Agenda and minutes

Decision

That the minutes of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 23 October 2019 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

Decision

That the recommendations of the Local Plan Working Party held on 31 October 2019 be approved.

Decision

That the recommendations of the Milton Rooms Working Party held on 11 November 2019 be approved.

Decision

That the recommendations of the Grant Working Party held on 4 November 2019 be approved.

Decision

That the progress report on the implementation of the Climate Change Action Plan be noted.

Decision

a)     That the consequences of replacing temporary diesel pumps deployed in Castlegate, Chandlers Wharf and Sheepfoot Hill in Malton with permanent electric pumps are not positive due to the significant financial impact on the Council’s revenue and capital budgets and the detrimental impact of pursuing a completely new scheme for Malton which is outside the scope of the Malton, Norton and Old Malton Flood Alleviation Scheme.

b)     A commitment to replace all the Council’s diesel portable pumps with alternative energy efficient portable pumps over the next 5 years.

Decision

That the report be noted.

Decision

That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services to respond to the current consultation by BT in respect of the intended removal of 54 public payphones in Ryedale prior to the end of the consultation period which is due to expire on 15 December 2019.

Decision

That the revised Ryedale District Council (RDC) Adults, Children and Young People Safeguarding Policy 2019, which was fully aligned to revised County Council procedures and was attached at Annex 1 be endorsed.

Recommendation to Council

a.   That Council be asked to note the content of Appendix 1 of the report which formed the basis of the Council’s Financial Strategy. The details in the document had been updated since being presented in October to Full Council

b.   That Council be asked to consider and approve the proposed consultation with the public, as set out in Appendix 2.

Recommendation to Council

That the report be noted.

Recommendation to Council

That the following be recommended to Council:

(i)         A Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2020/21 which simplifies the existing Council Tax Support Scheme with the following changes:- 

(a) Increase Maximum Eligible Council Tax of support from 91.5% to 100%;

(b) Introduce an income ‘grid’ scheme for all working age applicants replacing the current means tested approach;

(c) Simplify the claiming process for all applicants who receive Universal Credit

(d) Reduce the capital limit to £6,000;

(e) Remove non-dependent deductions;

(f) Limit the number of dependent children used in the calculation to two;

(g) Remove the current earnings disregards and replace with standard disregards;

(h) Disregard £25 of Carers Allowance;

(i) Remove Registered Child Minders who are self-employed from the Minimum Income Floor;

(j) Make all changes of circumstances apply on a daily basis and

(ii)        Authorise the Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee to undertake the necessary consultation work to design a scheme for 2021/22, in light of the experience in 2020/21, to be presented to Policy and Resources Committee in November 2020.

Recommendation to Council

To recommend to Council the re-admittance of Scarborough Borough Council into Veritau North Yorkshire Ltd subject to satisfying the Director of Finance and Commercial (s151 Officer) that all the necessary shareholder approvals from other Councils and the satisfactory conclusion of due diligence checks have been obtained.

Decision

That Policy and Resources Committee noted the resolution of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee set out at section.6.5 of the report and advised Council that:

i.    The Policy and Resources Committee wished the Livestock Market/Eden Camp Business Park report, and the recommendations agreed by Policy and Resources Committee on 23 October, 2019 to proceed to Full Council on 5 December 2019, with a climate change assessment to be provided following the Council meeting at the next stage of the project development, if applicable.