Agenda and minutes
Venue: The Guildhall, York
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Appointment of Chair To appoint a Chair of the Edible York Ad Hoc Scrutiny Committee. Minutes: RESOLVED:That Councillor D’Agorne be appointed as Chair of the Edible York Ad Hoc Scrutiny Committee. |
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Declarations of Interest At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on the agenda. Minutes: Members were asked to declare at this point in the meeting, any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on the agenda. The following interests were declared:
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Public Participation At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the committee’s remit can do so. The deadline for registering is Monday 31 January 2011 at 5.00pm. Minutes: It was reported that there were no registrations to speak under the council’s Public Participation Scheme. |
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Edible York: "Creating Food Growing Space Across the City" - Remit, Scope and Timetable PDF 76 KB This report asks Members to agree a remit, scope and timetable for the “Edible York: Creating Food Growing Space Across the City” Scrutiny Review. Additional documents: Minutes: Members received a report that asked them to agree a remit, scope and timetable for the Edible York: “Creating Food Growing Space across the City” Scrutiny Review.
Consideration was given to the Scrutiny Topic Registration Forms that had been submitted by Councillor D’Agorne.
The Head of Parks and Open Spaces outlined some of the initiatives that were already in place in the city, including: § British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) § Yorkshire Wildlife Trust § The Gateway project in Acomb § York Multicultural
The representative from Edible York gave details of the work that the group was carrying out.
The Allotments Officer updated Members on some of the initiatives that were taking place in schools to promote food growing
Members noted the work that was taking place in Todmorden under the Incredible Edible Todmorden initiative.
The Chair had provided information on Grow Zones prior to the meeting and this had been emailed to Members.
The following comments were made:
Aim of the Review
Consideration was given to the aim of the review. It was agreed that the aim should be “To improve how City of York Council supports community food growing”.
Remit of Review
Members considered the remit of the review. The following remit was agreed:
1. To develop an information page on City of York Council’s website which provides information and links to organisations involved in food growing initiatives.
2. To identify the barriers to communication between City of York Council and voluntary organisations.
3. To identify potential areas of land in the city suitable for food growing.
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