Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Community Services & Safety

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/175

Contact: Matt Cook, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, matt.cook@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Assistant Chief Fire Officer (CA17).

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to agree the Property and Emergency Response Strategy for Oxford City and Carterton

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report on the proposed Property and Emergency Response Strategy for Oxford City and Carterton which had been developed to support the redevelopment of Rewley Road fire station (as set out in the proposal to dispose of Rewley Road agenda item), the renovation of Slade Park Fire Station, an offsite training facility in the Oxford and the new build of a fire station and training facility at Carterton.  The strategy set out the County Council's approach to the redevelopment of its fire stations and training facilities in Oxford and Carterton.

Councillor Kate Gregory, Cabinet Member for Community Services and Safety, introduced the report and explained the objectives of the strategy and the benefits that would be realised for the Fire Service.

During discussion, a member referred to the dependency relating to parking by Fire Service staff and the implications for any future parking schemes in the city centre.  The Executive Director  (People, Transformation and Performance) assured members that the intention was that this dependency would not impact on any parking schemes in Oxford.

RESOLVED to approve the Property and Emergency Response Strategy for Oxford City and Carterton as set out in the report.