Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point in the meeting, the Cabinet Member is asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which he may have in respect of business on this agenda.

At this point in the meeting, the Cabinet Member is asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or pecuniary interests he may have in the business on the agenda. None were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 7^th August 2014.

Resolved:           That the minutes of the Decision Session held on 7^th August 2014 were approved and signed by the Cabinet Member as a correct record.

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 Friday 10^th October 2014. 

Members of the public may speak on:

·        An item on the agenda,

·        an issue within the Cabinet Member’s remit,

Filming or Recording Meetings

Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of

Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present. 

It can be viewed at

http://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/download/3130/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings

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

There had been one request to speak on agenda item 4, Public Rights of Way.

Mr Judson spoke as a resident of Bishopthorpe Road in objection to the Gating Order. He advised that the gates would cause problems for access and egress, particularly for people using vehicles and those with mobility problems. He also raised concerns about the recent changes to waste collections which had taken place prior to the decision to make the gating order operative.

The Cabinet Member is asked to determine whether or not to seal and make operative the draft Gating Order in respect of the alleyway between Nunmill Street and Bishopthorpe Road.

Resolved:           That the Cabinet Member agreed to sealing and making operative the draft Gating Order.

Reasons: (i)        The council has a duty under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to implement crime reduction strategies in an effort to reduce overall crime in their administrative area. This gating scheme will support that obligation.

(ii)        Two formal objections to the draft Gating Order have been received however, at the previous informal consultation stage the majority of residents who responded were in support of the scheme (see Annex 2 of the report).

(iii)       With due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Council has identified that there is one positive and six negative impacts of this gating scheme which involve mobility and access issues (Annex 3 Community Impact Assessment). Some of the negative impacts can be mitigated by design and installation options. Gating Orders may also be reviewed on a yearly basis, or on demand, which can accommodate any change in local circumstance. The positive impact of additional security to residents, increasing peace of mind and providing a safe area to the rear of properties justifies the negative impacts.

The Cabinet Member for Transport considered a report which requested approval for sealing and making operative the draft Gating Order for the alleyway between Nunmill Street and Bishopthorpe Road using Gating Order legislation. The Gating Order had been requested by Local Residents, North Yorkshire Police, the Safer York Partnership and Councillors.

Officers’ outlined the report and advised that the Safer York Partnership had identified the alleyway as a high priority out of the streets waiting to be gated.

The Cabinet Member advised that while he was sympathetic to the points raised by the speaker earlier in the meeting, he was confident that the issues raised could be addressed through the design process and was minded to approve the gating order in light of the level of support for the scheme from other local residents.

Resolved:           That the Cabinet Member agreed to sealing and making operative the draft Gating Order.

Reasons: (i)        The council has a duty under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to implement crime reduction strategies in an effort to reduce overall crime in their administrative area. This gating scheme will support that obligation.

(ii)        Two formal objections to the draft Gating Order have been received however, at the previous informal consultation stage the majority of residents who responded were in support of the scheme (see Annex 2 of the report).

(iii)       With due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Council has identified that there is one positive and six negative impacts of this gating scheme which involve mobility and access issues (Annex 3 Community Impact Assessment). Some of the negative impacts can be mitigated by design and installation options. Gating Orders may also be reviewed on a yearly basis, or on demand, which can accommodate any change in local circumstance. The positive impact of additional security to residents, increasing peace of mind and providing a safe area to the rear of properties justifies the negative impacts.

This report identifies the proposed changes to the 2014/15 City and Environmental Services Capital Programme to take account of carryover funding from 2013/14.  The report also proposes adjustments to scheme allocations to align with the latest cost estimates and delivery projections, and provides details of the 2013/14 City and Environmental Services Capital Programme outturn.

Resolved:  That the Cabinet Member:

(i)           Approved the carryover schemes and adjustments set out in Annexes 1 and 2 of the report.

(ii)          Approved the increase to the 2014/15 CES capital programme budget, subject to the approval of the Cabinet.

(iii)        Noted the outturn figures and scheme progress set out in Annexes 3 and 4 for the 2013/14 capital programme.

Reason:     To enable to effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.

The Cabinet Member considered the City and Environmental Services Capital Programme 2014/15 consolidated report which identified proposed changes to the capital programme to take account of carryover funding from 2013/14. The report also proposed adjustments to scheme allocations to align with latest cost estimates and delivery projections and details of outturn.

The Cabinet Member noted the report thanked Officers across all departments for their hard work, particularly on large projects such as Access York.

Resolved:  That the Cabinet Member:

(i)           Approved the carryover schemes and adjustments set out in Annexes 1 and 2 of the report.

(ii)          Approved the increase to the 2014/15 CES capital programme budget, subject to the approval of the Cabinet.

(iii)        Noted the outturn figures and scheme progress set out in Annexes 3 and 4 for the 2013/14 capital programme.

Reason:     To enable to effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.