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A
Okay
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
february
executive
board
committee.
I
just
want
to
start
by
reflecting
on
the
fact
that
this
will
be
my
last
executive
board
meeting
having
first
joined
executive
board
in
2003.
That's
quite
a
distance
of
of
time
and
I'd
like
to
pay
tribute
to
everyone.
Who's
been
involved
over
the
years
and
for
the
the
work
that
we
do
through
this
board.
A
I'd
also
like
to
pay
tribute
to
councillor
lisa
mulherin
who's
on
the
call,
as
it's
going
to
be
her
last
executive
board
meeting
as
well
and
in
her
absence
to
counselor
becky
charlwood,
both
of
whom
have
given
sterling's
service.
Counselor
heron
has
certainly
been
involved
in
many
areas
of
policy
across
executive
board
over
the
years,
so
I'm
sure
you're
all
all
joining
me
in
wishing
her
well
in
her
new
in
her
new
venture.
A
So
without
further
ado,
if
I
could
turn
to
the
agenda
please
and
go
through
the
items,
the
formal
items
item
one.
B
Thank
you,
chair
generator,
one
to
confirm.
There
have
been
no
appeals
received
for
today's
meeting.
B
Thanks
chair
exempt
information,
yes
chair,
should
the
board
be
agreeable,
the
following
appendices
will
be
treated
as
being
exempt
from
publication
and
considered
in
private
at
the
conclusion
of
the
public
meeting.
So
that's
appendix
2
to
item
6,
which
is
the
acquisition
of
premises
at
kingsdale
court
appendix
b
to
item
10,
which
is
accelerated
capital
receipts
in
the
state,
rationalization,
appendix
215,
east,
leeds
extension,
land
disposal
and
delivery
of
community
infrastructure
and
appendix
3
to
item
16,
which
is
corn
exchange,
public
realm
design
and
cost
report.
A
Thank
you
very
much
item
three.
B
A
And
item
four,
and
do
any
of
you
have
declaration
of
disclosable
pecuniary
interest
to
declare
I'll
take
silence.
As
a
no
say,
thank
you
for
that
item.
Five.
Can
we
confirm
the
minutes
from
the
16th
of
december
as
a
correct
record.
A
C
Yes,
thank
you
leader,
and
can
I
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
you
and
wish
you
well
in
your
future
role
in
the
house
of
lords
councillor
blake,
or
should
I
say,
baroness
blake?
So
my
item
for
today
is
item
at
six,
which
is
an
opportunity.
C
This
would
form
part
of
the
wider
work
of
the
neighborhood
improvement
board
and
and
continue
with
our
focus
on
priority
neighborhoods
that
are
currently
categorized
as
the
bottom
one
percent
nationally
in
the
country,
the
most
deprived
areas
which
this
is
in
bogat
hill
in
sacraft,
and
it
is
described
as
one
of
those
one
of
those
areas.
C
The
report
goes
into
some
detail
on
serious
matters
of
crime
and
anti-social
behaviour.
Adequate
housing
and
enforcement
alone
cannot
resolve
these
problems.
The
site
needs
a
comprehensive
and
permanent
solution,
and
the
council
needs
to
be
proactive
here
and
we
have
a
current
and
time
limited
opportunity
to
do
this,
whilst
local
board
members,
housing
leads
and
statutory
partners
and
a
very
active
third
sector
and
residents
themselves
are
working
hard
to
support
the
community
and
improve
the
area.
C
Kingsdale
court
has
continued
to
blight
the
area
for
the
last
decade,
causing
distress
to
residents
on
site
and
surrounding
community.
The
proposal
is
to
acquire
very
poor
quality
properties
to
ultimately
demolish
re-provide
as
family
housing.
To
bring
this
site
within
council
management
is
appropriate
within
the
context
of
significant
housing
lead
stock
across
seacroft.
C
Whilst
I
recognize
that
there
are
other
housing
issues
across
the
city,
this
proposal
recognizes
the
critical
impact
of
kingsdale
court
on
our
priority.
Neighborhood
agenda
and
its
circumstances
and
required
solutions
are
unique.
The
opportunity
is
critical
and
time
limited
as
I've
said
and,
and
it
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
provide
much
needed
and
fit
for
purpose.
Family
housing
I'll
leave
it
there
for
now
chair.
D
Yes,
thank
you
councillor,
blake.
Can
I,
before
I
go
on
to
the
item,
just
thank
you
for
your
courtesy
over
the
years
and
that
stretches
back.
As
you
say
before
you
became
leader
as
well,
so
I
do
wish
you
well
in
the
future.
As
I
say,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
courtesy
you
have
always
tried
to
extend.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
Yes
on
the
paper
itself,
I'm
in
support
of
of
the
proposals.
They
are
not
without
risk,
however,
particularly
if
we
aren't
able
to
extend
the
area
over
which
we
have
control,
and
I
would
like
one
of
the
officers
please
to
to
just
go
over
the
risk
that
we're
entering
into
here.
D
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Should
I
martin,
do
you
want
to
come
in
first
or
yeah,.
E
I'm
happy
to
come
in
councillor
blake.
I
think,
in
terms
of
the
specific
risk
area
that
counselor
carter
mentioned
in
terms
of
site
assembly,
our
approach
will
be
to
seek
to
acquire
properties
through
private
treaty
in
the
first
instance.
It
is
the
case
with
these
properties
that
a
number
of
them
do
tend
to
come
to
the
market.
E
So
that
would
be
the
principal
case
behind
any
cpo
that
we
brought
forward.
Should
it
be
required,
and
then,
in
terms
of
the
what
the
wider
risks
I
mean
that
they
are
covered
in
the
pink
and
I
won't.
I
won't
stray
into
them
councillor
carter,
but
we
we
are
buying
properties
that
are
in
very
poor
condition,
and
there
is
due
diligence
that
we
will
undertake
both
on
a
technical
level
and
in
terms
of
legal
and
financial
due
diligence,
some
of
which
we've
already
undertaken.
E
But
how
we
respond
to
that
due
diligence
is
in
part
based
on
our
business
case,
to
come
forward
where
we,
as
councillor
cooper,
also
outlined.
We
will
be
looking
to
demolish
and
redevelop
so
so
in
terms
of
how
we
manage
those
risks.
It
will
be
in
the
context
of
our
overall
ambition
for
the
site.
D
Yeah
I'll
touch
on
the
cpo
situation.
When
we,
when
we
go
into
the
pink
papers,
I
think
it's
probably
wiser
one
or
two
points
on
that.
I
won't
take
clarification
on,
particularly
in
the
light
of
other
groups,
saying
why
can't
the
council
enter
into
a
similar
arrangement,
and
I
think
there
must
be
some
specific
reasons
which
we
we
we
need
to
explore.
Please.
A
Okay,
martin,
do
you
want
to
come
back
at
all?
Should
we
wait
till
the
pink
paper
discussion.
E
I'm
happy
to
pick
those
up
in
the
the
the
the
pink's
council
blake
in
terms
of
what
counselor
carter
raised.
Just
then,
I
think.
E
B
I
mean
just
on
a
more
general
point:
around
compulsory
purchases
there,
it's
always
quite
a
a
difficult
process,
but
in
terms
of
what
the
in
in
terms
of
actually
laying
the
ground
for
compulsory
purchase
there'd
be
an
expectation
that
we
would
use
the
opportunity
to
go
through
a
negotiated
process.
First
and
therefore
you
know
taking
this
step,
would
will
strengthen
our
hand
if
it
comes
to
compulsory
purchase
in
the
end.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
council
galton.
Any
comments
on
this.
F
Yes,
thank
you
chair.
First
of
all,
can
I
join
in
the
comments
of
of
my
colleagues
on
how
you
will
be
sorely
missed.
As
chair
of
this
body,
I've
always
appreciated
your
commitment
to
inclusivity
and,
as
council
carter
mentioned
as
well,
your
very
measured
response
to
quite
robust
challenge
from
the
opposition.
F
Personally,
of
course,
you've
been
part
of
my
political
existence,
because
you
were
there
when
I
first
started
in
wheatwood
over
20
years
ago
anyway.
I
very
much
look
forward
to
finding
out
more
about
your
journey
in
the
house
of
lords,
preferably
over
t.
So
thank
you
about
getting
back
to
the
agenda.
F
My
concern
is
going
to
be
explicit
towards
what
I
think
council
are.
Carter
was
alluding
to
because
the
scheme
here
in
terms
of
the
council
reacting
in
their
strategic
housing
role
to
a
situation
and
responding
proactively
is
one
that
should
be
applauded,
and
the
scheme
here
for
kingsdale
court
is
quite
comprehensive.
F
I
think
the
issue
for
me,
both
as
an
executive
board
member
and
as
a
ward
member,
is
that
there
is
a
feeling
that
there
is
not
equal
access
to
such
proactivity
from
different
communities.
And,
of
course
I
refer
to
the
sugar
hill
community,
which
have
recently
suffered
a
setback
through
the
appeals
process
where
their
their
estate
of
poorly
maintained,
private,
rented
but
affordable
homes
are
going
to
be
demolished
and
redeveloped
by
a
private
developer,
and
one
of
their
greatest
wishes
is
that
the
council
steps
in
to
take
over
that
process.
F
The
council
has
refused
to
do
so
and
said
it's
not
really
within
the
council's
gift
to
do
it
and
then
produces
a
scheme
like
this,
which
to
many
of
those
residents,
looks
very
similar
to
what
they
wish
to
have
as
an
outcome,
and
I
think
the
council
needs
to
clarify
really
eligibility
to
this
kind
of
attention,
because
the
contrast
of
the
very
passive
response
to
the
sugar
hill
situation
and
the
very
proactive
one
here
at
kingsland
court
is
marked,
and
I
think
the
council
cooper
should
respond
to
that.
F
I
appreciate
that
some
of
that
detail
might
need
to
be
delivered
through
the
pink
papers,
but
I,
I
think
also
a
public
response
of
some
sort
should
be
available.
Hopefully,
at
this
meeting
I
support
the
paper
chair.
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
I'll
bring
cancer
cooper
in.
C
Yeah,
thank
you
for
for
both
comments
from
councillor
carter
and
and
counselor
galton
about
the
positive
response
to
the
work
at
kingsdale
court.
C
I
I
feel
that
I
must
point
out
that,
actually,
it's
not
that
we're
we're
treating
sugar
hill
any
different
at
all
and
the
situation
there,
but
that
that
has
just
been
through
a
lengthy
planning
process
with
the
current
owners,
and
it
wasn't
up
for
us
to
intervene
in
that
process
during
the
legal
process
of
the
of
the
planning
application
and
indeed,
actually
a
plans
panel.
C
C
It
went
into
some
detail
actually
and
also,
I
suggested
a
a
made
comment
that
that
it
wouldn't
be
cost
effective
to
refurbish
the
houses
at
wordsworth
drive
and
sugar
hill
as
well,
which
is
what
the
local
residents
have
been
asking
for.
They've
been
asking
to
keep
those
properties
as
they
are,
but
refurbish
their
existing
properties.
C
This,
the
schema
secret
is
to
acquire
them
to
to
move
the
residents
out
from
that
location
completely
to
demolish
and
rebuild
much
needed
family
housing.
C
C
We
are
still
meeting
with
the
residents
at
their
request
and
trying
to
find
a
solution
that
will
be
appropriate
for
those
residents
and
to
gain
as
much
affordable
housing
as
we
potentially
can
on
that
site
through
various
routes.
Maybe
that
are
yet
to
be
explored,
but
the
appeal,
as
you
know,
the
appeal
decision
only
came
in
recently,
so
we're
still
earlier
in
the
process.
C
I
think
with
that
particular
scheme
as
well,
but
we
are
wholly
committed
to
supporting
the
residents
and
and
taking
forward
as
best
we
can
to
get
affordable
housing
on
that
site.
I
think
it's
like
trying
to
compare
apples
and
pears.
I
have
to
say,
because
you
know
our
commitment
around
housing
across
the
city
should
not
stop
just
because
there
is
a
a
site.
That's
that's
difficult
for
residents
at
the
minute
because
of
the
process
that
they've
completely
just
undergone.
C
A
B
Essentially
what
we
are
being
asked
in
the
sugar
hill
case
would
be
to
be
to
buy
something
at
a
commercial
value
which
the
developer
could
achieve
by
building
out
their
housing,
for
which
they've
got
planning
permission
to
actually
buy
defective
housing,
which
we
have,
which
is
defined
as
defective
by
the
government
and
which
the
structural
engineers
have
found
to
be
defective
and
that's
what
we
could
could
not
be
recommending
to
executive
board.
B
And
I
think
what
we,
where
we
are
more
useful
avenue
which
councillor
cooper
and
I
have
discussed
with
the
group
is,
is
talking
about
how
we
can
achieve
a
greater
degree
of
affordable
housing
on
that
site
for
those
people
who
have
been
there
for
a
long
time,
so
that
we
can
reach
a
situation
where
a
higher
proportion
of
that
community
can
remain
in
the
area
but
in
new
housing.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
thank
you
for
the
discussion
there
and
mindful
of
the
fact
that
we'll
be
having
a
further
discussion
below
the
line
later
in
the
meeting.
Could
we
approve
the
recommendation?
That's
before
us
in
item
six
yeah?
Okay,
that's
unanimous!
Okay!
Thank
you,
councillor
cooper
for
for
presenting
your
report.
A
Can
we
move
on
now
to
to
the
inclusive
growth
and
culture
portfolio
area
and,
of
course,
we're
around
at
that
time
of
year
when
we're
putting
the
revenue
budget
and
associated
items
in
front
of
executive
board
in
preparation
for
the
budget
council
at
the
end
of
well
two
weeks,
two
weeks
time,
two
it's
today
that
will
lay
down
the
the
budget
proposals
for
the
year
2021
2022
and
I
don't
think
any
of
us
can
recall
a
more
difficult
experience
in
terms
of
putting
the
budget
together.
A
The
pandemic
has
cut
across
so
many
areas
of
our
work
and
our
finances
are
not
immune
from
that,
and
indeed,
we've
been
presented
with
some
very
real
challenges.
So
can
I
start
by
thanking
all
of
the
officers
in
victoria
and
all
of
your
team,
and
I
hope
you
will
pass
on
thanks
for
the
extraordinary
work
that
you've
put
into
putting
these
proposals
before
us
today.
A
So,
of
course,
traditionally
we
don't
open
up
too
much
for
debate
on
the
on
the
details
of
of
the
report,
anticipating
the
full
debate
that
will
take
place
in
two
weeks
time
but
happy
to
ask
councillor
carter.
If
he's
anything,
he
would
like
to
raise
at
this
stage.
D
Yes,
briefly,
chair,
can
I
ask
you,
can
we
take
seven,
a
b
and
c
separately?
I've
got
comments
on
each
of
the
papers.
A
A
D
First,
yeah,
seven,
eight,
a
first
could
the
director
of
finance
or
chief
financial
officer,
I
should
say
only
the
quantum
of
government
support
for
covid
that
is
contributing
to
this
budget
in
terms
of
of
income.
D
I
think
there
are
probably
three
separate
headings:
the
final
one
of
the
three
being
the
covid
track
and
trace
fund.
So
that's
the
first
question.
The
second
question
is
to
james
rogers.
D
D
D
D
I
know
that
in
1516,
not
including
the
housing
revenue
fund,
it
was
29
million
180
pounds.
It
went
180
000
pounds.
It
went
up
in
2021
to
47
million
337
000
pounds,
so
I
would
like
to
know
what
it's
projected
for
on
the
same
basis
as
I've,
given
those
figures
and
then
obviously
I'll
be
reserving
my
position
on
all
three
of
these
papers
pending
the
debate
and
the
amendments
which
no
doubt
will
all
be
tabling
in
two
weeks
time.
A
G
I
have
yes
thank
you,
councillor,
blake
and
there's
three
typos.
That
just
need
to
note
for
the
board
please.
The
first
is
on
page
57,
section
2.2.1,
it's
around
the
adults
and
social
care
grant
and
bullet
point
4
should
be
3.775
billion,
not
million,
so
it
needs
to
be
bn
instead
of
an
m
and
then
on
page
54
recommendation
1
and
on
page
113
recommendation
17.1
should
be
2021-22
instead
of
2021
and
on
page
54
again
recommendation
2,
the
adult
social
care
precept
should
be
three
percent.
G
So
it's
just
to
note
those
minor
typos,
please
in
the
report.
Thank
you
with
regard
to
the
funding
being
provided
by
and
the
government.
As
councillor
and
carter
has
said,
there
are
three
areas
that
the
council
has
received:
funding
from
central
government
for
covet.
G
G
It's
24.3
million
and
that's
16
million
has
been
put
in
a
reserve
for
for
next
year
for
the
pressures
and
eight
million
has
gone
into
directorates
and
with
regard
to
compensation
for
the
loss
of
council
tax
and
business
rates,
there
was
compensation,
announced
and
that's
for
the
council
that
was
9.7
million
and
then
for
the
track
and
trace
funding
that
has
been
announced
in
the
current
financial
year
and
that
we
have
used
utilized
some
of
that
for
2021
at
21
22,
and
we
funded
around
3.5
million
using
that
funding.
G
A
Okay,
thank
you,
victoria
and
james.
You
asked
specifically
about
the
scrutiny
questions.
B
Yeah
thanks
thanks
chair
as
council
carter,
right
that
says,
through
discussion
with
scrutiny.
Bod,
they
asked
fourth
questions
I'll
just
do
with
those
in
turn.
So
in
terms
of
pcsos,
I
updated
the
chair
of
the
scrutiny
board
last
week
on
where
we
are
with
that
particular
proposal.
B
The
only
outstanding
issue
is
how
west
yorkshire
police
are
going
to
deal
with
the
deployment
of
a
reduced
number
of
pc
pcsos
looking
forward
and
we're
currently
in
discussions
with
west
shots
police
about
how
they're
doing
that
we're
very
much
in
their
hands
and
we're
seeking
to
to
press
them
to
come
some
conclusions
on
that
asap.
So
we
can
share
that
with
with
members
on
the
grass
cutting
one,
which
relates
to
a
10
reduction
in
the
grounds
maintenance
contract
in
terms
of
general
funding
power.
B
That
I
saw
a
briefing
note
on
that
yesterday
and
I've
asked
that
to
be
shared
now
with
with
counter
anderson,
so
that
will
provide
an
answer
that
one
within
the
next
24
48
hours
in
terms
of
community
committee
funding.
B
That's
something
that
we're
currently
working
on,
and
I
want
to
brief
members
on
that
as
soon
as
possibly
can
in
terms
of
proposal,
but
that
works
not
complete
yet
and
then
in
terms
of
the
final
one,
which
was
the
opening
hours
of
community
hubs
which
we're
looking
to
make
a
savings
from
the
consultation.
On
that
just
closed
last
week.
I've
again
for
the
first
time,
seeing
a
propose
so
this
morning
on
that
one
and
would
hope
to
be
in
a
business
to
share
that
more
broadly
with
members
very
soon.
D
A
D
Sorry,
sorry
about
that!
Yes,
so
can
the
chief
financial
officer
tell
me,
then
the
totality
of
the
funding
from
the
government
and
also
where
the
3.5
million
that
we've
used
from
track
and
trace
is
has
been
spent.
G
Is
the
totality
of
the
funding
from
the
specifically
for
covid?
Is
that
what
the
answer
that
so
it's
the
24
million
that
I
I've
detailed
before
the
income
loss,
which
was
the
9.7
and
then.
G
G
Those
are
the
three
areas
and
then
the
sales
fees
and
charges
haven't.
That's
been
said
that
we
can
claim
that,
but
because
we
haven't
incurred
the
losses
yet
then
we've
got
the
three
months.
So
it's
just
adding
those
two,
those
two
figures
together:
okay
and
then
for
the.
What
was
the
next
question?
Sorry
counselor
carter.
D
G
It
was
used
within
2021,
so
we've
got
a
list
of
schemes
that
we
were
funding
for,
that
met
the
eligibility
for
track
and
trace.
There
was
a
number
of
schemes
in
there.
I
can
give
you
a
list.
It's
quite
extensive.
A
F
Thanks
chad,
first
of
all,
we'd
like
to
know
I
haven't,
got
any
comments
other
than
before.
The
budget
debate
as
victoria
has
been
very
generous
with
her
time
outside
of
the
formal
executive
board
meeting
to
cover
such
technical
issues.
So
I
have
no
questions
on
that.
F
I
just
have
a
comment
really
and
that
I'd
like
a
response
from
the
executive
board
member,
I
was
surprised
actually
in
pursuing
the
issue
where
the
council
is
going
to
cut
its
police
and
crime
support
officers,
and
I
was
wishing
to
understand
the
work
that
had
been
done
by
the
pcc's
office,
that
there
is
virtually
zero
interface
between
the
council
and
the
police
and
crime.
F
Commissioner,
when
it
comes
to
the
formation
of
their
respective
budgets-
and
it
just
caught
me
by
surprise,
because
I
know
that
agencies
work
together
far
more
closely
these
days
and
the
way
that
health
and
social
care
have
worked
together
and
jointly
commissioned
and
the
line
budgets
and
and
the
same
has
happened
with
children's
services.
F
I
was
very
surprised
that
that
that
isn't
the
case
for
the
safer
leads
partnership,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
develop
that
accountability
and
that
transparency
a
little
bit
better
once
the
policeman
commissioner
comes
under
the
elected
mayor.
F
A
Quite
a
good
idea,
so
the.
D
Good
news
is
chair
that
you'll
have
to
be
quiet
when
we
reach
purder
hallelujah.
C
Well,
obviously,
I'm
not
declaring
interest
it's
not
a
candidate
in
the
mayoral
elections,
as
some
may
others.
Maybe
on
this
call,
and
that's
maybe
why
they're
raising
the
point
here
today.
I
have
to
say
that
we
have
regular
ongoing
conversations,
meetings
and
discussions
with
the
pcc,
his
office
and
and
others
around
west
yorkshire
police
about
the
the
deployment
and
the
the
spending
of
various
amounts
of
money.
C
Once
it's
all
been
decided
by
the
pcc,
I
think
that
to
suggest
that
that
doesn't
happen
is
somewhere
misleading,
I
have
to
say
councillor
golton,
but
james
rodgers
may
be
more
able
to
answer
the
the
the
more
formal
arrangements
there
are
around
the
budgets
between
the
pcc,
west,
yorkshire,
police
and
ourselves.
B
Regular
dialogue
with
west
yorkshire,
police
colleagues
and
the
pcc's
office
about
budget
proposals
and
we've
had
a
number
of
discussions
over
the
last
few
months,
particularly
on
this.
The
proposal
around
in
the
pcsos
and
again,
the
outcome
of
those
discussions
have
been
fed
through
to
members
when
they've
they've
asked
the
questions
so,
for
example,
counselor
bentley
emailed
me
things
earlier
this
week
or
last
week
on
this
particular
issue,
and
I
provided
him
with
a
full
response
of
where
we've
got
to
and
the
conclusions
reached
in
those
discussions.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
those
responses
jared
I'm
assuming
we'll
deal
with
the
recommendations
at
the
end
of
when
we've
done
all
three
parts,
or
do
you
need
them
separately.
B
Thanks
chair,
well,
the
seven
airbnc
I
mean
they
do
have
recommendations
individually,
so
it
may
be,
I
suppose,
easier,
such
as
reservations
and
things
like
that
to
go
through
the
recommendations,
one
by
one.
So
we
we
keep
them
separate,
possibly.
A
Thank
you
so
can
we
can?
I
see
approval
of
the
recommendations
for
seven.
A
council
card
has
already
stated
reserving
his
position.
I
assume
councillor
goldson
will
be
too
yeah.
Okay,
thank
you.
Could
we
move
on
to
7b,
please
I
don't
know
counselors
if
there's
anything
you'd
like
to
add
to
this
at
this
stage.
A
Thank
you
comes
the
collateral.
A
Any
comments
on
7b
councillor,
goldson,
no
okay,
can
and
same
with
the
recommendations
for
7a.
Can
we
approve
the
recommendations
noting
councillor
carter
and
council?
Goldton
are
reserving
their
position
which
moves
us
on
to
7c
the
treasury
management
strategy.
Council
carter.
D
Yes,
the
first
point
relates
to
the
fact
that
I
understand
cypher
is
looking
at
issuing
guidance
on
prudential
borrowing,
which
will.
D
Tighten
controls
or
suggest
tightening
controls
on
local
authorities.
I
think,
in
the
light
of
the
numerous
local
authorities
that
have
been
highlighted,
the
latest,
I
think,
being
croydon
where
some
of
the
prudential
borrowing
has
been.
Shall
we
say
anything
but
prudential.
D
D
A
D
B
G
Yes,
on
the
thank
you
council
of
late,
the
first
one
around
the
prudential
code
and
we've
taken
into
consideration,
that's
out
of
consultation
and
the
outcome
at
the
moment
on
the
actual
code
and
incorporated
that
into
the
new
capital
and
investment
strategy.
G
It
doesn't
cause
us
any
concern,
because
we
were
one
of
the
authorities
that
where
we
did
do
investment,
it
was
for
a
regeneration
purpose
not
for
purely
for
yield
and
therefore
it
doesn't
change
our
strategy
from
what
we
were
working
on
previously.
G
With
regard
to
the
barclays
bank,
I
I
will
arrange
for
councillor
carter
to
have
a
briefing
on
where
we
are
with
the
courts
on
that
etc.
I
have
I
have
to
get
that
sorted,
but
I
will
get
that
done
in
the
next
week
for
him.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Could
we
move
to
the
recommendations?
Can
we
see
approve
the
recommendations
for
item
7c
from
all
of
us
or
will
either
of
you
be
reserving
your
position
on
this
as
well.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
of
the
input
into
into
the
budget
discussions
there.
A
Could
we
move
on
then
on
the
agenda
to
the
late
item,
the
update
on
the
coronavirus
pandemic
and,
as
with
the
past
few
executive
board
meetings,
we've
put
in
a
late
paper
to
make
sure
that
we're
as
up-to-date
as
possible
in
a
very
dynamic
situation
and,
as
we
all
know,
since
the
last
meeting,
of
course,
captain
sir
tom
moore,
very
sadly
passed
away
and
we've
informed
you
all
of
the
actions
we
took
to
to
commemorate
his
passing
and
to
show
our
appreciation
of
all
of
the
efforts
and
enormous
contribution
that
he
made
towards
raising
the
the
spirits
of
the
nation,
as
well
as
the
significant
contribution
he's
made
to
nhs
charities.
A
And,
of
course
he
is
from
our
local
area
of
west
yorkshire
and
we've
had
some
tremendous
tributes
paid
to
to
everything
that
he
he
did
and
achieved
during
the
last
few
months.
A
Just
by
way
of
additional
updates,
the
elland
road
vaccination
center
is
now
operating
as
a
public
vaccination
site.
It's
already
done
sterling
work
in
in
coping
with
the
the
frontline
staff
who
have
been
going
through
for
two
weeks
before
and
everyone
I've
spoken
to
who
has
used.
The
facilities
has
been
full
of
praise
for
the
really
professional
way
that
it's
been
organized
been
laid
out
and
I'm
sure
all
of
you
will
join
with
me
in
thanking
the
nhs
and
their
local,
our
local
authority
response.
A
I
think
it's
a
real
testament
to
the
the
joined
up
work
that
we've
been
doing
for
for
a
long
time
now
and
in
our
ability
to
respond
not
only
to
android
but
right
across
the
city
and
the
pcn
sites
and
the
other
sites.
Where
really
the
progress
that
has
been
achieved
in
rolling
out.
A
The
vaccination
program
has
been
really
commendable
and
it
has
brought
a
lot
of
people
a
great
deal
of
comfort
and
obviously
we
know
that
the
vaccination
program
is
going
to
be
with
us
for
many
months
to
come,
and
I
think
it
gives
us
all
a
huge
amount
of
confidence
to
see
how
well
it's
been
executed.
This
far,
I
I'm
not
sure
of
the
exact
their
latest
figure.
Tom
might
have
the
latest
figure
I
know.
A
At
the
end
of
last
week,
we
were
celebrating
the
fact
that
we
don't
reach
well
over
a
112
000
vaccinations,
I
think,
and
and
on
top
of
that,
we're
obviously
on
track
for
delivering
the
top
four
priority
levels
by
the
15th
of
february,
which
is
the
target
that
government
has
laid
down
the
continuing
on
with
the
other
areas
of
work.
Obviously,
a
lot
of
support
to
schools,
a
lot
of
work
on
the
testing
and
tracing
side
and
supporting
people
out
in
our
communities
around
self-isolation.
A
All
of
that
work
is
going
on
helped
enormously
by
our
community
champions
programme
and,
of
course,
in
terms
of
the
vaccination
huge
amount
of
work
in
reaching
out
into
our
communities
and
supporting
people
with
information
around
why
the
vaccination
program
is
so
important
and
our
own
lord
mayor
has
done
a
huge
amount
of
work.
Helping
on
that
program.
A
We're
still
waiting
to
hear
the
outcomes
of
all
of
the
work
that's
going
on
into
where
we'll
be
at
the
end
of
this
period
of
restrictions
and
we're
expecting
information
on
the
route
map
or
the
road
map
coming
out
of
restrictions
on
the
22nd
of
february,
and
I
think
it's
been
an
open
discussion
that
it's
very
likely
that
the
tier
approach
to
restrictions
will
not
be
continued
and
we'll
be
looking
at
more
nationally
based
across
england
in
terms
of
the
easing
of
restrictions
and
how
we
move
from
the
period
we're
in
now
through
spring
into
summer,
and
then
anticipating
any
differences
that
will
be
required
once
we
move
forward
into
the
next
phase
of
autumn
into
winter.
A
And
so
the
report
highlights
the
the
the
rates
that
I
think
the
current.
The
daily
rate
update
has
got
us
down
to
2009.4
a
hundred
thousand.
A
I
think
that
was
the
last
update
that
that
we've
had
difference
from
advice
from
and
guidance
from
government
is
that
any
over
70s
who
haven't
been
reached
by
the
nhs
should
contact
their
local
provider
or
go
through
the
website
to
ask
about
when
they
will
be
eligible
for
for
they're,
certainly
eligible
in
the
current
rollout
of
the
levels
so
asking
people
to
proactively
reach
out
to
the
nhs.
If
they
are
in
that
cohort.
A
There
are
parts
of
the
country
that
are
being
asked
to
undertake
surge
testing
where
it's
been
identified,
that
they
have
cases
of
the
the
the
variants
from
south
africa
in
particular,
and
they
a
lot
of
news
at
the
moment
about
the
current
travel
restrictions
and
the
requirements
to
quarantine
for
anyone.
Returning
to
the
country
and,
of
course,
the
news
that
the
government
is
is
expecting
the
local
elections
and
the
mayoral
election
for
west
yorkshire
to
take
place
on
the
6th
of
may
so.
There's
the
broad
outlines
of
the
report.
A
But
I'd
just
like
to
end
this
part
by
offering
my
sincere
thanks
to
everyone
on
this
call.
Who's
been
directly
involved
in
in
the
work
around
dealing
with
the
implications
of
the
pandemic.
A
It
has
been
an
extraordinary
effect
and
I'm
pleased
to
note
that
government
now
regularly
does
pay
tribute
to
the
contribution
that
the
local
authorities
make
and
will
continue
to
make.
It
has,
I'm
afraid,
been
somewhat
overdue
in
coming,
but
I'm
pleased
now
that
that
acknowledgement
is
recognized
alongside
the
contribution
from
other
agencies,
notably
the
nhs
as
well
but
I'll
hand
over
to
tommen,
just
in
case
there's
any
updates
that
I
haven't
brought
forward
to
the
attention
of
executive
board.
Obviously,
as
I
say,
this
is
a
dynamic
situation.
A
There
are
daily
meetings,
bringing
new
insights
and
updates
as
we
go
forward
so
tomorrow.
If
there's
anything
I've
missed.
Please
do
let
us
know
now.
Thank
you.
I
Yeah,
no
really
comprehensive
and
completely
accurate
update
leader.
I
would
just
add
the
the
prospect.
Now,
I
think,
is
that
we
do
anticipate
the
the
roadmap
setting
out
a
an
easing
of
restrictions
on
a
national
basis,
a
bit
like
the
end
of
the
first
wave
back
in
june
last
year,
and
in
doing
so
we
are
all
hoping
that
we'll
see
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
the
impact
of
the
vaccine
feeding
through
into
the
rate
of
deaths.
I
The
the
hospitalization
figures,
which
are
still
you
know
high
in
both
cases
in
the
city
and
and
also
on
transmission
of
the
virus,
which
continues
to
go
down.
As
you
say,
trend
down
and
we'd
like
to
see
it
trend
down
even
further
below
into
the
hundreds
and
then
for
then
lower.
I
I
think
we
can
expect
the
variant
to
appear
one
of
the
variants
to
appear
in
the
community
at
some
stage
and
for
us
to
need
to
do
some
mass
testing
of
individual
geographic
areas,
but
we
haven't
had
confirmed
cases
of
that
community
transmission,
yet
in
the
city.
But
you
know
that
that
I
think
will
be
a
a
prospect
that
we
shouldn't
be
surprised
by
in
the
next
few
weeks
as
we
open
up
the
in
in
the
spring
and
the
summer.
I
You
know
we,
the
the
the
central
task
is
to
get
as
many
people
vaccinated
as
possible,
as
as
you've
said,
and
the
fantastic
work
that's
going
on
between
the
nhs,
the
council
and
voluntary
sector
and
other
partners
is,
is
phenomenal
in
terms
of
the
rollout.
We
just
need
to
keep
that
up
and
make
sure
that
people
who
are
hesitant,
as
you
say
you
know,
we're
doing
all
that
we
can
to
help
those
people
who
are
understandably
hesitant
of
a
of
a
new
vaccine
to
to
overcome
those
fears.
I
Maybe
talk
to
people
who've,
had
it
or
already
successfully
and
and
get
a
really
good
engagement
going
so
that
we
can
maximize
the
number
of
people.
Who've
had
the
vaccine
in
the
city
as
quickly
as
possible
and
then
plan
you
know
for
for
next
autumn
and
winter,
for
hopefully
a
different
experience,
the
one
that
we've
we've
had
this
time.
I
Where
we
will,
we
will
have
a
either
booster
of
vaccinations
happening
for
both
covid
and
flu,
but
also,
hopefully,
not
the
level
of
restrictions
we've
got
now,
but
but
possibly
some
different
ways
of
working
and
moving
about
the
city
that
we'll
need
in
place
at
that
point,
but
the
the
big,
the
big
good,
the
good
news
at
the
moment,
I
think,
is
that
the
the
case
rates
going
in
the
right
direction
and
the
vaccine
rate's
gone
in
the
right
direction
and
that
should
should
help
us
enormously,
but
lots
more
to
do,
and
we
appreciate
how
tired
a
lot
of
the
workforce
is
as
well
who
are
dealing
with
this
in
the
nhs
in
social
care
and
in
our
own
council
and
in
you
know,
in
the
private
sector
as
well.
I
You
know
we
we
need.
We
need
to
just
keep
going
because
I
think
best
times
are
ahead,
but
probably
not
in
the
in
the
immediate
future.
We
need
to
probably
keep
the
restrictions
going
a
bit
longer.
A
Thank
you,
tom
councillor
carter.
Any
comments
you'd
like
to
make.
D
Yes,
just
just
just
briefly,
because
everything's
been
gone
through
very
thoroughly,
but
to
to
add
my
my
thanks
to
everybody
from
wherever
who've
been
involved
in
helping
us
fight
this
dreadful
pandemic,
extraordinary
examples
of
service
way
above
and
beyond,
and
to
all
those
people.
We
owe
a
debt
of
gratitude
and,
of
course,
captain
sir
tom
moore.
What
a
pity
that
after
sir,
he
did
so
much
to
boost
morale
and
raise
money
for
the
nhs
he
should
himself
succumb
to
this
disease.
We
are
in
a
a
massive
debt
of
gratitude.
D
D
First
of
all,
an
amazing
undertaking
from
the
pharmaceutical
industry
and
all
the
partnership,
public
and
private
that
have
produced
vaccines
as
yet
to
be
thoroughly
trialled,
but
vaccines,
which
we
know
now
are
readily
available
and
without
we'd,
made
those
procurement
arrangements
on
a
national
basis.
D
We
would
be
in
a
sorry
state
now,
and
I
think
that
thanks
there
are
certainly
due
to
the
way
the
government
reacted
to
the
procurement
and
placing
of
orders
for
the
vaccines.
I
mean,
contrary
to
what
some
in
the
media
have
like
like
to
portray,
we
haven't
been
left
short
of
vaccines
and
then,
of
course,
having
got
the
vaccines
the
way
in
which
the
nhs
assisted
by
the
council
and
every
and
everybody
else
has
rolled
out.
The
vaccines
has
been
absolutely
amazing.
D
If
these
new
variants
are
even
more
contagious,
then
the
need
to
be
vaccinated
becomes
even
greater
and
I
would
just
say
to
anybody
who
who
has
concerns
to
think
extremely
carefully
before
you
refuse
to
have
the
vaccine
it.
It
appears
to
be
the
way
forward,
there's
a
lot
of
scientific
confidence
or
confidence
in
within
the
scientific
community
that
it
that
these
vaccines
work
and
it
will
be
a
tragedy
if
those
people
who
refuse
become
the
risk
become
responsible
for
us
not
getting
a
grip
of
this
virus
as
we
all
want.
D
So
I
would
urge,
and
from
what
I
can
see,
the
way
it's
been
rolling
out
in
leeds
has
been
really
exceptional
and
absolutely
full
credit.
We
need
to
re-emphasize
the
message
as
counselors
all
of
us
over
and
over
again
that
the
vaccine
is
the
only
show
in
town
and
people
should,
of
course,
read
all
the
information,
but
have
the
vaccine.
A
Okay,
thank
you
for
that,
and
actually
I
I
I'd
like
to
pay
tribute
to
all
of
the
people
who
are
working
around
the
messaging
and
I
think
they're.
Just
talking
to
different
members
of
the
government,
there
has
been
recognition
that
some
of
the
messaging
hasn't
quite
been
targeting
the
right
way,
but
a
lot
of
work
is
happening
now
at
a
national
level
and
at
a
local
level.
A
And
it's
one
of
the
the
areas
that
we
remark
on
is
the
the
hesitancy
amongst
it
being
expressed
amongst
the
cohort
cross
community
of
20
to
30
year
olds
and
obviously
a
lot
of
the
concern
is
being
raised
through
social
media
and
there
are
a
lot
of
bogus
posts
on
social
media,
undermining
the
the
messaging
that's
being
done
at
a
wider
local
level
and
it's
a
national
level,
and
I
think
all
of
us
have
got
a
responsibility
for
countering
that
messaging
when
when
it
comes
up.
A
But
I
I
would
like
to
pay
tribute
to,
I
think,
the
gps,
in
particular
playing
such
a
sterling
role
in
this
area
and
what
the
response
from
from
gps
is
that
when
they
go
out
and
are
able
to
talk
through
the
concerns
that
people
have,
they
have
a
really
high
success
rate.
And
I
think
it's
that
supportive
approach
recognizing
that
people
do
have
genuine
concerns
and
they
need
to
be
addressed.
And
there
needs
to
be
explanations.
And
I
was
on
a
call.
A
A
national
call
this
morning,
where
there's
a
lot
of
talk
about
through
the
royal
society
of
gynecologists
working
with
young
women
who
are
considering
pregnancy
or
are
indeed
pregnant,
and
what
the
advice
to
them
is.
A
So
a
lot
of
really
serious
work
taking
place
to
address
those
concerns,
but
a
phenomenal
response
from
so
many
different
people
and,
as
we've
said,
our
community
volunteers
and
all
of
the
volunteers
through
the
third
sector,
going
out
reaching
out
to
people
in
our
communities
and
then
bringing
in
the
expertise
where
that,
where
it's
required-
and
I
don't
know
if
you
heard
carrie
hassan-
was
on
the
radio
this
morning.
A
Talking
about
the
faith,
leaders
response
across
a
range
of
faiths
as
well,
which
has
been
for
you,
know,
really
cutting
through
and
and
providing
expertise
and
support
where
it's
needed
right
down
to
the
one-to-one
level
in
so
many
of
our
communities.
I
don't
know
tom
if
you
want
to
respond
to
any
of
those
those
issues.
I
I
I
think
it
I
I
think
you
know
you
you've.
You've
said
it
said
it
all.
Really
leader
and
you
know
accounts.
The
carter's
points
are
very
well
made
and
we
are
picking
up
the
the
issues
around
particularly
around
the
vaccine.
I
Hesitancy
point
is
it's
the
it's
likely
to
be
our
central
priority,
I
would
say
as
a
city
for
the
next
for
almost
for
the
whole
year.
I
I
think
if
we
can,
that
that
is
the.
If
we
can
get
as
many
people
and
taking
vaccine
as
possible,
then
it
just
it
just
will-
will
increase
our
chances
of
you
know
of
all
the
things
that
we
want
to
happen
in
the
city,
but
we
can.
We
can
provide
any
written
updates
as
we
do
to
to
our
members
regularly
and
yeah.
F
Well,
I
just
thought:
I'd
I'd,
follow
on
and
talk
about,
some
of
the
things
that
I've
noticed
we'll
be
aware
that,
of
course,
even
with
the
elections
coming
up,
political
parties
are
restricted
on
what
they
can
do
in
terms
of
campaigning,
and
so
personally,
I've
been
trying
to
use
the
time
constructively
that
would
normally
be
spent
in
the
streets.
So
I'd
I've
done
a
bit
a
bit
of
vaccination
marshalling
and
I
have
to
say
I'm.
F
I
joined
a
coffee
morning,
which
is
run
by
our
local
neighborhood
network,
and
when
you
see
things
like
that,
I
don't
think
you
can
actually
appreciate
just
how
well
received
these
kind
of
events
are
for
those
people
who
are
isolated
at
home
and
don't
get
human
interaction
and,
and
the
joy
that
was
there
was
was
a
credit
so,
and
I
just
want
to
play
credit
to
the
likes
of
our
neighborhood
networks.
F
All
those
people
that
are
volunteering,
even
though
they're
in
their
own
dire
straits
for
those
employment
organizations
that
allow
their
employees
an
hour
off
to
do
a
little
bit
of
volunteering
like
vaccine
marshalling
and
this
weekend.
Of
course,
I'm
well
aware
that
teams
that
are
already
under
pressure
can
be
doubly
under
pressure
when
covert
is
put
on
top.
F
And
I
I
pay
tribute
to
the
the
people
that
were
out
from
the
council's
flood
response
teams
for
my
area,
where
we
had
some
really
serious
issues
on
our
roads
and
they
they
operate
unflinchingly
under
really
bad
circumstances,
and
we
know
that
kobe's
going
to
make
it
worse,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
actually
curate
as
a
city
a
really
good
response
to
tackling
some
of
the
mental
health
issues
that
we're
going
to
have
for
all
those
people
have
been
living
under
this
very
intense
pressure
and
trauma
in
their
working
lives
or
remaining
at
home,
and
I
would
like
to
think
that
the
work
that
has
been
put
together-
and
I'm
going
to
mention
councillor
childhood
here,
because
she's
not
she's,
not
here,
but
she's,
done
a
lot
of
work
with
that.
F
The
health
sector
and
and
care
that
sector
in
the
city
to
bring
people
together
to
enable
this
kind
of
joint
working
to
work,
and
I
hope
that
we
can
actually
respond
meaningfully
to
that
mental
health
crisis
that
I
think
is
coming
around
the
corner.
Now
that
we're
getting
over
the
relief
of
the
vaccine
at
being
there
and
offering
some
hope
we
do
need
to
respond
to
it
and
I'd
like
to
think
that
some
work
is
happening
on
that.
F
I
don't
expect
an
answer
right
now,
because
we
spent
a
long
time
on
this
subject
already.
But
if,
if,
if
we
can
look
at
that,
as
the
weeks
go
by,
that
would
be
really
helpful.
A
Thank
you
for
those
comments
and
and
absolutely
meant
the
mental
health
well-being
aspects
are
regarded
as
a
priority
and
and,
as
you
will
be
aware,
it's
one
of
the
major
concerns
with
around
this
bringing
young
people
back
into
education
settings
fit
schools,
colleges,
further
education
and
that
the
mental
health
aspects
are
a
massive
area
to
consider
as
well.
A
But
it
is
a
a
in
a
really
important
area
and
I'm
very
pleased
that
we
have
the
mechanisms
in
place
in
leeds
from
the
the
work
we've
been
doing
in
the
the
mental
health
area
for
a
number
of
years
now,
but
never
has
it
been
more
important
than
now
tom.
Do
you
want
to
comment
on
that
as
one
of
our
champions
in
this
area.
I
Yeah,
I
I
think
I
think
one
of
the
things
with
the
just
as
public
health
has
become
something
that
everybody
in
the
whole
country
knows
about.
Now.
I
I
think
the
you
know
the
same
could
be
said
of
mental
health.
I
In
terms
of
how
everybody's
had
such
different
experiences
to
deal
with
and
yeah,
I
I
I
think,
there's
a
there's
a
definite
need
for
us
to
take
that
forward
in
the
next
few
few
months,
working
with
our
excellent
partners
in
the
city
such
as
such
as
councilman
herron
will
be
involved
in,
and
you
know
we
we,
I
I
think
you
know
I
do
think.
I
Children's
mental
health
in
particular
is
is
an
issue
that
that
we
need
to
be
need
to
be
very
aware
of,
and
and
and
and
having
a,
I
think,
the
idea
of
us
having
more
of
a
whole
plan
for
the
year
which
we're
working
up
at
the
moment.
I
think
is
designed
with
that
in
mind
and
making
sure
that
the
you
know
the
mental
health
aspects
of
the
recovery
are.
Very,
you
know
very
first,
very
much
at
the
forefront.
I
I
think
you
know
people
that
the
shock
of
this
is
is
probably
something
that,
whether
it's
a
you
know
bereavement
or
whether
it's
the
shock
of
losing
your
job
or
your
livelihood
depending
on
the
welfare
state,
maybe
for
the
first
time
ever
in
some
cases.
All
of
those
things
you
know
add
up
and
everybody
knows
somebody
who's
been
really
affected,
so
yeah.
We
we
will
make
this
a
real
sort
of
centerpiece
of
the
recovery
for
the
city.
I
think.
A
Can
I
also
pay
tribute
to
council
ivana,
who
has
agreed
to
step
in
to
cover
the
executive
arrangements
of
the
health
and
social
care
portfolio
and,
of
course
she
brings
her
own
personal
professional
background
to
the
role
and
linking
and,
of
course,
she's
at
the
moment,
link
will
be
linking
together
the
children's
aries
with
them
with
adults
and
has
already
made
a
great
contribution
in
in
this
area.
A
So,
and
I
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
for
to
her
for
stepping
in
to
enter
this
space
until
the
new
executive
arrangements
will
be
sorted
out
at
the
council
meeting
on
the
24th
of
february,
and
I
can
see
councilman
o'hara's
trying
to
attract
my
attention.
J
Sorry,
I
I
just
feel
the
way
the
discussion
has
gone.
I
really
should
declare
an
interest
as
the
chief
executive
at
the
marketplace
at
this
point.
A
Can
I
approve
ask
you
all
for
approval
for
the
recommendations
of
the
paper
and
obviously
I'll,
be
watching
very
closely
the
progress
of
the
work
that
we've
been
undertaking
over
the
last
almost
a
year?
Now,
it's
quite
extraordinary
to
think
that
we're
at
the
point
now
where
we
recognize
the
annual
dates
from
the
significant
events
that
happened
in
leeds.
A
A
Thank
you.
Could
we
move
on
to
item
nine?
A
We've
we've
been
taking
reports
on
the
implications
of
the
the
decision
to
leave
the
eu
for
some
time
now
and,
of
course,
in
the
period
since
we
last
met,
we've
come
to
the
end
of
the
transition
period
on
the
31st
of
december
and
on
the
24th
of
december,
the
uk
and
the
eu
agreed
trade
and
cooperation
agreement
which
avoided
the
no
deal
scenario.
A
We
took
a
white
paper
through
full
council
on
the
13th
of
january
and
agreed
to
the
cross
party
working
group
continuing
to
work,
and
we've
asked
for
further
work
in
terms
of
the
the
decisions
that
the
government
is
proposing
around
repatriating
funding.
A
A
I
think
we'll
all
be
aware
at
the
moment
that
there
are
a
lot
of
reports
coming
through
about
the
impact
of
brexit
on
trade
on
the
ports,
but
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
at
this
moment
in
time,
the
disruption
caused
by
the
covid
situation
is
makes
it
difficult
to
come
up
with
an
objective
assessment
of
where
we
actually
are
in
terms
of
the
impact
of
the
node
of
the
brexit
arrangements
and
the
impact
on
our
borders.
A
And
so
very
much
working
in
progress
and
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
our
international
relations
teams,
team
in
in
leeds
are
continuing
to
work
on
a
global
footprint.
Looking
at
the
opportunities
working
very
closely
with
the
lep
and
our
universities
in
terms
of
increasing
the
profile
of
the
city
and
looking
at
all
of
our
connections
across
the
world,
including
with
our
relationships
with
india,
china,
canada
and
the
united
states.
Our
business
support
work
has
never
been
more
important
and
obviously
very
much
on
an
ongoing
footprint,
as
is
our
work.
A
Continuing
to
support
our
eea
nationals.
Family
members
who
are
in
leads
and
those
who
want
to
remain
in
leads
and
helping
them
with
support
for
the
new
applications,
which
is
really
significant
in
terms
of
the
fact
that
the
scheme
closes
on
the
30th
of
june.
So
very
much
one
of
the
schemes
that
we
have
to
keep
a
very
close
eye
on
making
sure
that
we
give
support
to
all
of
the
residents
of
leeds
that
that
continue
to
need
it.
A
So
with
that
I'll
I'll
close
my
remarks
and
very
happy
to
open
up
to
further
comments
or
questions
from
council
carter
in
the
first
place,
yeah
thank.
D
You
I'm
glad
you
mentioned
the
work
of
our
international
offices.
D
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
ensure
that
we
get
ourselves
in
a
position
where
we
can
help
steer
businesses
towards
partners
in
canada,
australia
and
india,
I'm
not
so
keen
with
your
reference
to
china.
Indeed,
I
think
we
should
be
reviewing
the
friendship
with
china.
D
I'm
aware
you
visited
hangzhou
on
a
number
of
occasions,
but
a
lot
of
us
across
the
political
spectrum
are
extremely
concerned
about
the
impact
that
the
chinese
government,
the
regime,
is
having
in
all
sorts
of
areas
of
life,
and
I
wonder
too
what
discussions
we're
having
with
waiker
about
how
they
are
going
to
be
spending
their
money
or
our
money
and
their
efforts
on
making
britain
a
truly
global
economic
partner.
D
Again,
I
was
somewhat
phased
to
discover,
for
example,
that
the
department
of
international
trade
have
staff
specifically
dealing
with
yorkshire
and
the
humber
and
waika
have
not
been
in
touch
with
them
at
all,
have
leads
as
regards
the
repatriation
of
european
funding
locally.
D
Absolutely
I,
if
we
don't
have
these
funding
streams
repatriated
locally,
I
for
one
will
be
extremely
put
out.
However,
I
would
stress
that
we
need
to
find
out
as
well
whether
the
government,
when
it
says
it,
will
repatriate
these
funds
to
local
authorities,
means
that
in
areas
where
there
is
a
mayoral
authority,
the
mayoral
authority
will
get
the
funding.
D
I
would
again
not
be
happy
about
that.
I
would
hope
that
the
city
the
size
of
leeds
would
get
the
repatriation
direct
to
leads
for
us
to
prioritize
in
the
areas
of
spend
it
was
supposed
to
be
spent
in,
and
I
think
that's
something
we
want
some
clarity
on
and
I'm
certainly
going
to
be
seeking
that
clarity
from
the
secretary
of
state
as
well.
But,
like
you,
I
heard
his
his
reassuring
comments
about
the
repatriation
of
these.
D
These
funding
streams
to
local
authorities,
but
the
my
main
concern
at
the
moment
is,
and
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
the
supposed
effects
of
brexit
or
is
it
covered
because
you're
right,
it's
too
soon
to
say,
but
I
do
think
it's
very
unhelpful
when
certain
newspapers,
the
guardian,
is
one
was
saying
that
the
ports
were
running
at
68
of
the
pre-brexit
business
and
prompted
the
ports
of
dover
to
issue
their
own
statements
to
say,
they're
running
at
90
percent,
taking
into
account
the
fact
we're
in
january
or
february
and
we've
got
covey,
then
I
think
the
guardian's
information
was
extremely
misleading
and
ranks
alongside
the
bbc
complaining.
D
You
can't
get
custard
creams
in
belgium
anymore,
which
just
about
sums
up
the
level
of
debate,
but
I
would
like
some
reassurance
that
we
are,
with
a
will
working
to
link
businesses
to
the
countries
that
you
mentioned,
and
I
mentioned
and
I'd
like
a
comment
on
the
chinese
situation
as
well.
Please.
I
Yeah
I've
dealt
with
d.I.t
and
it's
guys's
over
the
years
was
uk
ti
was
part
of
dti.
Previously
they
aren't
always,
I
think,
the
best
at
recognizing
the
geography
of
the
north,
so
I
would
say
that
it's
two
way
to
make
sure
that
people
are
working
together,
but
that's
maybe
just
my
my
past
experience
to
to
talk
about
rather
than
the
current
and
future
one.
I
We
have
a
team
that
works
very
closely
with
with
the
the
business
community
led
by
phil
cole,
who,
who
is
engaging
and
bringing
together,
helping
bring
together
the
work
of
the
laps
to
provide
a
a
very
good
service,
one-to-one
advice,
service
for
businesses
and
I'd
be
extra.
I
I
don't
know
if
I'll
we
can
I'll
find
out
the
answer
to
your
question,
specifically
councillor
carter,
about
whether
they've
been
in
touch
with
them,
but
I'd
be
pretty
surprised
if
we
haven't
had
contact
between
them
or
eve,
broodhouse
and
and
david
shepard
in
the
left.
There
might
be
a
technical
difference
between
the
fact
that
the
lep
talked
to
that
d.I.t
team,
but
wyker
don't,
but
the
lep
is
part
of
waka.
So
it
may
be
a
misunderstanding
there.
I
Rather
than
anything
else,
but
we
are
being
very
proactive,
as
the
leader
has
said,
with
this
global
leeds
approach,
we
are,
we
have
got
good
working
relationships
with
the
with
david
shepard's
team,
who's,
excellent
in
the
lab
on
this
agenda
and
and
we'll
continue
to
to
bring
that
you
know
to
from
strength
to
strength
and
take
advantage
of
any
opportunities
that
do
arise
with
the
new
trade
agreements.
So
that's
that's
absolutely
the
case
and
I'll
I'll
double
check.
Whether
we've
been
in
specific
touch
with
any
new
team.
That's
there.
I
The
other
point
I
was
just
going
to
make
was
about
the
the
shared
prosperity
funds,
the
repatriated
funds,
where
I
think
we're
all
in
the
same
of
the
same
view
that
we
want
to
use
them
as
best
we
can,
and
the
only
point
I
would
make
there
is
that
the
220
million
announced
for
next
financial
year
still
doesn't
have
any
guidance
out,
and
I
do
hope
that
we
don't
lose
some
of
the
you
know.
I
The
old
eu
funds
did
have
their
great
frustrations
and
great
bureaucracy
was
one
of
them,
but
they
did
take
a
long-term
approach
and
that
did
allow
you
to
work
with
businesses
and
investors
on
a
longer
term
basis,
recruit
people
to
do
work
rather
than
just
on
a
six-monthly
basis
and
plan
ahead
properly,
so
that
you
got
the
match,
funding
from
the
public
sector
and
the
private
sector,
all
working
to
be
more
than
the
sum
of
the
parts.
So
I
think
I
hope
that
that
will
be
keyed
into
the
the
government's
approach
as
well.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
don't
think
it
would
be
appropriate
to
comment
on
the
situation
with
relationships
with
china
at
the
moment.
I
know
that
these
are
matters
that
are
being
taken
very
seriously
with
the
business
community
and
the
left,
and
indeed
the
the
political
debate,
that's
taking
place
it's.
It
is
an
incredibly
serious
issue
and
will
be
dealt
with
in
the
appropriate.
The
appropriate
means
council
golsan.
Do
you
have
any
comments
you'd
like
to
make.
F
I
fully
endorse
your
approach
in
terms
of
getting
clarity
about
the
repatriation
of
funds
and
the
point
that
tom
makes
about
long-term
funding
is
very
well
made.
I
I
don't
have
any
preference
whether
or
not
it
should
be
in
local
authority
hands
or
in
combined
authority
hands
as
long
as
it
comes
into
local
hands
that
will
deliver
it
on
our
footprint
and
in
terms
of
whether
or
not
there
are
issues
around
the
implementation
of
brexit.
F
All
I
would
say
to
anybody
here
on
executive
board
or
watching
in
the
small
audience
online
is
please
take
a
subscription
to
the
yorkshire
post,
which
certainly
isn't
a
bleeding
heart
publication,
but
does
offer
some
very
real
time,
reportage
on
the
experiences
of
our
business
community,
operating
under
very
different
rules.
A
Thank
you.
Could
I
ask
as
an
action
please
tom,
that
I
write
to
robert
generick
on
behalf
of
executive
board,
about
clara's,
seeking
further
clarity
around
repatriation
of
funding
and
his
comments
about
local
authorities.
A
He
certainly
didn't
directly
reference
the
mayoral
authorities,
but
I
think
it's
an
area
that
we
could
seek
some
clarification
and
all
of
us
want
to
know
in
a
timely
way
exactly
what
the
plans
are,
because
the
clock
is
ticking
and
we
have
commitments
to
to
to
honor
and
and
future
plans
to
put
in
place.
I
D
Leader
could
guys
come
back
and
comment
on
something
tom
said,
please
of
course
yeah.
I
think
mr
e
and
I
probably
have
more
first-hand
experience
of
uk
ti
as
it
was
the
department
of
international
trade
as
it
currently
is
that
you
have
with
respect.
D
So
I
don't
necessarily
disagree
with
the
comments
that
you
made
I'll
just
say
this:
if
it's
the
only
show
in
town,
it
would
be
very
foolish
not
to
engage
at
a
high
level
and
without
necessary,
necessary
the
criticism
I've
just
heard,
and
it
was,
I
have
to
say,
extremely
disappointing
when
I
was
given
the
information.
I
was
about
the
lack
of
contact
through
wika
and
it's
serious
and
it
needs
addressing
whatever
the
pluses
and
minuses
of
the
department
of
international
trade,
which
we
probably
have
a
level
of
agreement
on.
A
I
Could
I
could
I
just
add
leaders,
sorry
just
to
yeah
yeah,
I'm
back
on
that
I
mean
my
comment
was
about
the
past
and
I
as
as
yours
is,
I
think,
council
carter,
and
I
I
what
I
believe
is
the
case
is
that
we've
got
a
really
good
relationship
with
with
the
new
teams
in
place.
I
I've
met
the
the
permanent
secretary
in
them
in
a
meeting
recently
and
we
are
seen
as
a
part
of
the
country
that
wants
to
work
with
them
proactively.
So
I
don't
think
there
is
a.
I
A
Okay,
with
with
those
comments,
can
we
note
the
additional
recommendation,
please
jared
in
to
prove
the
recommendations
in
the
paper
and
move
on
to
councillor
lewis's
portfolio
with
items?
Please
thank.
H
You
thank
you,
council,
blake,
I'm
just
finding
my
item
10
on
the
it
here
we
go
just
start
by
adding
my
words
of
thanks
to
your
long
service
on
executive
board.
I
think
you
got
appointed
at
the
time.
I
was
first
getting
elected
to
council,
so
I
think
that's
a
very
long,
very
long
service
to
the
city.
I
mean
council
blake
go
back
a
long
time
I
used
to.
H
I
think
I
might
have
voted
for
you
once
in
weedwood
waters
as
well,
going
back
in
time
even
further.
I've
never
voted
for
council
golden
in
wheat
woodward.
I've
made
my
choices
very
very,
very
wisely
so,
and
thank
councilman
herron
and
council
child
as
well
for
their
time
on
exec
board.
I
did
try
to
remember
another
meeting
exactly
how
many
portfolios
council
mulherin
has
held,
and
I
couldn't
so.
H
I
won't
try
and
name
them
all
now,
but
certainly
come
with
a
lot
of
very
big
and
and
difficult
issues
for
the
for
the
council
item
10
I'll
move
on
to
this,
which
is
the
latest
update
on
the
accelerated
capital
receipts
and
estate
rationalization.
I
think
chair
for
this
highlight
the
issues
as
the
recommendations
are
set
out.
H
So,
as
it
says,
there
is
a
an
update
on
our
work,
which
is
about
reducing
the
cost
of
property
to
the
council.
We
know
with
our
reduced
budget,
we
have
a
less
demand
for
property
and
clearly
with
changing
ways
of
working
coming
out
of
code,
we
will
so
we're
looking
at
reducing
the
cost
of
running
our
estate
and
seeking
capital
receipts
to
support
the
budget
as
we
do
so.
H
There
are
properties
in
table
3.1
which
we
are
proving
to
take
to
auction,
there's
a
list
of
properties
in
3.2,
which
we
are
going
to
add
to
the
capital
receipts
program
and
look
at
taking
those
forward.
And
finally,
there
are
some
land,
that's
because
of
the
decisions
around
the
green
belt.
Following
the
the
sap
changes
that
we
are
taking
out
of
the
capital
receipt
program
because
they
are
remaining
in
the
green
belt
leader,
I
think
that's
all.
A
D
Yes,
chair
first
of
all,
a
point
on
a
particular
issue
which
has
been
raised
with
me
and
that
relates
to
the
disposal
of
land
in
around
the
red
hall
estate
and
in
connection
with
e-law
and
the
fact
that
there
is
a
quite
an
amount
of
copses
of
mature
trees
which
are
wildlife
habitats
and
as
we
move
towards
disposal,
I
want
some
reassurance
that
there's
going
to
be
appropriate
safeguarding
as
regards
these
areas,
it
seems
a
bit
self-defeating
to
be
planting
thousands
of
new
trees
and
then
needlessly
getting
rid
of
mature
trees
that
are
having
a
much
more
beneficial
effect
on
the
environment
than
saplings.
D
As
regards
to
the
report
itself,
it
is
what
it
is
as
regards
disposals
and
I've
made
this
point
before
the
best
way
to
speed
up
disposals
of
unnecessary
assets
is
to
get
the
ward
members
on
side,
and
I've
said
this
at
previous
meetings
and
I'll
say
it
again.
D
It
is
extremely
a
negative
vibe
to
let
ward
members
find
out
when
the
the
the
information
is
already
in
the
public
domain
or
beginning
to
be,
and-
and
somebody
said
to
me-
and
I
won't
name
any
names-
oh
well,
this
particular
asset.
Well,
it
was
discussed
at
a
very
strategic
level,
which
was
why
ward
members
didn't
find
out.
I
bit
my
tongue,
but
I'll
say
it
here.
D
The
most
strategic
level
in
a
ward
lies
with
the
ward
members
elected
to
represent
the
people
that
they
serve
and
you
they
should
be
relied
upon
to
keep.
Confidence
is
where
necessary
when
disposals
are
taking
place,
and
it's
completely
self-defeating
for
ward
members
to
be
try
to
try
to
take
them
on
board
with
a
disposal
that
may
be
somewhat
contentious
when
it's
already
out
in
the
public
debate-
and
I
do
say
to
officers,
they
need
to
be
very
careful.
D
It
isn't
helpful
to
the
world
members,
it's
not
helpful
to
the
administration,
it's
not
helpful
to
the
opposition
and
more
care
needs
taking,
and
the
final
point
is,
I
would
like
to
know
how
much
it's
costing
the
authority
in
security
measures
on
surplus
properties.
They're
standing
empty:
if
we
have
that
figure,
it
would
be
helpful.
E
Yeah,
thank
you
councillor
blake.
Perhaps
if
I
answer
the
red
hole,
question
I'll
ask
mark
mills
to
pick
up
on
the
cost
point
that
you
raised
councillor
councillor
carter
on
the
on
the
red
hall
point.
It
has
been
subject
to
quite
detailed
master
planning
and
consultation
undertaken
at
a
ward
level
and
that
master
planning
has
had
regard
to
the
high
value
mature
trees
in
the
area.
B
Yeah
thanks
marston.
I
think
council
caster
in
terms
of
the
cost,
if
I
can
take
that
away
and
just
bring
those
costs
together
and
come
back
to
you
if
that's
acceptable,.
F
Thanks
chair,
I
just
want
to
reserve
my
position
in
this
paper,
because
a
couple
of
the
properties
mentioned
are
subject
to
community
interest
and
therefore
would
not
be
welcomed
if
sold
without
having
had
the
opportunity
to
to
pursue
that.
F
But
I
I
will
endorse
councillor
carter's
comments
about
engagement
with
local
members,
because
one
of
the
things
I
was
hoping
to
see
on
this
list
was
an
area
of
land
which
we
have
discussed
as
an
area
that
we
thought
would
be
appropriate
for
the
council
to
include
within
its
asset
disposal
list
and
hasn't
actually
reached
this
stage.
So,
yes,
I
agree
with
council
carter.
F
Ongoing
dialogue
with
members
is
the
way
forward
for
the
council
to
actually
achieve
what
it
hopes
to
do
in
its
capital
programme
at
a
price
which
is
worth
paying
for
the
community.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you.
I
mean
I
am
concerned
to
hear
the
world
members
aren't
involved
and
and
appreciate
councillor
carter,
didn't
name
any
specific
sites,
but
I'll
help
you
to
pick
if
the
world
members
in
question
or
council
cast
wants
to
contact
me
I'd
be
happy
to
pick
those
issues
up
again
in
terms
of
council
golden's
comments.
Obviously
where
you
know
there
are
plenty
of
examples
about
where
we
have
transferred
property
to
the
community
done
properly
with
great
outcomes
for
the
building
and
providing
services.
H
So
we'll
always,
we
will
always
work
through
those
in
a
in
a
timely
fashion.
So,
but
in
terms
of
taking
forward
the
accelerated
receipt
we
do
we
do
need
in
the
position
we're
in
with
the
overall
budget
need
to
be
bringing,
in,
I
say,
reduce
costs
and
income
from
capital
receipts.
But
we'll
always
look
at
the
community
options
where
they're
brought
forward.
A
A
Both
council
carter
and
golton
we're
reserving
their
position
and
we've
we've
got
a
discussion
on
the
pink
as
well.
With
that
item
item
11
councillors,
please
the.
H
Thank
you.
This
is
our
annual
paper
agreeing
how
we
will
use
the
strategic
sil
income
we
receive
during
the
next
year,
as
the
paper
sets
out
still
when
it
was
established
by
the
government
was
intended
to
support
the
cost
of
infrastructure
that
it
does,
it
doesn't
meet
the
full
cost
of
everything
that
we
would
desire
to
see
from
new
housing
development,
specifically
for
this
year.
This
paper
recognizes
a
challenge
around
school
places,
particularly
secondary
places
and
places
for
children.
H
Special
educational
need
and
allocate
strategic
sales
funds
for
this
year
to
meeting
to
meeting
that
year.
That
need.
D
Yes,
just
one
point:
we're
still
we're
still
applying
a
levee
as
regards
ngt
or
whatever
we
call
it
now.
Where
is
this
money
held,
and
how
much
is
that.
E
I
think
gary
bartlett's
probably
best
place
to
answer
that
one,
but
it's
it's
not
a
sill
contribution.
As
I
understand
it,
it's
it's
through
a
planning
obligation,
but
gary
do
you
want
to
clarify?
B
Wrapped
up
in
a
a
public
transport
contribution,
general
public
transport
contribution,
and
obviously
I
don't
have
that
figure
to
hand
but
obviously
can
provide
it
if
it's
required.
D
A
Okay,
okay,
can
we
approve
the
recommendations.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
your
final
report.
Counselors.
H
Thank
you.
My
final
report
is
the
latest
episode
of
financial
health
monitoring
for
the
current
year,
which
reflects
the
continuing
impact
of
covid
on
the
council's
budget
and
where
we're
predicting
that
moves
forward.
H
Obviously
there's
still
a
number
of
a
number
of
months
to
report
in
this
year,
but
at
the
moment
the
good
news-
and
I
think
this
is
really
positive
and
credit
to
our
officer
team-
is-
is
that
despite
everything,
that's
happened
this
year
we
are
forecasting
a
balanced
budget
position,
so
we
are
not
in
a
position
of
a
number
of
authorities
who
are
either
have
issued
are
considering
a
section,
114
notices.
H
D
Yes,
chair:
we've
got
some
more
reports
to
come
before
the
end
of
the
year,
and
also
this
situation
has
a
direct
impact
on
the
coming
financial
year,
the
the
budget
for
which
we
are
debating
in
a
fortnight.
So
I'm
going
to
reserve
my
position
on
this
too,
because
I
will
be
referring
to
it
in
the
budget
and
particularly
the
fact
that
we
were
reliant
on
a
one-off
reserve,
the
marian
house
reserve
to
balance
this
budget
and,
of
course,
a
one-off
reserve.
When
it's
gone,
it's
gone.
A
Thank
you
for
those
comments.
Counselor
galton.
A
Okay,
can
we
approve
the
recommendations,
noting
counselor
carter's
comments?
Thank
you.
Could
we
now
move
on
to
councilman
herron's
portfolio?
Please
item
13.
J
Thank
you.
I've
got
a
number
of
these,
so
I'll
they'll
be
saving
me
wrapping
up
comments
for
the
last
one.
So
the
first
report
then,
is
on
their
door-to-door
community
transport
service,
and
this
is
to
bring
the
executive
board
up
to
date
for
the
development
of
our
scheme.
J
It
ran
initially
in
beast
and
holbeck
from
december
2019
through
till
march
last
year,
and
it's
been
developed
in
partnership
with
the
age
friendly,
leads
board.
The
scheme
offers
responsive
community
transports
bookable
through
a
central
booking
service
for
older
people,
those
with
physical
disabilities
and
mental
health
issues
from
home
door
door-to-door
to
their
destination
can
be
booked
in
advance
containable,
for
instance,
to
health
appointments.
J
It's
a
not-for-profit
scheme
and
the
cost
of
the
service
user
will
be
in
line
with
existing
private
hire
options,
but
then
those
costs
obviously
could
be
reduced
if
people
are
able
to
share
the
journey
for
the
moment,
that
would
be
strictly
limited
to
those
within
a
support
bubble.
So
the
report
also,
then
sets
out
the
ambition
to
create
a
wider
pilot.
J
The
scheme
through
lip
tip
funding
and
it
sets
out
the
areas
that
that
would
cover
so
to
the
south
west
of
the
city
from
inner
south
through
marley
wards
and
asean,
robin
and
hoodwood.
J
There
are
a
number
of
significant
risks
that
are
very
clearly
listed
in
the
appendix
the
report,
not
least
the
ongoing
impact
of
the
pandemic,
and
whether
or
not
the
impact
of
that
will
allow
it
to
proceed
as
currently
planned.
But
then
I
recommend
the
reports
to
executive
board
with
those
risks
being
drawn
to
your
attention.
D
Yes,
notwithstanding
those
risks,
I
think
it's
right
to
try
and
move
ahead.
So
I
welcome
the
report.
This
is
a
pilot
and
hopefully,
if
successful
and
when
the
pandemic
goes,
it's
something
that
can
be
looked
at
if
successful
elsewhere
in
the
city.
F
F
F
The
majority
of
people
that
I
know
that
are
in
the
demography,
which
is
referred
to
as
in
need
of
this
service,
quite
happily
use
taxi
services
to
carry
out
what
this
service
hopes
to
deliver,
and
I
I
don't
think
this
paper
has
actually
offered
us,
as
decision
makers,
executive
board
assurance
that
this
isn't
in
some
way
duplicating
the
service
which
is
already
being
delivered
by
the
private
sector
and
a
part
of
the
private
sector,
which
is
quite
significantly
enhanced
and
subsidized
by
the
council
already
and
who
you
would
expect
to
be
delivering
that
service
with
a
high
quality
standard
in
terms
of
how
it
approaches,
people
in
specific
disability
profiles,
etc.
F
So
yeah,
as
I
said,
I
reserve
my
position
on
this
because
I'm
not
quite
comfortable
that
this
scheme
is
worked
up
to
the
standard
that
you
would
expect
it
to
get
to
executive
board.
Thank
you,
chair.
J
I
think
sarah,
who
is
the
author
of
the
report,
is
actually
joining
the
meeting
I'm
so
there
you
are
on
the
screen.
I
don't
know
if
you
would
like
her
to
respond
to
any
specific
comments.
I've
just
welcomed
council
carter's
comments.
This
is,
of
course,
a
pilot
and
it's
testing
out
the
effectiveness
of
this
mode
of
delivery
for
a
service
that
certainly
in
parts
of
my
ward,
is
very
much
in
need.
G
It
also
covers
officer
resource
in
terms
of
any
procurement
and
stakeholder
engagement,
and
also
any
third-party
support
to
provide
specialist
expertise
around
user
research
and
the
evaluation
of
the
pilot
in
relation
to
the
demography,
that's
referenced
and
the
use
of
taxes.
The
engagement
that
we've
done
to
date
is
that
people
tell
us
that,
whilst
yes,
some
people
do
use
taxes
and
that
can
meet
their
needs.
Others
tell
us
that
taxes
don't
currently
meet
their
particular
needs.
G
However,
the
recommendation
for
the
scope
of
the
pilot
was
that,
because
their
needs
and
requirements
are
different
and
had
a
further
level
of
complexity,
that
they
wouldn't
in
be
in
scope
for
the
pilot
stage
in
terms
of
the
areas
that
were
chosen
for
the
pilot.
G
The
reasoning
for
that
was
due
to
analysis
of
different
relevant
demographic
factors
such
as
population
income,
barriers
to
health
and
housing,
health
and
geographical
accessibility,
and
also
the
number
of
providers
operating
in
that
area,
and
the
recommendation
for
the
areas
suggested
was
that
those
particular
areas
would
provide
a
good
range
to
be
able
to
test
out
the
different
assumptions
within
the
proposed
pilot.
I
would
add,
in
terms
of
let's
have
a
look,
just
have
a
look
at
any
of
the
the
different
comments.
I
think
that
probably
provides
a
response.
A
Acceptable,
thank
you
councillor,
galton.
Are
you
still
reserving
your
position.
A
Okay,
thank
you
for
the
explanation.
Sarah
any
further
comments
from
councillor
bill
harry.
J
No
thank
you.
I
think
we
move
the
reports,
taking
into
account
the
risks
and
obviously
we'll
have
to
follow
closely
what
the
ongoing
guidance
is
in
relation
to
the
pandemic.
In
particular,.
A
Thank
you.
Can
we
move
the
recommendations,
please
with
noting
counselor
gold,
golden's
position
and
move
on
to
item
14?
Please.
J
J
Part
of
that
was
a
review
of
the
local
centres
programme,
so
the
review
took
into
account.
The
level
of
developments
of
the
various
schemes
listed
in
the
reports
and
executive
board
has
to
note
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic
across
the
progress
of
those
schemes
to
agree.
The
approach
taken
to
revising
the
scope
of
the
program
to
agree
the
schemes
to
be
taken
forward.
That's
set
out
in
paragraph
3.13
and
the
reduced
figure
of
1.862
million
pounds
to
be
retained
as
an
injection
into
the
capital
programme
to
progress.
These
games.
D
Yes,
very
disappointed
that
you've
made
this
decision.
I
absolutely
appreciate
the
financial
pressure,
but
things
need
to
be
prioritized
and
at
a
time
when
local
centers
are
taking
a
massive
hit,
as
is
the
city
center
in
and
so
much
work
has
been
done
by
partner
organizations
preparing
their
schemes.
D
I
would
have
hoped
that
this
could
have
been
prioritized
and
this
saving
not
put
in
place
and
the
money
found
elsewhere.
Once
again,
it
will
be,
I'm
sure,
subject
to
debate
in
a
fortnight's
time
in
the
budget.
So
I
shall
not
be
voting
for
this
paper
as
it
stands
and
I'll
comment
further
later.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Councillor,
galton.
F
A
Okay,
with
that,
can
we
approve
the
recommendations,
noting
those
comments.
J
Thank
you
leader
and
look
forward
to
seeing
where
that
funding
is
going
to
come
from
when
we
discuss
it
at
the
council
meeting
on
the
last
item
for
a
gender
item
15,
then
east
leeds
extension,
this
report
advises
executive
board
on
the
progress
of
developments
of
the
east,
leeds
extension
and
specifically
in
relation
to
the
disposal
of
council
owned
land
in
the
middle
and
southern
quadrants,
which
are
shown
on
the
map
appendix
one.
J
A
D
Yes,
I'm
I'm
in
favor
of
of
the
report.
I
have
a
comment,
a
specific
comment
I
want
to
make
in
a
moment,
but
I've
received
a
very
thorough
and
detailed
briefing
on
this,
as
I
have
throughout
the
saga
of
the
east,
leeds
extension,
so
I
hope
we're
going
to
continue
to
get
briefed
as
this
very
complicated
land
deal
moves
forward.
It's
it's.
It
is
complicated
and
it's
extremely
strategically
important,
as
it's
already
been
alluded
to.
D
At
the
moment
already
young
people
are
being
shipped
to
whether
being
boston,
spa
and
I
would
have
thought
environmentally,
it's
not
good
for
the
kids
to
have
to
travel
so
far.
Furthermore,
it's
it's
not
good
for
the
environment,
so
what
consideration
is
being
given
to
additional
secondary
school
provision
in
the
area?
Now
I
I
appreciate
that
you
may
not
be
able
to
answer
that
straight
away,
but
I
would
like
to
have
a
briefing
note
on
that,
because
it
is
important.
A
Okay,
martin,
do
you
want
comment
on
that,
or
do
you
want
to
pick
up
this.
E
Just
to
say
to
councillor
carter,
the
point
you
raise
is
is
a
clear
consideration
that
we
have.
I
I'm
happy
to
brief
you
on
that,
along
with
salty
from
children's
services.
So
you
understand
where
we
stand
on
that
matter.
D
A
Thank
you,
council.
Galton.
A
No
questions
chair.
Okay,
thank
you.
Could
we
approve
the
recommendations
for
that
this
paper?
Please
item
15.,
I'm
going
to
suggest
that
we
take
a
five
minute
comfort
break
if
that's
acceptable
to
everyone.
We
have
been
going
for
almost
two
hours.
I
think
we
do
need
a
five
minute
break.
A
B
We
can
sort
a
breakout
chair,
but
in
terms
of
what
we
would
normally
do
is
is
keep
the
recording
going.
But
we
put
a
german
slide
up
and
mute
everybody's
microphones
and
things.
B
Is
it
possible
to
take
the
next
item
chair
if
that's
possible?
Just
for
the
practicalities
is
that
okay,
sorry.
J
Thank
you
so
item
16
is
mine
as
well.
This
is
a
very
exciting
report
about
the
improvements
that
are
going
to
be
made
to
the
public
realm
around
the
iconic
building,
that
is,
the
corn
exchange
in
leeds
it's
going
to
create
so
much
better
public,
open
space
with
street
trees
and
so
greener,
more
pleasant
environments
for
walking
cycling
and
relaxing
in
the
area
which
hosts
that
historic
building
I'd
like
to
congratulate
officers
on
the
successful
bid
to
the
grey
to
green
fund
and
recommend
the
reports
to
executive
board.
D
Yes,
I'm
I'm
supportive
of
this,
and
I
know
that
the
scheme
cost
is
1.5
million,
two-thirds
of
which
is
from
government
grant,
including
the
shovel
ready
grant.
D
So
when
you
take
into
the
the
fact
that
there
is
also
a
private
sector
contribution,
I
think
the
net
cost
to
the
council
is
300
000
for
a
1.5
million
pound
scheme,
so
in
terms
of
cost
effectiveness,
it's
to
be
welcome,
but
I
also
know
the
area
very
well,
and
it
certainly
is
at
the
moment,
looks
pretty
sorry
in
parts
around
there
and
this
it
will
help
to
revitalize
it
no
end.
So
I'm
I
welcome
it.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
council
galton,.
A
Okay
right
with
no
explanation,
but
that's
fine,
can
we
excuse.
D
F
Well,
councillor
carter,
you
might
buy
all
government
money,
but
since
local
government
isn't
funded
directly
from
its
own
fiscal
powers,
virtually
all
of
our
budget
comes
directly
from
central
governments.
I
don't
think
this
scheme
should
be
applauded
just
for
that
there
are
different
choices
about
how
you
allocate
some
of
that
money.
You
get
from
government
and
the
connecting
leads.
F
A
Okay,
well,
I
think
we'll
draw
a
line
under
this
that
little
exchange.
A
The
opposition
members
quite
an
interesting
insight.
Thank
you.
Can
we
approve
the
recommendations
with
those
comments
noted,
are
we
ready
now
to
have
a
five-minute
break.
A
Is
everybody
happy
with
five
minutes,
I'm
sure
that's
long
enough,
yep!
Okay!
So
by
my
reckoning
we
will
reconvene
at
three
minutes
past.
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
We
can
then
move
on
to
council
herron's
final
report.
The
annual
report
on
climate
emergency.
J
Thank
you.
Can
I
just
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
you
leader
and
wish
you
all
the
best
in
your
new
role
and
say
a
bit
of
an
end
of
an
era
for
both
of
us.
My
final
reports
from
executive
board
as
well.
I
think
I
started
out
council,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
with
how
many
portfolios
I'd
had
the
first
executive
board.
I
presented
a
reporter.
J
I
was
actually
deputy
executive
member
for
councillor
ogilvy
at
the
time
for
leisure,
so
covered
children
and
family
services,
adult
social
care,
health,
wellbeing
and
climate
change
transport
planning
in
the
interim.
So
it's
a
pleasure
to
bring
this
report
to
executive
board.
I'm
delighted
to
present
an
update
on
the
progress
we've
made
locally
and
reducing
carbon
emissions,
setting
out
the
wide
range
of
action
that
we've
undertaken.
J
J
I'd
like
to
thank
officers
for
their
continuing
hard
work
in
this
area
and
give
praise
to
the
team
who
have
been
so
successful
in
securing
so
many
funding
bids
for
the
city
and
enabling
us
to
do
much
of
the
work
that's
set
out
and
particularly
like
to
thank
polly,
who
not
only
was
leading
this
work
over
the
last
year,
but
also
simultaneously
getting
the
food
distribution
network
for
the
city
up
and
running,
to
ensure
that
everybody
in
the
city
had
access
to
food
supplies.
J
So
executive
board
is
asked
to
note
the
intention
to
report
scope,
scope-free
emissions,
consumption-based
emissions
in
next
year's
annual
reports
and
the
intention
to
bring
a
domestic
energy
strategy
to
executive
board
in
the
summer,
and
with
that
I'd
just
like
to
again
say,
I
think,
there's
been
exceptional
progress
over
the
last
12
months,
which
we
do
need
to
continue.
If
we're
going
to
meet
our
targets.
D
Is
the
difference
different
time
scales
that
everybody
seems
to
be
working
to?
I
mean
the
government
have
two
different
time
scales
depending
on
what
area
of
the
agenda
you
look
at.
D
The
council
has
two
and
wika
has
another
two
and
I
don't
wish
raging
between
2000
and
and
2050,
and
it's
I
understand
it's
very
complicated
and
and
if
we
hit
all
the
targets
then
it
will
be,
it
will
be,
I
think,
a
major
achievement
and
we
are
making
progress
on
every
front,
but
it's
extremely
confusing
to
a
lot
of
people
that
we
have
these
varying
time
scales.
D
Can't
we
at
least
in
the
west,
yorkshire,
combined
authority
area,
the
new
mayoral
authority
area,
try
and
tie
our
targets
up
together
with
the
same
time
frame
around
what
it
is
in
our
power
to
control,
and
I
stress
that,
because
we
have
quite
a
number
of
areas
in
the
agenda
which
are
of
climate
change,
which
are
clearly
not
in
our
control.
So
I
understand
that,
but
if
we
could
have
some
more
alignment
across
west
yorkshire,
I
think
it
would
be
quite
helpful.
I'd
like
a
comment
on
that.
Please.
A
We
had
a
already
we
were
very
early
on
in
in
making
our
declaration
and
we
laid
out
ambition,
and
I
did
make
the
case
that
I
felt
that
our
ambition
should
be
reflected
at
a
west
yorkshire
level,
but
that
that's
the
situation
that
we're
in.
A
I
don't
know
if
polly,
if
you
want
to
make
any
comment,
I
think
the
wording
actually
reflects
the
fact
that
that
there
are
differences
between
is
fine.
D
To
be
fair,
it
is
very
balanced
in
that
respect.
I
accept
that.
A
Okay,
I
think
we'll
probably
leave
it
there,
but
recognizing
that
this
is
an
ongoing
debate
and
we,
but
we
have
to
maintain
our
ambition
in
in
light
of
the
actual
crisis
that
we're
facing,
and
then
that
it
is
an
emergency.
F
F
You'd
have
some
gauge
as
to
how
far
you
were
towards
your
target
that
they
seem
to
have
disappeared
a
little
bit
from
the
reports
that
we're
getting
on
climate
change
and
in
terms
of
that
big
ask
from
the
community
out
there
that
we're
meant
to
be
shaping
their
and
enabling
their
ambitions.
F
There
doesn't
seem
to
be
a
big
message
and
in
the
recommendations
there
are
only
two,
and
both
of
them
are
to
note
something,
but
the
second
one
talks
about
the
council's
intention
to
bring
a
domestic
energy
strategy
to
executive
board
in
the
summer.
A
Oh
well,
you
look
as
though
you're
unmuted,
but
we
can't
hear
you.
Okay,.
K
Thank
you,
yeah,
and
so
in
terms
of
the
domestic
energy
strategy,
and
the
intention
is
to
use
the
theac
buildings
working
group
which
is
cross
member
to
develop
that
strategy.
So
it's
an
interactive
process
up
until
the
summer
when
the
final
report
comes
so
there's
lots
of
opportunities
for
members
to
input
into
that.
K
So
it's
not
just
going
to
be
presented
back
in
the
summer
without
discussion
and
there
will
be
iterations
that
come
forward
and
and
the
idea
of
the
domestic
energy
strategy
will
be
to
build
on
the
work
that
the
climate
commission
has
done.
Looking
at
the
measures
that
are
needed
and
also
to
look
at
the
projects
and
the
exemplar
schemes
that
we're
rolling
out
this
year
and
work
out
how
we
then
move
that
at
a
much
more
rapid
pace.
So
that's
the
general
background
to
it
in
terms
of
sort
of
the
the
question
around
community
engagement.
K
So
there
is
a
section
within
the
report
around
the
kind
of
comm
strategy
and
it's
one
area
that
I
think
you
know
we
appreciate.
We
really
need
to
pick
up
again
this
year
because
of
coded
some
of
that
didn't
wasn't
at
the
forefront.
People
were
so
focused
on
coded
over
last
year
for
obvious
reasons
so,
and
what
we're
looking
to
do
is
use
more
hyper
local
communication
and
use
a
lot
of
things
that
already
exist,
like
local
facebook
groups
and
things,
and
really
try
and
get
more
peer-to-peer
communication.
K
So
when
people
make
changes
to
their
own
properties
or
involved
in
food
growing
or
whatever
it
is
that
we're
helping
other
people
to
communicate,
because
we
think
that's
more
reflective
and
but
there's
a
lot
of
work
going
on
in
terms
of
communication,
engagement
and
mapping
that
out
for
the
year.
Because
I
appreciate
I
agree
with
you
that
it
is
a
key.
A
J
Just
like
to
maybe
sum
up
by
saying
that
our
target
for
2013
is
a
scientific,
evidence-based
target
in
terms
of
the
emissions
that
we
need
to
reduce
to
keep
within
the
1.5
degrees
heating
of
the
planets.
That,
basically,
is
what
the
whole
climate
emergency
is
about.
J
If
we
aren't
serious
about
delivering
against
our
targets,
we're
not
going
to
meet
those
global
targets,
and
we
all
need
to
play
our
part
here
as
a
local
authority
and
as
individuals
and
to
deliver
on
that
within
the
other
areas,
of
course,
that
we're
working,
whether
it's
west,
yorkshire,
level
or
national
level.
We're
certainly
serious
about
doing
what
we
can
here
in
leeds
and
I
think,
within
the
west
yorkshire
target.
It
very
clearly
states
to
have
made
progress.
A
A
You
won't
be
losing
any
of
your
enthusiasm
and
interest
in
the
area
and
you
will
be
sort
of
watching
progress
with
great
interest
and
will
no
doubt
continue
to
comment
and
have
an
input
as
we
take
this
really
important
area
forward
and
thank
you
again
for
all
you've
done
and-
and
I
think
actually
you
actually
trump
councillor
lewis
in
terms
of
our
involvement
working
together,
we
go
back
before
I
was
even
elected
in
wheatwood,
so
it's
been
an
extraordinary
time
over
the
last
25
years
or
so
so.
Thank
you.
A
Can
we
move
the
recommendations
within
item
17
and
move
on
to
counselor
prayer?
Please.
B
Thank
you
leader,
so
my
first
paper
is
a
consultation
on
proposals
to
establish
resource
provision,
bishop
jung
and
saint
margaret's,
obviously
for
maintained
schools
like
saint
margaret's,
the
local
authorities,
the
decision
maker
and
academies
like
bishop
jung
and
it's
the
trust
for
saint
margaret's.
The
consultation
was
for
a
12
place,
resource
provision
for
children
with
complex
communication
difficulties,
including
those
on
the
autistic
spectrum.
The
proposal
for
bishop
young
is
a
30-place
provision
for
children
with
with
dissimilar
needs.
B
The
trust
board
for
bishop
young
have
met
and
voted
to
approve
the
proposal.
Both
of
these
are
to
deliver
places
in
2021.
on
consultations.
There's
overwhelming
support
for
both,
I
think,
75,
on
margaret
and
98
on
bishop
young
I'll
leave
it
there.
A
B
Fabious
so
that
my
second
paper
is
to
permanently
increase
learning
places
at
west
oaks
from
350
to
500.
From
this
september
there
was
one
formal
objection
and,
as
per
the
the
way
we
do
those
now
I
met
with
council
alum
to
see
whether
this
objection
warranted
scrutiny
board.
We
agreed
it
didn't
so
I'm
happy
to
propose
this.
A
Oh
so
yeah
can
we
agree
the
recommendations
and
move
on
to
your
last
paper.
Council
prayer.
B
Of
course,
so
my
final
paper
is
the
determination
of
school
admission
arrangements.
We
have
two
changes
proposed.
The
first
is
an
extension
of
the
catchment
area
for
lawnswood
and,
secondly,
a
reduction
in
the
pan
for
saint
bartholomews.
D
We
can
reinvent
the
wheel
here
because
clearly
we
can't,
but
it
is
very
odd
that
we've
got
lines
that
go
through
not
just
the
middle
of
the
states,
but
up
the
middle
of
streets
with
one,
and
I
appreciate
how
complicated
it
is,
and
I
appreciate
that
it's
been
through
various
different
stages
of
discussion,
but
I'm
I'm
going
to
reserve
my
position.
B
Just
make
a
sorry,
a
general
point
on
that
I
mean
council
carter
is
right,
it
is,
it
is
an
incredibly
difficult
situation.
Obviously,
the
government
has
pushed
a
lot
more
schools
to
be
academies
of
of
whom
they
all
kind
of
sort,
their
own
admissions
arrangements
out
so
working
out.
The
admissions
arrangements
for
the
remaining
schools
that
are
still
under
local
authority
control
is
is
a
difficult
task.
Yes,.
A
Okay,
thank
you
jared.
Can
we
approve
the
recommendations
of
item
20
and
move
on
to
the
final
paper
of
the
exact
board
this
afternoon
in
public
item
21,
which
is
councillor
venna?
Please.
K
Thank
you
chair.
I
would
like
to
make
a
few
comments
on
this
paper.
It's
my
only
paper,
even
though
I
have
got
two
portfolios
at
the
moment.
K
It
is
an
information
only
report
on
the
early
years
sector,
because
I
thought
it
was
really
important
to
highlight
that
this
very
important
sector
is
in
crisis
nationally,
which
is
a
direct
result
of
the
pandemic
and
the
way
in
which
the
lack
of
support
that
central
government
has
provided
to
the
sector
and
it's
an
incredibly
important
sector
in
terms
of
the
importance
of
early
years
for
children's
development
and
readiness
for
learning,
but
also
as
a
key
plank
of
the
economy,
in
terms
of
parents
being
dependent
and
carers
being
dependent
on
the
sector
to
be
able
to
take
part
to
be
able
to
go
to
work,
and
they
were
in
crisis
anyway,
before
the
pandemic
as
a
result
of
underfunding
of
early
years
entitlement
places
for
many
years.
K
From
april
21
to
march,
22
is
based
on
the
census
data
taken
the
week
of
the
18th
of
january,
which
is
going
to
be
fine,
put
a
make
a
financially
desperate
situation
even
worse.
The
sector
has
also
felt
incredibly
overlooked
through
the
pandemic.
Guidance
has
come
out
late.
The
furlough
scheme,
two
days
before
it
was
due
to
launch
the
rules,
were
changed
about
how
early
years
staff
sectors
could
furlough
their
staff
and
they've
had
no
access
to
funding
that
schools
have
had
access
to
like
funding
for
additional
cleaning.
K
Furthermore,
they
had
no
access
to
testing
no
prioritization
for
the
vaccine,
despite
working
in
close
contact
with
babies
and
small
children
and
the
dfe
guidance
being
that
they
don't
wear
ppe
councillor
blake
and
I
wrote
a
letter
to
minister
sporden
zahawi,
arguing
that
the
sector
needed
to
be
properly
funded,
that
staff
should
have
access
to
the
vaccine
as
an
additional
group
after
the
first
four
priority
groups,
and
that
the
sector
should
be
closed
to
most
children
in
line
with
primary
schools.
We
very
much
don't
want
the
sex
to
feel
neglected
in
leads.
K
So
I
share
regular
zoom
calls
where
we
have
up
to
about
120
providers.
There
are
bronze
meetings
every
week
for
chill
child
minders
and
group
settings
and
wrap
around
care,
and
we
get
very
regular
feedback
from
the
section
leads
about
how
much
they
appreciate
our
support
and
how
they
don't
feel
neglected
and
they
do
feel
supported
and
cared
about
and
represented
within
leads.
K
There's
some
national
research
happening
about
the
impact
of
covered
on
the
sector,
it's
happening
at
leeds
and
bristol
universities,
and
that
will,
I
would
imagine,
highlight
many
of
the
issues
that
our
report
discusses.
Finally,
one
of
the
really
important
reasons
for
bringing
this
report
is
that
as
a
council,
we
have
a
statutory
responsibility
for
sufficiency.
So
it's
our
responsibility
to
ensure
there
are
sufficient
places
in
early
years.
Settings
and
keeping
the
sector
open,
isn't
isn't
going
to
save
it.
K
In
the
early
years
alliance
have
estimated
19
000
businesses
will
fold
in
the
next
six
months.
Now
we
don't
so
far
have
sufficiency
issues
in
leeds.
We
have
been
able
to
find
places
for
anyone
who
needs
them,
but
where
we
do
have
a
particular
pressure
is
around
wrap
around
care,
so
the
before
and
after
school
can.
K
So
we
need
to
keep
a
really
close
eye
on
the
sector
to
make
sure
that
we
do
have
a
sufficiency
of
places,
because
we
need
the
sector,
it's
really
important
for
the
people
who
rely
on
it,
the
children
and
the
people
who
work
in
the
in
the
sector.
So
with
those
comments,
I'd
recommend
the
report
chair.
Thank
you.
K
I'll
come
back
and
I'll
go
to
son
of
julie
for
the
detail.
Yeah.
Absolutely
we've
done
a
huge
amount
of
lobbying
nationally,
as
have
the
early
years
alliance.
National
day,
nurses,
association,
et
cetera
council
blake's,
been
doing
some
of
this
herself
in
her
role
as
the
chair
for
the
lga
children,
young
people's
board
sal
is
in
regular
contact
with
the
dfe
we've
been
using
our
contacts
with
ministers
and
shadow
ministers
to
lobby
very,
very
much
for
the
sector.
K
One
of
the
challenges
has
been
is
that
they
haven't
been
entitled
to
most
of
the
grants
that
have
been
available,
and
probably
this
is
one
of
the
sectors
most
affected
by
that
have
been
child
minders,
who
are
working
from
home.
So
don't
have
the
business
premises,
costs
that
a
number
of
grants
have
been
targeted
at
and
who
also
have
particular
challenges
around
the
safety
of
working
from
home.
If,
if
children
need
to
isolate
but
I'll,
let
sela
julie
pick
up
on
the
details
around
the
financial
support
for
the
sector.
B
Julie,
do
you
want
to
come
in
on
the
detail?
I
mean
I
would
just
say
that,
in
the
conversations
that
we've
had
with
department
for
education,
this
is
a
matter
that
is
on
our
discussion
list
almost
on
a
weekly
basis,
particularly
particularly
in
this
last
period
of
lockdown,
and
we've
not
been
able
to
identify
financial
support
in
the
way
that
you
know
the
sector
requires
through
that
period.
B
So
we
continue
to
raise
it
through
all
of
the
routes
that
council
haven't
talked
about,
but
but
I
am
in
regular
conversations
about
it
with
the
dfe
and
we've
not
been
able
to
find
additional
financial
support
for
the
sector.
A
Julie,
anything
to
add
yes,
I'd
just
come
in
and
say
that,
where.
K
We
have
been
able
to.
We
have
used
different
funding
streams
coming
in
so
as
an
example
in
response
to
some
of
the
concerns
that
providers
were
raising
around
ppe
and
we
have
been
able
to
provide
additional
support
in
terms
of
starter
kits
around
ppe.
So
we've
tried
to
be
as
responsible
as
we
possibly
can
and
as
sal
says,
we're
just
taking
every
opportunity
within
our
regular
discussions
with
the
dfe
and
others
to
really.
You
know
highlight
the
issues
that
we
are
hearing
from
the
sector,
but
we
have
been
able
to.
E
Yeah,
thank
you
councillor,
blake
you'll
have
to
forgive
me,
but
my
internet
cut
out.
So
I'm
not
sure
if
I
fully
got
the
question,
but
in
terms
of
government
support
you'll
be
aware,
councillor
carter
of
the
monies
we've
been
provided
to
give
grant
support
to
organizations.
E
E
As
councillor
vanna
outlined
and
within
a
scheme
that
looked
at
providing
support
for
leisure
hospitality
and
retail,
we
specifically
included
child
care
providers
within
that
scheme,
recognizing
the
importance
of
that
sector.
In
the
context
of
the
economy,
the
precise
numbers
who've
received
support
from
child
care
providers
as
part
of
that
scheme.
I
can
advise
you
on
separately,
but
I
can
confirm
that
they
were
specifically
identified
as
one
of
the
sectors.
A
And
and
of
course,
one
of
the
complications
is
the
how
the
funding
is
set
for
the
year
the
academic
year
ahead.
It
and
I
think
all
the
conversation
we've
had
now
just
reflects
how
complicated
the
funding
is
for
this
sector
and
the
fact
that
actually,
the
fellow
arrangements
were
were
changed.
Weren't
they
in
the
first
lockdown
in
the
in
midstream.
So
there's
been
a
huge
amount
of
anxiety
and
concern,
but
from
a
sector
that
is
incredibly
dedicated
to
the
work
that
they
do
and
to
the
children
in
particular
and
we're
talking
about
as
well.
A
So
it's
not
just
a
question
of
enabling
parents
to
go
to
work,
but
they
are
responsible
for
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
children
in
our
city.
So
a
really
valuable
area
of
work,
and
it
has
been
frustrating
just
how
much
effort
we've
all
had
to
put
in
to
getting
getting
the
recognition
and
the
debate
where
it
needs
to
be.
A
But
I
pay
tribute
to
councilwoman
around
the
the
and
all
of
the
officers
for
just
keeping
going
and
keeping
that
dialogue
going,
and
I
know
from
feedback
that
many
other
places
in
the
country
don't
have
the
the
richness
and
the
depth
of
the
relationship
that
you've
managed
to
achieve,
and
I
think
it's
provided
enormous
comfort
as
well
as
real
real
support
in
terms
of
enabling
them
to
keep
the
keep
going.
D
I
absolutely
appreciate
I
appreciate
that
and
as
martin's
well
aware,
I
get
very
regular
briefings
on
the
funding
to
businesses
and
I
just
want
to
go
back
on
the
to
the
child
minder
situation
now.
Child,
presumably
child
minders,
would
now
be
eligible
for
grant
funding
from
the
discretionary
fund
that
you
launched
last
wednesday.
Would
they
not.
E
D
D
Now,
if
we're
serious
about
this,
we
need
to,
I
think,
look
at
some
targeting
after
next
wednesday
if
we
have
any
balances
in
the
funds
downside
to
that,
we
may
not
be
allowed
to.
It
may
be
that
the
fund
has
to
close
and
that's
part
of
the
national
instruction
if
you
like,
as
it
is
government
money,
but
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
how
flexible
we
can
be,
and
I'd
like
someone
to
come
back
to
me
on
that
not
now,
but
I'd
like
someone
to
come
back
to
me.
A
F
Yeah,
I
I
won't
be
here
too
long.
Don't
worry.
I
was
very
interested
in
this
paper
because
it
didn't
seem
to
come
to
a
council
delivery
based
conclusion
and
as
I
and
it's
obvious,
that
the
dilemma
that
a
lot
of
our
child
care
settings
are
in
and
it's
good
that
the
council
recognizes
it
and
gathers
the
information
to
offer
a
city
perspective.
F
And
I
I
was
just
looking
at
the
recommendations
in
terms
of
what
the
council
is
going
to
do,
and
it
sort
of
reads
to
me
like
a
white
paper,
and
I
thought
well
in
the
comments
of
councillor
carter
today,
and
perhaps
the
recommendations
could
be
the
basis
of
a
letter
that
could
be
sent
to
the
the
minister
to
point
out
how
this
is
a
general
concern
in
the
city
that
no
specific
scheme
has
been
produced
to
support
the
child
care
settings
and
the
reliance
on
general
schemes
isn't
quite
making
the
cut.
F
Secondly,
I'm
concerned
around
the
little
owl
settings,
because
the
the
tensions
that
the
council
has
mentioned
here
for
the
general
market
will
have
a
particular
resonance
for
their
own
venues,
and
I
know
that
families
in
my
own
ward
were
very
unhappy
to
have
their
little
house
nursery
closed
and
it
remains
closed
and
a
similar
situation
has
happened
in
garfurth
and
the
report
talks
about
how
private
fee
income
is
down
37
and
but
it
might
go
up
and
could
we
have
a
an
update
on
the
council's
own
business
model
and
and
and
how
we
feel
about
our
own
children's
centers
little
our
settings,
because
one
of
the
things
that
the
council
has
been
very
proud
of
in
children's
services
is
the
ability
to
keep
children's
centers,
open
and
and
the
income
that's
derived
from
those
little
owl
settings
is,
is
key
to
enabling
that
to
continue.
A
Okay,
councilman:
do
you
want
to
come
back
in
and
bring
in.
K
Yeah,
I'm
very
I'll,
respond
to
the
first
point
and
then
I'll
bring
in
probably
julie,
I
think,
to
respond
to
the
issue
and
the
sustainability
of
little
owls
in
terms
of
the
recommendations.
I'd
be
really
happy
if
we
wanted
to
do
an
additional
letter
to
the
minister,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
introductory
comments,
counselor
blake
and
I
have
already
written
to
vicki
ford
and
nadine
zahali
about
the
financial,
precarious
nature
of
the
sector
and
the
issues
around
vaccination
and
testing.
K
The
recommendations
are
reflect
really
the
fact
that
what
the
sector
needs
is
not
in
our
gift
as
the
council,
the
sector
needs
proper
central
government
funding
in
order
to
ensure
its
sustainability
and
then
also
the
issues
around
vaccination
are
centrally
and
nhs
driven
rather
than
in
the
discretion
of
the
council.
So
the
recommendations
reflect
the
fact
that
our
our
role,
as
well
as
the
coordination
role
that
we've
had
across
the
sector
and
we've
provided
information
consistently
through
our
family
information
service
we've
had
bronze
meetings.
K
We've
had
the
zoom
calls
that
I
chair
at
one
of
our
our
main
roles
that
we've
been
able
to
support.
The
secretary
is
through
lobbying,
but
it's
lobbying
government
to
do
the
things
we
don't
have
the
power
to
do
ourselves
and
I
feel
that's
reflected
in
the
recommendations
and
I'll
I'll
pass
to
julie
or
maybe
sell,
but
I
think,
probably
julie
in
terms
of
lithuania,
owls
and
our
sustainability.
K
You
know
that
is
something
that
we
are
constantly.
K
With
hr
colleagues,
so
it's
something
that
we
scrutinize
constantly
in
relation
to
the.
K
Is
for
that
to
open
in
march
and
clearly
the
service
is
progressing
that
and
really
keen
to
do
that
as
soon
as
we
possibly
can.
If
we
can
do
it
before,
we
absolutely
will
and
as
you
would
expect
in
terms
of
sufficiency,
I
think
the
interesting
thing
as
well.
I
think
certainly
the
feedback
that
we've
had
from
the
bronze
meetings
with
the
childcare
providers
across
the
city
is
that
actually
we
have
used,
I
suppose,
expertise
developed
in
our
own
model
and
we've
shared
that
with
the
wider
sector.
K
So,
as
an
example,
the
most
recent
bronze
meeting
that
we
were
on,
we
had
agreed
to
share
about
some
of
our
risk
assessments
and
some
of
those
templates.
So
I
suppose
we
do
share
best
practice
in
relation
to
our
model
in
relation
to
our
financial
sustainability,
but
also
in
relation
to
best
practice
in
terms
of
meeting
the
needs
of
children
and
families
and
especially
within
the
current
context
of
corvid,
in
the
way
in
which
we've
adapted
and
responded
and
amended
our
practice
to
the
current
situation.
D
D
D
It
opens
all
sorts
of
other
kinds
of
worms
and
the
government
must
press
on
with
the
way
in
which
they
have
decided
to
do
it
and
if
they
amend
it,
they
amend
it.
I
would
not
get
involved
with
that.
It
opens
up
the
the
final
strand
long-term
funding,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
look
at
what
we
can.
We
we
can
do,
and
certainly
the
first
strand,
looking
at
more
immediate
support
fairly
quickly.
D
It
seems
to
me
or
all
giving
the
council
some
more
discretion
over
funding
that
it
will
ultimately
get
from
the
government.
Fine
fine,
but
I
don't
don't.
Please,
let's
get
the
three
agendas
mixed
up
here,
because
otherwise
there
will
be
a
parting
of
the
ways.
A
D
A
Well,
they'll
know
because
they're
asking
for
information
and
now
as
a
result
of
the
different
interests
coming
in
from
around
the
country.
They
are
now
starting
to
talk
about
teachers
in
earlier
settings
being
part
of
that
program,
and
it
is
a
response
to
the
concerns
that
that
that
have
been
raised
from
right
around
the
country.
So
I
think
it
has
been
a
legitimate
point
to
to
to
raise
with
them,
but
you're
right
in
terms
of
seeking
clarity
in
the
different
strands
of
very,
very
complex
area.
A
Indeed,
fiona
do
you
want
to
come
back
in
and
conclude
this
item.
K
Now
I
just
thank
you
for
giving
this
such
a
good
airing,
especially
when
it
was
the
last
paper
and
we
thought
we've
all
been
here
a
few
hours.
I
really
appreciate
everybody's
comments
and
I
appreciate
the
support
from
the
opposition
councillors
as
well
for
the
sector
and
councillor
carter
is
right.
There
are
two
particular
financial
pressure
points
of
the
current
situation,
another
long-term
financial
stability
and
the
fact
that
we
really
desperately
do
need
this
sector
to
continue
it.
K
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Can
we
approve
the
recommendation
of
the
the
paper,
and
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
the
public
part
of
the
meeting.
But
can
I
ask
everyone
who
is
on
executive
board
to
stay
on
the
line
because
we
do
have
items
to
discuss
below
the
line,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
anyone
on
the
call
leaves
and
that
the
recording
ceases?