Decisions

The Authority has awarded a contract to ME Learning for the Digital Staff Training for Liquidlogic Solutions through GCloud 13 framework.

The new contract is to commence on the 1 April 2023 for an initial period of 36 months with the optional extension period of 12 months.

Approve and publish the S19 Flood Investigation Report for the February 2022 flood event affecting communities within North Yorkshire.

The decision was taken to award Whole-Systems Partnership a £6,000 contract to undertake the research project for Harrogate & Rural District Community Mental Health Transformation – Mapping Community Assets.

Permission to bid and accept bid (if successful) to the Department for Education DDSF Fund. Reimagining Data for Children’s Services Project.

Permission to apply for grant funding and to accept if successful

There report contains no exempt information

That the Authority submit a bid for funding from the Department for Education to use existing advanced technology to develop a proof of concept and pilot a reimagining of recording, retrieval, sharing and information analysis information from CMS.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Robert Windass to award £3,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of VAS units and a laptop computer within the village with Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Robert Windass to award £1,953 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and install a defibrillator for Flaxby with Goldsborough & Flaxby Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Annabel Wilkinson to award £2,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to the road and drain repairs on a stretch of road within the village with Ainderby Steeple Village Group.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Annabel Wilkinson to award £3,500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase of a VAS for Great Smeaton and website creation with Great Smeaton with Hornby Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor David Staveley to award £3,337.50 of his Locality Budgets funding to purchase a VAS matrix board for Ribblebanks with Ribblebanks Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Monika Slater to award £1,872.84 of her Locality Budgets funding to purchase equipment for the polycom system to evolve the digital activities at Open Country.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Karin Sedgwick to award £400 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of a noticeboard and Christmas lights for the village with West Witton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Karin Sedgwick to award £300 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of Santa gifts, wrapping paper and refreshments for Leyburn Christmas Fayre.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mike Schofield to award £1,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the swimming for the pupils at Rossett Acre Primary School.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mike Schofield to award £875 of his Locality Budgets funding to purchase 6 copies of the Phase 2 Phonics Guided Reading Books for Reception children at Rossett Acre Primary School.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Janet Sanderson to award £1,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the digital survey and condition survey for the village hall upgrade with Ebberston Village Hall.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Janet Sanderson to award £3,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of recycled plastic bird mouth fencing with Weaverthorpe Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor David Noland to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the provision of the Cravenlink bus service on Sundays between Skipton, Embsay, Bolton Abbey and Ilkley with Dales & Bowland Community Interest Co.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andrew Murday to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the maintenance of the Christmas lights with Pateley Bridge Town Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Cliff Lunn to award £600 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase of new replacement LED stage lighting for Hambleton Players with Hambleton Players Amateur Dramatic Society.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Carl Les to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to provide a contribution to the running costs of the hallwith Scorton Memorial Institute Trustees.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Carl Les to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to provide a contribution to the running costs of Brompton-on-Swale Community Sports Hall.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Carl Les to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to provide a contribution to the running costs of Booth Memorial Institute (known as Booth Hall).

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mike Jordan to award £500 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the upgrading of the Christmas lights in Hensall with Hensall Events Team.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tom Jones to award £400 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the food for the Christmas dinner for residents with Scotton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tom Jones to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to a contribution towards the purchase of a vehicle activated speed sign for Patrick Brompton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor George Jabbour to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the materials and labour for the path improvements to the meeting room and car park with Sproxton Village Hall Trust.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Nathan Hull to award £2,340 of his Locality Budgets funding to the provision of a defibrillator in Hartwith cum Winsley parish and a replacement cabinet in Summerbridge with Hartwith cum Winsley Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Robert Heseltine to award £2,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the provision of a bus service linking Skipton, Bolton Bridge and Harrogate every Saturday with Dales & Bowland Community Interest Co.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Kevin Foster to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the Team Challenge course to help the language students with the Princes Trust.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Bridget Fortune to award £1,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food, refreshments and gifts for the community events with Newby Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Bridget Fortune to award £1,500 of her Locality Budgets funding to purchase new replacement safety matting for the play area with Ingleby Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andrew Brown to award £4,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the installation of bollards on A6068 with Cowling Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Malcolm Taylor to award £1,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to carry out improvements and safety work to play equipment at the play park with Linton on Ouse Parish Council

After a successful tender process, a new Kitchen MIS system contract has been awarded to the successful supplier, which will commence on 1 March 2023.

Electricity energy tariff for the new council for the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024, as to whether the new council has a 100% renewable energy tariff or a mixed tariff

A decision has been made to utilise the following Electricity tariff makeup of the supply for the new council for the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024:
• Bespoke fuel source 60% Zero Carbon for Business with 40% UK Renewable

New Framework for Water Retailer (for corporate properties, schools and District Councils as part of LGR)

To undertake a procurement to appoint a water retailer for the supply of water, waste water for the corporate, including traded school & academy portfolios for the new council from 01 April 2023. The replacement contract will include the existing NYCC water meter points and the water meter points from the seven boroughs and districts which will be brought into the new supply contract as their existing contracts end.

To undertake a procurement exercise for the replacement of a prefabricated unit with traditional build at Bishop Monkton CE Primary School

To undertake a procurement exercise for the replacement of a prefabricated unit with traditional build at Bishop Monkton CE Primary School.

Approval to submit a bid to the Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2’

That submission of the Homes Upgrade Grant 2 bid by the 18th November deadline, be approved

That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Strategic Resources regarding the final draft of the bid document.

To gain approval to accept Grant funding which is to be awarded to NYCC by DfE for the purposes of supporting an employment forum and development of additional Supported Internships for young people with SEND.

Supported Internships are an important stepping stone for young people with SEND to transition from education into employment. The grant is aimed at establishing, or further developing, a SEND employment forum to increase the availability and quality of Supported Internships that lead to permanent employment.

the Corporate Director - Strategic Resources is authorised, under the Executive Members Delegation Scheme, to accept the grant offer and sign the appropriate documentation to formally do so.

Not open to call in as urgency procedure applied.

The Corporate Director - Strategic Resources in consultation with the Deputy Leader, the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officers of the District Councils has approved the specific consents attached in Appendix 1 to the report.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor David Webster to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of recycled plastic picnic benches for the play area with Pickhill with Roxby & Sinderby Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Matt Walker to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase of replacement benches for Jacob Smith Park, Knaresborough with the Friends of Jacob Smith Park.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andy Solloway to award £1,100 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of noticeboards in a central location in Thornton in Craven village with Thornton in Craven Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Subash Sharma to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to extend the existing double yellow lines at the junction of Russet Grove and Greylands Park Avenue, Scarborough with NYCC Highways.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mike Schofield to award £450.99 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of a hammer drill, dummy CCTV camera, promotion table, cloth and printing with Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Yvonne Peacock to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to the insurance and hiring of the hall for the club with Hawes Carpet Bowls Club.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andy Paraskos to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food for the Christmas Party with Tockwith Community Hub.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andy Paraskos to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the production and printing of the by-monthly parish magazine with Wighill Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Andrew Murday to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase of materials for the redecoration of the Pateley Playhouse with the Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Steve Mason to award £1,470 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of traditional style older swings project at Swinton Play Area with Swinton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tom Jones to award £450 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the Christmas dinner for the members of the Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor David Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food and heating for the community café at the village hall with Snainton Village Hall and Snainton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor George Jabbour to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of tricycles for pupils to use at Helmsley Community Primary School.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Hannah Gostlow to award £1,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase of replacement benches for Jacob Smith Park, Knaresborough with the Friends of Jacob Smith Park.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Kevin Foster to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the furnishings for the youth room at the Youth Club with Risedale School Youth project.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Kevin Foster to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food and refreshments for the Christmas Party with RAF Air Cadets.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Steph Duckett to award £3,000 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food, shoes and warm clothing for the Hardship Fund with Riccall and District Resilience Group.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding fund to the village event in Staxton/Willerby to mark the Coronation of King Charles III with Willerby Staxton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mark Crane to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the creation of a playground and pump track in Barlow village with Barlow Community Group.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Mark Crane to award £2,950 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the purchase and installation of a new floor for Brayton Community Centre with Selby AVS.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor David Chance to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of a new noticeboard for parish and community notices for Lythe Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Liz Colling to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the refreshments at the Warm Hub at Falsgrave Community Resource Centre with Scarborough Borough Council.

To gain approval to accept Grant funding which is to be awarded to NYCC YJS by Ministry of Justice to enable the delivery of a Turnaround Programme. The turnaround programme is a voluntary youth early intervention programme led by the Authority. The Programme is a three-year programme which aims to improve outcomes and prevent offending for children who are on the cusp of the youth justice system and who do not meet the threshold for statutory support.
The overall aims of the Programme are to: • Achieve positive outcomes for children with the aim of preventing them going on to offend; • Build on work already done to ensure all children on the cusp of the youth justice system are consistently offered a needs assessment and the opportunity for support; • Improve the socio-emotional, mental health and wellbeing of children; and • Improve the integration and partnership working between YOT and other statutory services to support children.
The annual breakdown of the Grant amount year 1 2022-2023 Mobilisation Payment: £10,796.00 Delivery Payment: £71,177.90 Y2 2023-2024 Delivery Payment: £226,229.14 Y3 2024-2025 Delivery Payment: £226,105.03 Total £534,308.07 The first payment will be paid by the 5 December 2022 and will cover Financial Year 1 (December 2022-March 2023). The first payment will include costs for mobilisation, which will need to be spent by the end of this financial year; subsequent payments will be made on a six-monthly basis.

Approval to accept Grant funding which is to be awarded to NYCC YJS by Ministry of Justice to enable the delivery of a Turnaround Programme

Approval of Fees and Charges for September 2023 – August 2025

To gain approval of a fees and charges structure for Outdoor Learning for September 2023 to August 2024

To agree to the addendum for the variation of the contract to increase admin fees

The Authority agrees to the increase of the admin fees for Family Fund Business Support for the 2 year extension period to ensure the continuation of the service for the remaining term. Also the approval of the variation for the PayPoint changes.

Approve the terms of the variation to the PFI contract for Barlby School

To approve the
•Deed of Amendment to PFI Project Agreement with further amendments requested by the lenders. The further amendments relate to the following issues:
o1.During construction performance and unavailability deductions will not apply to the whole site (as previously).
o2.Unavailability deductions cannot be charged on the new build classroom block and this includes any time post construction; this will not be limited to the defects liability period. Unavailability deductions will apply to the rest of the site; an exception is that if Latent Defects are found in the Hall extension deductions should not apply to Hall. These defects will be rectified by Triton/GFM.
o3.If the Council need to take enforcement action against the builder, the Council would name borrow from the SPV to pursue the builder. This is the Council’s sole remedy and the Council should indemnify SPV from cost, damage or counter challenge from such action
• Contractor collateral warranty to Authority
• Architect Collateral Warranty to Authority
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•authorising the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic or persons authorised by them to seal the variation documents to which the Authority is party, in each case in accordance with its Constitution.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Neil Swannick to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the provision of support to the food bank and warm space in the community centre with Hope Whitby Missional Communities.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright to award £2,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the provision of a new solar powered score board with LED lighting system for Selby Rugby Union Football Club.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor John Ritchie to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the introduction of formal parking restrictions along Woodlands Avenue in Scarborough with NYCC Highways.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Jack Proud to award £1,188 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of an extra battery storage unit for solar panels with Sleepsfe Selby.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Nigel Knapton to award £1,211 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of a defibrillator for Alne Station with Alne Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Robert Heseltine to award £2,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of four substantial planters for Skipton High Street with Skipton in Bloom.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Robert Heseltine to award £2,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of gifts for the Christmas Elves appeal with Skipton Step into Action.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tim Grogan to award £4,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of new play equipment for Fairburn Recreational Field with Fairburn Community Centre.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tim Grogan to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of new benches for the village recreational field (both Cricket Club and communal use all year round) at Fairburn Cricket Club.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Kevin Foster to award £500 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of a greenhouse to protect vulnerable plants and also to grow new plants from seeds and cuttings with The St Cuthbert's Community Gardens.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Gareth Dadd to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food, drink and raffle prizes for the community Christmas lunch at East Thirsk Community Association.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Bob Packham to award £5,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of a coffee machine, furniture, projector and musical instruments for the Warm Spaces Initiative with Sherburn in Elmet Community Trust.

To undertake a procurement exercise for the refurbishment Scarborough Library and Customer Service Centre.

To authorise the Corporate Director - Strategic Resources to accept £2m grant funding to deliver LEVI

The County Council accepts the grant monies and delegates authority to the Corporate Director - Strategic Resources to accept £2m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grant funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Annabel Wilkinson to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to assist with the community firework and bonfire event at Appleton Wiske Pre-School.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Neil Swannick to award £2,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to purchase sets of reading books for Year 7 and Year 8 students at Caedmon College, Whitby.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor John Ritchie to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of food, heating and toys for the Winter Warmer, Breakfast Club and Baby & Toddler Group Projects at Wreyfield Drive Methodist Church.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Rich Maw to award £350 of his Locality Budgets funding to provide a grit bin and refills on Seaview Drive and Old Filey Road with NYCC Highways.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Pat Marsh to award £300 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of gardening equipment for junior school children at Hookstone Chase Primary School.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Janet Jefferson to award £578.40 of her Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of an illuminated Christmas tree for Globe Street Garden, Scarborough with the Castle Ward Tenants and Residents Association.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor George Jabbour to award £3,587.50 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of a new Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) to the west of Beadlam on the A170 with NYCC Traffic Engineering.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tim Grogan to award £2,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of a new oak noticeboard outside the village hall with Burton Salmon Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tim Grogan to award £1,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of 2 x pieces of VAS equipment including associated brackets and data module for Fairburn Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Tim Grogan to award £1,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of a vehicle activated sign with data capture module for Brotherton Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Hannah Gostlow to award £750 of her Locality Budgets funding to the provision of funding for the Festive Tea Party, catering and Christmas Project with the Knaresborough Lions.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to the operating costs for the Hunmanby Warm Space project with Hunmanby Community Centre Management Committee.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff to award £1,500 of her Locality Budgets funding to the operating costs for the Hunmanby Warm Space project with The Spring Café.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor John Cattanach to award £1,000 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase of Christmas lights for the village green with Skipwith Parish Council.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor John Cattanach to award £1,500 of his Locality Budgets funding to the purchase and installation of play equipment for the new playground with PlayStillingfleet.

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Margaret Atkinson to award £1,090 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the rent increase and purchase of a projector and trolley for Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA).

To accept the recommendation by County Councillor Joy Andrews to award £700 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the coach hire for the Singing Squad at Pickering Community Junior School.

a contract be awarded to Thomas Armstrong Construction Ltd for the provision of carrying out a bridge repair works contract to Long Gill West Bridge, North Yorkshire. The form of contract will be a NEC4 ECC Option A and awarded under the CECF 2021 for the sum of £73,781.00.

To seek approval to begin a consultation on a proposal to cease to maintain Hovingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School from Easter 2023

To approve public consultation on a proposal that the County Council should close Hovingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School from 31 March 2023