Next week's meeting of the council's ruling Executive will review a proposal to dedicate over £1m on additional frontline services.
The paper will also propose that an extra £1m from next year's budget be brought forward to repair and resurface some of the city's roads hardest hit by last winter's severe weather.
The £1.031 earmarked for additional services is made up of £620k of unspent funds and £411k of unused contingency fund money, to be used to enhance the Conservative-led administration's commitment to spending taxpayers' money on projects which benefit as much of the city as possible and includes:
* £100k on footpath repairs
* £250k on additional pothole repairs
* £50k on safe-street enforcement, such as inconsiderate and dangerous parking
around schools and parking on grass verges
* £200k for 'Pride in York' projects, including 'Forgotten Corners' green spaces work
* £136k for additional street cleaning and litter picking
* The removal of charges for the replacement of recycling boxes (limit 2 per year)
* £100k to help address York's educational attainment gap by strategically funding a
dedicated Social Mobility Project coordinator and steering group to help improve
School readiness.
Council Leader Cllr. Ian Gillies said: "It's proof of the Conservative dedication to work for the benefit of all residents that our Conservative- led administration has been able to dedicate extra money to frontline services despite the severe financial challenges facing all local authorities today.
"The projects we're providing extra money for impact many areas of the city and helps a number of civic groups and organisations get on with the business of keeping York a special place to live. Unlike our Labour colleagues and their woeful M.P. , we celebrate the city rather than denigrate it. Yes, there's much work to be done, that goes without saying, but if we focus on doing the best we can for all of York we can only move forward."