Agenda
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Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee |
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Councillors Peter Lacey (Chair), Hannah Gostlow (Vice-Chair), Chris Aldred, Philip Broadbank, Sam Gibbs, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Andrew Timothy, John Mann, Mike Schofield, Monika Slater, Matt Walker and Robert Windass. |
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Thursday, 4 June 2026 |
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10.00 am |
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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 2027.
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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 2027.
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Apologies for Absence
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Minutes of the Meeting held on 26 March 2026 |
(Pages 5 - 12) |
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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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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 1 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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Receipt of Knaresborough Castle Petition |
(Pages 13 - 18) |
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To receive a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) advising members of a petition containing more than 500 signatures which has been received by North Yorkshire Council, and to ask the Area Committee to consider a response.
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Community Safety Annual Report |
(Pages 19 - 42) |
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To receive a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Local Engagement), providing members with an annual update on the work of the Community Safety & CCTV service in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area.
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Harrogate, Knaresborough, and Boroughbridge Town Investment Plan Updates |
(Pages 43 - 48) |
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Report of the Corporate Director of Community Development, updating the Area Committee on progress with the development of Town Investment Plans (TIPs) for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, with details on the emerging Harrogate and Knaresborough TIP vision and priority projects, consultation evidence and project prioritisation work and ongoing engagement in Boroughbridge.
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Improving the Public Realm: A Review and Reset of Street Cleansing Services |
(Pages 49 - 52) |
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To receive a report of the Corporate Director (Environment), outlining a comprehensive service reset for Street Cleansing operations.
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Annual Report of the Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee |
(Pages 53 - 56) |
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To consider the Annual Report of the Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee, reviewing the work of the 2025/26 municipal year.
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Committee Work Programme
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(Pages 57 - 66) |
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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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Date of Next Meeting
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Thursday 24 September 2026, at 10:00, at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, St Luke’s Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE.
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Members of the public are entitled to attend this meeting as observers for all those items taken in open session. You may be interested in subscribing to updates about this or any other North Yorkshire Council committee.
Recording is allowed at Council, committee and sub-committee meetings which are open to the public. Please give due regard to the Council’s protocol on audio/visual recording and photography at public meetings. We ask that any recording is clearly visible to anyone at the meeting and that it is non-disruptive.
Anyone wishing to record is asked to contact the Democratic Services Officer (details below) prior to the start of the 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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Contact Details |
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For enquiries relating to this agenda and meeting please contact Edward Maxwell, Senior Democratic Services Officer.
E-mail: Edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk E-mail: democraticservices.central@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 0300 131 2 131 Website: www.northyorks.gov.uk
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive