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Meeting: |
Skipton and Ripon Area Committee |
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Members: |
Councillors Richard Foster (Chair), Andy Solloway (Vice-Chair), Philip Barrett, Barbara Brodigan, Andy Brown, Nick Brown, Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Robert Heseltine, Nathan Hull, David Ireton, Andrew Murday, Simon Myers, David Noland, David Staveley and Andrew Williams. |
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Date: |
Thursday, 6 March 2025 |
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Time: |
10.00 am |
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Venue: |
Belle Vue Suite, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ |
Members of the public are entitled to attend this meeting as observers for all those items taken in open session. Please contact the Democratic Services Officer whose details are at the foot of the first page of the agenda if you would like to find out more.
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Agenda
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Apologies for absence |
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To receive any apologies for absence.
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Minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2024 |
(Pages 5 - 16) |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2024 as a correct record.
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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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Update from Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith MP |
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An opportunity for Members to discuss issues of key concern in the constituency.
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Annual update from David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire |
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An update on the work of the Mayoral Combined Authority and progress with local issues.
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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 to David Smith of Democratic Services (contact details below) and supplied the text by midday on Monday, 3 March 2025, three working days before the day of the meeting. 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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Update on the North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) |
(Pages 17 - 20) |
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To update Members on progress with the LNRS.
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Climate Change Activity in the Skipton and Ripon Area |
(Pages 21 - 30) |
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An update on recent climate change activities that have taken place in the area.
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Annual Schools Update Report |
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An update from CYPS on school performance.
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Work programme
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(Pages 31 - 36) |
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Any other items |
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Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.
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Date of next meeting |
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Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 10.00am.
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Members are reminded that in order to expedite business at the meeting and enable Officers to adapt their presentations to address areas causing difficulty, they are encouraged to contact Officers prior to the meeting with questions on technical issues in reports.
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Contact Details |
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David Smith, Senior Democratic Services Officer Email: democraticservices.west@northyorks.gov.uk Telephone: 01756 706235
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive