NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Transport, Economy, Environment & Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Work programme
Meeting dates Scheduled future Committee Meetings (all 10am) - Thursday 1 February 2024 (additional meeting) and Wednesday 10 April 2024 Scheduled Mid-Cycle Briefings (all 10am) - Thursday 22 February 2024
Meeting	Subject	Aims/Terms of Reference
Thurs 18 January 2024	Harrogate & Knaresborough ACC Questions x 2	Questions referred to the committee from the Harrogate & Knaresborough ACC in November 2023.
	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
	Motion on UN SDGs	To consider a response to the Motion regarding adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that was submitted to Full Council in November to go back to the February 2024 meeting.
	Highways Reinstatements Working Group	(If required) Report of the Highways Reinstatements Working Group setting out recommendations arising from the recent meeting.
Thursday 1 February 2024 (Additional meeting)	Environment Directorate Update	Verbal update from Karl Battersby – Corporate Director, Environment
	Local Transport Plan Update	Consideration of a progress update on 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
	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
	Rural Broadband and NYnet	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
	Highways Reinstatements Working Group	Report of the Highways Reinstatements Working Group setting out recommendations arising from the recent meeting.
Weds 10 April 2024	Strategic Transport Plan	Consideration of the Strategic Transport Plan, the Council’s key transport policy document – Allan McVeigh, Head of Network Strategy
	National Highways – Strategic View (deferred from 18 January 2024 meeting)	To receive a National Highways 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 and the factors involved. – Roger Wantling, National Highways Regional Sponsor (Yorks and NE), Development & Sponsorship
	Annual Report of the Member Champion for Climate Change – Cllr Paul Haslam
	Air Quality	Dr Kevin Carr and Vikki Flowers
	Tree and Woodland Policy	For consideration of 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
Monday 8 July 2024	Review of Water Quality Motion Action Taken	To review progress against the Water Quality Motion that was approved at the Full Council meeting in November 2023.
Thursday 17 October 2024	North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy	Consideration of the final publication draft of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS)
Items suggested for future meetings	DNOs and Off-grid energy
	Offshore Energy
	Recycling and Waste collections harmonisation proposals
	Development of Parking Strategy
	Peat and moorland conservation
	Contaminated Land
	Scrutiny of Climate Change Strategy (Twice a year – October and April)
	National Highways - Major Projects (A64 Update expected Winter 2023 once Value Engineering completed)
	Right to Grow food on Council land
	Public Rights of Way

Officer suggestions – Enviro Crime Update, Shoreline Management Plan