Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bailey, Collinson, Mrs Frank, Fraser, Hawkins and Legard.

There were no public questions.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 3 July 2014.

The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 3 July 2014 were presented.

Resolved

That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 3 July 2014 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no items of urgent business which the Chairman considered should be dealt with as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman, the Leader and/or the Head of Paid Service.

The Chairman made the following announcements:

·        That Barry Dodd, Chairman of the LEP, had been appointed as Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire;

·        That the Lights Out event commemorating the start of World War One had been well supported;

·        That an open day at Malton Stables had been well attended.

The Leader made the following announcements:

·        That Natasha Pitts, an apprentice with Dale Electrics, had won a regional award for her apprenticeship and would now go forwards to the national finals;

·        That Dale Electrics had also won a regional award for medium sized businesses and would also go forwards to national finals.

No questions on notice had been received.

Councillor Mrs Cowling, the Leader of the Council, presented the following statement:

“On the 9^th July I visited the site above Pickering to see the progress being made with the flood defences, and I am pleased to report that progress is good.  The valve which will control the flow of water is a much bigger structure than I imagined, but little of it will be seen once all the soil is replaced.  It was good to see the results of what for a small district council was a massive investment for the benefit of our community.

On the 18^th July I was elected Chairman of the Local Government for North Yorkshire & York; a job which I am sure will be easy compared to chairing meetings in this council!

I also represented the council at the opening of the new extension to Rosti McKechnie at Pickering.  The factory is amazing - like a tardis – much bigger from the inside than it looks.  We are lucky to have companies who are investing so heavily in our district.

Although not in an official capacity, I went to the Ryedale Show. What  a wonderful event  and a real credit to the district and many thanks to the people who put so much effort into organising the show, and indeed to the organisers of the  many other shows in Ryedale.

The Malton Stables Open Day which the Chairman of Council and I attended last Sunday was a real eye opener.  The sheer size of the yards and the number of people employed is amazing, yet they are such an independent sector of our economy that makes a massive contribution to the success of our district.

You will also all be aware by now that SLM have been appointed to manage our leisure services, and that the savings made through this contract are quite extensive.  At the same time we are going to have some substantial enhancements to the services we offer to the public.  You are all invited to attend a presentation by SLM prior to the P&R meeting on the 25^th of September.

Planning permission has been given for the development which will provide a site for the relocated livestock market, which has got to be good news for the farming community of Ryedale. The decision has to be referred to the Secretary of State, because of the size of the proposed development.  It was unfortunate that the bid for money to the Local Growth Fund for the improvements to the road network at this location was unsuccessful, but the award of planning permission will help when this scheme is resubmitted.  It is hoped that there will be another round of funding before Christmas.  Of course the good news was that the Food and Environment Research Agency application at Sand Hutton was successful.”

The Leader added the following update on garden waste:

“Just to give you an update on the garden waste. We are £73,000 over what was budgeted  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49.

Planning Committee – 30 July 2014

Minute 44 – Ryedale Community Infrastructure Levy - Discretionary Relief and Payment Instalment Policies (page 25)

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 31 July 2014

Minute 19 – Treasury Management Annual Report 2013/14 (page 33)

Planning Committee – 30 July 2014

Minute 44 – Ryedale Community Infrastructure Levy - Discretionary Relief and Payment Instalment Policies

It was moved by Councillor Windress and seconded by Councillor Hope that the following recommendations of the Planning Committee be approved and adopted.

That Council be recommended to agree in principle to the:

(i) Circumstances under which the Council, as charging authority will offer Discretionary Relief from CIL as outlined in paragraphs 6.12-6.16 of the report previously circulated to Members; and

(ii)Use of a CIL Instalment Policy as outlined and referred to in the report previously circulated to Members. 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Voting Record

23 votes for

0 votes against

1 abstentions

Resolved

That Council agree in principle to the:

(i) Circumstances under which the Council, as charging authority will offer Discretionary Relief from CIL as outlined in paragraphs 6.12-6.16 of the report previously circulated to Members; and

(ii)Use of a CIL Instalment Policy as outlined and referred to in the report previously circulated to Members. 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 31 July 2014

Minute 19 – Treasury Management Annual Report 2013/14

It was moved by Councillor Wainwright and seconded by Councillor Mrs Shields that the following recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved and adopted.

That Council be recommended to:

a. Note the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2013/14; and

b.  Approve the actual prudential and treasury indicators in the report.

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Voting Record

24 votes for

0 votes against

0 abstentions

Resolved

That Council:

a. Note the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2013/14; and

b.  Approve the actual prudential and treasury indicators in the report.

Proposed by Councillor Clark and seconded by Councillor Woodward

In view of the tensions caused by strikes and the need for good Council/employee relations this Council resolves:

(i)            To call upon the government to facilitate pay negotiations with the appropriate unions.

(ii)           To call upon the LGA to re-open wage negotiations with the appropriate unions.

1.     It was moved by Councillor Clark and seconded by Councillor Woodward

In view of the tensions caused by strikes and the need for good Council/employee relations this Council resolves:

(i)            To call upon the government to facilitate pay negotiations with the appropriate unions.

(ii)           To call upon the LGA to re-open wage negotiations with the appropriate unions.

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

Recorded Vote

For

Councillors Acomb, J Andrews, P Andrews, Mrs Burr, Clark, Cussons, Mrs Keal, Richardson, Mrs Sanderson, Mrs Shields, Wainwright, Walker, Ward and Woodward.

Against

Councillors Arnold, Mrs Cowling, Hicks, Hope, Maud, Raper and Windress.

Abstentions

Councillors Mrs Goodrick and Mrs Hopkinson.

Members considered a list of outside organisations and the appointment or

nomination of representatives to serve on the various bodies.

Resolved

That the appointment or nomination of representatives to serve on

outside organisations be as indicated in Annex A to these minutes.

Recorded Vote on appointment of representative on Ryedale Toursim Advisory Group

Councillor Mrs Frank

Councillors Acomb, Arnold, Mrs Cowling, Cussons, Hicks, Hope, Maud, Raper and Windress   

Councillor Ward

Councillors J Andrews, P Andrews, Mrs Burr, Clark, Mrs Goodrick, Mrs Hopkinson, Mrs Keal, Richardson, Mrs Sanderson, Mrs Shields, Wainwright, Walker, Ward and Woodward.

Abstentions

Councillor Ives.

A list of the current appointments was submitted for consideration.

Resolved

That Member Champions be appointed as follows:

Subject/Service                                             Member

Children & Young People                             Councillor Mrs Sanderson

IT                                                                     Councillor Ives

Older People/Adult Safeguarding               Councillor Mrs Burr

Equalities                                                       Councillor Walker

Staff Issues                                                    Councillor Walker

Waste Management                                     Councillor Richardson

Parish/Town Councils                                   Councillor Acomb

Sport & Physical Recreation                       Councillor Fraser

Health & Safety Enforcement                      Councillor Hope

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.30pm.