Economy, Place, Access, and
Transport Scrutiny Committee Work Plan
Quarterly finance and performance monitoring
reports:
To include along with papers for the relevant
committee date, but not to be treated as a substantive agenda
item. We can still raise questions/comments about them though
by exception if Members wish to; perhaps then following up with
specific agenda item in future.
Possible Task and Finish Groups to run in parallel.
Detailed scope needs working out between interested Members
prior to committee approval.
- Grass verges, etc?
Interested Members: Cllrs Hook,
Steward, and Taylor.
- Broadband installation
issues?
Interested Members: Cllrs Hook and Nelson
Role of Executive Members:
- Expected to attend items relevant to their portfolio area
- Committee Members to maintain sight of Executive business and
flag up specific issues/reports to bring to committee for scrutiny,
pending space on the workplan.
Other notes for info:
To give sufficient notice we should aim to confirm these no later
than 2 calendar months prior to each meeting. We should aim to keep
to two substantive items per meeting to give the Committee
sufficient time to properly consider an item.
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Lead Officer |
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21 May 2024 |
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Local Transport Plan update / latest consultation / upcoming decisions? |
James Gilchrist |
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25 June 2024 |
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York pipeline of proposals for Combined Authority |
Samuel Blyth |
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Yorkshire Water - sewage dumping / performance / improvement plans? |
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Task and Finish Group – Dial and Ride |
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30 July 2024 (meeting Cancelled) |
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(Out-turn) Finance and Performance Monitoring Report |
Patrick Looker |
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Broadband: management of installation process and its impact on communities, maximising connectivity in harder-to-reach / isolated areas.
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Toilet provision across the city: improving the public offer.
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24 September 2024 |
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(Out-turn) Finance and Performance Monitoring Report |
Patrick Looker |
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Local Transport Strategy Implementation Plan |
James Gilchrist |
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Public toilet provision and what the Council is doing / can do to improve the offer (both in terms of quality, accessibility, and availability) |
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22 October 2024 |
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(Q1) Finance and Performance Monitoring
Report |
Patrick Looker |
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City centre access: reviewing the implementation / restoration of access for blue badge holders; including data on the numbers/types of vehicles accessing during foot street hours. Plus looking at faults with HVB.
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Broadband management of installation process and its impact on communities, maximising connectivity in harder-to-reach / isolated areas.
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26 November 2024 |
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Neighbourhood Caretakers - what’s going on with these, how can Scrutiny help |
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Travel to School - plans for each school to make daily journeys safer, increase active travel, reduce congestion and air pollution around school sites |
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10 December 2024 |
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(Q2) Finance and Performance Monitoring Report |
Patrick Looker |
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Economic Strategy progress
update |
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Economic Development - CYC / MIY / MCA / York Economic Partnership? |
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28 January 2025 |
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Review of Garden Waste collections
following the introduction of charges
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James Gilchrist |
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Recycling (particularly garden waste / composing) and how the Council can increase rates, as well as education about recycling opportunities, across the city. |
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25 March 2025 |
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(Q3) Finance and Performance Monitoring Report |
Patrick Looker |
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29 April 2025 |
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Potential Scrutiny agenda items suggested by Committee Members not currently on the work plan:
Economy
· York’s Gender Pay Gap
· Tourism Levy: what’s being done elsewhere, what is possible here?
· Focus on Council-owned / part-owned companies?
Place
· Planning Enforcement / Member involvement in Planning
· Make It York - normally receive annual update but - what would we specifically want from them? Possibly something on relationship with market traders and plans for the market.
· York BID - normally receive annual update - as above, and is the scrutiny of their business membership sufficient given our limited meeting time?
· York Central: once the Master Developers start progressing their plans, could this committee have a role in giving early steer on them for relevant items?
Access
· Age Friendly York: Can Scrutiny assist their Evolving Action Plan?
Transport
· Buses: network coverage and frequency, BSIP plan implementation and use of funding, improving the Enhanced Bus Partnership, Integration with Railway Station / Park & Ride, Bus Stop improvements, Passenger Information
· Car Parking: provision across the city covering public, private and Park & Ride, income received, use, impact on closing Castle Car Park on the wider estate, wider aims e.g. shifting to less polluting vehicles.
· Bus lane enforcement on Coppergate - drop between July 2023 and October 2023 / ANPR enforcement across the city.
· Review of Council’s pedestrian crossing policy
· Travel to School – plans for each school to make daily journeys safer, increase active travel, reduce congestion and air pollution around school sites