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Meeting of |
Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee |
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Councillors Andrew Timothy, Monika Slater (Chair), Chris Aldred, Philip Broadbank, Sam Gibbs, Hannah Gostlow, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Peter Lacey (Vice-Chair), John Mann, Mike Schofield, Matt Walker and Robert Windass. |
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Date: |
Thursday, 20 March 2025 |
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10.00 am |
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Venue: |
Council Chamber - Civic Centre, St Luke's Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE |
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AGENDA
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1. |
Apologies for Absence
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2. |
Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 November 2024 |
(Pages 5 - 14) |
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To confirm the minutes as a correct record, and for the Chair to sign them.
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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 17 March. 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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Harrogate and Knaresborough Youth Councils |
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To receive a mutual update on projects and activities, and an opportunity for the Youth Councils to comment on other relevant agenda items.
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Children and Young People's Services - Schools Performance Update |
(Pages 15 - 34) |
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To receive an update on the performance of schools in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area.
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Local Nature Recovery Strategy |
(Pages 35 - 38) |
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To update members with progress on the North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), since spring 2024 and in advance of the six-week statutory public consultation scheduled to start from late May 2025.
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Active Travel Updates |
(Pages 39 - 52) |
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To advise the committee of progress to date on the delivery of active travel schemes within Harrogate and Knaresborough.
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Committee Work Programme |
(Pages 53 - 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 5 June 2025, at 10:00, in the Council Chamber, Harrogate Civic Centre, St Luke’s Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE.
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11. |
Reports Circulated for Information Only
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11.1 |
Results of the Growing Up in North Yorkshire Survey - Harrogate 2024 |
(Pages 67 - 84) |
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Report of the School Improvement Service.
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11.2 |
Resilience and Emergencies Update |
(Pages 85 - 90) |
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Report of the Resilience and Emergencies Team.
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive