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COUNCIL MEETING

DATE: Wednesday, 21 April 2021

TIME: 5.30 pm

VENUE: Online only - Due to Covid-19, this meeting will be held remotely and will be livestreamed here: https://bit.ly/HarrogateYouTube (Copy and paste the link in your browser)

Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Council of the Borough of Harrogate, for the purposes following.

AGENDA

Item Title Page Number 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:

2. URGENT BUSINESS: To receive notice of any urgent business the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Members to advise of any declarations of interest.

4. EXEMPT INFORMATION: To determine whether the exclude the press and public during the consideration of any exempt information items.

5. MINUTES: 5 - 20 of the meeting of 3 March 2021.

6. COMMUNICATIONS: To receive such communications as the Chairman may desire to lay before the Council.

7. PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS - PETITIONS: To receive any petitions under Standing Order 26.

8. PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS - QUESTIONS: To consider any questions under Standing Order 27.

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9. ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS: To receive any written or verbal questions from Members under Standing Order 12.

10. MEMORANDA OF THE REPORT FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMISSION:

11. REPORT BACK ON PREVIOUS NOTICES OF MOTION:

1. Remote Meetings: The response of the General Purposes Committee is contained in General Purposes Committee Minute 47/20 of 18 March 2021. Debate on the item will be undertaken in conjunction with the Minutes of the General Purposes Committee under agenda item 12 below. 2. 12. MINUTES OF COMMITTEES AND CABINET:

2. Cabinet: 31 March 2021: 21 - 22 2. 3. General Purposes Committee: 18 March 2021: 23 - 26 2. 13. NOTICES OF MOTION RECEIVED: 27 - 28 In accordance with Standing Order 10, the Head of Legal and Governance to submit Notices of Motion received.

14. ACHIEVE MENTS AGAINST PORTFOLIO OBJECTIVES 2020/21: 29 - 42 The Leader and Cabinet Members to submit details of the achievements against the Council's objectives for 2020/21. (Copy attached, these are also available for Members’ questions in accordance with the requirements set out in Standing Order 12, Accountability of the Executive and Committee Chairs)

15. COMMON SEAL: To authorise the affixing of the Common Seal to the necessary documents for the purposes of carrying out the resolutions contained in the Minutes.

MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO UPDATE THE REGISTER OF INTERESTS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAY AFFECT CURRENT ENTRIES

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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF HARROGATE HELD REMOTELY ON MICROSOFT TEAMS ON WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 2021 (FROM 5.30 PM – 7.03 PM)

PRESENT: The Mayor, Councillor Stuart Martin in the Chair. Councillors Chris Aldred, Margaret Atkinson, Philip Broadbank, Nick Brown, Rebecca Burnett, Mike Chambers, Trevor Chapman, Jim Clark, Richard Cooper, Ed Darling, John Ennis, Sam Gibbs, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Sid Hawke, Phil Ireland, Steven Jackson, Sue Lumby, Stanley Lumley, John Mann, Pat Marsh, Samantha Mearns, Zoe Metcalfe, Nigel Middlemass, Tim Myatt, Victoria Oldham, Andrew Paraskos, Alex Raubitschek, Matt Scott, Nigel Simms, Graham Swift, Norman Waller, Matthew Webber, Christine Willoughby and Robert Windass.

Late Arrivals: None

Early Departures: None

The Mayor’s Chaplain, Canon Michael Gisbourne, led Members in prayer prior to the commencement of the meeting.

78/20 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Bernard Bateman, Pauline McHardy, Ann Myatt and Tom Watson.

79/20 – URGENT BUSINESS: There was no urgent business.

80/20 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: No declarations of interest were made at the meeting.

81/20 – EXEMPT INFORMATION: There was no exempt information.

82/20 – MINUTES: The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 10 February 2021 were submitted.

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift and RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 10 February 2021 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

83/20 – COMMUICATIONS: There were no communications from the Mayor.

84/20 – PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS – PETITIONS: No petitions had been received.

85/20 – PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS – QUESTIONS: No questions had been received under Standing Order 27.

86/20 – ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS: The Mayor advised that in accordance with Standing Order 12(9) two written questions

Page 5 had been received and which would, in accordance with the Standing Order, be dealt with as the first questions under this item. He would then invite verbal questions of the Executive Members and Committee Chairs from other Members of the Council.

1. Question to the Cabinet Member for Housing and Safer Communities from Councillor Trevor Chapman

In the recent publication of the government social housing white paper it is suggested that a review of the decent home standard is carried out and particularly concentrate on achieving carbon neutrality. Can the Cabinet Member give any early indication as to what steps the council will be taking to achieve this goal?

Response:

Thank you for the question. There are currently two reviews on going into the standard of thermal efficiency in homes. These are the review of the Decent Homes Standard and the review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System. We are contributing to both these reviews in collaboration with the Northern Housing Consortium and Chartered Institute of Public Health.

The British Standards Institution, BSI, has recently published PAS 2035: 2019: Retrofitting Dwellings for Improved Energy Efficiency – Specification and Guidance. PAS describes a ‘publicly available specification’. While it is not officially a ‘standard’, it is a document that is likely to have a major effect on the way UK homes are retrofitted. It applies to homes of all ages and types and therefore includes traditional buildings.

At Harrogate Borough Council work has begun on a Stock Condition Survey to allow a programme to be brought forward to improve thermal efficiency of existing stock and ensure it is environmentally, economically and energy efficient, whilst at the same time we continue to build and buy new homes that meet the same rigorous standards.

2. Question to the Leader from Councillor Chris Aldred

Councillors will be aware that at the start of the Pandemic the Council’s Director of Community resigned from his position and left the employment of this Council as of March 27th last year. Could The Leader inform Council what Management and Reporting procedures have been put in place since then, to ensure effective management of areas formerly under the umbrella leadership of that post? Does the Leader consider these to be adequate and what are the longer term plans relating to the Director of Community role?

Response:

The management arrangements put in place were those that were emailed to all Councillors, including Councillor Aldred, on the 31st of March 2020. I found the arrangement satisfactory but the Chief Executive is the Head of Paid Service and so if any Member has any complaints about the arrangements they should address them to him. In terms of the future of the role then all Councillors including

Page 6 Councillor Aldred were made aware of the recruitment freeze due to COVID-19 in several reports to various Council committees. That freeze is still in place and normal arrangements for filling vacancies will resume in due course.

In response to a request from Councillor Aldred to the Leader that he remind him of the management arrangements the Leader advised that the role had been split between the Director of Corporate Affairs and the Director of Economy and Culture.

Cabinet Members then responded verbally to questions from Members of the Council.

Councillor Pat Marsh then asked a question of the Leader and requested that it be recorded. Recently the Council agreed a provision of cleaning contract supplies to appoint a supplier for cleaning and janitorial materials for the Council’s Housing and Property, Leisure and Tourism and HCC service areas. The preferred supplier was selected via a direct award. The recommended material supplier was accepted as the most economically and logistically advantageous solution as well as being able to provide supplies that met the required standard as demonstrated by the results of an evaluation process, supplier meetings and product testing sessions. I understand the Appointment was OJEU compliant but can I ask whether within that contract was there a clause re Green Public Procurement? Which is an important tool to achieve environmental policy goals relating to climate change. The Leader responded that a written response would be required for such a detailed question. As a supplementary question Councillor Marsh then asked, if Green Public Procurement is better for environment, if this is not included in HBC Procurement Documents now, when and how can this omission be rectified? The Cabinet Member for Resources, Enterprise and Economic Development agreed to provide a written response to both questions.

Councillor Philip Broadbank then asked the Cabinet Member for Resources, Enterprise and Economic Development how many single tender contracts have the Council signed up to in the last financial year and how many contracts went through the competitive process, and requested that the question be recorded. The Cabinet Member agreed to provide a written response.

In response to a question from Councillor Matthew Webber, the Cabinet Member for Planning advised that he became aware of the Homes England acquisition of the Bluecoats Park and West Lane sites at the same time as other Members of the Council. In response to a supplementary question the Cabinet Member agreed to arrange for an update to be provided to Members on the sites.

In response to a question from Councillor Chris Aldred, which he requested be recorded, the Cabinet Member for the Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling thanked Alan Taylor, the Council’s Parks and Street Cleansing Manager, and Andrew Soper, Parks and Street Cleansing Operations Manager, for their hard work for the Council over many years as both officers were retiring from the Council this week.

87/20 – MEMORANDA OF REPORT FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMISSION: There were no reports.

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88/20 – FINANCIAL UPDATE: The Head of Finance presented a financial update, the main focus of which was to provide an update on the financial position for this year, provide an overview of the recent budget process and highlight future issues.

2020/21 - Forecast outturn on budget at February Cabinet. - However significant variations as a result of the pandemic and the response via the Financial Recovery Plan.

£m Forecast Gross Impact of COVID 10.7 Anticipated Government Support -7.9 Forecast Net Impact of COVID 2.8 Financial Recovery Plan: Forecast Net Revenue Savings -2.1 Release of Reserves -0.2 Replenish Working Balance 0.2 Capital & Investment Net Savings -0.7 Forecast Outturn on Budget 0.0

- Compares to £58k forecast overspend at Qtr3 last year.

2021/22 - Balanced Budget approved by Council on 10 February. - Council Tax resolution to be approved tonight: - Increases of NYCC 3.49%, Fire 1.99% and Police 1.99% - Along with HBC’s increase of £5 at Band D (2.03%), the average is a 3.05% increase.

Medium Term Outlook - £6.8m of net income identified in 2022/23 indicative budget, as income levels continue recovery from pandemic. - Annual gaps of £500k each year from 2023/24 after smoothing by Budget Transition Fund. - MTFS refresh to be undertaken for summer 2021, with flexibility and long term planning key. - Great uncertainty in respect of government funding from 2022/23 onwards. - Capital & Investment Programme: funding shortfall in medium term.

Government Consultations/Thinking - Multi-year Spending Review in 2021. - Fair Funding Review. - Business Rate Reform. - Implementation of above expected for 2022/23, reflected in Local Government Finance Settlement in December 2021.

Councillor Matthew Webber then referred to announcements in the budget on the day of the Council meeting on business rates and asked if they would impact on the Council’s finances. The Head of Finance responded that whilst business rates

Page 8 discounts would continue for the remainder of the year, the Council would be compensated in full by the Government.

89/20 – REPORT BACK ON PREVIOUS NOTICES OF MOTION: There were no reports to be considered.

90/20 - MINUTES OF COMMITTEES AND CABINET: The Council resolved upon the various non-delegated Minutes of the Committees and Cabinet as follows:

90/20(01) – CABINET – 6 JANUARY 2021:

Cabinet Minutes 104/20 and 105/20 were dealt with by Council at its meeting held on 10 February 2021, and were included for information purposes only.

90/20(02) – CABINET – 3 FEBRUARY 2021:

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift and RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 3 February 2021 be approved and adopted.

(The vote on the Minutes was taken as part of a block vote on the Committee and Cabinet Minutes taken at Minute 90/20(05).)

(Minutes 117/20 and 119/20 were dealt with by the Council at its meeting held on 10 February 2021.)

90/20(03) – AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE – 30 NOVEMBER 2020:

23/20 - TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY - MID-YEAR REVIEW 2020/21:

This matter was also considered by the Cabinet at its meeting held on 7 October 2020. The Cabinet Minute was the substantive recommendation and was dealt with under Minute 60/20(01).

90/20(04) – AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE – 2 FEBRUARY 2021:

34/20 – TREASURY MANAGEMENT ANNUAL STRATEGY, ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY, PRUDENTIAL AND TREASURY INDICATORS, ANNUAL MINIMUM REVENUE PROVISION STATEMENT 2021/22: and

35/20 – CAPITAL STRATEGY 2021/22:

These matters were also considered by the Cabinet at its meeting held on 3 February 2021. The Cabinet Minute was the substantive recommendation and was dealt with under Minute 90/20(02).

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90/20(05) – GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – 28 JANUARY 2021:

Moved by Councillor Samantha Mearns Seconded by Councillor Matt Scott and RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 28 January 2021 be approved and adopted.

(The vote on the Minutes was taken at this point in the meeting as part of a block vote on the Committee and Cabinet Minutes.)

91/20 – NOTICES OF MOTION RECEIVED: The Mayor advised that there were two Notices of Motion before the Council. The first in the names of Councillors Pat Marsh and Trevor Chapman would be debated by the Council, in accordance with Standing Order 10(6)(f). The remaining motion in the names of Councillors Chris Aldred and Philip Broadbank would, once moved and seconded, stand referred for consideration by the General Purposes Committee.

(1) "That this Council thanks all those involved with the Vaccination Centres within the Harrogate District. Their efficiency has made the process of vaccinating our Residents a speedy and stress less process and this Council encourages everyone to attend when called forward.”

Moved by Councillor Pat Marsh Seconded by Councillor Trevor Chapman

The motion was then debated by the Council.

Upon a vote being taken on the notice of motion, the Mayor declared the motion unanimously carried.

(2) "That this Council, due to the interest shown in the Live Streaming of its Meetings during the current Pandemic, asks the Overview & Scrutiny Commission to set up a Cross Party Working Group, to look at (1) improving the Presentation of and Public Access to Meetings as currently broadcast on the HBC You Tube Channel & (2) fully investigate Costings and Systems for the Streaming of Council meetings when they return to taking place physically - aiming for the Working Group to produce a report back to Full Council at the Annual Meeting of the Council in May.”

Moved by Councillor Chris Aldred Seconded by Councillor Philip Broadbank

In accordance with Standing Order 10(6)(a) the motion stood referred to the General Purposes Committee.

92/20 - COUNCIL TAX RESOLUTION 2021/22:

Before calling upon the Leader to move the Council Tax resolution for 2021/22 the Mayor reminded Members that, in accordance with the regulations issued in 2014

Page 10 and, as a consequence, the Council’s own Standing Orders, it would be necessary for a recorded vote to be taken on the Council Tax resolution for 2021/22.

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift and RESOLVED:

That (1) COUNCIL TAX BASE: it be noted that on 16 December 2020 the Head of Finance calculated the following amounts for the year 2021/22 in accordance with regulations made under Section 31B(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

(a) Whole of the Council’s Area 63,984.89 being the amount calculated, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as its Council Tax Base for the year;

(b) Parts of the Council’s Area the amounts mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule A to this Resolution, being the amounts calculated, in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax Base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items may relate.

(2) DISTRICT/PARISH COUNCIL TAX RATES: the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2021/22 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

(a) District/Parish Gross Expenditure £138,780,296 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(2)(a) to (f) of the Act;

(b) Income £121,562,757 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A(3)(a) to (d) of the Act;

(c) District/Parish Net Expenditure £17,217,539 being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its council tax requirement for the year;

(d) Basic Amount of tax (including average parish precepts) £269.08758 being the amount at 2(c) above divided by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31B(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year;

(e) Parish Precepts £1,162,450 being the aggregate amount of all special items referred to in Section 34(1) of the Act;

(f) Basic Amount of Tax (Unparished Areas)

Page 11 £250.92 being the amount at 2(d) above less the result given by dividing the amount at 2(e) above by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(2) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which no special item relates;

(g) Basic Amount of Tax (Parished Areas) the amounts mentioned in Column 2 of Schedule A to this Resolution, being the amounts given by adding to the amount at 2(f) above the amounts of the special item or items relating to dwellings in those parts of the Council’s area mentioned divided in each case by the amount at 1(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 34(3) of the Act, as the basic amounts of its Council Tax for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate;

(h) District/Parish Council Tax Rates the amounts mentioned in Columns 3 A to H of Schedule A to this Resolution, being the amounts given by multiplying the amounts at 2(f) and 2(g) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands.

(3) COUNTY COUNCIL, POLICE, FIRE & CRIME COMMISSIONER – POLICE AND FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY TAX RATES: it be noted that for the year 2021/22 the North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and the North Yorkshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, Fire & Rescue Authority (NYFRA) have stated the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

Valuation Bands

A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ North Yorkshire County Council* 940.70 1,097.48 1,254.27 1,411.05 1,724.62 2,038.18 2,351.75 2,822.10 North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner – Police Precept 180.71 210.82 240.94 271.06 331.30 391.53 451.77 542.12 North Yorkshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner - Fire & Rescue Authority Precept 49.43 57.66 65.90 74.14 90.62 107.09 123.57 148.28

* The NYCC figures above include the Adult Social Care precept (see table overleaf for breakdown)

A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Adult 93.54 109.13 124.72 140.31 171.49 202.67 233.85 280.62 Social

Page 12 Care Other 847.16 988.35 1,129.55 1,270.74 1,553.13 1,835.51 2,117.90 2,541.48 Total 940.70 1,097.48 1,254.27 1,411.05 1,724.62 2,038.18 2,351.75 2,822.10

(4) TOTAL COUNCIL TAX RATES: having calculated the aggregate in each case of the amounts at 2(h) and 3 above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, hereby sets the amounts mentioned in Schedule B to this Resolution as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2021/22 for each of the categories of dwellings shown therein.

(5) BUSINESS RATES: it be noted that on 27 January 2021 the Head of Finance approved the 2021/22 National Non-Domestic Rates Return (NNDR1), which projected total non-domestic rating income for 2021/22 for the district at £63,106,640. £31,553,320 will be paid to Central Government as the Central Share, £5,679,598 will be paid to NYCC as their proportion of the Local Share and £631,066 will be paid to NYFRA as their proportion of the Local Share. £25,242,656 will be retained by the Council as its proportion of the Local Share, in addition to £2,917,230 of s31 grant payable to fund reliefs granted, before payment of the tariff of £21,843,650 and levy payment to the Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool of £1,286,840, resulting in net retained business rate income of £5,029,396.

FOR: Councillors Chris Aldred, Margaret Atkinson, Philip Broadbank, Nick Brown, Rebecca Burnett, Mike Chambers, Trevor Chapman, Jim Clark, Richard Cooper, Ed Darling, John Ennis, Sam Gibbs, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Sid Hawke, Phil Ireland, Steven Jackson, Sue Lumby, Stanley Lumley, John Mann, Stuart Martin, Pat Marsh, Samantha Mearns, Zoe Metcalfe, Nigel Middlemass, Tim Myatt, Victoria Oldham, Andrew Paraskos, Alex Raubitschek, Matt Scott, Nigel Simms, Graham Swift, Norman Waller, Matthew Webber, Christine Willoughby and Robert Windass.

Total: 36

AGAINST: None

Total: 0

ABSTENTIONS: None

Total: 0

The Mayor declared the Motion carried.

Page 13 Schedule A 2021/22 1 2 3 Basic Parts of the Council's Area Council Amount Valuation Bands Tax Base of Tax A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton Parish Meeting 71.59 4.19 2.79 3.26 3.72 4.19 5.12 6.05 6.98 8.38 Arkendale, Coneythorpe & Clareton Grouped Parish Council 200.24 15.48 10.32 12.04 13.76 15.48 18.92 22.36 25.80 30.96 Asenby Parish Council 140.89 9.58 6.39 7.45 8.52 9.58 11.71 13.84 15.97 19.16 Azerley and Winksley Grouped Parish Council 272.05 24.26 16.17 18.87 21.56 24.26 29.65 35.04 40.43 48.52 Baldersby Parish Council 132.84 42.61 28.41 33.14 37.88 42.61 52.08 61.55 71.02 85.22 Bewerley Parish Council 350.76 20.53 13.69 15.97 18.25 20.53 25.09 29.65 34.22 41.06 Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton Parish Council 205.47 34.36 22.91 26.72 30.54 34.36 42.00 49.63 57.27 68.72 Birstwith Parish Council 416.62 25.20 16.80 19.60 22.40 25.20 30.80 36.40 42.00 50.40 Bishop Monkton Parish Council 432.05 20.84 13.89 16.21 18.52 20.84 25.47 30.10 34.73 41.68 Bishop Thornton and Warsill Grouped Parish Council 281.99 24.47 16.31 19.03 21.75 24.47 29.91 35.35 40.78 48.94 Boroughbridge Parish Council 1,531.00 39.19 26.13 30.48 34.84 39.19 47.90 56.61 65.32 78.38

Page 14 Page Brearton Parish Meeting 80.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Burton Leonard Parish Council 317.50 20.80 13.87 16.18 18.49 20.80 25.42 30.04 34.67 41.60 Cattal, Hunsingore and Walshford Grouped Parish Council 175.97 15.47 10.31 12.03 13.75 15.47 18.91 22.35 25.78 30.94 Clint-cum-Hamlets Parish Council 248.66 18.50 12.33 14.39 16.44 18.50 22.61 26.72 30.83 37.00 Cundall and Norton-le-Clay Grouped Parish Council 198.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dacre Parish Council 395.91 27.78 18.52 21.61 24.69 27.78 33.95 40.13 46.30 55.56 Darley & Menwith Parish Council 503.43 31.29 20.86 24.34 27.81 31.29 38.24 45.20 52.15 62.58 Dishforth Parish Council 337.03 26.51 17.67 20.62 23.56 26.51 32.40 38.29 44.18 53.02 Dunsforths Parish Meeting 121.83 19.04 12.69 14.81 16.92 19.04 23.27 27.50 31.73 38.08 Farnham Parish Meeting 110.53 15.38 10.25 11.96 13.67 15.38 18.80 22.22 25.63 30.76 Fearby, Healey and District Grouped Parish Council 192.35 15.60 10.40 12.13 13.87 15.60 19.07 22.53 26.00 31.20 Felliscliffe Parish Council 179.87 18.94 12.63 14.73 16.84 18.94 23.15 27.36 31.57 37.88 Ferrensby Parish Meeting 102.24 5.87 3.91 4.57 5.22 5.87 7.17 8.48 9.78 11.74 Follifoot and Plompton Grouped Parish Council 373.38 28.71 19.14 22.33 25.52 28.71 35.09 41.47 47.85 57.42 Fountains Abbey Grouped Parish Council 119.72 20.88 13.92 16.24 18.56 20.88 25.52 30.16 34.80 41.76 Goldsborough and Flaxby Grouped Parish Council 299.52 22.44 14.96 17.45 19.95 22.44 27.43 32.41 37.40 44.88 Grantley and Sawley Grouped Parish Council 244.04 35.85 23.90 27.88 31.87 35.85 43.82 51.78 59.75 71.70 Great Ouseburn Parish Council 272.97 37.82 25.21 29.42 33.62 37.82 46.22 54.63 63.03 75.64 Green Hammerton Parish Council 378.86 37.15 24.77 28.89 33.02 37.15 45.41 53.66 61.92 74.30 Grewelthorpe Parish Council 224.04 24.78 16.52 19.27 22.03 24.78 30.29 35.79 41.30 49.56 Hampsthwaite Parish Council 582.59 23.38 15.59 18.18 20.78 23.38 28.58 33.77 38.97 46.76 Hartwith-cum-Winsley Parish Council 447.17 27.95 18.63 21.74 24.84 27.95 34.16 40.37 46.58 55.90 Haverah Park and Beckwithshaw Grouped Parish Council 273.77 18.63 12.42 14.49 16.56 18.63 22.77 26.91 31.05 37.26 Hewick and Hutton Grouped Parish Council 201.76 9.73 6.49 7.57 8.65 9.73 11.89 14.05 16.22 19.46

1 2 3 Basic Parts of the Council's Area Council Amount Valuation Bands Tax Base of Tax A B C D E F G H High and Low Bishopside Parish Council 910.78 33.53 22.35 26.08 29.80 33.53 40.98 48.43 55.88 67.06 Kearby-with-Netherby Parish Council 108.83 13.78 9.19 10.72 12.25 13.78 16.84 19.90 22.97 27.56 Killinghall Parish Council 1,906.72 12.81 8.54 9.96 11.39 12.81 15.66 18.50 21.35 25.62 Kirby Hill and District Grouped Parish Council 365.40 19.98 13.32 15.54 17.76 19.98 24.42 28.86 33.30 39.96 Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton and Dallowgill Grouped Parish Council 498.99 32.57 21.71 25.33 28.95 32.57 39.81 47.05 54.28 65.14 Kirkby Overblow Parish Council 269.54 29.68 19.79 23.08 26.38 29.68 36.28 42.87 49.47 59.36 Kirk Deighton Parish Council 252.96 23.10 15.40 17.97 20.53 23.10 28.23 33.37 38.50 46.20 Kirk Hammerton Parish Council 248.25 28.20 18.80 21.93 25.07 28.20 34.47 40.73 47.00 56.40 Knaresborough Successor Parish Council 5,882.67 25.01 16.67 19.45 22.23 25.01 30.57 36.13 41.68 50.02 Langthorpe Parish Council 500.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council 178.06 21.06 14.04 16.38 18.72 21.06 25.74 30.42 35.10 42.12 Little Ribston Parish Council 96.10 46.83 31.22 36.42 41.63 46.83 57.24 67.64 78.05 93.66 Littlethorpe Parish Council 231.28 16.43 10.95 12.78 14.60 16.43 20.08 23.73 27.38 32.86 Long Marston Parish Council 251.22 19.31 12.87 15.02 17.16 19.31 23.60 27.89 32.18 38.62 Page 15 Page Lower Washburn Grouped Parish Council 412.49 18.79 12.53 14.61 16.70 18.79 22.97 27.14 31.32 37.58 Markenfield Hall Parish Meeting 4.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish Council 288.84 15.53 10.35 12.08 13.80 15.53 18.98 22.43 25.88 31.06 Marton-cum-Grafton Parish Council 251.83 22.08 14.72 17.17 19.63 22.08 26.99 31.89 36.80 44.16 Marton-le-Moor Parish Council 93.44 18.49 12.33 14.38 16.44 18.49 22.60 26.71 30.82 36.98 Masham Grouped Parish Council 566.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Melmerby and Middleton Grouped Parish Council 186.34 25.23 16.82 19.62 22.43 25.23 30.84 36.44 42.05 50.46 Mid-Wharfedale Grouped Parish Council 391.21 12.23 8.15 9.51 10.87 12.23 14.95 17.67 20.38 24.46 Moor Monkton Parish Council 142.03 31.68 21.12 24.64 28.16 31.68 38.72 45.76 52.80 63.36 Newall-with-Clifton Parish Council 66.10 7.56 5.04 5.88 6.72 7.56 9.24 10.92 12.60 15.12 Nidd Parish Council 59.34 25.28 16.85 19.66 22.47 25.28 30.90 36.52 42.13 50.56 North Deighton Parish Council 37.91 31.65 21.10 24.62 28.13 31.65 38.68 45.72 52.75 63.30 North Rigton Parish Council 237.68 38.79 25.86 30.17 34.48 38.79 47.41 56.03 64.65 77.58 North Stainley-with-Sleningford Parish Council 296.69 44.48 29.65 34.60 39.54 44.48 54.36 64.25 74.13 88.96 Nun Monkton Parish Council 143.70 83.51 55.67 64.95 74.23 83.51 102.07 120.63 139.18 167.02 Pannal with Burn Bridge Parish Council 1,239.53 28.64 19.09 22.28 25.46 28.64 35.00 41.37 47.73 57.28 Rainton-with-Newby Parish Council 164.19 40.38 26.92 31.41 35.89 40.38 49.35 58.33 67.30 80.76 Ripley Parish Council 130.34 21.87 14.58 17.01 19.44 21.87 26.73 31.59 36.45 43.74 Ripon Successor Parish Council 5,651.97 70.77 47.18 55.04 62.91 70.77 86.50 102.22 117.95 141.54 Roecliffe and Westwick Grouped Parish Council 117.96 53.82 35.88 41.86 47.84 53.82 65.78 77.74 89.70 107.64 Scotton Parish Council 324.62 10.78 7.19 8.38 9.58 10.78 13.18 15.57 17.97 21.56 Scriven Parish Council 141.26 32.73 21.82 25.46 29.09 32.73 40.00 47.28 54.55 65.46

1 2 3 Basic Parts of the Council's Area Council Amount Valuation Bands Tax Base of Tax A B C D E F G H Sharow Parish Council 262.94 34.28 22.85 26.66 30.47 34.28 41.90 49.52 57.13 68.56 Sicklinghall Parish Council 182.40 10.96 7.31 8.52 9.74 10.96 13.40 15.83 18.27 21.92 Skelton Grouped Parish Council 148.04 33.88 22.59 26.35 30.12 33.88 41.41 48.94 56.47 67.76 South Stainley-with-Cayton Parish Meeting 78.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Spofforth-with-Stockeld Parish Council 535.28 19.08 12.72 14.84 16.96 19.08 23.32 27.56 31.80 38.16 Staveley and Copgrove Grouped Parish Council 286.85 22.15 14.77 17.23 19.69 22.15 27.07 31.99 36.92 44.30 Thornthwaite-with-Padside Parish Meeting 95.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Thornville Parish Meeting 8.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Thruscross Parish Meeting 53.15 22.58 15.05 17.56 20.07 22.58 27.60 32.62 37.63 45.16 Tockwith and Wilstrop Grouped Parish Council 751.57 38.59 25.73 30.01 34.30 38.59 47.17 55.74 64.32 77.18 Upper Nidderdale Grouped Parish Council 236.52 33.82 22.55 26.30 30.06 33.82 41.34 48.85 56.37 67.64 Walkingham Hill with Occaney Parish Meeting 10.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Washburn Grouped Parish Council 269.22 28.60 19.07 22.24 25.42 28.60 34.96 41.31 47.67 57.20

Page 16 Page Wath and Norton Conyers Grouped Parish Council 113.21 32.59 21.73 25.35 28.97 32.59 39.83 47.07 54.32 65.18 Weeton Parish Council 486.06 10.36 6.91 8.06 9.21 10.36 12.66 14.96 17.27 20.72 Whixley Parish Council 358.84 23.49 15.66 18.27 20.88 23.49 28.71 33.93 39.15 46.98 Wighill Parish Council 98.40 12.20 8.13 9.49 10.84 12.20 14.91 17.62 20.33 24.40

All other parts of the Council's area X X 167.28 195.16 223.04 250.92 306.68 362.44 418.20 501.84

Schedule B 2021/22

Parts of the Council's Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton Parish Meeting 1,340.91 1,564.38 1,787.87 2,011.36 2,458.34 2,905.29 3,352.27 4,022.72 Arkendale, Coneythorpe and Clareton Grouped Parish Council 1,348.44 1,573.16 1,797.91 2,022.65 2,472.14 2,921.60 3,371.09 4,045.30 Asenby Parish Council 1,344.51 1,568.57 1,792.67 2,016.75 2,464.93 2,913.08 3,361.26 4,033.50 Azerley and Winksley Grouped Parish Council 1,354.29 1,579.99 1,805.71 2,031.43 2,482.87 2,934.28 3,385.72 4,062.86 Baldersby Parish Council 1,366.53 1,594.26 1,822.03 2,049.78 2,505.30 2,960.79 3,416.31 4,099.56 Bewerley Parish Council 1,351.81 1,577.09 1,802.40 2,027.70 2,478.31 2,928.89 3,379.51 4,055.40 Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton Parish Council 1,361.03 1,587.84 1,814.69 2,041.53 2,495.22 2,948.87 3,402.56 4,083.06 Birstwith Parish Council 1,354.92 1,580.72 1,806.55 2,032.37 2,484.02 2,935.64 3,387.29 4,064.74 Bishop Monkton Parish Council 1,352.01 1,577.33 1,802.67 2,028.01 2,478.69 2,929.34 3,380.02 4,056.02 Bishop Thornton and Warsill Grouped Parish Council 1,354.43 1,580.15 1,805.90 2,031.64 2,483.13 2,934.59 3,386.07 4,063.28 Boroughbridge Parish Council 1,364.25 1,591.60 1,818.99 2,046.36 2,501.12 2,955.85 3,410.61 4,092.72 Brearton Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Burton Leonard Parish Council 1,351.99 1,577.30 1,802.64 2,027.97 2,478.64 2,929.28 3,379.96 4,055.94 Page 17 Page Cattal, Hunsingore and Walshford Grouped Parish Council 1,348.43 1,573.15 1,797.90 2,022.64 2,472.13 2,921.59 3,371.07 4,045.28 Clint-cum-Hamlets Parish Council 1,350.45 1,575.51 1,800.59 2,025.67 2,475.83 2,925.96 3,376.12 4,051.34 Cundall and Norton-le-Clay Grouped Parish Council 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Dacre Parish Council 1,356.64 1,582.73 1,808.84 2,034.95 2,487.17 2,939.37 3,391.59 4,069.90 Darley with Menwith Parish Council 1,358.98 1,585.46 1,811.96 2,038.46 2,491.46 2,944.44 3,397.44 4,076.92 Dishforth Parish Council 1,355.79 1,581.74 1,807.71 2,033.68 2,485.62 2,937.53 3,389.47 4,067.36 Dunsforths Parish Meeting 1,350.81 1,575.93 1,801.07 2,026.21 2,476.49 2,926.74 3,377.02 4,052.42 Farnham Parish Meeting 1,348.37 1,573.08 1,797.82 2,022.55 2,472.02 2,921.46 3,370.92 4,045.10 Fearby, Healey and District Grouped Parish Council 1,348.52 1,573.25 1,798.02 2,022.77 2,472.29 2,921.77 3,371.29 4,045.54 Felliscliffe Parish Council 1,350.75 1,575.85 1,800.99 2,026.11 2,476.37 2,926.60 3,376.86 4,052.22 Ferrensby Parish Meeting 1,342.03 1,565.69 1,789.37 2,013.04 2,460.39 2,907.72 3,355.07 4,026.08 Follifoot and Plompton Grouped Parish Council 1,357.26 1,583.45 1,809.67 2,035.88 2,488.31 2,940.71 3,393.14 4,071.76 Fountains Abbey Grouped Parish Council 1,352.04 1,577.36 1,802.71 2,028.05 2,478.74 2,929.40 3,380.09 4,056.10 Goldsborough and Flaxby Grouped Parish Council 1,353.08 1,578.57 1,804.10 2,029.61 2,480.65 2,931.65 3,382.69 4,059.22 Grantley and Sawley Grouped Parish Council 1,362.02 1,589.00 1,816.02 2,043.02 2,497.04 2,951.02 3,405.04 4,086.04 Great Ouseburn Parish Council 1,363.33 1,590.54 1,817.77 2,044.99 2,499.44 2,953.87 3,408.32 4,089.98 Green Hammerton Parish Council 1,362.89 1,590.01 1,817.17 2,044.32 2,498.63 2,952.90 3,407.21 4,088.64 Grewelthorpe Parish Council 1,354.64 1,580.39 1,806.18 2,031.95 2,483.51 2,935.03 3,386.59 4,063.90 Hampsthwaite Parish Council 1,353.71 1,579.30 1,804.93 2,030.55 2,481.80 2,933.01 3,384.26 4,061.10 Hartwith-cum-Winsley Parish Council 1,356.75 1,582.86 1,808.99 2,035.12 2,487.38 2,939.61 3,391.87 4,070.24 Haverah Park and Beckwithshaw Grouped Parish Council 1,350.54 1,575.61 1,800.71 2,025.80 2,475.99 2,926.15 3,376.34 4,051.60 Hewick and Hutton Grouped Parish Council 1,344.61 1,568.69 1,792.80 2,016.90 2,465.11 2,913.29 3,361.51 4,033.80 Parts of the Council's Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ High and Low Bishopside Parish Council 1,360.47 1,587.20 1,813.95 2,040.70 2,494.20 2,947.67 3,401.17 4,081.40 Kearby-with-Netherby Parish Council 1,347.31 1,571.84 1,796.40 2,020.95 2,470.06 2,919.14 3,368.26 4,041.90 Killinghall Parish Council 1,346.66 1,571.08 1,795.54 2,019.98 2,468.88 2,917.74 3,366.64 4,039.96 Kirby Hill and District Grouped Parish Council 1,351.44 1,576.66 1,801.91 2,027.15 2,477.64 2,928.10 3,378.59 4,054.30 Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton & Dallowgill Grouped Parish Council 1,359.83 1,586.45 1,813.10 2,039.74 2,493.03 2,946.29 3,399.57 4,079.48 Kirkby Overblow Parish Council 1,357.91 1,584.20 1,810.53 2,036.85 2,489.50 2,942.11 3,394.76 4,073.70 Kirk Deighton Parish Council 1,353.52 1,579.09 1,804.68 2,030.27 2,481.45 2,932.61 3,383.79 4,060.54 Kirk Hammerton Parish Council 1,356.92 1,583.05 1,809.22 2,035.37 2,487.69 2,939.97 3,392.29 4,070.74 Knaresborough Successor Parish Council 1,354.79 1,580.57 1,806.38 2,032.18 2,483.79 2,935.37 3,386.97 4,064.36 Langthorpe Parish Council 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Little Ouseburn Grouped Parish Council 1,352.16 1,577.50 1,802.87 2,028.23 2,478.96 2,929.66 3,380.39 4,056.46 Little Ribston Parish Council 1,369.34 1,597.54 1,825.78 2,054.00 2,510.46 2,966.88 3,423.34 4,108.00 Littlethorpe Parish Council 1,349.07 1,573.90 1,798.75 2,023.60 2,473.30 2,922.97 3,372.67 4,047.20 Long Marston Parish Council 1,350.99 1,576.14 1,801.31 2,026.48 2,476.82 2,927.13 3,377.47 4,052.96

Page 18 Page Lower Washburn Grouped Parish Council 1,350.65 1,575.73 1,800.85 2,025.96 2,476.19 2,926.38 3,376.61 4,051.92 Markenfield Hall Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish Council 1,348.47 1,573.20 1,797.95 2,022.70 2,472.20 2,921.67 3,371.17 4,045.40 Marton-cum-Grafton Parish Council 1,352.84 1,578.29 1,803.78 2,029.25 2,480.21 2,931.13 3,382.09 4,058.50 Marton-le-Moor Parish Council 1,350.45 1,575.50 1,800.59 2,025.66 2,475.82 2,925.95 3,376.11 4,051.32 Masham Grouped Parish Council 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Melmerby and Middleton Grouped Parish Council 1,354.94 1,580.74 1,806.58 2,032.40 2,484.06 2,935.68 3,387.34 4,064.80 Mid-Wharfedale Grouped Parish Council 1,346.27 1,570.63 1,795.02 2,019.40 2,468.17 2,916.91 3,365.67 4,038.80 Moor Monkton Parish Council 1,359.24 1,585.76 1,812.31 2,038.85 2,491.94 2,945.00 3,398.09 4,077.70 Newall-with-Clifton Parish Council 1,343.16 1,567.00 1,790.87 2,014.73 2,462.46 2,910.16 3,357.89 4,029.46 Nidd Parish Council 1,354.97 1,580.78 1,806.62 2,032.45 2,484.12 2,935.76 3,387.42 4,064.90 North Deighton Parish Council 1,359.22 1,585.74 1,812.28 2,038.82 2,491.90 2,944.96 3,398.04 4,077.64 North Rigton Parish Council 1,363.98 1,591.29 1,818.63 2,045.96 2,500.63 2,955.27 3,409.94 4,091.92 North Stainley-with-Sleningford Parish Council 1,367.77 1,595.72 1,823.69 2,051.65 2,507.58 2,963.49 3,419.42 4,103.30 Nun Monkton Parish Council 1,393.79 1,626.07 1,858.38 2,090.68 2,555.29 3,019.87 3,484.47 4,181.36 Pannal with Burn Bridge Parish Council 1,357.21 1,583.40 1,809.61 2,035.81 2,488.22 2,940.61 3,393.02 4,071.62 Rainton-with-Newby Parish Council 1,365.04 1,592.53 1,820.04 2,047.55 2,502.57 2,957.57 3,412.59 4,095.10 Ripley Parish Council 1,352.70 1,578.13 1,803.59 2,029.04 2,479.95 2,930.83 3,381.74 4,058.08 Ripon Successor Parish Council 1,385.30 1,616.16 1,847.06 2,077.94 2,539.72 3,001.46 3,463.24 4,155.88 Roecliffe and Westwick Grouped Parish Council 1,374.00 1,602.98 1,831.99 2,060.99 2,519.00 2,976.98 3,434.99 4,121.98 Scotton Parish Council 1,345.31 1,569.50 1,793.73 2,017.95 2,466.40 2,914.81 3,363.26 4,035.90 Scriven Parish Council 1,359.94 1,586.58 1,813.24 2,039.90 2,493.22 2,946.52 3,399.84 4,079.80 Sharow Parish Council 1,360.97 1,587.78 1,814.62 2,041.45 2,495.12 2,948.76 3,402.42 4,082.90 Parts of the Council's Area Valuation Bands A B C D E F G H £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Sicklinghal l Parish Council 1,345.43 1,569.64 1,793.89 2,018.13 2,466.62 2,915.07 3,363.56 4,036.26 Skelton Grouped Parish Council 1,360.71 1,587.47 1,814.27 2,041.05 2,494.63 2,948.18 3,401.76 4,082.10 South Stainley-with-Cayton Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Spofforth-with-Stockeld Parish Council 1,350.84 1,575.96 1,801.11 2,026.25 2,476.54 2,926.80 3,377.09 4,052.50 Staveley and Copgrove Grouped Parish Council 1,352.89 1,578.35 1,803.84 2,029.32 2,480.29 2,931.23 3,382.21 4,058.64 Thornthwaite-with-Padside Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Thornville Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Thruscross Parish Meeting 1,353.17 1,578.68 1,804.22 2,029.75 2,480.82 2,931.86 3,382.92 4,059.50 Tockwith and Wilstrop Grouped Parish Council 1,363.85 1,591.13 1,818.45 2,045.76 2,500.39 2,954.98 3,409.61 4,091.52 Upper Nidderdale Grouped Parish Council 1,360.67 1,587.42 1,814.21 2,040.99 2,494.56 2,948.09 3,401.66 4,081.98 Walkingham Hill with Occaney Parish Meeting 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34 Washburn Grouped Parish Council 1,357.19 1,583.36 1,809.57 2,035.77 2,488.18 2,940.55 3,392.96 4,071.54 Wath and Norton Conyers Grouped Parish Council 1,359.85 1,586.47 1,813.12 2,039.76 2,493.05 2,946.31 3,399.61 4,079.52 Weeton Parish Council 1,345.03 1,569.18 1,793.36 2,017.53 2,465.88 2,914.20 3,362.56 4,035.06 Whixley Parish Council 1,353.78 1,579.39 1,805.03 2,030.66 2,481.93 2,933.17 3,384.44 4,061.32

Page 19 Page Wighill Parish Council 1,346.25 1,570.61 1,794.99 2,019.37 2,468.13 2,916.86 3,365.62 4,038.74

All other parts of the Council's area 1,338.12 1,561.12 1,784.15 2,007.17 2,453.22 2,899.24 3,345.29 4,014.34

92/20 - MAYORALTY 2021/22: The Mayor invited the Chief Executive to address the Council. The Chief Executive reminded Members that at Council in March 2020, in accordance with Council procedures, the Leader of the Ripon Independent Group submitted nominations for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the Council year 2020/2021, being Councillor Trevor Chapman for Mayor and Councillor Christine Willoughby as Deputy Mayor.

The Coronavirus Regulations which came into force in April 2020 provided for existing mayoral appointments to continue, and on 8 July 2020 Council agreed that Councillor Martin would continue to perform the role of Chairman of the Council through the operation of remote meetings during the coronavirus pandemic and that Councillor Chapman’s appointment be carried forward to May 2021.

I can confirm that the Annual Meeting will go ahead on 24 May 2021 for the appointment of Councillor Chapman as Mayor and Councillor Willoughby as Deputy Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year and appointments to committees. Members will be notified nearer the time as to what format the meeting will take.

93/20 - PUBLICATION OF LOCAL PAY POLICY – LOCALISM ACT 2011:

Moved by Councillor Graham Swift Seconded by Councillor Richard Cooper and RESOLVED:

That the report and recommendations of the Head of Organisational Development and Improvement, in connection with the publication of the Statement of Pay Policy for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, as required by the Localism Act 2011, be approved and adopted.

94/20 - COMMON SEAL:

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift and RESOLVED:

That (1) the Common Seal of the Council be affixed to the Deeds and Documents necessary to carry out the resolutions confirmed and passed this day; and

(2) no deed shall be treated as being conditional upon Council proceeding until completion of a transaction relevant to any Deeds.

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CABINET HELD ON 31 MARCH 2021 (FROM 5.30 PM – 6.41 PM)

PRESENT: Councillor Graham Swift in the Chair. Councillors Mike Chambers, Phil Ireland, Stan Lumley, Tim Myatt and Andy Paraskos.

Late Arrivals: None

Early Departures: Councillor Graham Swift at 6.35 pm

138/20 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: An apology for absence had been received from the Leader, Councillor Richard Cooper. (5.34 pm)

139/20 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Councillor Graham Swift declared an interest in Minute 148/20 on the basis that he was the Council’s nominated representative on the Board of Harrogate Theatre. Councillor Swift left the meeting for consideration of the item and took no part in the debate or vote thereon. (5.35 pm)

140/20 – MINUTES: The Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 2 March 2021 were unanimously approved as a correct record. (5.37 pm)

141/20 – EXEMPT INFORMATION: The reports considered at Minutes 142/20 and 146/20 and the appendices to the reports considered at Minutes 147/20 and 148/20 were considered to be exempt under paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 12a to the Local Government Act. Discussion on the items took place in open session.

(5.38 pm)

MATTER REFERRED TO COUNCIL

142/20 – LOCAL AUTHORITY CONTROLLED COMPANY INVESTMENT PROJECT BUDGET UPDATE: The Executive Officer Strategic Property and Major Projects submitted an exempt written report which provided an update on the investment schemes for refurbishment of the Hydro and a new facility in Knaresborough. Further funding was required for the project to progress to RIBA stage 4 and the report set out the reasons for the cost changes since the project was approved in June 2020.

RECOMMENDED (UNANIMOUSLY):

That Cabinet recommend to Council that further funding as detailed in the report is made available in the 2021/22 Capital Investment Programme in respect of the Local Authority Controlled Company (LACC) Investment project, to be funded through internal borrowing.

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GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE HELD ON 18 MARCH 2021 (FROM 5.30 PM – 6.37 PM)

PRESENT: Councillor Samantha Mearns in the Chair. Councillors Philip Broadbank, Nick Brown, Ed Darling, Sam Gibbs, Tim Myatt, Pauline McHardy, Alex Raubitschek, Matt Scott.

Late Arrivals: None

Early Departures: None

42/20 - APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTES: Notification had been received that Councillor Sam Gibbs was to act as substitute for Councillor Norman Waller. (5.36 pm)

43/20 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting. (5.36 pm)

44/20 – MINUTES: The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 28 January 2021 were approved unanimously as a correct record.

(5.37 pm)

45/20 – EXEMPT INFORMATION: There was no exempt information. (5.38 pm)

46/20 – PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS – QUESTIONS: There were no public questions to consider under Standing Order 27. (5.38 pm)

MATTERS TO BE REFERRED TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION

47/20 – NOTICE OF MOTION - REMOTE MEETINGS: The following Notice of Motion, proposed by Councillor Chris Aldred and seconded by Councillor Philip Broadbank, was referred by Council on 3 March 2021 in accordance with Standing Order 10(6)(e):-

“That this Council, due to the interest shown in the Live Streaming of its Meetings during the current Pandemic, asks the Overview & Scrutiny Commission to set up a Cross Party Working Group, to look at (1) improving the Presentation of and Public Access to Meetings as currently broadcast on the HBC You Tube Channel & (2) fully investigate Costings and Systems for the Streaming of Council meetings when they return to taking place physically - aiming for the Working Group to produce a report back to Full Council at the Annual Meeting of the Council in May.”

The Chair invited Councillor Aldred to speak to his Notice of Motion. Councillor Aldred considered that due to the level of interest shown in viewing remote meeting

Page 23 GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE streams there was cause to continue streaming meetings once meetings returned to the Civic Centre. He went on to give the Committee examples of several Committees that had received significant viewership in the two weeks after the meeting had been held and while the streams were held on YouTube. It was not clear at this point whether the Government would be extending the remote meetings provisions after 7 May 2021, or whether meetings would need to be held in person after that date. It was therefore not clear whether meetings would be returning to in-person meetings at the Civic Centre. For this reason he had proposed that a Cross Party Working Group was formed to look fully at investigating the costings and systems needed for the live streaming and recording of Council meetings when they returned to in- person meetings. Councillor Broadbank concurred with what Councillor Aldred had said and added that the streaming of meetings had expanded the reach of Council meetings to those who had never been to a meeting before, he also considered that the practice of streaming meetings was now common place across many district and other Councils.

Members went on to fully discuss the future live streaming of meetings and there was agreement that the live streaming of future meetings should be investigated. It was proposed and seconded that the Committee did not support the recommendations as drafted but that the Member ICT Working Group be appointed to conduct the cross party review and report back to General Purposes.

RECOMMENDED (UNANIMOUSLY):

That General Purposes Committee did not support the notice of motion as drafted but instead unanimously voted for option 4 in paragraph 5.16 of the report:

“that the Member ICT Working Group consider undertaking a review of technical aspects of remote meetings and costings and report back their proposals to the General Purpose Committee”

(5.38 pm to 5.52 pm)

48/20 – MEMBER LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY - YEAR 4: The Democratic Services Officer submitted a written report which provided a summary of Year 3 of the Member Learning and Development Strategy and sought to gain approval for Year 4 of the Strategy. The attendance figures for Year 3 were attached to the report at Appendix 1 and the proposed schedule for Year 4 was attached to the report at Appendix 2.

The Democratic Services Officer gave a summary of the report and appendices and explained that the three additional recommendations that proposed holding future meeting remotely, recording future meetings and holding a Chair’s training session in March/April.

The DSO then responded to questions and explained that whether officers prepared detailed reports prior to Member briefings was outside of the purview of this report but it would be up to Members as to whether this issue was reported back on to a future GP Committee.

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It was proposed and seconded that an additional recommendation be added that the DSO consulted senior officers on the issue of preparing pre-briefing reports and report the findings back to this Committee. On a vote being held three Members voted for the amendment and three voted against therefore the motion fell. The Members proceeded to vote on the original five recommendations.

RECOMMENDED:

That (1) the attendance figures for Year three of the Member Learning and Development Strategy be noted.

(2) the Member Learning and Development Programme for 2021/22, Year four of the Member Learning and Development Strategy, be approved.

(3) future Member briefing and training sessions continue to be held remotely.

(4) remote briefing and training sessions be recorded; and

(5) a Chair training session to be held in March/April be approved. Such training should be mandatory,

(Seven Members voted for the motion and there were two abstentions)

(5.52 pm to 6.18 pm)

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COUNCIL MEETING

21 April 2021

Agenda Item 13 – Notices of Motion Received

(1) ""This council continues to support Knaresborough and Ripon markets and notes that:

1) No permanent trader is being turned away because they refuse to have a self-erect stall and that no plans exist to change this arrangement.

2) The number of stall holders in Knaresborough is at a high level and growing in Ripon.

3) That the council should use its direct communications channels with traders to refute incorrect and misleading information that is put in the public domain by third parties.

4) Market rents have been held for this financial year.

5) Traders and customers are encouraged to approach the council with any concerns, compliments or suggestions using its official channels."

Proposed: Councillor Ed Darling Seconded: Councillor Mike Chambers

In accordance with Standing Order 10(6)(f), this motion will be debated by the Council.

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Report Type: Scorecard Report Generated on: 12 April 2021

Action Status Short Term Trends PI Status

On hold Improving Alert

Target missed No Change Warning

Slightly off target Getting Worse OK

On target Unknown Page 29 Page Completed Data Only

Boosting our retail centres, markets and creating jobs.

Agenda Item 14

We will increase the use of compulsory purchase powers to bring empty retail units back into active use in a timely manner.

1 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Work has started on the refurbishment of 78-82a Knaresborough High Street with an anticipated completion We will increase the use of compulsory purchase 31-Mar- date of 31 August 2021. These were long-term empty 12-Apr- powers to bring empty retail units back into active use 2024 properties that have been acquired by the Council. We will 2021 in a timely manner. refurbish ground floor retail units and provide 4 new flats in the upper floors.

Through our environmental health team we will ensure that restaurants and takeaways throughout the district have high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. Page 30 Page

Total with a 5 = 1089 establishments out of 1266

% of food premises 85.9 Q4 2020/21 86% 73.9% 86% 09-Apr-2021 scoring FHRS 5 3% Regional (Yorkshire & Humberside) 73.9% with a 5

Total with a 5 = 29,206 out of 39,740

2 Q3 Q4 Q1 202 202 202 Traffic Light Short Term Performance Current Current 0/2 0/2 1/2 Last Update Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Status Trend Arrow Indicator Value Target 1 1 2 Val Val Val ue ue ue

England 73.5% with a 5

Total with a 5 = 289,745 out of 393,721

Encouraging excellence in sport, culture and tourism.

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A new pool will be opened in Ripon combining ‘dry site’ and ‘wet site’ leisure facilities. The pool — with his consent — will be named after Olympic diving champion Jack Laugher.

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome To provide a new pool for Ripon to replace the Spa 30-Dec- Construction is proceeding, scheduled for handover in 07-Apr- Baths 2021 autumn 2021 2021

Construction will begin on a new council-run gym for Knaresborough by 2022.

3 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Investment Strategy complete and adopted.

Leisure Investment Strategy An update on the investment schemes for refurbishment of the Hydro and a new facility in Knaresborough were considered by Cabinet on 31 March 2021. Further funding was approved for 31-Mar- 12-Apr- Action formally known as "Knaresborough Pool - Gym the project to progress to RIBA stage 4 and the report set out 2021 2021 Feasibility Study" Carry out a feasibility study and the reasons for the cost changes since the project was assess the commercial potential of a Gym facility at approved in June 2020. Full Council approval for the matter is Knaresborough Pool (2018/19). expected to be sought on 21 April 2021.

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We will compete for substantial national investment to regenerate and improve the district’s heritage assets including the Royal Pump Room Museum.

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Project is on hold due to employee redeployment during the Develop an internally-funded Pump Room Museum 31-Mar- pandemic. The Museum is anticipated to reopen in late May 08-Apr- Refresh 2021 2021. The refresh will be re-evaluated and prioritised as part of 2021 the creation of the DMO in 2021.

The Convention Centre will advertise attractions across the district to exhibition and conference visitors to boost tourism across our area

4 Q3 Q4 Q1 202 202 202 Traffic Light Short Term Performance Current Current 0/2 0/2 1/2 Last Update Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Status Trend Arrow Indicator Value Target 1 1 2 Val Val Val ue ue ue Economic Impact of £0.0 £0.0 NO EI as venue closed full year due to NHS Q4 2020/21 £0.00 07-Apr-2021 HCC 0 0 Nightingale / indsutry closed due to pandemic.

Improving housing prospects for local people.

Page 33 Page We will allow 12 months for owners to bring an empty home back into use after which we will begin a fast-track compulsory purchase procedure

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome 1. Why is performance on target/off target?

Since the recreation of the role in March 2019 up to March 2021 there has been a reduction in properties that have been empty for five years or longer. In March 2019 there were 95 We will allow 12 months for owners to bring an empty 31-Mar- properties in this category and today this figure stands at 72. 07-Apr- home back into use after which we will begin a fast- 2022 That is a 25% decrease of properties empty for more than five 2021 track compulsory purchase procedure years.

From April, Council Tax on empty properties empty for ten years or longer will increase to 400%. This follows last year’s increase on properties empty for five years or longer paying

5 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome 300% Council Tax and two years or longer the year before paying 200% Council Tax. This further incentivises homeowners to get their properties occupied again.

Properties are continuing to be contacted, scored and encouraged to get occupied again following the Empty Homes Strategy. Those that are not taking the necessary steps are progressing along the strategy.

The first CPO continues to be processed with an additional report to compulsory purchase the garage approved. The second approved CPO is now progressing to a sale with Page 34 Page completion expected in the coming months.

The purchase of another empty property is expected in the next few days returning the property to the Council Housing Stock.

Offers continue to be made to homeowners to purchase their empty properties to enable them to be occupied again.

2. What steps will be taken to improve performance?

The Empty Homes Loan (delayed due to issues around access and processing with the Coronavirus) is expected to be available as the lockdown is eased. This will enable homeowners the opportunity to receive assistance in undertaking necessary works to get a property occupied again.

6 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Further CPO action to ensure long-term empty homes are occupied and not remaining empty with a review of the next property to request approval to progress to CPO.

3. Are any extra resources required to support delivery?

N/A

Page 35 Page After 12 months, council tax on empty homes will be doubled unless the owner can demonstrate good reason why it should not be.

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome 1. Why is performance on target/off target?

Since the recreation of the role in March 2019 up to March 2021 there has been a reduction in properties that have been empty for five years or longer. In March 2019 there were 95 We will allow 12 months for owners to bring an empty properties in this category and today this figure stands at 72. 31-Mar- 07-Apr- home back into use after which we will begin a fast- That is a 25% decrease of properties empty for more than five 2022 2021 track compulsory purchase procedure years.

From April, Council Tax on empty properties empty for ten years or longer will increase to 400%. This follows last year’s increase on properties empty for five years or longer paying 300% Council Tax and two years or longer the year before

7 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome paying 200% Council Tax. This further incentivises homeowners to get their properties occupied again.

The first CPO continues to be processed with an additional report to compulsory purchase the garage approved. The second approved CPO is now progressing to a sale with completion expected in the coming months. Page 36 Page The purchase of another empty property is expected in the next few days returning the property to the Council Housing Stock.

Offers continue to be made to homeowners to purchase their empty properties to enable them to be occupied again.

2. What steps will be taken to improve performance?

8 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Further CPO action to ensure long-term empty homes are occupied and not remaining empty with a review of the next property to request approval to progress to CPO.

3. Are any extra resources required to support delivery?

N/A

Page 37 Page We will continue to build new council homes for local people

Q3 Q4 Q1 202 202 202 Traffic Light Short Term Performance Current Current 0/2 0/2 1/2 Last Update Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Status Trend Arrow Indicator Value Target 1 1 2 Val Val Val ue ue ue We had planned for 25 completions in 2020-21 (19 in Spa Lane, three in Valley Road, Darley, and three in Fairfax Avenue) and had planned for these to complete gradually through the year: Number of new The 19 in Spa Lane (comprising the new Fern homes Q4 2020/21 19 7 0 19 House homeless hostel) completed in Q4 but, 08-Apr-2021 built/converted by the remaining six which we anticipated the council completing in 2020-21 have suffered from delays caused primarily by issues achieving approval from Yorkshire Water for the sites. We now expect the three Valley Road properties to

9 Q3 Q4 Q1 202 202 202 Traffic Light Short Term Performance Current Current 0/2 0/2 1/2 Last Update Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Status Trend Arrow Indicator Value Target 1 1 2 Val Val Val ue ue ue complete in Q2 of 2021-22 and the three Fairfax Avenue properties to complete in Q3 of 2021-22.

We will introduce a deposit system on developers to repair damage caused to footpaths, roads and verges during development so that the taxpayer no longer foots the bill.

38 Page Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome This action has been completed as far as possible but is now being closed because no further progress can be made. It relates to something that is an NYCC function and therefore We will introduce a deposit system on developers to outside of direct Borough Council control/delivery. It has been repair damage caused to footpaths, roads and verges 31-Mar- 12-Apr- raised with NYCC officers on several occasions but this is not during development so that the taxpayer no longer 2024 2021 currently a priority for them and they do not want to change foots the bill. from a county-wide policy approach.

Place a levy on large housing developers for the infrastructure necessary to introduce fibre-to-home broadband.

10 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome The Council adopted the Local Plan in March 2020, that Place a levy on large housing developers for the 31-Mar- included a policy on the provision of telecommunications 27-Apr- infrastructure necessary to introduce fibre-to-home 2024 infrastructure as part of new development. This policy will now 2020 broadband. be used to guide new development.

Maintaining and improving our environment.

Page 39 Page We will expand the number of items we collect using our kerbside recycling service to include new items such as batteries and food waste.

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome 1. Why is performance on target/off target?

The government is yet to complete its consultation on the Resources and Waste Strategy to outline national requirements for waste and recycling collections. We continue We will expand the number of items we collect using to make progress with the levels of recyclates being collected, 31-Mar- 09-Apr- our kerbside recycling service to include new items however with the potential changes to collection in the next two 2022 2021 such as batteries and food waste. years, we are waiting to hear the outcomes before investing in infrastructure which may become obsolete or surplus to requirements.

2. What steps will be taken to improve performance?

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3. Are any extra resources required to support delivery?

Working with the County Council, by 2022 we aim to ban the most polluting diesel buses from our roads and encourage use of electric buses on shorter routes.

Expected

Page 40 Page Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome Working with the County Council, by 2022 we aim to ban the most polluting diesel buses from our roads 31-Mar- Briefing taken to the CMST in March 2020 outining the HBC 16-Apr- and encourage use of electric buses on shorter 2022 approach to encouraging reduction in use of diesel buses 2020 routes.

We will introduce a Parish Fund enabling Parish Councils to bid for rural projects where they are unable to reasonably fund them

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome We have agreed to pay up to £1000 for parishes that have We will introduce a Parish Fund enabling Parish 03-Mar- experienced financial hardship as a direct result of an action 27-Mar- Councils to bid for rural projects where they are 2022 from the council. Letter has been issued. No requests received 2019 unable to reasonably fund them. for funds.

By maintaining our support for the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) we will ensure that our rural tourist economy is healthy and remains vibrant and attractive for us all.

Working with the County Council to reduce congestion and pollution.

We will work with NYCC to prioritise sustainable transport. Within the first year of the new administration we will introduce a comprehensive sustainable transport plan for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon

41 Page Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome 30-Sep- Action complete in that all grants offered. Final monitoring of Implement the ‘Small Transport Schemes’ project 03-Jul-2020 2019 grant spend will continue as part of business as usual work.

Recognising the improvements that have been made to signalling and timetabling, we will continue to lobby for the electrification of our local rail line. We look forward to the phasing out of pacer trains beginning later this year We will encourage schools to help us cut ‘child miles’ by adopting travel plans and organise ‘walking buses’ to encourage and help children to walk safely to and from school.

13 Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Outcome We will encourage schools to help us cut ‘child miles’ This action is complete. A briefing note was taken to CMST in by adopting travel 31-Mar- 16-Apr- Feb where it was agreed that this would be picked up as an plans and organise ‘walking buses’ to encourage and 2022 2020 action under the remit of the Climate Change Coalition. help children to walk safely to and from school.

We will implement a district-wide clean travel network of electric charging points for vehicles.

Expected Action Due Date Responsible Officer Notes Note Date Page 42 Page Outcome The ULEV Action Plan runs until March 24 to align with the Strategy. The first phase implementation plan for the roll-out of EV charging points has been approved by Cabinet on 31/3/21. 31-Mar- 07-Apr- Implement the ULEV Action Plan Charging points are being implemented as part of the Ripon 2021 2021 Pool and Phoenix Business Park developments that compliment the EVCPs at the Civic Centre and Conyngham Hall.