Agenda, decisions and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the special meeting of the North East (Outer) Area Committee.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors A Castle, J Procter and M Robinson.

To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

To consider a report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods presenting to the Area Committee, for approval, a revised version of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) through which the work of the Environmental Locality team will be steered over the next eight months to the end of the current municipal year.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

b)  That approval be given to the Service Level Agreement in accordance with the report now submitted.

Referring to Minute 28 of the meeting held on 19^th September 2011, the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report on presenting to the Area Committee, for approval, a final and revised version of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) through which the work of the Environmental Locality team would be steered over the next nine months.

Appended to the report was a copy of the Service Level Agreement for the Delegation of Environmental Services for the information/comment of the meeting.

John Woolmer, Environmental Locality Manager for East North East presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

• clarification of the responses received to date from ALMOs, Parks and Countryside and Town and Parish Councils
• clarification of the progress made in relation to the utilisation of local depots i.e. Cross Green and existing tipping sites
• the importance of engaging with Alwoodley Parish Council
• the need to hold discussions with Yorkshire Water regarding the possibility of leasing an area of land on Harrogate Road
• the need to raise public awareness of the core location of these services i.e. one Council approach

In addition to the above comments, Councillor R Feldman referred to the summary of main issues referred to in the report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods and pointed out that the following two issues had been added which were not included within the previous report considered at the previous meeting held on 19^th September 2011:-

      c) The report confirms approval of the SLAs for both Inner East and Inner

North East Area Committees was clearly made on the basis that the locality budget is not delegated to Area Committee level and decisions on how it is used are made as set out in (b) above 

d)  This report provides a revised SLA and seeks approval of the document which will steer the work of the East North East Environmental Locality Team for the remainder of the 2011/12 municipal year

The Committee noted these additional issues as now reported.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

b)  That approval be given to the Service Level Agreement in accordance with the report now submitted.

Monday 24^th October 2011 at 5.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.

Monday 24^th October 2011 at 5.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.