Agenda item

This report seeks Members approval of the Issues and Options documents  for the York Northwest Area Action Plan and seeks agreement to undertake public consultation on them.  Members are also asked to delegate to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Member for City Strategy, the approval of any changes arising from the Executive’s comments,  and the approval of the final layout of the documents, the content of the Executive Summary, the consultation plan and the content of the accompanying consultation leaflet. 

[Appendix 1 of this report has been circulated to Members separately and is available online and for inspection at Guildhall Reception.  Appendices 2 & 3 are available online at www.york.gov.uk.]

RESOLVED:(i) That the Issues and Options Report, the Baseline Report and the Sustainability Statement be approved for public consultation, subject to amendments to the Issues and Options Report to include the requirement that exemplar designs should be expected in the Central Business District and to add an indoor sport option to question 13;

(ii)               That the approval of any changes requested by the Executive and the approval of the final layout of the consultation document be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy;

(iii)That the approval of the consultation plan, the content of the Executive Summary and the content of the summary leaflet to accompany the Issues and Options documents be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy.

REASON:(i) To ensure the Issues and Options for York Northwest are subject to consultation and the responses to this are carried forward to the next stage in the preparation of the Area Action Plan;

                        (ii)&(iii)To ensure Members’ comments are included in the documents for public consultation.

Members received a report which sought their approval of the Issues and Options documents  for the York Northwest Area Action Plan and sought agreement to undertake public consultation on them.  Members were also asked to delegate to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Member for City Strategy, the approval of any changes arising from the Executive’s comments,  and the approval of the final layout of the documents, the content of the Executive Summary, the consultation plan and the content of the accompanying consultation leaflet. 

The Issues and Options documents included:

·  The Issues and Options Report (Appendix 1);

·  The Baseline Report (Appendix 2);

·  The Sustainability Statement (Appendix 3);

·  The Executive Summary.

The report presented the following options for consideration:

·  Option 1 – to proceed with the amended Issues and Options documents and carry out the public consultation between November 2007 and January 2008;

·  Option 2 – to request further amendments to the documents.

Members thanked officers for their hard work preparing the documents.

Having considered the advice of the Shadow Executive, it was

RESOLVED:(i) That the Issues and Options Report, the Baseline Report and the Sustainability Statement be approved for public consultation, subject to amendments to the Issues and Options Report to include the requirement that exemplar designs should be expected in the Central Business District and to add an indoor sport option to question 13;

(ii)               That the approval of any changes requested by the Executive and the approval of the final layout of the consultation document be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy;

(iii)That the approval of the consultation plan, the content of the Executive Summary and the content of the summary leaflet to accompany the Issues and Options documents be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member and Shadow Executive Member for City Strategy.

REASON:(i) To ensure the Issues and Options for York Northwest are subject to consultation and the responses to this are carried forward to the next stage in the preparation of the Area Action Plan;

                        (ii)&(iii)To ensure Members’ comments are included in the documents for public consultation.