Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests,

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

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

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health and the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People  were asked to declare if they had any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests in the business on the agenda.  They confirmed that they had none.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 5 December 2016.

Resolved: That the minutes of the last Decision Session held on 5 December 2016 be approved and signed by the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health 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 Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 5pm. 

Members of the public may register to speak on an item on the agenda or an issue within the Executive Member’s remit.

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note this meeting may be filmed and webcast, or recorded, and that includes any registered public speakers, who have given their permission.  The broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts, or if recorded, this will be uploaded to the Council’s website following the meeting.

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 Officers (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/download/downloads/id/11406/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings_20160809.pdf

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

This report outlines proposals to utilise funding allocated as part of the 2017/18 budget to support youth peer mental health support arrangements within school settings and to support an Adult Social Care “ways into work” project.  In total, the report identifies more detail as to how £200k will be spent over a two year period with £100k allocated to a peer mental health champion and £100k allocated to a “ways into work” project.

The decision will be taken by the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health in consultation with the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People.

Resolved:  That the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health (in consultation with the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People) approves the release of funding to support the provision of a youth peer mental heath support programme and a “ways into work” project.

Reason:     To support council plan objectives of focussing on the provision of frontline services and to release funding already allocated within the 2017/18 budget.

The Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health and the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People considered a report which outlined proposals to utilise funding allocated as part of the 2017/18 budget to support youth peer mental health support arrangements within school settings and to support an Adult Social Care “ways into work” project.  In total, the report identified more detail as to how £200k would  be spent over a two year period with £100k allocated to a peer mental health champion and £100k allocated to a “ways into work” project.

The Corporate Director of Children, Education and Communities and the Corporate Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care were in attendance at the meeting along with the

Public Health Specialist Practitioner Advanced and Head of Commissioning to present the report.

The Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People expressed concern in relation to some of the statistics contained in the report with regard to mental health conditions among young people and conveyed his support for the proposals. Officers responded to questions from the Executive Member in relation to the level of support available for youth champions in schools and how this would be provided.

Officers responded to a question from the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health in relation to the adult part of the programme and with regard to the sustainability of the service in relation to the training of champions.

Resolved:  That the Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health (in consultation with the Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People) approves the release of funding to support the provision of a youth peer mental heath support programme and a “ways into work” project.

Reason:     To support council plan objectives of focussing on the provision of frontline services and to release funding already allocated within the 2017/18 budget.

On conclusion of the formal meeting, Officers provided a verbal update on Sycamore House to both Executive Members. As requested and agreed by officers and the Executive Members , this verbal update was video recorded and follows on from the video recording of the formal meeting.