National Park Authority Meeting 8 July 2025

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_Agenda – NPA 8 July 2025

 

1. 1. 1. 1. Apologies for absence
         2. Election of Chair
            To elect a Chair for the following year.
         3. Election of Deputy Chair
            To elect a Deputy Chair for the following year.
         4. Declaration of Interests
            To enable Members to declare to the meeting any disclosable interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting.
         5. Minutes of the previous meetings held on 27 March and 22 May 2025
            To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Authority meetings held on  27 March and 22 May 2025.
            Agenda Item 05 – NPA minutes
         6. Urgent Matters
            To consider any matter on the agenda which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency to due special circumstances (if Members have any urgent matters they are asked to consult the Chair before the meeting commences).
         7. Public Participation
            The Chair will allow members of the public to ask questions, make statements or present a petition on any matter on the agenda for this meeting or on any matter that falls within the Authority’s powers, subject to procedures set out in Appendix 3 to the Authority’s Standing Orders.
         8. Need for Part II Exclusion of Press and Public
            The Authority is asked to consider whether, in respect of Appendix 5 to Agenda Item 12, and Agenda Items 19 and 20 the public, including the press, should be excluded from the meeting on the basis that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if a member of the public were present during the items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to an individual (Appendix 5 to Agenda Item 12 and Agenda Item 20) and information relating to the financial and business affairs of a particular person including the Authority (Agenda Item 19) and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exempt information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. It is proposed on the basis that whilst there is a public interest in the transparency of Authority proceedings in relation to the appointment of Co-opted Members, the Chief Executive’s performance, and the consideration of corporate risks it is felt that on balance this is outweighed by the public interest in ensuring that an individual’s right to privacy is respected and by the requirement of the National Park Authority to be able to consider matters in relation to its business and fully consider the implications of its actions or proposed actions particularly in relation to decisions which may have implications on the effective day-to-day running of the Authority without the disclosure of information that could adversely impact the day-to-day running of the Authority and its ability to deliver its services.
         9. Authority Chair Update
            To consider a report from the Authority Chair (Report NPA25/26-01).
            Agenda Item 09 – Chair report
         10. Chief Executive’s Progress Report
             To consider a report from the Chief Executive Officer (Report NPA25/26-02).
             Agenda Item 10 – CEO report
             
         11. Ouse Valley Climate Action update
             To receive a verbal report from the Project Manager for Ouse Valley Climate Action.
         12. Appointment of Committees and Outside Bodies 2025-26
             To consider a report from the Head of Governance and Monitoring Officer (Report NPA25/26-03).
             Agenda Item 12 – Appointments
         13. Revisions to Authority Standing Orders
             To consider a report from the Head of Governance and Monitoring Officer (Report NPA25/26-05).
             Agenda Item 13 – Revisions to SO
         14. Revised Capital Programme
             To consider a report from the Interim Chief Finance Officer (Report NPA24/25-33).
             Agenda Item 14 – Revised Capital Programme
         15. Budget Monitoring Report Provisional Outturn 2024-25
             To To consider a report from the Interim Chief Finance Officer (Report NPA25/26-06).
             Agenda Item 15 – Budget Monitoring Report

             THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR INFORMATION ONLY

         16. Planning Committee Minutes
             Minutes of the Planning Committee meetings held on 13 March and 10 April 2025.
             Agenda Item 16 – Planning minutes
             
         17. Policy & Resources Committee Minutes
             Minutes of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on 20 February 2025.
             Agenda Item 17 – P&R minutes
         18. Appointment, Management and Standard Committee
             Minutes of the Appointment, Management and Standards Committee meeting held on 19 December 2024.
             Agenda Item 18 – AMS minutes

             PART II
             THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY ONLY

             THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR INFORMATION ONLY

         19. Policy & Resources Committee Minutes
             Part II Minutes of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on 20 February 2025.
         20. Appointment, Management and Standard Committee
             Part II Minutes of the Appointment, Management and Standards Committee meeting held on 19 December 2024.