Decisions

To approve the re-procurement of the Community Mental Health Service contract for a period commencing on 1/10/2025.

Approval has been given for the re-procurement of the Community Mental Health Prevention Service, commencing on 1st October 2025.

To award a construction contract to William Birch and Sons Ltd at a value of £229,905.04 for the demolition of the former Overdale Community Primary School.

To seek approval to undertake public consultation on the First Conversation on the Local Plan for North Yorkshire: Issues, Options and Questions 2025 Consultation Document and the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report.

(1) That the Executive Member for Open to Business approve for public consultation the North Yorkshire Local Plan: Our First Conversation (attached at Appendix 1)

Decision: Approve


(2) That the Corporate Director Community Development in consultation with the Executive Member for Open to Business, be authorised to make final editorial changes to the North Yorkshire Local Plan: Our First Conversation prior to publication

Decision: Approve


(3) That the Executive Member for Open to Business is aware of the contents of the draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report 2025 (attached at Appendix 2)
Outcome: Noted

That NYC, acting as Shareholder/owner of Bracewell Homes Limited (the “Company”), has approved the appointment of the following director to the Company:

• Paul Foster (Assistant Director Resources)

To review the Corporate Director of Community Development’s scheme of sub-delegation and make the sub-delegations to their Assistant Directors and other senior officers as set out at Appendix 1, subject to any limitations set out therein. This decision is approved to come into effect on Monday 12 May 2025.

To approve a Discretionary Top Up of £15,000.00 as part of a Disabled Facilities Grant. This is needed to provide bedroom / bathroom facilities as part of an extension for a disabled client. Total value of the adaptations will be over £50K with the mandatory and discretionary funding in place.

To invest £250,000 on targeted public realm improvements in Scarborough Town Centre, including £8,000 for the development of the Scarborough Civic Pride campaign, following the creation of the Scarborough Cross-Council Task Force that was discussed at Scarborough and Whitby Area Committee on the 29 November 2024.

The Corporate Director of Resources authorises the acceptance of the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (WH:SHF wave3) grant offer of £21,934,186 and approval of North Yorkshire Council co-funding of £18,028,304.

Approval to submit an Expression of Interest to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund for funding of £200,000, and if the Expression of Interest request is successful, the submission of a full funding application to secure grant funding of £200,000 to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund for the same project.

The Corporate Director Resources, in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and the Executive Member for Finance

i) note the contractual position being experienced in delivery of the A59 Kex Gill highway diversion:

ii) approve release of additional urgent project funding of £2m in line with the delegation of the Executive meeting, 20 August 2024 from the Capital Supply Chain Reserve in order to agree contractual time-critical compensation event costs and contingency funding ahead of a further report being prepared for Executive on 13 May 2025 which will outline the full position.

That the additions to the Highways Capital Forward Programme for Structural Highway Maintenance identified since the last Highways Capital Programme report dated 12 September 2024, as detailed in Appendix A, are approved.

To approve the revised fees for Traffic Regulation Orders in line with the Highways and Infrastructure fees and charges schedule, with effect from 12 May 2025

The increase in fees and charges already approved by Full Council is noted and the introduction of a revised set of fees and charges is approved, as set out in Appendix A for Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROS) and the supply and filling of grit bins.

a)
The nomination for NYCACV0058, the Methodist Chapel, Long Preston is successful and meets the definition of community value as detailed in the Localism Act 2011
b)
It should be placed on the North Yorkshire Council Assets of Community Value List of Successful Nominations

The Authority has awarded a contract to Phoenix Software Limited for the supply of Anti-Virus Software after running a further competition via the CCS Framework RM6098 Lot 6. The software will be resold to schools through the NYES Digital traded service.

The new contract is to commence on the 14 June 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with no option to extend.

To review the Corporate Director of Resources’ scheme of sub-delegation and make the sub-delegations to their Assistant Directors and other senior officers as set out at Appendix 1, subject to any limitations set out therein.

Approval granted to accept grant funding from Homes England of £150k to redevelop a former hostel into 6 shared ownership apartments at Cavendish House, Robert Street, Harrogate.

The purpose of this report is to gain approval to purchase 12 affordable homes to be utilised as social rented accommodation. The homes will be purchased from Skipton Properties, the developer of the scheme and will be delivered in phases between March 2026 and December 2026.

Approval has been granted to acquire 12 new build homes for social rent at Airedale Avenue, Skipton to be taken into the Housing Revenue account upon completion

To submit North Yorkshire Council’s response to the national Land Use Framework consultation

The introduction of No Waiting at Any Time restrictions as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report dated 10 April 2025 is approved.

Consideration and decision required whether or not to make the Traffic Regulation Order to install 20mph speed limits across various streets in Harrogate in light of the objections received.

The order for a 20mph speed limit, as set out in Appendix A of the report, is approved.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval for the expenditure of approximately £850,000 to digitise the Council's On and Off-Street Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).
It is requested to approve the proposed expenditure of approximately £850,000 for the digitisation of the On and Off-Street TROs.

To procure a new Digital Traffic Order System.

The purpose of this report is to seek permission to replace the Council's Notice Processing (PCNs) and Permit System to comply with the requirements of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA 2004).

Approval to undertake a procurement for the purchase of a new Notice Processing System for Parking and to undertake a procurement for the purchase of a new Permit Processing System for Parking.

The grant funding applications for Community Transport, as detailed in Appendix A to the report are approved.

The purpose of this report is two-fold:

1. Approval to update the system to manage the Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)

Subject to approval of the above,

2. Approval to proceed with procurement of a new system to manage the statutory processes.

Approval to provide an update to the system to manage Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs to proceed with procurement of a new system to manage the statutory processes

To make final allocations of UK Shared Prosperity and Rural England Prosperity Funding to North Yorkshire Council projects as follows:

Whitby Harbourside Project: £153,000
Whitby Old Town Hall £35,500
Scarborough Walking and Cycling Projects £51,500
Scarborough Public Realm Projects £52,000
Ripon Leisure Centre £269,684
Catterick Garrison Town Centre £269,684

To seek approval to publish statutory proposals to change the age range at Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School, effective from 31 August 2025, by ceasing the Nursery Provision

The Executive Member to:
1.To note the changes to the DfE’s statutory guidance, Making significant changes (‘prescribed alterations’) to maintained schools effective from 3 March 2025; and
2.To support the proposal by the Governing Board of Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary School to change the age range of the school, effective from 31 August 2025, by ceasing nursery provision

Acceptance of the grant for £5,974,078 for a maximum of three years from The Warm Homes: Local Grant to upgrade privately owned houses for low-income households.

To undertake a variation to contract 48877 - Income Management and Card Payment Solution - to include the addition of a deliverable to support the consolidation of system instances under the contract and the associated charge. Extension to the contract expiry date to 31 October 2027. The value of the variation is £386,767.99.

That the Executive Member Cllr Dadd and the Leader Cllr Les agreed a tender process be undertaken to procure a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform solution that meets the needs and requirements of the Council, its citizens and the outcomes identified in the ongoing Customer Transformation Programme (CTP) to utilise our digital and technical solutional across the council. The technical assessment has determined that we need a low-code platform solution, integrated contact centre omni channel provision, and options to seamlessly integrate telephony. This will significantly accelerate our delivery of digital services which will improve the customer experience and maximise our resource.

To seek approval from the Executive Member for Culture, Arts and Housing to adopt the revised Tenant Involvement Strategy.

Approval has been given to adopt the proposed Tenant Involvement Strategy.

To seek approval of North Yorkshire Council's Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order

Approved:
• the Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order (‘the Order’) 2025, as set out at Appendix 2 in the report;

• the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services to make the Order by affixing the Council Seal to the Order; and

• officers to publicise the Order once made, in accordance with legal requirements.