Please ask for: Louise Hawkins Telephone: 01482 613410 Fax: 01482 614804 Email: [email protected] Text phone: 01482 300349 Date: Thursday, 14 January 2021
Dear Sir/Madam,
Joint Humber Archaeology Partnership Board
The next meeting of the Joint Humber Archaeology Partnership Board will be held at 14:00 on Friday, 22 January 2021 in Remote meeting .
The Agenda for the meeting is attached and reports are enclosed where relevant.
Please Note: It is likely that the public, (including the Press) will be excluded from the meeting during discussions of exempt items since they involve the possible disclosure of exempt information as describe in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Yours faithfully,
Democratic Services Officer for the Town Clerk
Town Clerk Services, Hull City Council, The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA www.hullcc.gov.uk Tel: 01482 300300
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Humber Archaeology Partnership Board
To: Membership:
Councillor Hale, Hull City Council Councillor Chaytor, Hull City Council Councillor Whitehead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Councillor West, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Officers:
John Craig, Head of Planning, Hull City Council Steve Devey, Planning and Development Control Customer Services, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Andy Wainwright, Planning and Development Control Services, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Richard Newman, Principal Archaeologist, Hull City Council Shaun Robertson, Senior Finance Officer, Hull City Council Louise Hawkins, Democratic Services Officer, Hull City Council (x2)
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Joint Humber Archaeology Partnership Board 14:00 on Friday, 22 January 2021
Remote meeting
A G E N D A STANDARD ITEMS
1 Apologies To receive apologies for those Members who are unable to attend the meeting.
2 Declarations of Interest To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any Personal and Discloseable Pecuniary interest in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct.
(Members Code of Conduct - Part D1 of the Constitution)
3 Minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2020 5 - 8 To approve the minutes as a true and correct record.
NON-EXEMPT ITEMS
4 Report on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s Response to 9 - 10 Covid-19 To inform the Board of HAP’s responses to Covid-19 during the period April – November 2020.
5 Report on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s Performance 11 - 22 Statistics Q1 and Q2 To inform the Board of HAP’s performance during Qs 1 and 2 and to provide an assessment of the statistics given.
6 Report on the Progress of the A63 (Hull) DCO Scheme’s 23 - 24 Historic Environment Response To inform the Board of the progress of the historic environment response for the Highways Agency’s A63 road improvement scheme. Most archaeological work has been concentrated on the area of the former Trinity Burial Ground.
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7 Report on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s Budget 2020- 25 - 26 21 To inform the Board of recent changes to HAP’s budget provision and to discuss its implications.
EXEMPT ITEMS
8 No Exempt Items THERE ARE NO EXEMPT ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA
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HUMBER ARCHAEOLOGY PARTNERSHIP JOINT BOARD
14 th July, 2020
The Council Chamber, the Guildhall, Hull
PRESENT:
Councillors Chaytor (Hull City Council) and West (East Riding of Yorkshire Council).
IN ATTENDANCE:
A. Codd (Hull City Council). R. Newman (Principal Archaeologist). P. Rawcliffe (Senior Democratic Services Officer, Hull City Council).
APOLOGIES:
Councillors Hale (Hull City Council) and Whitehead (East Riding of Yorkshire Council).
Minute Business No. 543 ELECTION OF CHAIR FOR THE MEETING
Agreed - That Councillor Chaytor be appointed as Chair for the duration of the meeting.
544 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
No declarations of interest were made in respect of the items that follow below.
545 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 25 TH JUL Y, 2019
Agreed - That the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Board, held on 25 th July, 2019, having been printed and circulated, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the Chair.
546 HUMBER ARCHAEOLOGY PARTNERSHIP – PERFORMANCE - APRIL, 2019, TO MARCH, 2020
The Assistant Director Economic Development and Regeneration submitted a report which updated the Joint Board on the performance of the Humber Archaeology Partnership for the period 1st April, 2019, to 31 st March, 2020. The report provided statistics covering Historic Environment 1 Page 5 of 26
Minute Business No. Record enquiries; work on backlog data logging, and development control casework.
Discussion took place around the development of a business plan for the Humber Archaeology Partnership; current and future location of the Service; the few visitors that attended the Service’s office; the need to concentrate on working towards full digital access to the Service; the modification of the Service’s digital record; timescales for the digitisation, and how the progress of the digitisation could be measured and monitored.
Agreed –
a) That the report be noted;
b) that the creation of a temporary post, to deal with the reduction of the paper backlog in the first instance, and then to progress the inputting of the backlog of digital data, be approved;
c) that a percentage of the records to be digitised be allocated to three month periods to allow for the progress of the project to be monitored, and
d) that the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s Business Plan be revised, to include new targets for backlog reduction and the impact of Covid-19, and submitted to the next meeting of the Joint Board.
547 HUMBER ARCHAEOLOGY PARTNERSHIP – PERFORMANCE – APRIL TO JUNE, 2020, AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
The Assistant Director Economic Development and Regeneration submitted a report which updated the Joint Board on the performance of the Humber Archaeology Partnership for the first quarter of the 2020/21 Financial Year, 1 st April, to 30 th June, 2020, through provisional statistics. The report also gave an assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on the performance of the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s core tasks.
Discussion took place around the declining number of members of the public visiting the Service’s office; the arrangements for the staff working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the staff rota that was now in place at the Service’s office.
Agreed –
a) That the report be noted, and 2 Page 6 of 26
Minute Business No.
b) that the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s web presence be developed, to improve the information available through it for the public;
c) that public access to the Historic Environment Record database be developed, and
d) that the Business Plan be updated to include the backlog of data entry caused by Covid-19.
548 NEW DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER SCHEMES IN HULL AND THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
The Assistant Director Economic Development and Regeneration submitted a report which updated the Joint Board on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s involvement with two Development Consent Order schemes. Namely, the A63 road improvements in Hull, and the Dogger Bank Windfarm onshore works in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The A63 main phase of works, especially the excavation of the Trinity Burial Ground, had yet to begin. However, this was to involve considerable time resources from the Humber Archaeology Partnership throughout the late summer, 2020, and beyond. Weekly updates were being provided by the Highways Agency through their consultants Balfour Beattie.
The Dogger Bank Windfarm onshore works primarily comprised the excavation of a cable trench with ancillary works such as compound and haul road construction. The construction project was being undertaken by Jones Bros. on behalf of the Scottish and South Eastern power company. Weekly monitoring visits were being made by the Humber Archaeology Partnership, and archaeological work was likely to last into the autumn.
Discussion took place around the details of the archaeological works relating to A63 and Dogger Bank Windfarm schemes.
Agreed –
a) That the report be noted;
b) that weekly monitoring be instituted as soon as the main works start on the A63 road improvements scheme;
c) that it be noted that the Highways Agency is to issue a press release with regard to the significant structure that was to be 3 Page 7 of 26
Minute Business No. erected to allow the archaeology to be dealt with safely on the A63 scheme, and
d) that a map, detailing the proposed archaeological works on the A63 scheme, be circulated to Elected Members.
4 Page 8 of 26 Report on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s response to Covid-19
Briefing Paper on behalf of Alex Codd, Assistant Director of Economic Development & Regeneration
Purpose of paper and summary
To inform the Board of HAP’s responses to Covid-19 during the period April – November 2020.
Background
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused all work places and organisations to adjust their working arrangements. The Humber Archaeology Partnership has responded to Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council guidance as it has evolved, accommodating where necessary differences in the guidance on home-based working as issued by the two authorities.
Issues of consideration
At no point during the pandemic has HAP ceased to operate. All staff have continued to work throughout the period even when in self-isolation. No staff have been furloughed. No staff have had Covid-19, as far is known. Where site visits have been essential, as with the two DCO schemes for the Dogger Bank onshore works and the A63, they have been undertaken.
For the most part the office has been staffed on a daily basis and the Northumberland Avenue building has been staffed throughout. Public access, however, has not been allowed.
During the lockdown of April and May staff were discouraged from coming into work unless absolutely essential in order to fulfil tasks. A lack of Teams enabled laptops meant that the need to come into the office was higher than it might have been. Work arounds were initiated and it was calculated that this resulted in a 5-6% reduction in output. The office was not staffed every day. From June and through July at least one person was in the office every day. By the end of July all HAP staff had been issued with Teams enabled laptops. In August a rota was implemented whereby every member of staff was required to be present in the office on at least two days per week but no more than three. This allowed the office to have a minimum complement of two staff per day, but ensured that at no time would the number of staff exceed the office space limit of three in order to keep the office compliant with Hull City Council’s Covid-19 secure building guidance.
Rota arrangements remained in place until October, when rising infection numbers in Hull led to a reduction in numbers of office-based staff to those of June and July. These arrangements remained in place until the new lockdown when staff were
Page 9 of 26 advised to work at home if possible. Office attendance is being discouraged unless essential and thus currently the office is not staffed every day.
Since acquiring Teams enabled laptops there has been no reduction in work output. There have been no issues in relation to staff mental wellbeing as a result of a reduction in work social contacts. Team meetings are held remotely each month and weekly contact is maintained via Teams and Cisco jabber through informal one-to- ones. More formal monthly one-to-ones and performance appraisals have also been undertaken remotely.
Next steps
A return to higher office staffing levels will be implemented as soon as the current lockdown is lifted (unless Hull is placed under Tier 3 restrictions) and Hull City Council’s guidance changes emphasis from ‘work at home if possible’ to if appropriate. It is likely that higher staffing levels will be in accordance with the already agreed rota for the foreseeable future.
Corporate Director for Economic Development & Regeneration
Contact Officer : Richard Newman Telephone No. : 01482 613310
Officer Interests: None
Background Documents: - None
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Report on the Humber Archaeology Partnership’s performance statistics Q1 and Q2
Briefing Paper on behalf of Alex Codd, Assistant Director of Economic Development & Regeneration Purpose of paper and summary To inform the Board of HAP’s performance during Qs 1 and 2 and to provide an assessment of the statistics given. In general casework and output has increased between Qs 1 and 2. While Covid-19 responses are partly the cause of the recorded differences between quarters, other factors were also in play.
Average per week calculated over the 13 week period 1st April 2020 to 30 th June 2020 (Q1)
Planning Applications Taken from weekly lists received between 01/04/20 to 30/06/20
ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Total number of applications on weekly 1082 221 1303 100 lists
Those checked against the SMR 561 108 669 51
Number downloaded 90 4 94 7
Casework received between 01/04/20 to 30/06/20
ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Developer Enquiries 15 1 16 1 (pre-planning and pre-land purchase)
Planning Applications 91 7 98 8
Page 11 of 26 ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week (Outline, Reserved matters, Full Applications, Regulation 3 & 4)
Heritage Management 17 2 19 1 (Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Works and Ecclesiastical Exemption)
Strategic/Forward Planning - - - - (Development Briefs, Conservation Area Appraisals, Local Plans and SPG’s)
Statutory Consultations 1 - 1 <1 (Utilities Applications, Environment Agency and Highways Consultations)
Agri-environment schemes 20 20 1 (Environmental Stewardship, Forestry Applications, Energy Crops Scheme, Short Rotation Coppice, Countryside Stewardship and Hedgerow removals)
Detailed Analysis of Consultations replied to between 01/04/20 and 30/06/20
Action Advised ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Borehole - - - -
Building Recording 10 1 11 1
Desk Based Assessment - - - -
Evaluation by geophysical survey 8 - 8 1
Evaluation by trial trenching 13 1 14 1
Monitored topsoil strip - - - -
Preservation by Record - - - -
Mitigation 5 2 7 <1
Page 12 of 26 Action Advised ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
No Impact 42 4 46 3
Preservation in situ 1 - 1 <1
Publication - - - -
Record earthworks - - - -
Watching briefs 34 1 35 2
Conditions requested 55 3 58 4
Predetermination work recommended 14 - 14 -
Refusals recommended - - - -
Other Casework ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Total number of new consultations 180 11 191 15 received
Reports received 10 2 12 1
Project Designs received 22 2 24 2
Fieldwork Commencing 18 1 19 1
Sites monitored and recorded on planning 1 - 1 <1 database
Specifications prepared 3 - 3 <1
Site visits made to assess site conditions - - - -
Discharge of conditions 2 1 3 <1
Total number of casework files closed 64 4 68 5
Amended proposals received 5 1 6 <1
Submission of details received 18 2 20 1
Page 13 of 26 Percentage of responses made within 97% agreed deadlines
Non-planning related ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Forestry applications 1 0 1 <1
Hedgerow Notifications 0 0 0 -
Demolition notifications 0 0 0 -
Public Enquiries to the Humber HER Enquiries received between 1/04/19 and 30/06/19 Non planning related
Public Enquiries ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Visitors to Office 0 0 0 -
Visitors to events 0 0 0 -
Telephone Enquiries 0 0 0 -
Letters 0 0 0 -
Email 9 1 10 1
Total Users 9 1 10 1
HER Enhancement taken place between 1 st April 2020 and 30th June 2020 Decimals rounded to one decimal place.
Type of enhancement on ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record digital record per week Number of new monuments 4 0 4 <1 0.02
Page 14 of 26 Type of enhancement on ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record digital record per week records created Number of monument records 25 86 111 8 0.55 amended on digital record Number of new event records 1 71 72 5 1.86 created Number of event records 36 136 172 13 4.4 amended on the digital record Number of new source 1 0 1 <1 0.00 records created Number of source records 20 19 39 3 0.29 amended on digital record Number of new designation 6 6 12 <1 0.22 records created Number of designation 14 8 22 1 0.40 records modified on digital record Number of new finds records 3 0 3 <1 0.03 created Total number of new or 110 326 436 33 0.54 modified digital records
Enhancement on digital ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record consultation record per week Number of new consultation 158 33 191 14 records created Number of consultation 226 34 260 20 records amended on digital record Total number of new or 384 67 451 35 modified digital records
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1st July 2020 to 30 th of September 2020 (Q2)
Planning Applications Taken from weekly lists received between 01/07/20 to 30/09/20
ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Total number of applications on weekly 1232 310 1542 118 lists
Those checked against the HER 590 150 740 57
Number downloaded 58 5 63 5
Casework received between 01/07/20 to 30/09/20
ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Developer Enquiries 10 2 12 1 (pre-planning and pre-land purchase)
Planning Applications 61 9 68 5 (Outline, Reserved matters, Full Applications, Regulation 3 & 4)
Heritage Management 7 2 9 <1 (Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Works and Ecclesiastical Exemption)
Strategic/Forward Planning - - 1 <1 (Development Briefs, Conservation Area Appraisals, Local Plans and SPG’s)
Statutory Consultations - - - - (Utilities Applications, Environment Agency and Highways Consultations)
Page 16 of 26 ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Agri-environment schemes 34 0 34 2 (Environmental Stewardship, Forestry Applications, Energy Crops Scheme, Short Rotation Coppice, Countryside Stewardship and Hedgerow removals)
Detailed Analysis of Consultations replied to between 01/07/20 and 30/09/20
Action Advised ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Borehole - - - -
Building Recording 3 3 6 <1
Desk Based Assessment - - - -
Evaluation by geophysical survey 11 1 12 1
Evaluation by trial trenching 10 1 11 1
Monitored topsoil strip 3 - 3 <1
Preservation by Record 1 - 1 <1
Mitigation 1 - 1 <1
No Impact 35 9 44 3
Preservation in situ - - - -
Publication - - - -
Record earthworks - - - -
Watching briefs 28 - 28 2
Conditions requested 35 2 37 3
Predetermination work recommended 8 - 8 <1
Refusals recommended 2 - 2 <1
Page 17 of 26 Other Casework ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Total number of new consultations 121 19 140 11 received
Reports received 13 2 15 1
Project Designs received 31 1 32
Fieldwork Commencing 12 - 12 1
Sites monitored and recorded on planning 17 2 19 1 database
Specifications prepared 2 - 2 <1
Site visits made to assess site conditions - - - -
Discharge of conditions 3 2 5 <1
Total number of casework files closed 109 13 122
Amended proposals received 6 - 6 <1
Submission of details received 26 2 28 2
Percentage of responses made within 97% agreed deadlines
Non-planning related ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Forestry applications 8 0 8 <1
Hedgerow Notifications 1 0 1 <1
Demolition notifications 0 5 5 <1
Page 18 of 26 Public Enquiries to the Humber HER Enquiries received between 01/07/20 and 30/09/20 Non planning related
Public Enquiries ERYC KUHCC Total Average per week
Visitors to Office 0 0 0 -
Visitors to events 0 0 0 -
Telephone Enquiries 2 1 3 <1
Letters 0 0 0 -
Email 36 5 41 3
Total Users 38 6 44 3
HER Enhancement taken place between 1 st July 2020 and 30 th September 2020 Decimals rounded to one decimal place.
Type of enhancement on ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record digital record per week Number of new monuments 221 49 270 20 1.3 records created Number of monument records 291 230 521 40 2.6 amended on digital record Number of new event records 30 454 484 37 12 created Number of event records 123 647 770 59 19 amended on the digital record Number of new source 40 52 92 7 0.70 records created Number of source records 88 180 268 20 2.05 amended on digital record Number of new designation 15 0 15 1 0.27 records created Number of designation 28 0 28 2 0.51 records modified on digital record Number of new finds records 152 0 152 11 1.70 created
Page 19 of 26 Type of enhancement on ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record digital record per week Total number of new or 988 1612 2600 200 3.8 modified digital records
Enhancement on digital ERYC KUHCC Total Average % of record consultation record per week Number of new consultation 121 19 140 10 0.49 records created Number of consultation 311 39 350 27 1.2 records amended on digital record Total number of new or 432 58 490 37 1.7 modified digital records
Issues of consideration
In Qs 1 and 2 despite the impact of Coronavirus, the Humber Archaeology Partnership continued to offer a full development control service for the historic environment to both Hull City Council and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. In addition to the above work HAP have provided support to two DCO schemes, the Dogger Bank windfarm onshore works and the A63 and responded to the national planning policy consultation. The Humber Archaeology Partnership’s HER over this period has maintained all the services that we would normally offer our customers. Apart from visits to the HER which are not permitted, we have provided people with a wide range of ways of contacting the HER via e-mail, phone (phones calls are been answered through our laptops) and social media platforms. They can also search the HER on Heritage Gateway where we have stated clearly how to reach us even if it is just for a chat about a Heritage Asset in their village. We have continued to add fieldwork reports and from these monument, event, source and finds records have been generated along with and record them on our GIS. Hull UAD has also consumed large amounts of Officer time to be able to meet deadlines.
In general work volumes and output have increased between Qs 1 and 2. Planning casework increased by about 10%, agri-environment scheme consultations by 70% and HER consultations by 488%. The number of sites enhanced on the HER rose by 348%. The planning casework and agri- environment consultations more reflects seasonal variations than the impact of Covid-19 but the HER consultations were undoubtedly reduced in Q1 because of
Page 20 of 26 the pandemic. The increase in enhancement productivity between Qs 1 and 2, unlike the other statistics, does not relate to external demand. It rather reflects the performance improvements brought about by the acquisition of appropriate laptops, enabling efficient home-based working, in combination with the large amount of staff time invested in the Hull UAD during Q1. With the loss of the UAD Officer this will have an impact on enhancement output in Qs 3 and 4.
Corporate Director for Economic Development & Regeneration
Contact Officer : Richard Newman Telephone No. : 01482 613310
Officer Interests: None
Background Documents: - None
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Page 22 of 26 Report on the progress of the A63 (Hull) DCO scheme’s historic environment response
Briefing Paper on behalf of Alex Codd, Assistant Director of Economic Development & Regeneration
Purpose of paper and summary
To inform the Board of the progress of the historic environment response for the Highways Agency’s A63 road improvement scheme. Most archaeological work has been concentrated on the area of the former Trinity Burial Ground.
Background
The road improvements to the A63 within Hull are considered a major infrastructure project and as such are covered by a Development Control Order published in May 2020. Considerable assessment and evaluation work was done in advance of the DCOs drafting to ensure that historic environment issues were taken into account. Two major issues were highlighted, the dismantling and re-erection of the grade II listed Earl de Grey public house and the impact upon the Georgian burials within the Trinity Burial Ground and on the remains of the late 18 th century gaol. The below ground archaeological interventions are being undertaken by Oxford Archaeology North assisted by Humber Field Archaeology.
Issues of consideration
Initial archaeological works were undertaken in the summer on the area of land to the immediate west of the Trinity Burial Ground. This was on the site of a late 19 th century timber yard and a warehouse related to the Railway Dock. The warehouse was bombed during WWII and evidence for the crater, the timber stanchions of the warehouse and of a likely mobile crane rail line were recovered. Beneath these relatively modern features two medieval buildings of likely 13 th century date were revealed. It is possible that these remains relate to the medieval port of Wyke, the predecessor to Kingston-upon-Hull.
Excavations within Trinity Burial Ground began in October 2020 and are being undertaken within a large tent to screen the work from the public and to prevent hold ups from bad weather. Thousands of burials are anticipated and this will be the largest scientifically analysed post-medieval burial assemblage from the north of England ever undertaken. The burials are being reinterred at the behest of the CoE within a burial trench on site. Most of the osteological analysis is happening on site in excellent temporary lab facilities provided by the Highways Agency.
The work space has been made Covid-19 secure and thus far the pandemic has not delayed on-site archaeological works, though it has had a delaying impact on the
Page 23 of 26 Highways Agency’s implementation of an engagement strategy which Historic England and HAP are working together to try to move forward. There are a number of stories around immigration, epidemic diseases and the port that will have resonances and relevance to the populace of Hull today.
Next steps
It is proposed that a presentation is arranged for the Board that will in part take the form of a remote site visit to the Trinity Burial Ground.
Corporate Director for Economic Development & Regeneration
Contact Officer: Richard Newman Telephone No. : 01482 613310
Officer Interests: None
Background Documents: - None
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Briefing Paper on behalf of Alex Codd, Assistant Director of Economic Development & Regeneration
Purpose of paper and summary
To inform the Board of recent changes to HAP’s budget provision and to discuss its implications.
Background
In autumn 2019 changes were made to the funding mechanism for HAP with the East Riding taking on two of its staff as direct employees of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. With the departure of the Principal Archaeologist in September 2019 and their replacement not arriving until January 2020 these changes and their implications were not brought to the Board. Only as the new Principal Archaeologist has become conversant with the operation of the Board and its history, as well as becoming aware of the budgetary implications of this change, has it been realised that this is a matter for the Board to discuss.
Issues of consideration
The Board agreed the budget funding split between East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council in 2013 as 70% ERYC and 30% HCC. This proportion was to be reviewed regularly and the last review was in 2017. HAP have reviewed the work split between ERYC and HCC over the period April to October 2020 and it comes out as 70.3% ERYC and 29.7% HCC. This calculation assumes that all time spent on general issues (administration, personnel, training, national consultations etc) is apportioned 50:50 between the two authorities. Also any external project funding relevant to a project in just one authority is excluded from the calculation, so the Hull UAD funded staff member was excluded from the budget as she was 100% funded by Historic England. Consequently the 70:30 split between the two authorities in funding the total HAP budget remains valid.
In calculating their budgetary contribution ERYC removed the costs from the overall budget of their two funded staff, Victoria Bowns and Andrew Dearlove. James Goodyear and Richard Newman remain employees of HCC and Freya Townley was employed through HCC but 100% externally funded.
ERYC’s contribution for their two staff is £65,184. The total cost of running HAP in 2020-2021 is £218,617 from which 28.454 can be removed as earned income on fees leaving a total cost to be met of £190,163. A 70:30 contribution to these costs equates to an ERYC contribution of 133,114 and an HCC contribution of £57,049. Removing the ERYC contribution to staff costs gives a figure for the ERYC
Page 25 of 26 contribution to HAP costs of £67,930. Allowing for adjustments HCC are asking ERYC for a contribution of £66.985 to cover the costs of HAP during 2020-21.
Next steps
A meeting is to be held between representatives of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council on the 9 th December 2020 to discuss the HAP budgetary issues and the outcome of that meeting can help inform Board discussions.
The split in the total budget funding allocation needs to be reviewed by the Board and either reconfirmed or revised.
Corporate Director for Economic Development & Regeneration
Contact Officer : Richard Newman Telephone No. : 01482 613310
Officer Interests: None
Background Documents: - None
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