Agenda and minutes

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Items
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14.

Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting 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.

Minutes:

Members were asked to declare at this point in the meeting any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests, any prejudicial interests or any disclosable pecuniary interests which they might have in respect of business on the agenda. 

 

Councillor Gillies stated that he was a Council appointed Director of Make it York, by virtue of his role as Leader of the Council. He had sought guidance from the Deputy Monitoring Officer and had been advised that this was not considered to be a percuniary interest.

15.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on 25 October 2018.

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the minutes of the last meeting held on 23 October 2018 were approved and then signed by the Chair as a correct record.

 

16.

Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Monday 10 December 2018.  Members of the public can speak on agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee. To register to speak please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting, on the details at the foot of the agenda.

 

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be filmed and webcast, or recorded, including 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 onto 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 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/download/downloads/id/11406/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings_20160809.pdf

 

Minutes:

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

17.

Make It York: 2018/19 First Half Year Report pdf icon PDF 280 KB

This report provides a summary of Make It York’s performance in the first six months of the 2018/19 financial year and sets out some early ideas and proposals for the 2019/20 business plan.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which provided a summary of Make It York’s performance in the first six months of the 2018/19 financial year and set out some early ideas and proposals for the 2019/20 business plan.

 

The Managing Director and Deputy Chair of the Board attended the meeting to present the report. In response to Member questions they stated:

 

·        The previous year had been unusual in terms of ticket and pass sales, particularly with Jorvik re-opening;

·        Bloom festival would be back in 2020 and consideration was being given to holding an art trail across the City in the, similar to the Bee in the City Art Trail in Manchester;

·        Make it York still attracted plenty of volunteers, who were vital to the Visitor Information Centre;

·        The Balloon Fiesta may not go ahead in 2019, but if it did return there would be work done to address the transport issues which had caused problems at the previous event;

·        The Ice Trail had been moved to February when the City Centre was not as busy and in an attempt to attract visitors after the Christmas Market had finished;

·        Quality was more important than quantity, it was vital to find the right type of events for the city;

·        Moving forward, with the development of the Castle Gateway and York Central, it would be right to take stock of events and work on a holistic view for the future of the City;

·        In relation to the relationship between Make it York and CYC, it was important to state that investment from CYC was down 40% and commercial activity was growing steadily. MiY were working hard to generate income from commercial activity and put this back into the City.

 

Members took this opportunity to than the current Managing Director Steve Brown, who was leaving the role shortly, for the work he had done over the last 4 years to enhance and support York.

 

Resolved:  That Members note the report

 

Reason:     To update the Committee on Make It York’s financial performance and make them aware of the broad direction of travel.

 

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