Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pearson.

The Executive is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 2 July 2020.

The Executive considered the minutes of the meeting held on 2 July 2020.

RESOLVED:

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 July 2020 for signing by the Chair.

A copy of the Register of Interest for each Selby District Councillor is

available for inspection at www.selby.gov.uk.

Councillors should declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary

interest in any item of business on this agenda which is not already

entered in their Register of Interests.

Councillors should leave the meeting and take no part in the

consideration, discussion or vote on any matter in which they have a

disclosable pecuniary interest.

Councillors should also declare any other interests. Having made the

declaration, provided the other interest is not a disclosable pecuniary

interest, the Councillor may stay in the meeting, speak and vote on that

item of business.

If in doubt, Councillors are advised to seek advice from the Monitoring

Officer.

There were no declarations of interest

Report E/20/6 seeks approval from the Executive for the submission of the devolution proposal to Government for North Yorkshire and the City of York.

The Chief Executive presented the report which sought seeks approval from the Executive for the submission of the devolution proposal to Government for North Yorkshire and the City of York.

The Chief Executive explained that the report outlined an elected Mayor to be in place by 2022 however that date may be moved to 2023 due to the recently announced local government review for the area.

It was suggested the document be reviewed again to ensure there was enough information and ‘asks’ in relation to Selby.

It was queried whether the document would be brought back again before Members if there were substantial changed proposed by other authorities. The Leader of the Council explained that minor changes would be dealt with by the Chief Executive in consultation with the leader however if there were substantial changes proposed then these would be brought back before Members.

Concern was raised around the proposals for the recently announced local government review and it was felt that a unitary proposal would not be for the benefit of residents in the area.

Councillor Musgrave entered the meeting at this point.

RESOLVED:

To approve the submission of the proposal attached at Appendix 4 to Government and to delegate to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader, the power to make any amendments that are required following feedback from each constituent authority.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To seek approval for the submission of the devolution proposal to Government for North Yorkshire and the City of York.

Report E/20/7 seeks approval from the Executive to appoint Councillor Mark Crane as a Director of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited, a dormant company limited by guarantee registered by the LEP, to meet the requirements of a Government review on LEP governance arrangements.

The Leader of the Council presented the report which seeks approval from the Executive to appoint Councillor Mark Crane as a Director of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited, a dormant company limited by guarantee registered by the LEP, to meet the requirements of a Government review on LEP governance arrangements.

RESOLVED:

To appoint Councillor Mark Crane as a Director of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited to meet the requirements of a Government review on LEP governance arrangements.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To ensure the Council assists the LEP in meeting the requirement of the Government review on LEP governance arrangements.

Report E/20/8 outlines an update for the Selby Station Gateway Transforming Cities Fund Project and asks the Executive to approve the funding award and to enter into a Partnership Agreement with North Yorkshire County Council to deliver the project

Appendices 2 and 4 to the report are exempt from publication by virtue of

paragraph 3 in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). If councillors wish to discuss information contained within these appendices it will be necessary to pass the following resolution to exclude the press and public:

In accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, the meeting be not open to the Press and public during discussion of the following item as there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100(1) of the Act as described in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act.

The Lead Executive Member for Communities and Economic Development presented the report which outlined an update for the Selby Station Gateway Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) Project and asks the Executive to approve the funding award and to enter into a Partnership Agreement with North Yorkshire County Council to deliver the project.

It was noted that appendices two and four to the report contained exempt information and if Members wished to discuss these then they needed to move into private session.

The Head of Economic Development and Regeneration explained there had been public support for the scheme following the consultation in September and that approval was needed to enter into a funding agreement for the scheme.

A query was raised regarding the timescales for the proposals. The Head of Economic Development and Regeneration explained that the Department for Transport had maintained their deadline of March 2023 and that there were specific resources dedicated to the project from Selby and North Yorkshire County Council.

RESOLVED:

i)      To delegate authority to the Director of Economic Regeneration and Place, in consultation with the Lead Executive Member for Communities & Economic Development and S151 Officer, to sign the Partnership Agreement with North Yorkshire County Council to deliver the Transforming Cities Fund project, in line with the funding allocated from the Department for Transport.

ii)    To delegate authority to the Director of Economic Regeneration and Place, in consultation with the Executive Member for Communities & Economic Development, to sign any subsequent Deeds of Variation to the Partnership Agreement with North Yorkshire County Council, as the project passes through set Assurance points.

iii)  To agree to progress the Selby TCF proposals to full business case, including undertaking appropriate investigations, negotiations, design work and further public consultation before the Council agrees the final detailed designs and costs for the works to be included in the Full Business Case.

iv)  To note the outline project programme, governance measures and risk attached to the Selby TCF project, as detailed in this report and appendices.

REASON FOR DECISION

To enable formal partnership arrangements to be implemented, enabling funding to be drawn down for the Selby Station Gateway project.