Scarborough and Whitby Area Committee

Work Programme 2024/25

 

Friday 7 June 2024 at 10am

Subject

Description

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024-25

 

Safety assessment of walking routes to school

 

To consider this issue with specific reference to Whitby School and the cinder track following the public question at the ACC meeting on 22 March 2024 – Jon Holden (Head of Service – Strategic Planning Education) and Mark Harrison (Walked Route Assessor -  Highways and Transportation)

 

Economic, Regeneration, Tourism and Transport Project Development Fund for the Area Constituency Committees

To consider projects to be funded from the 2023/24 budget allocation – Amy Thomas (Economic Development and Regeneration)

Public Space Protection Order in Scarborough town centre

 

To seek the ACC’s comments on the proposed PSPO for Scarborough Town Centre – Paul Romans, Community Safety Manager

Stronger Communities update 2023-24

 

Update on the work of the Stronger Communities Programme in 2023-24, including an overview of progress in the Scarborough and Whitby ACC area - Karen Atkinson, Communities Locality Lead

Let’s Talk Food - initiative to reduce food waste and make healthy food more accessible

 

Angela Crossland, Head of Healthier Lives Community and Economy, Public Health Team

2024/25 Work Programme

Review of areas for Scrutiny

 

Thursday 3 October 2024 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Opportunity for the local MP to share their views on main issues of local interest

 

Economic, Regeneration, Tourism and Transport Project Development Fund for the Area Committees

 

To consider projects to be funded from the 2024/25 budget allocation – Joe Russell, Senior Economic Development Officer

Parish Liaison in the Scarborough and Whitby area

North Yorkshire Council support for parish councils and role of Area Committee – Mark Codman, Parish Liaison and Local Devolution Manager and Christine Phillipson, Principal Democratic Services Officer, Local Area Support Team

Coastal Parking Issues, including the Overnight Parking of Motor Caravans

Proposed Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) – on-site coastal parking at various locations (prohibiting overnight motor caravan parking, including at Sandsend, Scarborough and Cayton Bay) – Helen Watson, Improvement Manager Area 3 Highways

 

Receipt of petition

 

Petition against the Scarborough motorhome overnight parking ban

Esk Valley Railway – future development

Presentation on the future development of Esk Valley Railway based on a report recently commissioned by Esk Valley Railway Community Rail Partnership – Alan Williams (Chair) and Peter Myers (Vice-Chair) of EVRCRP

2024/25 Work Programme

Review of areas for Scrutiny

 

Items to note

 

Community Resilience - Annual report on the work of the Resilience and Emergencies team - Matt Robinson (Head of Resilience and Emergencies)

 

Friday 29 November 2024 at 10am

Subject

Description

Health in Coastal Communities / Health Deprivation & Inequality

Progress Update on Chief Medical Officer Annual Report on Health in Coastal Communities - Louise Wallace (Director of Public Health)

Hospital travel and attendance data

With particular focus on missed appointments in areas of deprivation - Simon Morritt, Chief Executive of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Scarborough town centre update

Presentation by Rachel Joyce, Assistant Chief Executive Local Engagement on new town centre action plan to address anti-social behaviour and other issues

 

Economic, Regeneration, Tourism and Transport Project Development Fund for the Area Committee

 

Update on projects endorsed by the Area Committee - Joe Russell, Senior Economic Development Officer

Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Review of the theatre’s performance during the 2024 season – Stuart Clark, Head of Venues and Attractions

Scarborough and Whitby harbours

Update on harbour issues – Chris Bourne, Head of Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure

Port Marine Safety Code

Annual Report of Performance against the Safety Plan – Chris Bourne, Head of Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure

DEFRA Consultation on Reform of the Bathing Water Regulations 2013

Presentation by Hugh Clear Hill, Principal Environmental Policy Officer

Future venues and livestreaming

Chair, Cllr Liz Colling

 

2024/25 Work Programme

Review of areas for Scrutiny

 

Items to note

Rural Policing Update - 2024 Update from the NYP Rural Taskforce Unit

 

 

 

North Yorkshire Climate Change Strategy – local delivery update – Jos Holmes, Climate Change Strategy Manager and Ed Rouse, Climate Change Business Partner

 

 

Providing public vehicular access to Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough update - Richard Marr, Area Manager – Area 4 (Highways)

 

 

Whitby Cliff Lift update – Chris Bourne, Head of Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure

 

Monday 6 January 2025 at 10am - Remote Informal Meeting

Budget 2025/26 Proposals

Overview of Budget proposals for 2025/26 – Gary Fielding, Director of Strategic Resources

 

Friday 21 March 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Opportunity for the local MP to share their views on main issues of local interest

 

Attendance of David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

Presentation by Mayor and Chief Executive of the Mayoral Combined Authority on the work of the MCA and update on local issues

 

Economic, Regeneration, Tourism and Transport Project Development Fund for the Area Committees

 

Update on projects endorsed by the Area Committee - Joe Russell, Senior Economic Development Officer

Use of cinder track and other routes by children to walk to Whitby School

Update on children’s safety following concerns raised about the cinder track in March 2024 – Whitby School PTA and Whitby Town Council

Review of Community Safety Hubs

Update on the countywide review of the Community Safety Hub working model and its implications for the local area – Paul Romans, Community Safety Manager, North Yorkshire Council and representative of North Yorkshire Police

 

North Yorks and York Local Nature Recovery Strategy

 

Consultation draft - Tim Johns, Senior Policy Officer

 

2024/25 Work Programme

 

Review of areas for Scrutiny

Items to note

Education update - an overview of the local educational landscape, educational achievement and the financial challenges which affect schools in the Scarborough & Whitby area

 

De-registration of designated Children’s Centres in area – update – Mel Hutchinson, Assistant Director Children and Families

 

 

 

 

Other potential topics to be allocated:

·         Aging Population – provision and accessibility to locally based services

·         The cost of housing and other housing related issues e.g. Cost of Living, Fuel Poverty and the future Homelessness service provision

·         Reduction in Bus Services and its impact on residents’ lives

·         The creation of a new Town Council (pending the outcome of the Community Governance Review)

·         Housing Strategy

·         Children’s Safety

·         Pomoc – Access to Services for Eastern European Migrants – update

·         Performance update for Scarborough Hospital in relation to the CQC report

·         Falls prevention and footpath gritting

·         Dentistry provision

·         McCain sewage outfall

·         Major infrastructure renewal projects

·         Resilience in response to extreme weather events

·         Local community safety operational update

·         Educational attainment in local schools

·         Gull issues

 

2025-26

June 2025 - Stronger Communities update 2024-25

 

 

Author:

St John Harris

Democratic Services

November 2024