Issue - meetings

The Director of Environment, Transport & Planning to present a report which summarises the proposed approach to the 5-year York and North Yorkshire Catchment Flood Management project to manage flood risk, as set out in the business case submitted to DEFRA in April 2022, and seeks approval to implement the project.

Resolved:  That the implementation of this project, using the approach summarised in the report, be approved.

Reason:     To enable the delivery of the York and North Yorkshire Catchment Flood Management project.

The Director of Environment, Transport & Planning and the Project Manager, Flood Risk Management, presented a report which summarised the proposed approach to the 5-year York and North Yorkshire Catchment Flood Management project to manage flood risk, as set out in the business case submitted to DEFRA in April 2022.

The project aimed to offset the impacts of climate change in York and smaller communities across North Yorkshire by initiating long-term change across the river catchment.   The business case had been developed with involvement from a number of key partners and prepared following guidance provided by the Environment Agency, in line with the aims of the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme.  The total project value was £5.9m, including contingency of £1.3m.  The project was considered necessary to improve the resilience of the City of York to flood risk over the long term, and had had been accepted for funding based on the approach summarised in the report.  It was therefore recommended that it be implemented in accordance with that approach (option 1), rather than changing the approach (option 2) or rejecting the project altogether (option 3).

The Executive Member for Environment & Climate Change endorsed the recommendation, highlighting the collaborative work on the project by the council and the Environment Agency, and it was

Resolved:  That the implementation of this project, using the approach summarised in the report, be approved.

Reason:     To enable the delivery of the York and North Yorkshire Catchment Flood Management project.