Agenda and minutes

Policy and Resources Committee - Thursday, 25th August, 2022 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Ryedale House, Malton

Contact: Nicki Lishman  43476

Media

Items
No. Item

23.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Docwra and Duncan, Councillor Mackenzie substituting for Councillor Docwra.

24.

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

The Chair advised that the declarations of all Members of North Yorkshire County Council would be taken as given.

 

Cllr Graham declared a personal, non-pecuniary and non-prejudicial interest in item 10 (Recommendations of the Community Grants Working Party) as she had been lobbied.

 

25.

Minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

That the minutes of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 16 March 2022 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

 

Voting Record

Carried by general affirmation

26.

Minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 14 April 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 14 April 2022 were received.

27.

Minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 13 June 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 13 June 2022 were received.

28.

Minutes of the Livestock Market Working Party held on 6 July 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Livestock Market Working Party held on 6 July 2022 were received.

29.

Minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 7 July 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 7 July 2022 were received.

30.

Minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 4 August 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Local Plan Working Party held on 4 August 2022 were received.

31.

Recommendations of the Community Grants Working Party held on 11 August 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

That the recommendations of the Community Grants Working Party meeting held on 11 August be approved.

 

Voting record

Carried by general affirmation

32.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chair 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.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

PART 'A' ITEMS - MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS OR MATTERS DETERMINED BY COMMITTEE

33.

York and North Yorkshire Devolution Deal

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – report of the Programme Director for Place and Resources

 

Decision

 

That the York and North Yorkshire Devolution Deal be noted with further details to be presented at Full Council on 15 September 2022

 

Voting Record

Carried by general affirmation

PART 'B' ITEMS - MATTERS REFERRED TO COUNCIL

34.

Allocation of Community Infrastructure Levy funds

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – report of the Programme Director for Place and Resources

 

Councillor Arnold proposed and Councillor Riby seconded that Option 2 of (i) of the recommendations in the report be approved;

 

to recommended to Council the preference for allocation of CIL funding to through a new scheme with a broader eligibility framework that would cover a range of community infrastructure schemes such as those identified in the appendices to the report.”

 

It was proposed by Cllr J Andrews and seconded by Cllr Burr that an amendment be made to (iv) to add that;

 

“Further information be provided to Council regarding the CIL focussed grants working party.”

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried unanimously.

 

Upon being put to the vote Option 2 of (i) in the report was carried.

 

Voting record

7 For

2 Abstentions

 

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

 

Recommendation to Council

 

That Council be recommended to approve;

 

(i)  The preference for allocation of CIL funding through a new scheme with a broader eligibility framework that would cover a range of community infrastructure schemes such as those identified in the appendices to the report.

 

(ii) Members are asked to approve the development of CIL Funding Protocol (including an Expression of Interest stage, scheme eligibility / criteria and final application process) for determining eligible CIL funded schemes and the allocation of these funds funding in line with the proposal set out at s6.8 to 6.15, with delegated authority given to the Director of Place and Resources, the S151 officer and Chair of Policy & Resources to approve the protocol. This protocol will be required for either route outlined in 2.1 (i) above that is selected by Members.

 

(iii) The CIL funding available to be allocated as a result of this paper should not exceed the current CIL funds received to date with any existing commitments upheld and the total amount available for allocating reduced accordingly. Any CIL funds received after this time will be subject to further agreement by Members; and

 

(iv) Delegated authority is given to the Director of Place and Resources in consultation with the S151 officer and Chair of Policy & Resources to approve CIL funding applications following consultation with a CIL focussed grants working party. Further information be provided to Council regarding the CIL focussed grants working party

 

Voting Record

Carried by general affirmation

TO RECEIVE COMMITTEE LEVEL DECISIONS MADE UNDER URGENCY POWERS AS REQUIRED UNDER CONSTITUTION

35.

Suspension of Overnight Motorhome and Campervan Parking In Cleveland Way Car Park

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee level decision made under urgency powers was received and the Constitutional requirement was met.

36.

Covid-19 Additional Relief Funding (CARF) Scheme

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee level decision made under urgency powers was received and the Constitutional requirement was met.

 

37.

Exempt Information

 

To consider a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following item 17(Proposal for Light Industrial Starter Units) as provided by paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as the information relates to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  

 

The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

Resolved

 

To exclude the press and public from the meeting for discussion of the following item 17  (Proposal for Light Industrial Starter Units) as provided by paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

The public interest test has been considered and, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

 

38.

Proposal for Light Industrial Starter Units

Minutes:

 

Considered – Report of the Programme Director, Place and Resources.

 

Recommendations to Council

 

That Council be recommended that;

i.              The funding allocation previously approved for investment in light industrial starter units at Pickering is increased to £ EXEMPT ;

ii.             A waiver of Contract Standing Order is granted to enable a direct award to the Developer, via an appropriate Framework Contract, for the acquisition of Starter Units all as set out in this report;

iii.            Delegated approval is confirmed for the Programme Director for Place and Resources, in consultation with the S.151 Officer and the Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee to:

a)    Negotiate and agree terms for the acquisition of Starter Units, as set out in this report

b)    Enter into a contract (or contracts) with the Developer for the acquisition of the Starter Units on the terms agreed.

 

Voting Record

Unanimous

39.

Any other business that the Chair decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 8:25pm.