North Yorkshire Council

 

HARROGATE AND KNARESBOROUGH AREA COMMITTEE

 

WORK PROGRAMME

 

 

 

1.         Forthcoming Committee Meetings

 

Thursday 12 September 2024, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Receipt of Petition "to Reconsider the Plans to Require Knaresborough Market Traders to Self-Erect their Stalls, and Preserve a Beloved Local Landmark”

Edward Maxwell
(Senior Democratic Services Officer)

AC to note a petition received, and consider a response.

Seed Funding for Economic Development

Rebecca Micallef
(Economy and Transport Officer)

AC to consider and agree which priority schemes it supports and takes forward with the remainder of the funds available.

Harrogate Active Travel Update

Jasmin Gibson
(Improvement Project Delivery Manager)

Ref. Min 72/24.

Update on Gulley Drainage

Melisa Burnham
(Area Manager, Highways and Transportation)

Data on gullies attended/maintained since April 2024.

Appointment to Outside Bodies – Position Statement

Christine Phillipson
(Principal Democratic Services Officer)

Information on the Outside Bodies Review which took place in 2023 and changes to Council appointments.

Update from Working Groups

Edward Maxwell
(Senior Democratic Services Officer)

Updates from AC Working Groups.

 

Thursday 28 November 2024, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Local Community Safety Update (proposed)

Odette Robson
(Head of Community Safety and CCTV – Public Space)

Joint update alongside North Yorkshire Police.

Climate Change Strategy Delivery (proposed)

Jos Holmes (Climate Change Strategy Manager)

Update on delivery of CCS to each AC.

Options Appraisal for 20mph Request on Hookstone Road and Hookstone Drive, Harrogate

Heather Yendall
(Improvement Manager)

Ref. Min 68/24.  Options appraisal report, considering the impacts of varying the policy to implement temporary or permanent speed limit reductions on Hookstone Road, along with impact assessments for each course of action.  Deferred from September 2024 meeting.

Zero Carbon Harrogate

Jemima Parker
(Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate)

Briefing on the LEAD retrofit project.

Update from Working Groups

Edward Maxwell
(Senior Democratic Services Officer)

Updates from AC Working Groups.

 

Thursday 25 March 2025, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Local Nature Recovery Strategy (proposed)

Timothy Johns
(Economy and Transport Officer)

Update on the LNRS – deferred from September 24 meeting.

Update from Working Groups

Edward Maxwell
(Senior Democratic Services Officer)

Updates from AC Working Groups.

 

2.         Future Items of Work – Date to be Agreed

 

Item

Contact Officer

Notes

Update from Harrogate BID

 

Harrogate BID to be invited to an ACC meeting to express its views incorporating how best to support small businesses.

Update on Beyond Carbon

 

A briefing on how this impacts the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency area.

Healthcare Performance Monitoring

 

Results of Scrutiny of Health work concerning wait-times for ambulances, NHS dentistry, and GP services – Information sent to Committee members

Urgent Care Strategy

 

Awaiting information.

Leisure Services Provision

 

To look at the decision to bring leisure centres back ‘in house’ and how this relates to the community well-being approach in the various hubs across the district.

Transport and Travel

 

To look at bus and train services in the Harrogate area.

Stronger Communities

Liz Meade
(Communities Area Manager – Central)

Annual update on the work of the localities service (May 2025).

Let’s Talk Waste – Survey Feedback

Aimi Brookes
(Service Development Manager Waste)

To seek feedback from AC members (Informal Teams session planned for 11 October 2024).

Otley Road Sustainable Transport Package

 

TBC (ref. Min 71/24).  Awaiting update.

 

 

3.         Partner Updates – Regular Briefings

 

a.            Tom Gordon MP.

 

b.            Yorkshire Water.

 

c.             Defra.

 

d.            Environment Agency.

 

e.            NFU.

 

f.              North Yorkshire Police.

 

4.         Links to Overview and Scrutiny

 

a.            Local bus provision - Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Scrutiny Committee.

 

b.            Use of agency workers - Corporate and Partnerships (If service specific – i.e., looking at Children’s Social workers could be an item for a specific Committee, e.g., Children and Families).

 

c.             Contract tendering/procurement - Corporate and Partnerships.

 

d.            Double taxation/parish precept - Scrutiny Board or Corporate and Partnerships.

 

5.         Informal and Virtual Sessions

 

a.            Area Committee, Informal Session

 

17 July 2023 – Local Transport Plan

3 October 2023 – Draft Guidance for Seed Funding for Economic Development (SFED)

6 October 2023 – Let’s Talk Climate Change Survey Results

14 October 2023 – Local Transport Plan

23 April 2024 – SFED

15 July 2024 – SFED and Work Programming

25 July 2024 – Mid Cycle Briefing (for 12 September 2024 meeting)

 

b.            Harrogate Station Gateway Working Group

 

20 April 2023

31 October 2023

9 November 2023 – Site Visit

17 November 2023

2 January 2024

17 July 2024 – Scheme Update

 

c.             Community and Voluntary Sector Working Group

 

10 July 2024 – Establishment of Community Anchor Organisations.

 

d.            Climate Change Working Group

 

No meetings since the last committee meeting on 30 May 2024.

 

e.            Water Quality Working Group

 

No meetings since the last committee meeting on 30 May 2024.  Given the crossover in membership and remit of the WQWG and CCWG, Cllr Gostlow has suggested that this working group’s remit be folded into that of the CCWG.

 

 

f.              Let’s Talk Rubbish – Consultation Feedback Session

 

(planned date) 11 October 2024, 10:00.

 

g.            Local Plan Issues and Options – Consultation Feedback Session

 

(planned date) January 2025, TBC.