Agenda

To receive and note apologies for absence.

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

[Please see the attached sheet for further guidance for Members.]

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2024.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Thursday, 16 January 2025.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

Members will consider the draft City of York Council Social Value Policy.

This report summarises the steps that have been taken to progress the Castle Gateway project, in line with the decisions that were made in November 2023.

This report provides a summary of the key research findings relating to carbon offsetting/insetting. It defines a draft set of best practice principles to underpin any emerging strategy. It also identifies an approach the council could take to directly address its organisational residual emissions and contribute towards addressing city-wide residual emissions using carbon offsetting/insetting.

To consider the work plans for the committee and for scrutiny overview.

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

Democracy Officer:

Jane Meller

Contact details:

·       Telephone: (01904 555209)

·       Email:          jane.meller@york.gov.uk