Meeting documents

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To Members of the Cabinet

Notice of a Meeting of the Cabinet

Tuesday 2 May 2006 at 2.00 pm

County Hall, Oxford

Derek Bishop
Head of Democratic Services

Contact officer: Matt Bayliss (Tel: 01865 815384; E-mail)

Membership

Decisions taken at the meeting will become effective at the end of the working day on 10 May 2006 unless called in by that date for review by the appropriate Scrutiny Committee.

Copies of this Notice, Agenda and supporting papers are circulated to all Members of the County Council.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence
   
   
2. Declarations of Interest – see guidance note
   
   
3. Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2006 (CA3) and to receive for information any matters arising therefrom.

4. Petitions and Public Address
5. Henley Integrated Transport Strategy

Cabinet Member: Transport
Forward Plan Ref: 2005/105
Contact: Joanne Clegg (01865 815546)

Report by Head of Transport (CA5).

Officers are seeking approval for the Parking Strategy and the Longer Term Strategy which together with the Short-Medium Term Strategy (approved in April 2004), make up the Henley Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS). Halcrow, Oxfordshire County Councils transport planning consultants, have carried out the studies and have produced final reports for both studies.

Significant public consultation was carried out during the Parking Study. Adverts were placed in the local press inviting comments on parking problems, leaflets were distributed to properties on the streets that were included in the study and open events were held to allow people to ‘drop in’ and discuss parking issues with the study team.

The Longer Term Study reviewed the findings of previous studies into the strategic, cross Thames issue and considered how potential approaches to future traffic problems would affect Henley. The conclusions of this Study will feed into the much wider cross-boundary debate. As such consultation was not undertaken as part of the Longer Term Study.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a) approve the Henley-on-Thames Integrated Transport Strategy – Parking Strategy, as set out in the Halcrow Stage Three Report for that Strategy;

(b) approve the Henley-on-Thames Integrated Transport Strategy – Longer Term Strategy, as set out in the Halcrow Stage Three Report for that Strategy;

subject to the further consultations specified in the report.

6. Minerals and Waste Development Framework: Statement of Community Involvement

Cabinet Member: Sustainable Development
Forward Plan Ref: 2006/60
Contact: Peter Day, Minerals and Waste Policy Team Leader (01865 815544)

Report by Head of Sustainable Development (CA6).

The Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework, Statement of Community Involvement was approved by Council on 10 January 2006 and submitted to the Secretary of State on 22 February. The period for making comments has ended and 93 representations have been received from 35 organisations and individuals. The Secretary of State will now appoint an Inspector to carry out an Independent Examination of the Statement of Community Involvement.

The County Council will need to respond to the representations that have been made, and indicate whether it agrees or disagrees with them. To enable the Council to submit responses to the Inspector at the required time, authorisation is sought for the Council’s responses to representations to be agreed by the Head of Sustainable Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to authorise the Head of Sustainable Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, to respond to the representations on the Submitted Statement of Community Involvement and to submit these responses and any other submissions that may be necessary to the Secretary of State and the Inspector appointed to hold the Independent Examination into the Statement of Community Involvement.

7. Education Project Appraisal: Dashwood Primary School Banbury

Cabinet Member: Schools Improvement
Forward Plan Ref: 2006/23
Contact: John Phipps, Service Manager, Property & Assets (01865 816455)

Report by Director for Children, Young People and Families (CA7) (download as .doc file).

Reports were submitted to the former Executive on 14 October 2003 and to the Cabinet on 6 September 2005 outlining the background and strategy to provide for additional growth in South Banbury and the potential to relocate Dashwood School and expand Harriers Ground School. The Executive and Cabinet authorised the acquisition of the land for the proposed school at the Cattlemarket site.

This detailed project appraisal relates to the design and construction of a 7-classroom primary school plus early years and extended classroom provision together with siteworks and external services all in accordance with the Primary School Brief and in line with DfES guidelines.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the detailed project appraisal ED 597/2

8. Appointments

Cabinet Member: Policy Coordination
Forward Plan Ref: 2006/42
Contact: John Leverton, Head of Committee Services (01865 815314)

Report by Head of Democratic Services (CA8).

(Appointments - Amended table)


Under Section H of the Constitution the Cabinet is responsible for appointments to those outside bodies which have been identified by the Cabinet as "strategic" and "noted as such on a list of all relevant offices and bodies from time to time presented to and endorsed by the Council". (The Democracy & Organisation Committee has responsibility for appointments to other outside bodies.)

The bodies currently designated as "strategic" are listed in the report, which also identifies the members appointed to the respective bodies following the County Council election last year. The Cabinet is invited to review the existing appointments and to make any changes which are considered appropriate; and also to update the current ex officio roles in relation to the Supporting People Commissioning Body, in line with current legislation.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED:

(a) to make any revised appointments as appropriate in the light of nominations made by the date of the meeting;

(b) that the arrangements agreed by the Cabinet on 2 September 2003 (minute 213/03) be varied by the substitution of:

(i) "Cabinet" for "Executive";

(ii) "Adult Social Services" for "Community Care & Health"; and

(iii) "Leader of the Council or such other Cabinet Member as he may designate be authorised" for "Executive Member for Children & Young People be appointed as the alternative member of the Executive".

9. Forward Plan and Future Business

April 2006

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