Agenda and decisions

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Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am two working days before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet Member’s delegated powers.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.

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Forward Plan Ref: 2023/160

Contact: Tim Mann, HIF1 Programme Lead, timothy.mann@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place.

This decision is to ensure the correct authority is in place to enter into all forthcoming contracts and other such agreements for the HIF1 programme.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment and Place in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer to negotiate and complete all contracts and agreements which are required in relation to the HIF1 programme referred to in this report including, but not limited to:

a)              Detailed design – Culham River Crossing

b)              Detailed design – Didcot Science Bridge (including A4130)

c)              Detailed design – Clifton Hampden Bypass

d)              Early works – Culham River Crossing

e)              Early works – Didcot Science Bridge (including A4130)

f)                Early works – Clifton Hampden Bypass

g)              BAPA/APAs with Network Rail

h)              Land agreements with multiple landowners

i)                Agreements with Hanson and FCC

Recommendations approved.