Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

The Executive Member was invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests she might have in the business on the agenda.  Councillor Runciman declared a personal non-prejudicial interest in agenda item 6 – “York Youth Community Action Pilot”, as a Board Member of Theatre Royal York.

To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session of the Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services held on 13 April 2010.

RESOLVED:That the minutes of the Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services Decision Session held on 13 April 2010 be approved and signed as a correct record.

To consider excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of Annex 2 of agenda item 6 (“York Youth Community Action Pilot“) on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

RESOLVED:That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Annex 2 of agenda item 6 (“York Youth Community Action Pilot”) on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Monday 7 June 2010.

Members of the public may register to speak on:-

• An item on the agenda
• An issue within the Executive Member’s remit
• An item that has been published on the Information Log since the last session.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report provides information about the current position with regard to vacancies for LA seats on governing bodies, lists current nominations for these vacancies, as detailed in Annex 1 of the report, and requests the appointment or re-appointment of the listed nominees.

RESOLVED:That the appointment and re-appointment of Local Authority Governors, as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, be approved.¹

REASON:      To ensure that local authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.

The Executive Member considered a report that informed her of the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority (LA) seats on governing bodies, listed current nominations for those vacancies (detailed in Annex 1 to the report) and requested the appointment or reappointment of the listed nominees.  The Executive Member was pleased to note that vacancy rates remained low.

RESOLVED:That the appointment and re-appointment of Local Authority Governors, as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, be approved.¹

REASON:      To ensure that local authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.

The purpose of this report is to inform the Executive Member of the results of Round Two of the York Community Action Pilot Grant Fund bidding and asks the Executive Member to approve the funding to projects recommended by the Youth Community Action Pilot Grant Fund Assessment Panel.

RESOLVED:(i)         That the process underway for local implementation of

                                    the Youth Community Action Grant Fund be noted.

                        (ii)            That funding for the list of projects recommended by the

York Youth Community Action Assessment Panel (detailed in Annex 1 of the report) be approved, with officers being granted a degree of discretion at the margins (within normal delegation limits) in relation to their detailed discussions with individual applicants¹.

(iii)That a summary of the evaluation of the project be presented to the Executive Member when it becomes available next year².

REASONS:            (i)            The assessment process has been rigorous and

                                    effective.

                        (ii)            The projects offer a great opportunity for City of York

Council to work with the voluntary groups of York and provide the city’s 14-16 year olds with a range of opportunities that would otherwise have been unavailable to them.

(iii)To ensure that the Executive Member is updated on the outcome of the project.

The Executive Member received a report that informed her of the results of Round Two of the York Youth Community Action Pilot Grant Fund bidding and sought approval of funding to projects recommended by the Youth Community Action Pilot Grant Fund Assessment Panel.  The projects that had been shortlisted for approval were detailed in the Annex to the report.

The Executive Member was sorry to note the resignation of Mik O’Connell - YYCAP Project Manager.  Thanks were expressed for the work that he had carried out in setting up the project.

Details were given of the mechanism by which the project would be monitored and evaluated.

RESOLVED:(i)         That the process underway for local implementation of

                                    the Youth Community Action Grant Fund be noted.

                        (ii)            That funding for the list of projects recommended by the

York Youth Community Action Assessment Panel (detailed in Annex 1 of the report) be approved, with officers being granted a degree of discretion at the margins (within normal delegation limits) in relation to their detailed discussions with individual applicants¹.

(iii)That a summary of the evaluation of the project be presented to the Executive Member when it becomes available next year².

REASONS:            (i)            The assessment process has been rigorous and

                                    effective.

                        (ii)            The projects offer a great opportunity for City of York

Council to work with the voluntary groups of York and provide the city’s 14-16 year olds with a range of opportunities that would otherwise have been unavailable to them.

(iii)To ensure that the Executive Member is updated on the outcome of the project.