Agenda and minutes

Urgency Committee - Thursday, 23rd December, 2021 9.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Centre, St Luke's Avenue, Harrogate HG1 2AE. This meeting will be livestreamed here: https://bit.ly/HarrogateYouTube (Copy and paste the link in your browser).. View directions

Contact: Elizabeth Jackson, Democratic Services Manager Tel: 01423 500600 Email:  democraticservices@harrogate.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair:

To consider the appointment of a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

01/21 – APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR:  The Mayor, Councillor Trevor Chapman, was unanimously appointed Chair for the meeting.

(9.30 am)

 

2.

Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes:

Minutes:

02/21 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:  An apology for absence had been received from Councillor Pauline McHardy.

 

(9.31 am)

 

3.

Declarations of Interest:

Members to advise of any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

03/21 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:  There were no declarations of interest.

 

(9.31 am)

 

4.

Minutes: pdf icon PDF 129 KB

of the meeting of 23 September 2020.

Minutes:

04/21 – MINUTES: The Minutes of the meeting of the Urgency Committee held on 23 September 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

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

 

(9.32 am)

 

5.

Exempt Information:

To determine whether to exclude the press and public during the consideration of any exempt information items.

Minutes:

05/21 – EXEMPT INFORMATION: There was no exempt information.

(9.32 am)

 

6.

Public Arrangements - Questions:

To consider any questions under Standing Order 27.

Minutes:

06/21 - PUBLIC ARRANGEMENTS - QUESTIONS:  There were no questions to consider under Standing Order 27.

(9.32 am)

 

7.

Minutes of Cabinet:

Minutes:

07/21– MINUTES OF CABINET: The Mayor advised that the meeting of the Council scheduled to be held on 15 December 2021 had been cancelled due to rising rates of COVID-19.  It had therefore been necessary to convene a meeting of the Urgency Committee to ratify two sets of Cabinet Minutes as there was a need for a decision to be reached. 

 

Urgency Committee resolved upon the non-delegated Minutes of the Cabinet as follows:

7a

Cabinet of 10 November 2021: 58/21 - Capital and Investment Programme 2021/22 Quarter 2: pdf icon PDF 195 KB

Minutes:

07/21(01) – CABINET – 10 NOVEMBER 2021:

 

            58/21 – CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2021/22 QUARTER 2:

 

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper              Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift

 

and RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY):

 

That Minute 58/21 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 10 November 2021 be approved and adopted.

 

7b

Cabinet of 8 December 2021: 70/21 - Harrogate Convention Centre Project Update: pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Minutes:

07/21(02) – CABINET – 8 DECEMBER 2021:

 

            70/21 – HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTRE PROJECT UPDATE:

 

Moved by Councillor Richard Cooper              Seconded by Councillor Graham Swift

 

and RESOLVED (UNANIMOUSLY):

 

That Minute 70/21 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 8 December 2021 be approved and adopted.

 

(9.33 am – 9.35 am)

 

(D)