Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee Work Programme
Meetings and identified Items
Special Meeting Friday 5 May 2023, 10.00am at Harrogate Civic Centre
Traffic Regulation Orders - Harrogate Transforming Cities Fund	Written Report from Corporate Director - Environment.  Attendance of County Councillor Keane Duncan (Executive Member).
Thursday 8 June 2023 at 10am at Harrogate Civic Centre
ACC Guide to Ways of Working	Written report from Democratic Services
Any appointments required by this ACC to new outside bodies	Written report from Democratic Services.
Petition for a maximum speed of 20 mph on roads in south west Harrogate	Petition from members of the public
Petition in opposition to Harrogate Station Gateway	Petition from Harrogate Civic Society/ Harrogate Independents/ Granville Road Residents/ Harrogate Residents Association/ Stray Defence Society/ Chamber of Commerce.
Thursday 14 September 2023 at 10am at Harrogate Civic Centre
Otley Road Phase 2 Sustainable Transport Package.  (This item is ‘likely for early summer, subject to confirmation’.)	Written report from Highways Officers.
Youth Council Update	Oral update by representatives of the Youth Council on issues of importance to the Youth Council.
Thursday 23 November 2023 at 10am at Harrogate Civic Centre
Update from the Member of Parliament for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency (subject to the MP being invited and accepting the invite to this meeting)	To receive an update from the Member of Parliament regarding issues of key concern in the constituency.
Schools, Educational Achievement and Finance	Annual report about schools, educational achievement, and finance.
Friday 12 January 2024 at 10am at Harrogate Civic Centre
Annual Council Budget Review	To review the annual Council budget
Thursday 14 March 2024 at 10am at Harrogate Civic Centre
No specific business is allocated to this meeting yet

2. Items identified  - Dates to be agreed

Other work items that the Area Constituency Committee wishes to discuss, although the precise meetings have not yet been identified:-

• Harrogate Transport Improvements Programme – Stage 2 Findings and Recommendations – Report from Highways Officers – For a meeting to be held in 2023.
• Harrogate Bid to be invited to an ACC meeting to express its views.
• Antisocial Behaviour – To invite the Youth Service and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner at attend an ACC meeting to give an account of the measures they are taking to address youth-related ASB in a collaborative way across the constituency.
• Support for small businesses – To invite the business community to advise the ACC how it can best be supported.
• Update on Beyond Carbon – A briefing on how this impacts the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency area.
• Feedback from the Scrutiny of Health Committee on the results of its scrutiny work concerning wait-times for ambulances, NHS dentistry, and GP services.

3. Informal Briefings

The following informal briefings have taken place to support major work items:

· 20 April 2023 Harrogate Station Gateway