Agenda
Meeting: |
Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee |
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Councillors Monika Slater (Chair), Chris Aldred, Philip Broadbank, Sam Gibbs, Hannah Gostlow, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Peter Lacey (Vice-Chair), John Mann, Mike Schofield, Andrew Timothy, Matt Walker, and Robert Windass. |
Date: |
Thursday, 5 June 2025 |
Time: |
10.00 am |
Venue: |
Council Chamber - Civic Centre, St Luke's Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE |
This meeting is being live broadcast and recorded and will be available to view via our website and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Business
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Election of Chair |
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To elect a Chair of the Committee, to serve until the first meeting of the Committee following the Annual General Meeting in 2026.
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Election of Vice-Chair |
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To elect a Vice-Chair of the Committee, to serve until the first meeting of the Committee following the Annual General Meeting in 2026.
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3. |
Apologies for Absence
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4. |
Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 March 2025 |
(Pages 5 - 10) |
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To confirm the minutes as a correct record, and for them to be signed by the Chair.
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5. |
Declarations of Interest |
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All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.
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Public Participation |
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Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice (including the text of the question/statement) to Edward Maxwell of Democratic Services (contact details below) by midday on Monday 2 June. Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item. Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak: · At this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matters which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes). · When the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting. If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chair who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.
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Attendance of the MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough |
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To receive an update and hold a discussion with Tom Gordon MP.
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8. |
Community Safety Annual Report |
(Pages 11 - 28) |
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To provide Members with an annual update on the work of the Community Safety & CCTV service in the Harrogate & Knaresborough areas.
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Localities Service Update |
(Pages 29 - 38) |
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To provide Members with an update on projects and programmes delivered by the Localities service, and an overview of progress made in the Harrogate and Knaresborough Constituency area in 2024/25.
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Housing Update |
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To receive a verbal update from the Executive Member for Culture, Arts, and Housing.
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Committee Work Programme |
(Pages 39 - 50) |
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a) to ask Members to consider the Committee’s work programme and amend it as required.
b) to inform Members and the public of work undertaken since the last Committee meeting, including informal meetings and working group sessions.
c) to inform Members of progress made on issues raised during and since the last Committee meeting.
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Annual Report of the Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee 2024/25 |
(Pages 51 - 54) |
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To receive a report outlining the work of the Area Committee over the past civic year.
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Date of Next Meeting |
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Thursday 25 September 2025, at 10:00, at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, St Luke’s Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE.
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Contact Details |
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For enquiries relating to this agenda and meeting please contact Edward Maxwell:
E-mail: Edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk E-mail: democraticservices.central@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 0300 131 2 131
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive