Thirsk and Malton Area Committee Work Programme 2025/26

10am on 13 June 2025

Subject

Description

Election of a Chair

 

Election of a Vice Chair

 

Update from Yorkshire Water

 

Malton AQMA

Dr Kevin Carr, Divisional Officer- Scientific & Richard Marr, Area Manager

Highway matters

Verbal update Richard Marr, Area Manager

Double Devolution – pilot business case

Mark Codman, Parish Liaison & Local Devolution Manager / Harry Briggs, Head of Waste Operations and Streetscene

Work programme

Review of future topics relevant to the constituency area.

Thirsk & Malton Area Committee annual report 2024/25

Senior Democratic Services Officer

Attendance of local MPs

Written updates – for information only

Localities Annual Update 2024/25

Adele Wilson-Hope – for information only

Outcomes of the ERT&T project development fund 2024/25

Written update – for information only  

Local Plan issues and options 

Private session - following the business of the meeting

2pm on 26 September 2025

Attendance of local MPs

Opportunity for the local MPs to share their views on issues affecting the constituency area

Community Safety & CCTV update

Community safety and CCTV service update – Head of Community Safety and CCTV (public space) – Julia Stack

Howardian Hills Management Plan review

Estelle Hook, Manager, Howardian Hills National Landscape

Regeneration/Town Improvement Plans

Howard Wallis, Principal Regeneration Officer – verbal update

Banking and cash handling services

For discussion

Briefing note on fuel poverty in the area

Lynn Williams, Head of Housing Renewals – for information only 

Briefing note update on mobile coverage

Brigitte Giles, Director of Transformation – for information only 

Briefing note on S106 and CIL

Tracey Rathmell, Head of Delivery and Infrastructure – for information only

Update on the Local Plan

Standing item Current findings will be taken to the DPC followed by all-member briefing(s).

Work programme

Review of future topics relevant to the constituency area.

10am on 5 December 2025

Attendance of local MPs

Opportunity for the local MPs to share their views on issues affecting the constituency area

Youth Councils

James Koppert, Youth Voice Creative Engagement Officer, NY Voice

Q&A session to explain the differences between S106 and CIL and for officers to respond to Members’ questions

Lizzie Phippard, Infrastructure Investment Officer, Tracey Rathmell, Head of Delivery and Infrastructure

The impact on local businesses of bank branch closures

For information only

Update on the Local Plan

Standing item

Work programme

Review of future topics relevant to the constituency area.

 

10am 23 January 2026 – informal briefing via Teams

Budget proposals 2026/27

Overview of budget proposals for 2026/27 – Director of Strategic Resources

10am on 27 March 2026

Attendance of local MPs

Opportunity for the local MPs to share their views on issues affecting the constituency area

Update on the Local Plan

TBC - Standing item

Work programme

Review of future topics relevant to the constituency area.

Schools, educational achievement and finance report

Information only

 

Confirmed 25 September 2026 meeting

·         Mayor and members of the Y&NY MCA - Update on the work of the MCA (1 hr session)

 

Topics considered by other ACs that may be of interest to the committee

1.         NYC assets in the committee area - A list of NYC assets in the area and details on the steps that the council is taking to ensure that these are delivering best value.

2.         Winter weather response – gritting etc

 

Areas of work identified at work programming meeting on 2 May 2025 for initial research:

·      Dentistry provision with reference to coastal areas – S&W AC work programme item yet to be allocated

Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into access to NHS dentistry published on 14 July 2023

·      Swift project (formerly Pomoc) – access to services for migrants

·      Men and young person’s mental health provision

 

Dates and times of meetings 2025/26:

10 am - 5 December 2025

10 am - 23 January 2026 – Budget briefing

10 am - 27 March 2026