NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Transport, Economy, Environment & Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Work programme
Meeting dates Scheduled future Committee Meetings (all 10am) - Thursday 18 January 2024, Wednesday 10 April 2024 Scheduled Mid-Cycle Briefings (all 10am) - Thursday 7 December 2023, Thursday 22 February 2024
Meeting	Subject	Aims/Terms of Reference
Thurs 19 October 2023	Notice of Motion - Water quality improvements in health, wildlife, biodiversity and economy	To consider a response to the Motion regarding water quality for improvements in, health, wildlife, biodiversity and economy that was submitted to Full Council in July.
	Allerton Waste Recovery Park	To receive an annual report on the performance of Allerton Waste Recovery Park - Peter Jeffreys, Head of Service – Waste (Environment)
	Rural Connectivity	To receive an update on the rollout of superfast broadband to North Yorkshire and the initiatives to address rural areas where fibre-based coverage is unavailable – Alastair Taylor, NYnet and Robert Ling, AD Transformation
	Y&NY Local Enterprise Partnership Delivery Plan Review and Capital Projects Update	To update members on the progress of the York & North Yorkshire LEP against its Delivery Plan and capital projects delivery – James Farrar, COO YNY LEP
Thurs 18 January 2024	NYC Environment Directorate – Transformation Update	To update members on the transformation proposals for the Environment directorate as part of the new unitary council – Karl Battersby, Corporate Director of Environment.
	Local Transport Plan	Consideration of the refresh of the Local Transport Plan, the Council’s key transport policy document – Allan McVeigh, Head of Network Strategy
	Rural Bus Services	To update members on rural bus services in North Yorkshire – Paul Thompson, Assistant Director – Integrated Passenger Transport, Licensing, Public Rights of Way & Harbours
	National Highways – Strategic View	To receive an update on major strategic projects, in particular the A64 Hopgrove scheme and the A66 Transpennine route. Furthermore, a focus on the Value for Money statements around how these are calculated for projects and the factors involved.
	Draft North Yorkshire Council Climate Change Action Plan	To consider the draft Climate Change Action Plan for North Yorkshire Council – Jos Holmes, Climate Change Policy Officer
Weds 10 April 2024	Annual Report of the Member Champion for Climate Change – Cllr Paul Haslam
	Air Quality	Dr Kevin Carr and Vikki Flowers
	Tree and Woodland Policy	To consider a proposed countywide policy for trees and woodland
	Preventing Flooding on Highways – Gully Clearance and Maintenance	Update members on the progress with gully clearance and maintenance – Nigel Smith, Head of Highway Operations (Environment).
	Scrutiny of Climate Change Strategy	Bi-annual TEEE O&S scrutiny of the Climate Change Strategy – Jos Holmes, Climate Change Policy Officer
Items suggested for future meetings	DNOs and Off-grid energy
	Offshore Energy
	Tree Planting (future policy)
	Waste and Recycling collections harmonisation proposals
	Development of Parking Strategy
	Peat and moorland conservation
	Contaminated Land
	Scrutiny of Climate Change Strategy (Twice a year – October and April)
	North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Officer suggestions – Enviro Crime Update, Shoreline Management Plan