement that they be repaid later; •    them to work with energy companies to write off the energy cost debt of those in extreme financial hardship; •    a commitment to work with energy companies to end the poverty premium paid by those on pre-payment meters, who can least afford high energy bills, by moving them to the cheapest available tariffs by default - permanently; •    a commitment to a mass rollout of insulation measures for people on low incomes in addition to the existing ECO and Green Homes Grant schemes, and with more lenient EPC eligibility criteria.	Pauline Stuchfield / Tracey Carter / Claire Foale	In progress some items addressed in government announcements 26/05/2025
27/4/2022		Addressing York’s Dental Crisis		This Council therefore resolves to: •     Ask the Executive Member for Health and Adult Social Care to bring regular reports on the state of local dentistry to decision sessions, seeking input from relevant scrutiny committees.	Jamaila Hussain / Sharon Stoltz	It is more appropriate for the Health and Wellbeing Board to receive regular reports on the state of local dentistry given that there is NHS representation and cross party membership. The Health and Wellbeing Board reports regularly to the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee and to Council via the Executive Member updates. Therefore it is considered inappropriate to use Executive member Decision Sessions for this purpose.
				Ask that the Executive Member makes the case for harnessing opportunities to improve dental service provision locally through the development of Integrated Care Systems (ICS).	Jamaila Hussain / Sharon Stoltz	The responsibility for commissioning dental services sits with NHS England & Improvement (NHSE/I) and not the Integrated Care System. In York the Council's Public Health Team are already working with NHSE/I commissioners to ensure that we realise the benefits of Flexible Commissioning within the constraints of the national contract for provision of NHS Dentistry.
				· Ask all group leaders and local health and NHS partners to write a joint letter to the Health Secretary outlining concerns over local provision and access to services, outlining urgent reforms which need to take place, including boosting spending, reforming commissioning to tackle the twin crises of access and affordability, recognising overseas dentistry qualifications and implementing an urgent programme to recruit and retain more NHS dentists.	Jamaila Hussain / Sharon Stoltz	The Director of Public Health, on behalf of the Health and Wellbeing Board, has already been in contact with the Secretary of State and sent a letter to the Chief Dental Officer on 1st November 2001 explaining the Board's concerns about access to dental services in York and including reference to the Healthwatch York reports. The Chief Dental Officer referred our concerns to the NHSE/I North East & Yorkshire Regional Team responsible for Primary Care Commissioning (including dentistry). The Director of Public Health has met with this team who have since attended Health & Adult Social Care Policy & Scrutiny Committee to discuss the challenges around access to dentistry etc. This work is ongoing as described above but is constrained by the NHS Dental Contract. The Department of Health and Social Care is aware of the need to review the contract and the need for training etc and the government is being lobbied by a group of MPs representing constituencies across England to bring forward the timescale for this work. There is, therefore, nothing to be gained by writing a further letter from group leaders and local health and NHS partners when the matter is already being lobbied at central government.
27/4/2022		End ‘Fire and Rehire’		Council therefore resolves to: •     ask the MPs for York Central and York Outer to write to the Prime Minister, demanding he acts now to outlaw fire and rehire, and to keep his promise to York residents to protect their terms and conditions of employment;	Cllr Aspden / Ian Floyd / Will Boardman	Will Boardman to draft letter to York MPs.
				· ask the council’s Chief Operating Officer and Council Leader to write to all businesses in York employing 100 or more staff, inviting  them to sign up to the Good Business Charter and its 10 components;	Cllr Aspden / Ian Floyd  / Simon Brereton	Letter sent and continue to promote.
				and to call on the council’s Executive to: •     not use fire and rehire itself as an employer and through updated council procurement policy, both prevent its use by council contractors as well as ensuring that the council only contracts those with good employment, trade union, equalities and environmental records;	Debbie Mitchell	This Council’s procurement strategy and processes already outlines that we will use procurement to achieve social, economic and environmental outcomes.  Our suppliers have to support our commitment to equalities, be responsive to the needs of our communities, ensure services are accessible to all groups and appropriate to those with differing needs and commit to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. All our suppliers are required to demonstrate their commitment to maintaining and promoting high ethical standards, reminding them of their duty of care in the use of public funds. We ensure that opportunities to promote and encourage local economic growth are built into appropriate contracts whilst ensuring compliance with legislation. When contracting with national/international suppliers we encourage them to engage local providers in the delivery of services. We ensure that sustainability criteria are built into our procurements to tackle climate change and reduce waste. The requirement for payment of the Foundation Living Wage is explicitly made in the tender documentation, and the contract conditions that are issued with the tender. CYC will ensure that all possible and viable options will be considered when proposing to change an employee’s terms and conditions. We have positive and constructive relationships with our trade unions to ensure that our employees are supported during times of change and we always aim to ensure that changes implemented are financially viable, consider equalities impacts and follow all national and local employment procedures.
				· promote the increasing number of progressive local employers prioritising their employees’ standard of living and wellbeing;	Tracey Carter / Simon Brereton	As above.
				· work with York’s anchor institutions and the council’s key partners to bring forward plans for model employment practices, in partnership with recognised trade unions;	Ian Floyd / Helen Whiting	The Council will continue to work with partners across the council and share good practice in terms of employment initiatives and good practice.  As an employer we work with the Council’s recognised trade unions for our own employees and national trade unions as part of collective bargaining of employee’s terms and conditions.  The Council operates within the existing employment regulations and will consult with recognised and relevant trade unions on employment matters that seek to end an employees’ employment.
				· support the TUC campaign for a ‘New Deal for Working People’.	Ian Floyd / Helen Whiting	The council works to ensure that we are an employer of choice offering a fair pay which is governed by national bargaining, local negotiation and polices and measures to ensure fair application.  We have strong relationships with our recognised trade unions and we strive to ensure that we offer a safe and respectful working environment and services where employees are proud to work for the Council and serve our residents.  These are all key elements of the New Deal for Working People campaign and these are also embedded in our Values and Organisational Development Plan
14/7/2022		Opposing Fire Service Cuts to the North side of York		Council resolves: to formally oppose cuts to Huntington Station fire cover by submitting a City of York Council consultation response, outlining the city’s view that current crewing and fire appliance arrangements at Huntington Station must be retained;
				to have that draft response published for public comment and decision at an Executive Member Decision Session prior to the consultation deadline of 14^th August;	Janie Berry
				Council further resolves to write to the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and MPs for York Central and York Outer, asking them to collectively write and seek an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to:	Cllr Aspden / Janie Berry / Will Boardman	Letter sent on 11/08/22.
				· carry out a comprehensive funding review of fire and police services in North Yorkshire, in order to futureproof sustainable service provision;	Cllr Aspden / Janie Berry / Will Boardman
				· make NYFRS’s case for greater Government grant that address the unique challenges of delivering services across a large rural county, with diverse risks and very low levels of reserves;	Cllr Aspden / Janie Berry / Will Boardman
				· push for NYFRS to be given the option of agreeing the £5 precept flexibility, consistent with the other lowest charging fire authorities nationally.	Cllr Aspden / Janie Berry / Will Boardman
14/7/2022		Declaring a Cost of Living Emergency		Consequently, Council resolves to: Declare a ‘Cost of Living Emergency’ in York.
				· Ask the Executive to commit £200k towards the YFAS to issue additional food and fuel vouchers to approximately 4,000 residents on the lowest incomes.	Pauline Stuchfield	Finance to advise on mechanism for executive to make this decision. Completed
				Host a local Cost-of-Living Emergency Summit, with stakeholders, including Citizens Advice, Food Banks, Local Trades Unions, and Chambers of Commerce and organisations working to support residents facing hardship.	Pauline Stuchfield	In planning for mid October 2022 Completed
				· Call on the Government to act immediately to tackle the cost of living crisis by cutting the standard rate of VAT to 17.5%, restoring the Universal Credit supplement of £20, expanding the Warm Home Discount and introducing a home insulation fund to cut heating bills and carbon emissions.	Pauline Stuchfield	Completed
14/7/2022		Creating a more collaborative council		This Council therefore resolves: · to request Executive to begin the necessary preparatory work that would explore the various alternative governance models to identify the most suitable, deliverable and finically viable model, taking in account the governance implications of the creation of a combined authority in York and North Yorkshire.  This work would include the creation of a cross party task group, identification of the necessary funding, consultation with the Local Government Association and authorities which currently operate some type of committee system, such as Kent, Wirral, Bristol and Liverpool. A report would be brought to a meeting of the Executive to outline the financial and governance implications and possible next steps, enabling a decision on the formal adoption of any alternative forms of governance to be made in May 2023.	Claire Foale	Meeting has taken place with Cllr Ayre and he has asked for across party working group to be established and to meet in August / September 2022.  Group Leaders have been contacted for nominees and to also provide availability for a meeting of the working group.  As of 24.08.22 a nomination has been received from Green Group and awaiting responses from the other Group Leaders.
14/7/2022		Stop Unfair Parking Enforcement at Tower Court		Council therefore resolves that: · The City of York Council’s Corporate Director for Economy & Place writes to Boultbee Brooks Real Estate Ltd, ArdPark Ltd and the British Parking Association to seek a meeting to discuss the approach to enforcement at Tower Court and the impact it is having on residents, with a view to a more flexible approach being adopted.	Neil Ferris / James Gilchrist	Corporate Director of Place met with a representative of Boultee Brooks Real Estate Ltd on 22 September - awaiting written response of agreed actions.
20/10/2022		Protecting and Improving Local Bus Services		Council therefore resolves that: · Officers should continue negotiations with bus providers to retain as many routes as possible and to prevent a gap in service provision, while recognising that when Govt funding stops in March, this can only be guaranteed if the Lib Dem-led council is willing to subsidise and secure such services.	Neil Ferris / James Gilchrist	Report scheduled to be considered by Executive on 22 November re Bus Network Review.
				· Officers should actively engage with all elected councillors, including transport spokespersons and user groups as part of their work with operators to review bus routes and timetables.	Neil Ferris / James Gilchrist	Enhance Partnership agreed by Executive in October 2022 – a route for engagement between Councillors, Community with bus operators.
				· The Executive should use all opportunities, including working with regional political leaders, to continue to lobby Government for long-term funding to support public transport networks, including support for driver recruitment and training schemes.	Cllr D’Agorne
				· Whilst the agreed ‘Enhanced Partnership’ approach should be pursued, alternative feasible models should be kept under review and lessons learned from the experience of other cities and regions, including the bus franchising systems being pursued by Labour Metro Mayors in Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester.	Neil Ferris / James Gilchrist	Complete, as members agreed the Devolution deal which provides for the Combined Authority Mayor to introduce Bus Franchising.
20/10/2022		Controlling the Concentration of Short Term & Holiday Lets		Council therefore calls on Executive to: · agree to commence the process of compiling an evidence base, from which the council can consider adopting a new policy in the future on controlling the spread of short term and holiday let accommodation, post-adoption of the Local Plan;	Alison Cooke	Will be included in the Local Plan Housing Needs Assessment updates from time to time.
				· consider bringing forward, in a report to Executive in due course, options for s106 planning conditions that include, but are not restricted to: - exclusivity sales periods for York residents on new build developments; - main residence only conditions/restrictions on short term lets on new developments; · consider the impact of short term and holiday lets in the development of the council’s various housing policies, including the loss of ordinary family and other housing in York;	James Gilchrist	Subject to the below lobbing government result in legal powers.
				· ensure the council lobbies Government, through the Local Government Association and its two MPs, to alter the tax regime to ensure parity between short term lets operating as businesses, and long term lets, removing preferential treatment for the former	James Gilchrist / Cllr D Craghill	Review Scrutiny response to Government consultation on holiday lets and work with members to lobby government.
20/10/2022		York Opposes Fracking		This Council resolves to: Ask the COO to write on behalf of the Council to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Minister for State (Minister for Climate) to make them aware of the opposition to fracking in York, in light of the Government’s statement that it will only progress with fracking where there is local support.	Ian Floyd / Will Boardman
20/10/2022		Equality for Disabled People		This Council resolves: · to adopt the Social Model of Disability and embed it into every area of its working, operation, policy and practice, including in how it communicates;	Pauline Stuchfield	Work to commence on actions when Access Officer is in post working on an integrated action plan.  Integrated Action Plan is in development. Work has started with comms on updating accessible information guidelines in line with commitments in response to Health Watch Report.
				· to review the extent to which disability awareness training, inclusive and universal design training and disability equality is embedded across the organisation in how the council delivers services, making recommendations as appropriate;	Pauline Stuchfield	Included in above.
				· to prepare and adopt a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on building design, post Local Plan adoption, in order to deliver accessible and inclusive new developments in the future;	Pauline Stuchfield	As above. To follow formulation of Independent Advisory Group (IAG below)
				· to commit to genuine co-production on all council developments, where disabled people’s views are incorporated alongside those of appropriate professionals when considering inclusion and accessibility;	Pauline Stuchfield	As above.  Formulation of IAG in progress.
				· upon the appointment of an Access Officer, to convene a quarterly Access Forum, resourced so that it will work in an entirely inclusive and accessible way, supporting a genuine commitment to co-production.	Pauline Stuchfield	As above.  Formulation of IAG in progress.

Completed Council Motions

19/12/2019	A Healthier Greener York	Council Resolved: To request that Members & Officers work closely, collaboratively, and constructively to achieve meaningful, measurable & significant change to our city’s carbon emissions within the term of this current administration;	Claire Foale / Shaun Gibbons Cllr P Widdowson	In progress. York climate change strategy is in development and scheduled for publication in July. Between 2018 and 2019, York’s carbon emissions reduced by 32,000tCO2e. As a council, we have reduced our emissions by 60% since 2018/19 through initiatives such as switching our energy to a renewable tariff and our fleet electrification programme.
		To work across political parties to build a city-wide consensus around reducing & removing unnecessary car journeys throughout the city;	James Gilchrist / Cllr D’Agorne	Work in progress relating to LTP4 and full Council have since established a cross Party working group.
		To prioritise establishing walking, cycling & public transport as genuinely viable & attractive alternative transport options for residents living in all parts of York, particularly including the villages & outer areas;	James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne	LCWIP in progress relating to LTP4.
		To request that the Executive Member for Transport; • Develops & implements a plan, taking into account all financial & legal consideration, to restrict all non-essential private motor vehicle journeys “within the city walls” by 2023	Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne / Executive	Considered as part of the LTP4 and My City Centre consultation.
		• Works closely with disability advocacy groups & Blue Badge Holders to ensure that access to the city centre is maintained and improved for people with mobility difficulties or who are otherwise unable to use public transport;	Pauline Stuchfield/ James Gilchrist Cllr D’Agorne / Cllr Smalley	Ongoing – considered as part of the wider consultation. Autumn 2020 and decisions made in November 2021 to remove blue badge exemptions from footstreets whilst investing to improve access across the city centre.  Access officer, who will lead on this work, funding approved and job role is being created for recruitment.
		• In collaboration with the Executive Member for Children, Young People & Education, explores opportunities to restrict all non-essential motor vehicles from accessing the roads immediately adjacent to the city’s primary schools at drop-off & pick up times;	James Gilchrist / Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne / Cllr I Cuthbertson	Considered as part of the LTP4 but also subject to budget provision.
		Works constructively with traders in any plans to ensure deliveries continue and businesses are not negatively impacted by any changes to city centre access.	Dave Atkinson Cllr D’Agorne/ Cllr Waller	Considered as part of the My City Centre consultation and Footstreets review.  Further consultation planned as part of counter terrorism project implementation.
29/10/2020	Covid-19: Response and Recovery in York	Council resolved: To thank all of York’s key workers, volunteers and public health and Council staff for their ongoing efforts in supporting the city and residents.	Ian Floyd	Thank you day recognised on 04/07/21. Working with partners to install a fitting memorial whilst sharing a certificate of thanks from the Lord Mayor to all involved.
		To lobby the Government to provide additional testing capacity, more timely reporting of results and urgent financial support to Public Health teams to aid the delivery local contract tracing scheme, which would enhance the national programme.	Sharon Stoltz	Completed.  Additional funding being received from the government Containment Outbreak Management Fund. Letter to Government sent by Councillor Aspden.
		To call on the Government to release resources for the creation of an additional walk-in testing facility in the city, in order to provide residents with improved opportunities to access testing.	Sharon Stoltz	Completed.  Government policy on walk-in testing sites has changed. However, access to testing has been improved by the creation of 3 new public health led rapid testing sites and work with DHSC on mobile testing sites to be sited in areas of the city with high infection rates. The walk-through testing facility located on the Wentworth Way car park, was opened for appointments for those displaying coronavirus systems on Thursday, 1 October 2020.. Letter to Government sent by Councillor Aspden.
		To call on the Government to provide urgent and comprehensive support to residents and businesses in York, for example, by introducing an extended furlough scheme and a trial of Universal Basic Income.	Cllr Aspden	Letter sent by Cllr Waller.
		To formally back the Council’s ‘Back York’ lobbying campaign, urging the Government to provide additional funding for York, in order to seize the opportunities that are unique to the city and drive recovery in the region.”	Cllr Aspden / Ian Floyd	Refreshing Back York activities including sharing an intelligence grid of identified opportunities.
29/10/2020	Free School Meals	Council resolves: To fund a voucher scheme of £15 per pupil per week for York’s pupils who are in receipt of Free School Meals for the duration of the Christmas holidays;	Pauline Stuchfield / Maxine Squire	Completed
		To request that the leaders of all York’s political Groups jointly write to the Secretary of State for Education demanding that York be reimbursed for the cost of providing the above-mentioned voucher scheme and to allocate further funding such that an equivalent scheme can be delivered for the remainder of the school holidays in the 2020/21 academic year.	Pauline Stuchfield / Maxine Squire	Completed
29/10/2020	Maximising Opportunities to Build Consensus in Times of Crisis	Council resolves: to request that Executive builds on the constructive steps taken last year on budget setting and to actively improve collaboration, particularly where decisions will have long reaching impacts, by giving all city councillors headline budget savings targets and draft savings proposals by mid December 2020;
		to request that Executive Members invite shadow portfolio holders to attend any pre-meeting briefings before their Decision Making sessions, and encourage their attendances at said Decision Sessions by default throughout the duration of this crisis;	Executive Members	Officers have the list of shadow members.  Executive Members are in regular contact with their shadow member and are welcome to attend EMDS to share their concerns as public speakers.
		to request that the Executive Member for Culture and Communities works closely with all city councillors to: a) instigate a review of the use of devolved Ward Budgets, in the context of unprecedented financial pressures, so as to maximise their efficiency, value for money, and impact for residents across the whole city; and b) as part of this review and within the next month, prioritise the flexible use of ward budgets with each councillor allocating £2,000 within their ward budgets over the next 6 months, to utilise a focused resource of almost £100,000. This resource will focus on supporting residents deemed vulnerable, isolated, or in need of other essential help through the funding of community, voluntary and other organisations working to combat the worst effects of Covid 19;	Cllr Smalley	Completed. Paper agreed at Cllr Smalley’s decision session on ward budgets.
		to request that Executive Members and Officers actively seek to maximise any and all further opportunities to build consensus around decision-making.”	Cllr Aspden / Ian Floyd	Ongoing.
17/12/2020	Finding the Sweet Spot – Carbon Reduction and Economic Prosperity	Council resolved: To request officers to facilitate a wider understanding of the approach and how it can be used by arranging information sessions for elected members, relevant council officers and interested partner organisations.	Claire Foale	Launched resident engagement survey to better understand relationship between residents’ opinions of economy and climate including running stakeholder roundtables.
		To request Executive to consider the use of the doughnut economics approach to inform the current review of the council's ‘Better Decision Making Tool’, and also in due course the potential to inform future strategy development (for example on carbon reduction, anti-poverty work and the city's Economic Strategy).	Tracey Carter / Andy Kerr Cllr A Waller	Economic Strategy in development.
17/12/2020	Stand up for Carers - Increasing Carer’s Allowance	Council resolved: That the Council lobby national government to increase Carer’s Allowance by £1,000 a year, from its current rate of £67.25 a week to £87.25, in line with the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit, including those who do not receive the Allowance due to overlapping benefits and with equivalent increase in Carer Premium and Carer Addition.
		To call on the Government to expand the eligibility for Carer’s Allowance, by raising the earning limit from £128 a week to at least £139.52. To request that the Executive Members for Communities and Adult Social Care & Health bring forward a report to a decision session, to highlight the work and voluntary efforts of careers in the city, including highlighting the work of the York Carers Centre. This report should further identify what is and can be done to support carers in York.	Cllr Runciman / Jamaila Hussain	Letter sent by Cllr Runciman. A new carer’s contract has been awarded and will commence on 31^st March 2022. A full report on the outcomes achieved by the service and the work done by carers and volunteers and the new contracts stipulates the additional social value aspect.
17/12/2020	Call for ‘Free After Three’ Parking Initiative	Council calls for further parking and sustainable travel incentive initiatives to be brought forward including specific time limited initiatives as part of the economic recovery plan. After a hopefully strong run up to Christmas, Council is mindful that January sees a lull but businesses cannot afford this after the last nine months. By identifying further incentive schemes as a part of our ongoing response to the pandemic and within the budget process, Council can continue to support the local economy through such schemes, whilst ensuring a balanced and sustainable budget is set for all Council services. It is proposed that Council delegate implementation of this work to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Leader, the Executive Member for Finance and Performance, and the Executive Member for Transport.	Neil Ferris / James Gilchrist	Completed. Allocations to support return to buses, encouraging the use of sustainable transport as well as various business support schemes and initiatives featured as part of 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget. Not implemented due to National Lockdown No 3.  To be considered in budget 2022-23.
17/12/2020	Developing the Next Generation of Workers	To request that the Chief Operating Officer, on behalf of the council, writes to the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, seeking a broadening of the Government’s ‘Kickstart’ Scheme beyond just those young people on Universal Credit and ‘at risk of long term unemployment’, and further, to push for a fully funded youth guarantee of jobs, training or employment;	Ian Floyd	Letter sent.
		To request that Executive steps up its commitment to apprenticeship training in the council to train and develop more young people, helping to avoid the requirement to send more York apprenticeship funding back to Government, and to report on its progress through bi-annual updates to either Executive or the relevant Executive Member Decision Session;	Maxine Squire/Alison Edeson/Simon Brereton	Update reports are provided to Executive Member for Economy and Strategic Planning Decision Sessions.
		To support establishing a joint review, convened between Economy & Place and Children, Education & Communities scrutiny committees, to develop a robust strategy for ensuring that best use is made of all available support and funding for apprenticeships, both within the council and with partners and businesses throughout the city.	Amanda Hatton	Completed – joint session reviewed NEET and apprenticeships.
22/03/2021	Becoming a Trans Inclusive Council	Council resolved: To provide “Free to be Me” or equivalent training, available to all council and council service provider employees annually. To encourage take-up of the training, especially for team managers and staff who have contact with the public.	Ian Floyd / Helen Whiting	April 2021, staff communication from Ian Floyd re Trans awareness and direction to e-learning package.  We have also promoted the wider e-learning packages available for staff; Black Lives Matter, Trans Awareness, Gender Awareness and LGBTQI modules.  These will also be re-promoted as part of work planned in January (see below). A total of 1581 staff have completed the Equalities in the Workplace e-learning module. Work did progress with University of York in June 2021 to develop Human Rights workshops following the University receiving funding unfortunately this did not go ahead.  An alternative offer can be explored. Staff awareness on the use of pro-nouns on email signatures to be promoted to all staff in January.  Advice was gained from Stonewall as part of CYC’s membership to ensure that correct and up to date advice is available to staff. Free to be Me training from York LGBT Forum will require significant investment for the whole Council but discussions with the Forum can take place again.  Training Resources are available after the presentation.  Need to decide resourcing and whether there is a train the trainer option.  Front line and other key employees can be prioritised for any training and a virtual offer would be advantageous. This motion is ongoing but training has been secured and promoted to staff.  HR have secured free LGBTQ+ training sessions for staff which were promoted in April and sessions are being delivered via Zoom and face to face.  Sessions have been well attended so far and we will continue to make this offer for all teams. The Council has recently renewed its subscription to Stonewall and will access free resources from Stonewall to raise awareness to staff on Trans issues and inclusivity generally of LGBTQ+ and other protected characteristics covered by the equality act and local priority characteristics too.
		To encourage staff to make small gestures that make it clear that transgender people are welcome and valued, and that normalise things like talking about pronouns. For example, adding pronouns to email signatures.	Claire Foale	Inclusive training completed for Communications Team – activity plan produced for the council being monitored through the Resilient Communities Board and formed part of OD review. Email issued to senior management   regarding email signatures and use of pronouns.
		To fly the trans pride flag twice annually, on trans day of remembrance and trans day of visibility.	Janie Berry / Pauline Stuchfield	Implemented
		To ensure that the service level agreements for council commissioned family planning and contraceptive services include awareness training of transgender matters.	Sharon Stoltz	Completed. The service level agreements are not scheduled to be reviewed until 2023 since they form part of an existing contract with sexual health service providers. Discussions have taken place with service providers with a request that awareness of transgender matters be included in their training programme for staff. This will be monitored via contract monitoring meetings.
		To ensure that all local authority schools and local academies are aware of their responsibilities and duty of care for trans children and respecting of their pronouns	Jamaila Hussain  / Maxine Squire	All schools are aware of this responsibility through the school safeguarding adviser who provides them with training to develop their understanding of the requirements of keeping children safe in education.
		Introduce a code of acceptance for all foster carers.	Anne Coyle	This piece of work is led by our interim head of corporate parenting and incorporated into our wider review of the fostering service, which is undergoing a review of both service delivery and service need. This will be completed by Mid-March 2022. We are reviewing the support offer practical, emotional and financial to our current foster carers, both mainstream and connected carers. We are developing our training offer for year 22/23 and; we are working closely with our partners in the Comms team to ensure we have recruitment campaign that is innovative, robust and widens the approach and offer to prospective carers, across all demographics, making CYC  their preferred choice. This will include becoming a trans inclusive service  by introducing a code of acceptance for all foster carers. We are midst writing this and will be rolling this out from April 1^st to all current and prospective carers. We are working with YAFCA on all aspects of service review.
		Work with partner organisations who work to combat homelessness and support people experiencing homelessness to ensure that transgender people are not marginalised or discriminated against while accessing homelessness support.	Tracey Carter / Den Southall Cllr Craghill	Ongoing service provision in accordance with our equalities duties.
		Work with older people’s accommodation providers to ensure services are LGBTQ+ friendly and to factor the LGBTQ+ community into decisions about residential placements.	Cllr Carol Runciman / Jamaila Hussain	We are working with LGBTQ+ groups to ensure providers are aware that services provided should be diverse recognising diversity in-particular within the LGBTQ+ community. For all new social care contracts commissioners will ensure that all contracts highlight specific needs within the community. We will work with local groups to ensure contracts are co-produced in particular within the care home sector.
22/03/2021	Fair Funding Deal for Police and Fire Services	Council resolved: To thank all of York and North Yorkshire’s police and fire service staff alongside all key workers for their ongoing efforts in what has been a particularly difficult year.	Ian Floyd	Thank you day recognised on 04/07/21. Working with partners to install a fitting memorial whilst sharing a certificate of thanks from the Lord Mayor to all involved.
		To lobby the Government to carry out a comprehensive funding review of fire and police services in North Yorkshire, in order to futureproof sustainable service provision, including long-term improvements to the 101 service.	James Gilchrist/ Sharon Stoltz/Matt Boxall/Jane Mowat Cllr Aspden	Progressed through the Safer York Partnership.
		To call on the Government to provide additional resources to Neighbourhood Policing Teams in order to strengthen the working relationships between the Force and local communities in the city.	Cllr Aspden	Letter sent.
22/03/21	York’s Pension Investment in a Sustainable Future	To call on the York and North Yorkshire Pension Fund to commit to invest £120 million of the infrastructure portfolio in green infrastructure, to be split equally between the region, the UK, and global projects.”	Ian Floyd	Letter sent to NY Pension Fund on 27^th April 2021.
		To welcome the increased awareness of pension fund managers of the urgent need to move all holdings away from fossil fuels to avoid the potential impact of ‘stranded assets’ on future performance of their funds.	Ian Floyd	Completed.
		To raise awareness of the content of this motion among council employees (who are mostly contributors to the North Yorkshire Pension Fund) to ensure they can be more engaged with decisions affecting their future pensions.	Ian Floyd	Completed.