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APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded).
(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting.)
Minutes: There were no appeals.
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EXEMPT INFORMATION - POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.
2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.
3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-
RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:
No exempt items or information have been identified on the agenda
Minutes: There was no exempt information.
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LATE ITEMS To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes.)
Minutes: There was a formal late item which was Policing Priorities in Outer North East, this was circulated to Members prior to the meeting and was on the agenda as item 12a.
For further details, please see minute 35 below.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillor R Stephenson.
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’. Minutes: Councillor M Robinson drew the Committee’s attention to the fact that he was employed by TechUK, given the Committees consideration of the item titled ‘100% Digital Leeds Update’.
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OPEN FORUM In accordance with Paragraphs 4.16 and 4.17 of the Community Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.
Minutes: The Governance Services Officer reported that no submissions had been received with respect to the “Open Forum”.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 232 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 18th of September 2023.
Minutes: RESOLVED - That the minutes of the meeting held on the 18th of September 2023 be confirmed as a correct record.
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MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES To consider any matters arising from the minutes (If any)
Minutes: There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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POLICING PRIORITIES IN THE OUTER NORTH EAST PDF 239 KB To receive the report of the Head of Locality Partnerships, providing an opportunity to form a discussion around policing priorities in the Outer North East area, with Elected Members, partners and members of the public.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Head of Localities submitted a report which formed a discussion around policing priorities in the Outer North East area, with input from Elected Members, partners and members of the public.
Inspector Richard Armstead and Sergeant Sam Standen attended the meeting and outlined the following information:
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100% DIGITAL LEEDS UPDATE PDF 726 KB To receive the report of Head of 100% Digital Leeds which updates the Committee on the work of the 100% Digital Leeds digital inclusion team. Including information on some of the workstreams and activities that are increasing digital inclusion for geographical communities and communities of interest. Minutes: The report of the Head of 100% Digital Leeds updated the Committee on the work of the 100% Digital Leeds digital inclusion team. Including information on some of the workstreams and activities that were increasing digital inclusion for geographical communities and communities of interest.
The Head of 100% Digital Leeds outlined the following information:
The Committee discussed the following:
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GYPSY TRAVELLER SERVICE PDF 290 KB To receive the report of the Gypsy Traveller Service Refugee Resettlement Manager which provides the Outer North Community Committee with an update on the work of the Gypsy Traveller Service. Minutes: The report of the Gypsy Traveller Service provided the Outer North East Community Committee with an update regarding the ongoing work of the service.
The Gypsy Traveller Service Manager presented the report, noting the following information: · The service was comprised of a small team and was responsible for statutory administration of social housing, unauthorised traveller encampments and management of settled traveller sites. · There had been an increase in encampments, historically these were in East and South Leeds but had become more prevalent in North Leeds, particularly with the opening of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR) and associated open areas. · The policy approach was to negotiate terms for the encampment or a managed move, with consultation with Asset Management to determine better suited locations. · Alternative locations were becoming more difficult to identify given the Council’s financial position and land being sold off. · The process for dealing with encampments was informed by Government guidance and law, requiring a welfare assessment to be conducted for determination of eviction or negotiation and the use of Policy Section 61 powers for removal of an encampment were in place. · Facilities, such as portable toilets, were often provided to limit the environmental impact an encampment may have on an area and local communities. · The following relevant statistics were provided;
· The more frequent encampments that had occurred in the Outer North East were at Wetherby Leisure Centre, The Ings and the Wilderness Car Park. · Partners the service worked with were West Yorkshire Police, Leeds Anti-social Behaviour Team (LASBAT) and Localities as well as charities and organisations that advocate for travellers. · An update from a Highways perspective was provided by a Principal Engineer, noting the following; o Numerous measures had been installed to deter illegal camping and fly-tipping. In particular, these included installation of concrete and steel bollards along with large stone boulders. Demountable bollards had been installed where vehicular access needs to be maintained for mowing etc. Unfortunately, criminals (who are equipped with industrial equipment) had vandalized some of these items. The maintenance teams were working hard to replace these items as swiftly as possible. o Many incremental adjustments had been made to the road signs and roadmaking’s etc. Further adjustments were due on site over the coming weeks. On request of the Police, a number of bays had been installed to facilitate the use of mobile speed cameras. · The majority of travellers passing through Leeds were in the summer travelling to events such as Appleby fair, with the route down the A1 within the proximity of ELOR. · The requirements for a suitable negotiated stopping site were outlined and suggestions from Members for any proposed sites were welcomed.
In response to questions from Members, the following points were discussed: · Given the ... view the full minutes text for item 37. |
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OUTER NORTH EAST COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FINANCE REPORT PDF 497 KB To receive and consider the report of the Head of Locality Partnerships which provides an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy budget for 2023/24. Minutes: The Head of Locality Partnerships submitted a report to update the Community Committee on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund (YAF), Capital Budget as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (CIL) for 2023/24.
The Localities Officer highlighted the following information:
The Committee discussed the following:
Projects set out in the report were discussed, and agreed as follows:
RESOLVED – 1.) That the Wellbeing & Youth Activities Fund (YAF) applications be determined as set out above. 2.) To note; a. Minimum condition arrangements for 2023/24 b. Changes to the Small Grant administration process (paragraph 18) c. Details of the Wellbeing Budget position (Table 1) d. Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 21 & 22) e. Details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) position (Table 2) f. Youth Activity Funding proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 28) g. Details of the Capital Budget (Table 3) h. Details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (paragraph 29) |
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OUTER NORTH EAST COMMUNITY COMMITTEE UPDATE REPORT PDF 469 KB To receive and consider the report of the Head of Locality Partnerships providing an overall update on the work that the Communities Team is engaged in, based on priorities identified by the Community Committee. It also provides opportunities for further questioning, or to request a more detailed report on a particular issue. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report which provided an update on the key activities being undertaken by the Localities Team based upon the priorities identified by the Community Committee. In presenting the report, it provided the Committee with an opportunity to discuss or seek further information on the range of actions currently being undertaken.
The Localities Officer in attendance introduced the report, outlining the following information:
The following points were discussed:
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DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING To note the time and date of the next meeting as Thursday the 21st of March at 5:30pm. Minutes: RESOLVED – To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, the 21st of March 2023 at 5:30pm.
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