North Yorkshire Council
HARROGATE AND KNARESBOROUGH AREA COMMITTEE
WORK PROGRAMME
1. Proposed Items for Forthcoming Committee Meetings
Thursday 28 November 2024, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre
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Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
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Local Community Safety Update |
Julia Stack |
Update on Community Safety & CCTV, including Community Safety Hubs, CCTV, and the wider strategic Community Safety Partnership work. |
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Urgent and Emergency Care in Harrogate and Knaresborough |
Gemma O’Neill (Deputy Place Director, Harrogate) and Beth Ellett (Deputy Director, UEC) |
Update on urgent and emergency care in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Update on water quality of the River Nidd |
Shaun Berry (Head of Environment and Sustainability) |
Yorkshire Water and Environment Agency to provide an update on water quality of the River Nidd in Knaresborough, following the announcement of the 2024 bathing water results. |
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Climate Change Strategy Delivery |
Jos Holmes (Climate Change Strategy Manager) |
Update on delivery of the council’s climate change strategy to the Harrogate and Knaresborough AC. |
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Zero Carbon Harrogate |
Jemima Parker |
Briefing on the LEAD retrofit project. |
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Seed Funding for Economic Development – Project Update |
Marcin Dane (Principal Regeneration Officer) |
Regular update on delivery of projects funded by £50,000 seed funding budget. |
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Options Appraisal for 20 mph Request on Hookstone Road and Hookstone Drive, Harrogate |
Heather Yendall (Highways Improvement Manager) |
Requested options appraisal report. |
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Work Programme Update (standing item) |
Edward Maxwell |
Updated version of the committee’s work programme for information, including summary of working group activity and informal sessions. |
Thursday 25 March 2025, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre
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Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
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CYPS – Schools Performance Update |
Jon Holden (Strategic Planning Manager) |
To receive an update on the performance of schools in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Local Nature Recovery Strategy |
Timothy Johns |
Update on the LNRS – deferred from September 24 meeting. |
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Stronger Communities |
Liz Meade |
Annual update on the work of the localities service. |
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Harrogate Station Gateway Scheme Update |
Richard Binks |
Update on progress of scheme delivery. |
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Harrogate Youth Council |
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General update, discussion, and response to the Young People’s Survey. |
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Active Travel and Cycle Schemes |
Melisa Burnham (Highways Area Manager) |
To review the provision of cycling schemes in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area, with an invitation to Cllr Duncan as Cycling Champion. |
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Work Programme Update (standing item) |
Edward Maxwell |
Updated version of the committee’s work programme for information, including summary of working group activity and informal sessions. |
Thursday 5 June 2025, 10:00, Harrogate Civic Centre
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Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
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Mayor David Skaith (Mayor, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority) |
Suzanne Wilkinson (Exec Assistant to the Mayor) |
Mayor Skaith to attend to discuss the role of the MCA, economic development, and projects in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Attendance of Tom Gordon MP |
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Work Programme Update (standing item) |
Edward Maxwell |
Updated version of the committee’s work programme for information, including summary of working group activity and informal sessions. |
2. Proposed Future Items of Work – Date to be Agreed
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Item |
Contact Officer |
Notes |
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School Performance Update |
Jon Holden (Head of Strategic Planning) |
To receive an update on performance on schools in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Resilience and Emergencies Briefing |
Matt Robinson (Head of Resilience and Emergencies) |
To receive an update on measures taken to prepare for, and respond to, emergencies in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Update from Tom Gordon MP |
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To receive updates from the MP for the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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Update from Harrogate BID |
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Harrogate BID to be invited to an ACC meeting to express its views incorporating how best to support small businesses. |
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Update on Beyond Carbon |
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A briefing on how this impacts the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency area. |
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Healthcare Performance Monitoring |
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Results of Scrutiny of Health work concerning wait-times for ambulances, NHS dentistry, and GP services – Information sent to Committee members |
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Leisure Services Provision |
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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. |
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Transport and Travel |
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To look at bus and train services in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area. |
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
2023
17 July – Local Transport Plan
3 October – Draft Guidance for Seed Funding for Economic Development (SFED)
6 October – Let’s Talk Climate Change Survey Results
14 October – Local Transport Plan
2024
23 April – SFED
15 July – SFED and Work Programming
25 July – Mid Cycle Briefing (for 12 September 2024 meeting)
11 October – Let’s Talk Waste Consultation Feedback Session
23 October – Mid Cycle Briefing (for 28 November 2024 meeting)
Planned Sessions
11 December – Harrogate Sustainable Improvement Package
19 December – Economic Development and Regeneration
10 January 2025 – Budget Meeting
23 January 2025 – Mid Cycle Briefing (for 20 March 2025)
27 January 2025 – Let’s Talk Active – Consultation Feedback Session
b. Harrogate Station Gateway Working Group
2023
20 April
31 October
9 November – Site Visit
17 November
2024
2 January
17 July – Scheme update
4 November – Scheme update
c. Community and Voluntary Sector Working Group
2024
10 July – Establishment of Community Anchor Organisations
18 November – Harrogate and District Community Action
d. Climate Change Working Group
No meetings since the last committee meeting on 12 September 2024.
6. Summary of Previous Meetings
12 September 2024
· Seed Funding for Economic Development
· Otley Road Sustainable Transport Package
· Options Appraisal for 20mph Request on Hookstone Road and Hookstone Drive, Harrogate
· Harrogate Active Travel and NPIF Update
· Update on Gulley Drainage
· Appointment to Outside Bodies – Position Statement
· Update from Working Groups