Agenda

To elect a Chair of the Committee, to serve until the first meeting of the Committee following the Annual General Meeting in 2027.

To elect a Vice-Chair of the Committee, to serve until the first meeting of the Committee following the Annual General Meeting in 2027.

To confirm the minutes as a correct record, and for them to be signed by the Chair.

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice (including the text of the question/statement) to Edward Maxwell of Democratic Services (contact details below) by midday on Monday 1 June.  Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item.  Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak:

·        At this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matters which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes).

·        When the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting. 

If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chair who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.

To receive a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) advising members of a petition containing more than 500 signatures which has been received by North Yorkshire Council, and to ask the Area Committee to consider a response.

To receive a report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Local Engagement), providing members with an annual update on the work of the Community Safety & CCTV service in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area.

Report of the Corporate Director of Community Development, updating the Area Committee on progress with the development of Town Investment Plans (TIPs) for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, with details on the emerging Harrogate and Knaresborough TIP vision and priority projects, consultation evidence and project prioritisation work and ongoing engagement in Boroughbridge.

To receive a report of the Corporate Director (Environment), outlining a comprehensive service reset for Street Cleansing operations.

To consider the Annual Report of the Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee, reviewing the work of the 2025/26 municipal year.

a)    to ask members to consider the Committee’s work programme and amend it as required.

b)    to inform members and the public of work undertaken since the last Committee meeting, including informal meetings and working group sessions.

c)    to inform members of progress made on issues raised during and since the last Committee meeting.

Thursday 24 September 2026, at 10:00, at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, St Luke’s Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE.