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Council minutes, agendas and reports

Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Remote meeting held via Zoom

Contact: Ruth Gladstone  Email: ruth.gladstone@northyorks.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

102.

Election of Chair

Suggested that Councillor Keith Aspden continues as Chair until LGNYY’s AGM to be held in July 2021.

Minutes:

Note:  Richard Flinton (Honorary Secretary to LGNYY) chaired the meeting during consideration of this item of business.

 

Resolved –

 

That Councillor Keith Aspden (City of York Council) continue as Chair until LGNYY’s AGM to be held in July 2021.

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Councillor Keith Aspden in the Chair

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103.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

104.

Minutes of the LGNYY meeting held on 6 March 2020 pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2020, having been printed and circulated, be taken as read and be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

105.

York and North Yorkshire LEP's Project Pipeline pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Report of James Farrar (Chief Operating Officer of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership) 

Helen Simpson (Chair Elect) has been invited to attend this meeting.

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Helen Simpson (Chair Elect of the LEP Board) to the meeting.  Helen Simpson responded that she looked forward to working with Council Leaders and National Park Chairmen, a number of whom she had already met.

 

Considered –

 

The report of James Farrar (Chief Operating Officer of the York and North Yorkshire LEP) which provided an update on LEP 2020/21 performance; progress by the LEP to develop a Capital Investment Plan and a pipeline of capital projects; and LEP core funding and Board recruitment.

 

James Farrar introduced the report and responded to Members’ questions.

 

Resolved –

 

(a)   That the report be noted.

 

(b)   That Helen Simpson be welcomed into the role of Chair of the LEP Board with effect from 15 March 2021.

106.

Devolution Update

Verbal report from James Farrar (Operating Officer of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership)

Minutes:

Considered –

 

The verbal report of James Farrar (Chief Operating Officer of the York and North Yorkshire LEP) advising that a proposal for Devolution had been submitted to Government the week before Christmas 2020 and that a date for a first meeting to be held in March 2021 was awaited.

 

Resolved –

 

That the report be noted.

107.

Nomination of a Vice-Chair to represent York and North Yorkshire on the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission pdf icon PDF 816 KB

Wallace Sampson OBE (Chief Executive of Harrogate Borough Council) to introduce the report

Minutes:

Considered –

 

The verbal report of Wallace Sampson OBE (Chief Executive of Harrogate Borough Council) inviting LGNYY to nominate a Vice-Chair to represent York and North Yorkshire on the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission.

 

Wallace Sampson OBE advised that the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission saw this as a three-year appointment, although their work was evolving.

 

In response to questions from Mr Jim Bailey (Chairman of the North York Moors National Park Authority), Wallace Sampson OBE undertook to check that there would be representation on the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission to adequately reflect the National Park Authorities.

 

Note: During consideration of this item of business, there was an adjournment in order to take procedural advice.

 

Resolved –

 

(a)   That Councillor Richard Cooper be nominated as Vice-Chair to represent York and North Yorkshire on the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission.

 

(b)   That Councillor Keith Aspden be nominated as Substitute Vice-Chair to represent York and North Yorkshire on the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission, subject to Wallace Sampson OBE checking that the Commission consider substitution arrangements to be appropriate and acceptable.

 

(c)   That Wallace Sampson OBE seek a clear view from the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission concerning whether these are three-yearly appointments or whether York and North Yorkshire can review its representation on an annual basis. 

 

(d)   That Wallace Sampson OBE provide feedback, at the next meeting of LGNYY, on the outcome of the enquiries he makes in actioning the decision recorded at paragraph (c) of this Resolution.

108.

Arrangements for Future Meetings

·                     Friday 2 July 2021 at 3pm (finishing at 5pm) – Virtual meeting

·                     Friday 15 October 2021 at 2.30pm (finishing 4.30pm) – Virtual meeting

·                     Friday 10 December 2021 at 2.30pm (finishing 4.30pm) – Virtual meeting

 

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That the following arrangements for LGNYY meetings, as previously advised, be noted:-

 

·         Friday 2 July 2021 at 3pm (finishing at 5pm) – Virtual meeting.

·         Friday 15 October 2021 at 2.30pm (finishing at 4.30pm) – Virtual meeting.

·         Friday 10 December 2021 at 2.30pm (finishing at 4.30pm) – Virtual meeting.

109.

Business for Next Meeting

Minutes:

Resolved –

 

That any suggested business for LGNYY’s meeting to be held on 2 July 2021 be notified to Richard Flinton (Honorary Secretary).

 

110.

Any Other Business

Any other business, subject to the Chair’s agreement.

Minutes:

There was no other business for this meeting.