Agenda

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)

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information within the meaning of Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972, 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 the recommendation is accepted, to formally pass the following resolution:-

RESOLVED –  That, in accordance with Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as exempt  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.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13^th March 2024.

RESOURCES

To consider the report of the Chief Officer (Financial Services) presenting an update on the financial position of the Authority at the Provisional Outturn, reflecting the first eleven months of the 2023/24 financial year.

COMMUNITIES

To consider the report of the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment which provides an updated position on the cost-of-living crisis, national policy interventions and Leeds City Council’s response to such matters. This update follows the report received by Executive Board in November 2023.

CLIMATE, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN SPACE

To consider the report of the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment on proposals regarding the development of energy efficiency improvements to 350 back-to-back homes in Armley and Holbeck.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

To consider the report of the Director of City Development on the background and work undertaken to progress the development of a potential Leeds Lane Rental Scheme. The report seeks to gain approval for key stages in the implementation of such a scheme, specifically regarding the commencement of formal consultation with key stakeholders, and to delegate the necessary authority to officers regarding the timing, specific content of the scheme, application to the Secretary of State, and the scheme’s implementation.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

To consider the report of the Director of Adults and Health presenting the Adult Social Care Plan for the period 2024 - 2027, as a new plan which sits alongside the Council’s Better Lives Strategy. The Plan outlines the priority areas of service that the Adults and Health directorate will focus upon in the delivery of its statutory duties under the Care Act 2014.

To consider the report of the Director of Public Health which presents the fifth report of the Leeds Health Protection Board since it was established in June 2014. The report details progress made on the Health Protection Board priorities and the achievements of the health protection system including the local system response to new and emerging infectious diseases.