Agenda

To move that the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 15 May 2024, having been printed and circulated, be taken as read and be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Any correspondence, communication or other business brought forward by the direction of the Chairman of the Council.

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Motion calling for Support for a bathing water application for the River Swale

This council supports a bathing water application to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the River Swale in Richmond.

This council notes that Save our Swale (a group dedicated to improving the water quality in the whole of the River Swale) is working with other individuals and organisations on a bathing water application and that this application requires the support of the local authority which is North Yorkshire Council.

This council believes:

a)         That the River Swale is an important resource for the people of Richmond and the wider area of North Yorkshire.

b)         That improving the quality of the Swale will have significant benefits for the environment, public health, recreation and the local economy.

c)         That supporting the bathing water application for the River Swale is in the best interests of both the people of Richmond and of North Yorkshire.

This council resolves:

To express support for the bathing water application for the River Swale in Richmond.

It has been requested that the motion be debated at the meeting of Council on 24 July 2024.

Proposer – Councillor Stuart Parsons

Seconder – Councillor Kevin Foster

To enable Council to consider the recommendations of the Executive regarding the Motion on the proposed Home to School Transport Policy that was referred at the meeting of Council on 15 May 2024.

The following motions that were referred to Scrutiny from Full Council on 15 May 2024 will be brought back to a meeting of Full Council on 13 November 2024:

·                     Residents right to grow – Corporate and Partnerships Overview and Scrutiny Committee

·                     Treating care experience as a protective characteristic – Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The following motion that was referred to Scrutiny from Full Council on 21 February 2024 will be brought back to a meeting of Full Council on 13 November 2024:

·                     To reduce the budget for mowing and spraying by at least £100k a year and to cease all purchases of any products containing glyphosate or neonicotinoids – Scrutiny of Health Committee

·                     Revenue Budget, Treasury Management and Capital Plan

·                     Administrative amendments to the LGPS Discretions Policy

·                     Consultation on changes to the Council’s Home to School Travel Policy (separate item on this agenda)

·                     North Yorkshire Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (separate item on this agenda)

·                     Amendments to the Council’s Constitution (separate item on this agenda)

·                     Submission of data to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (separate item on this agenda)