Table 1: Items scheduled on the Forward Plan for the Executive Meeting on 1 July 2025

Title and Description

Author

Portfolio Holder

Capital Programme Update Outturn

Purpose of Report: To provide members with the outturn position on the capital programme.

 

Members will be asked to: Note the outturn, recommend to Full Council any changes as appropriate.

Debbie Mitchell, Director of Finance

Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion

Finance and Performance Outturn

Purpose of Report: To provide members with the year-end position on both finance and performance.

 

The Executive will be asked to: Note the report.

Debbie Mitchell, Director of Finance

Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion

Treasury Management Q4 Prudential Indicators and 24/25 Outturn

Purpose of Report: To provide members with an update on the treasury management position and to provide the annual treasury management review of activities and the actual prudential and treasury indicators.

 

The Executive will be asked to: Note the report and to note the issues and approve any adjustments as required to the prudential indicators or strategy.

Debbie Mitchell, Director of Finance

Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion

Strengthening York’s Support for Drug and Alcohol Recovery

This report focuses on the next steps needed to strength York’s community recovery model, in line with council plan aspirations, and recommends to Executive a number of actions the council can take to further these aims and improve the lives of people affected by addictions in our city.

Peter Roderick, Director of Public Health

Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Purpose of Report:

 

i.     In April 2024 a report to Executive presented the results of an externally facilitated assessment against the recently refreshed Equalities Framework for Local Government (EFLG).

ii.    This work fed into a Draft Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. At the Executive meeting of April 2024 Members approved a recommendation to consult on the draft strategy which would inform a final document for adoption, with a linked action plan.

iii.  This report asks for Executive approval for both the final strategy and annual action plan.

 

The Executive will be asked to approve the following:

 

i.     The final Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and associated Annual Action Plan (the ‘key deliverables’ for Year 1 of the Strategy)

ii.    A progress report being produced every 12 months for the annual public meeting of the Human Rights and Equalities Board.

 

Reason: To demonstrate City of York Council’s core commitment to becoming a more equal, diverse and inclusive council.

Laura Williams, Assistant Director of Customer, Communities

Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion, and Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities

 

 

 

 

Table 2: Items scheduled on the Forward Plan for the Executive Meeting on 2 September 2025

Title and Description

Author

Portfolio Holder

Harewood Whin Green Energy Park – Request to Approve Outline Business Case

Purpose of Report: The report provides a summary of the Outline Business Case to provide renewable energy from the former landfill site at Harewood Whin and to show how City of York Council, wider York Stakeholders and the Region will benefit from this energy produced.

 

The Executive will be asked to: Approve the content/approach within the Outline Business Case and therefore to approve progression to a Full Business Case. The Full Business Case will prepare the procurement for capital works. We will approach Executive for approval of the Full Business Case in 2026.

Garry Taylor, Director of City Development

Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency

Murton Neighbourhood Plan

The purpose of the report is to consider the results of the Murton Neighbourhood Plan referendum, which takes place on Thursday 10 July 2025. Subject to a favourable result of the referendum, it asks Members to formally ‘make’ the Neighbourhood Plan and bring it into full legal force as part of the Development Plan for York. This will allow the Neighbourhood Plan to progress in line with the relevant Neighbourhood Planning legislation and Regulations. The Executive will be asked to formally ‘make’ the Murton Neighbourhood Plan following a successful referendum and bring it into full legal force as part of the Development Plan for York.

Garry Taylor, Director of City Development

Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities