Bedale Craft Yard (BCY) and Evolution/Leeming Bar Food Enterprise Centre (LBFEC) are developments that Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) are reviewing as part of the legacy of funding agreements that the Council entered into with Yorkshire Forward. The proposal is for the Council to pay a one-off lump sum to HCA in order to be released early from its obligations of two funding agreements before the official end dates which are 2026 for Bedale Craft Yard and 2029 for LBFEC/Evolution. The funding agreements require the Council to pay partnership payments each year which are a % of net income for that financial year. In addition to approval by Cabinet, the proposed payment figure is subject to approval by the Board of HCA.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the buy-out of the funding agreements for Bedale Craft Yard and Evolution/LBFEC as per the report and that the £157,940 be funded from the One-Off Fund with revenue being transferred back to the One-Off Fund over 3 years and 3 months.

The subject of the decision:

Bedale Craft Yard (BCY) and Evolution/Leeming Bar Food Enterprise Centre (LBFEC) were developments that Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) were reviewing as part of the legacy of funding agreements that the Council entered into with Yorkshire Forward. The proposal was for the Council to pay a one-off lump sum to HCA in order to be released early from its obligations of two funding agreements before the official end dates which were 2026 for Bedale Craft Yard and 2029 for LBFEC/Evolution.  The funding agreements required the Council to pay partnership payments each year which are a % of net income for that financial year.  In addition to approval by Cabinet, the proposed payment figure was subject to approval by the Board of HCA.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

Cabinet was satisfied that the buy-out of the funding agreements would be of benefit to the Council.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that the buy-out of the funding agreements for Bedale Craft Yard and Evolution/LBFEC be approved as per the report and that the £157,940 be funded from the One-Off Fund with revenue being transferred back to the One-Off Fund over 3 years and 3 months.

This report seeks approval for the Statement of Principles which sets out the factors to take into consideration when levying a charge under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the Statement of Principles attached to the report should apply when exercising its duty to secure compliance with the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 by the imposition of a penalty charge.

The subject of the decision:

This report sought approval for the Statement of Principles which set out the factors to take into consideration when levying a charge under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To take account of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that the Statement of Principles attached to the report should apply when exercising its duty to secure compliance with the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 by the imposition of a penalty charge.

To confirm the decisions of the meetings held on 9 and 25 February 2016 (CA.51 - CA.60 and CA.61 – CA.62), previously circulated.

THE DECISION:

That the decisions of the meetings held on 9 and 25 February 2016 (CA.51 – CA.60 and CA.61 – CA.62), previously circulated, be signed as correct records.

In September the Home Office wrote to all Local Authorities seeking their assistance to support the Government’s pledge of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees within the UK over the next 5 years.  This report seeks agreement to support this request through the Council’s participation in a North Yorkshire Resettlement Scheme.

In accepting the recommendation, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the North Yorkshire wide resettlement scheme to enable the resettlement of 200 Syrian refugees Countywide over the next 5 years be supported; agree that this Council’s commitment to this scheme shall be to accommodate about 28 people; a Memorandum of Understanding be entered into with North Yorkshire County Council and the other District Councils concerning this scheme; the Executive Director be authorised to work in partnership with NYCC and the other Districts to use Home Office Grant to procure a specialist support provider along with other ancillary services that are necessary for the smooth resettlement of refugees; give authority to enter into an agreement with Migration Yorkshire to enable overall regional co-ordination and support and authorise the Executive Director to agree a variation to the Council’s nomination deed with Broadacres Housing Association regarding the allocation of social housing to enable the allocation of homes to Syrian refugees.

The subject of the decision:

In September the Home Office wrote to all Local Authorities seeking their assistance to support the Government’s pledge of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees within the UK over the next 5 years.  This report sought agreement to support this request through the Council’s participation in a North Yorkshire Resettlement Scheme.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

Cabinet was satisfied with the proposal to participate in the North Yorkshire Resettlement Scheme.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet:-

(1)     supports the North Yorkshire wide resettlement scheme to enable the resettlement of 200 Syrian refugees Countywide over the next 5 years;

(2)     agrees that this Council’s commitment to this scheme shall be to accommodate about 28 people;

(3)     enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with North Yorkshire County Council and the other District Councils concerning this scheme;

(4)     authorises the Executive Director to work in partnership with NYCC and the other Districts to use Home Office Grant to procure a specialist support provider along with other ancillary services that are necessary for the smooth resettlement of refugees;

(5)     gives authority to enter into an agreement with Migration Yorkshire to enable overall regional co-ordination and support; and

(6)     authorises the Executive Director to agree a variation to the Council’s nomination deed with Broadacres Housing Association regarding the allocation of social housing to enable the allocation of homes to Syrian refugees.