ITEM EX16 

EXECUTIVE – 5 MARCH 2002 

FORWARD PLAN AND FUTURE BUSINESS – SCHEDULES 

Schedule 1 – Recommended Additions for the New Forward Plan

Topic/Decision	Executive
Area	Timing	
•	Revenue Budget 2002/03 - 2004/05 - Social Services 
To consider financial allocations for the Social Services budget and the department’s service and activity levels, consistent with the budget	Leader of the Council, Community Care & Health and Children & Young People	03 April 2002	
•	Discretionary Awards 
Determination of the County council’s discretionary awards policy for 2002/03	Schools	03 April 2002	
•	Education Capital Programme 2002/03-2004/05 
Programme and Preparation Pool of Capital Projects 	Schools, Learning & Culture, Children & Young People	03 April 2002	
•	County Hall Refurbishment 
Proposed agreement with the Osborne Group to provide for the refurbishment and future shared use of accommodation in County Hall	Leader of the Council	16 April 2002	
•	SSI Annual Review Meeting 
Statutory report on annual meeting with Social Services Inspectorate to review departmental operations	Community Care & Health, and Children & Young People	16 April 2002	
•	Family Centres in Banbury 
To authorise a review of family centre provision in Banbury in summer 2002 for report back to the Executive in September/October 2002	Schools	16 April 2002	
•	Charging Policies for Home Care and Other Non-Residential Social Services  
To agree revised policies in the light of responses to the consultation authorised by the  Executive on 19 February 2002	Community Care & Health	30 April 2002	
•	Homes for Older People Development Programme 
To agree a process for determining the programme	Community Care & Health	30 April 2002	
•	A4165 North Oxford and Thornhill Park and Ride Car Parks 
Final approval of development schemes (including revised project appraisals if necessary) following tender returns 	Transport	14 May 2002	
•	Local Transport Plan 
Annual report for submission to DTLR	Transport	11 June 2002	
•	Management and Operation of Park and Ride Car Parks 
To decide in the light of tenders how the sites are to be managed and operated from Autumn 20002	Transport	11 June 2002	
•	Witney: West End Link 
To consider any objections to the Side Road Order and decide whether to confirm the order	Transport	25 June 2002	
•	Banbury: Tramway Road - Access to the Railway Station 
Approval for promotion of a stopping up order and compulsory purchase order to enable Tramway Road to be opened up for vehicular access to the railway station	Transport	25 June 2002	
•	SSI Inspection of Children’s Services 
To agree an action plan following inspection by Social Services Inspectorate	Children & Young People	09 July 2002	
•	Operation of Park and Ride Car Parks 
To agree the making of car park orders following formal advertisement and consultation	Transport	09 July 2002	
•	Home Zones 
Selection of pilot home zones following approval of guidelines on 19 February  2002	Transport	23 July 2002	
•	Countryways Rural Traffic Management Project 
Approval of preferred scheme details for implementation of second pilot zone	Transport	23 July 2002	

Schedule 2 – Amendments to Items in the Present Plan

Deletions:  17/, 138/, 139/ and 184/2002 (no Executive decision required in Forward Plan period)
Retimings: 24/, 39/, 66//2001 and 42/2002 (to April);  115/2001 (to May); 9/ and 24/2002 (to June); 103/2001 (to July); 104/2002 (to October).

Schedule 3 – Appendix of Local Traffic and Highway Schemes
Because the timings of individual schemes often change as a result of issues thrown up by the consultation process, all the schemes for the new Plan period are listed.  However, it is likely that many of these will not give rise to objections, in which case they will proceed without the need for any decision by Executive.

	Timing	Scheme	
16 April 2002	•	Bicester,  Bucknell Road Area -Cycle Routes	
	•	Chinnor, Oakley Rd, Church Rd and Station Rd - Cycle Route Scheme 	
	•	Chipping Norton, West End - Waiting Restriction	
	•	Henley, Mount View - Waiting Restrictions 	
	•	Kidlington, A4260 Old Bicester Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	North Hinksey, Harcourt Hill - Traffic Calming 	
	•	North Oxford Park & Ride – Associated Traffic Measures	
	•	Oxford, Jericho St, Cardigan St & King St - Access Restrictions	
	•	Oxford, Windmill Road by Margaret Road - Pedestrian/Cycle Facility	
	•	Preston Crowmarsh – A4074 Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Wallingford to Cholsey Cycle Route (further consultation)	
	•	Wheatley - Traffic Calming	
	•	Woodstock, Shipton Road/ Hensington Road - Traffic Calming	
30 April 2002	•	Oxford, B4495 Holloway - Cycle Lanes	
	•	Oxford, Central Headington -Residents’ Parking Zone Review	
	•	Oxford, Ferry Hinksey Road – Traffic Calming and Toucan Crossing (Better Ways to School - West Oxford Primary School)	
	•	Oxford, Freelands Road - Closure	
	•	Thame - Cycle Link to Thame Parkway Station 	
	•	Wallingford, Wantage Road – Waiting Restrictions	
14 May 2002	•	Adderbury to Banbury Cycle Route	
	•	Banbury – Experimental Bus Priority	
	•	Bicester, Banbury Road, Buckingham Road, Queen Avenue – Pedestrian/Cycle Crossings	
	•	Oxford, roads around St Barnabas School - Traffic Calming	
	•	Oxford, roads around St Phillip and St James School – Access Control Measures	
	•	Wootton to Abingdon Cycle Route	
28 May 2002	•	Bicester, Wedgwood Road - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Burford – Consolidated Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Eynsham, Oakfield Industrial Estate - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Goring, Wallingford Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Milton (Abingdon), High Street -Traffic Calming 	
	•	Shiplake, Station Road - Traffic Calming	
	•	Thame, B4012 Howland Road - 40mph Speed Limit	
	•	Wallingford, Station Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Witney, Hailey Rd - Traffic Calming	
25 June 2002	•	Oxford, Beaumont Street -  Pedestrian/Cycle Facility	
	•	Banbury, Inner Relief Road – Clearway/Traffic Regulation Order	
	•	Banbury, Southam Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Childrey – 20 mph Speed Limit (Better Ways to School)	
	•	Chipping Norton, Burford Rd - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Grove, Oxford Lane - Traffic Calming	
	•	Wallingford - Waiting Restrictions (Proposals by Town Council)	
	•	Watlington, Shirburn Street - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Witney – Cycle and Pedestrian Route Scheme 	
23  July 2002	•	Abingdon,  Wootton Road - 20 mph Speed Limit	
	•	Goring - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Thame, Denbigh Road - Prohibition of Driving	

Schedule 4 – Items identified from Forward Plan for Forthcoming Meetings

Topic/Decision	Executive
Area	Ref	
19 March 2002

•	Budget Monitoring 
Monthly financial report, including contingency budget measures and recommendations to Council on virement limits for 2002/03	Leader of the Council	42/2002	
•	Public Service Agreements
To consider a strategy on which to pursue any Oxfordshire County Council PSA 	Leader of the Council	4/2002	
•	Collective Purchasing Agency
In the light of advice from the Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee, to consider whether to pursue this possibility with the County Councils Network	Leader of the Council	20/2002	
•	Local Area Structures
To consider proposals from the Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee and make any observations to Council	Leader of the Council	40/2001	
•	Strengthening Links with Communities and Constituents 
To consider proposals from the Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee and make any observations to Council	Leader of the Council	7/2002	
•	Standing Consultative Arrangements
To consider proposals from the Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee and make any observations to Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	6/2002	
•	Social Inclusion and Inequalities
To consider an approach to dealing with social inclusion and inequality issues	Deputy Leader of the Council	52/2002	
•	Quality Protects Management Action Plan
To consider Scrutiny Committee views and make recommendations to Council	Children & Young People	199/2001	
•	Joint Investment Plan – Learning Disability, Valuing People
Approval of action plan	Community Care & Health	183/2001	
•	Adult Learning Plan 2002/03
To approve a submission to the Learning and Skills Council	Learning & Culture	121/2001	
•	Education Development Plan 2002-07
To consider Scrutiny Committee views and make recommendations to Council	Schools	23/2002	
•	Education Capital Projects
Project appraisals for Wheatley Park; St Mary’s, Banbury; Northern House School; Matthew Arnold School; Nettlebed School Replacement 	Schools	41/2002	
•	Schools’ Delegated Budgets
To examine and consult on ways of compensating schools without 6th forms for effects of LSC post-16 funding mechanisms	Schools	51/2002	
•	Collaborative Fire Service Projects
Consideration of collaborative projects with the Thames Valley Fire Brigades (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire)	Community Safety	120/2001	
•	Fire Cover Provision
Consideration of  further action in the light of outcomes from the Pathfinder Project review.	Community Safety	120A/2001	
•	Transport Capital Programme 2002/05
Detailed programmes for Implementation within allocations approved under 61/2001	Transport	122/2001	
•	Highway Management Policies
Review to bring together all maintenance standards and policies in one document	Transport	125/2001	
•	A422 Banbury Hennef Way Dualling
Acceptance of Tenders and Revised Project Appraisal if costs more than 10% above latest estimate (current Appraisal H159/1)	Transport	154/2001	
•	Highway Maintenance Programme 2002/2003
To consider the planned use of the County Road Maintenance revenue budget and the capital programme of structural maintenance schemes (including allocations to City Council under S42 Highways Act 1980)	Transport	158/2001	
•	Local Traffic and Highway Schemes
To consider any objections and representations arising from consultation on schemes in preparation …	Transport	8A/2002	
Banbury, B4100 Warwick Road near Drayton School - Pedestrian Crossing	
Banbury, Hanwell Fields - Cycle Route Scheme	
Banbury, Town Centre -  General Traffic Regulation Amendment Order	
Didcot, Jubilee Way - Pedestrian Crossing	
Oxford, Blackbird Leys Rd - Pedestrian Crossing	
Oxford, Headington Junior School - Cycle Route Scheme	
Oxford, St Giles – Whether to make Experimental Coach Stopping Areas Permanent	
Wantage, Charlton Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
Witney, Bridge Street - Pedestrian Crossing	
Wootton (Woodstock) - 30 mph Speed Limit	

3 April 2002

•	Treasury Management Strategic Plan 2002/03
To update the Council’s Treasury Management Policy Statement and recommend Council accordingly and to agree the Treasury Management forward strategy for 2002/03	Leader of the Council	10/2002	
•	Financial Management Arrangements
Scope of  review requested by Executive,  22 January 2002 with a view to restructuring and refreshing cost centre management, ensuring effective use of the new MIS system, and tightening financial monitoring and control 	Leader of the Council	40/2002	
•	Revenue Budget 2002/03 - 2004/05 - Social Services
To consider financial allocations for the Social Services budget and the department’s service and activity levels, consistent with the budget	Leader of the Council, Community Care & Health and Children & Young People	57/2002	
•	Review of Education, Social Services and Cultural Services
To report on the review requested by the Executive on 6 November 2001	Leader of the Council	13/2002	
•	Review of Publications
To report on a review of County Council publications and budgets	Leader of the Council	14/2002	
•	Economic Development Work Programme 
To consider allocation of budget provision for 2002/03	Deputy Leader of the Council	177/2001	
•	Support for Older People Best Value Review
Recommendations of the Best Value Committee together with any observations of the Social & Health Care Scrutiny Committee	Community Care & Health	17/2002	
•	Provision of Domiciliary Care
Awarding of new contracts for Home Support Services	Community Care and Health	165/2001	
•	Records Management
Policy for the management of County Council records	Learning and Culture 	109/2001	
•	Arts Development
Review of impact of current grant aid and priorities from 2003/04	Learning and Culture	110/2001	
•	Tourism Development Strategy
Southern Tourist Board’s report on options	Learning and Culture	111/2001	
•	Education Capital Programme 2002/03-2004/05
Programme and Preparation Pool of Capital Projects 	Schools, Learning & Culture, Children & Young People	59/2002	
•	Education Capital Projects
Project appraisals for Grimsbury Early Excellence Centre; Icknield Community College; Langtree School; Lord Williams (Technology)	Schools	49/2002	
•	Discretionary Awards
Determination of the County council’s discretionary awards policy for 2002/03	Schools	62/2002	
•	Waste Management Best Value Review
Recommendations of the Best Value Committee together with any observations of the Environment Scrutiny Committee	Strategic Planning & Waste Management	15/2002	
•	Oxford Central Area Traffic Management Review
Review of the current experimental traffic orders and consideration of possible permanent orders and new proposals	Transport	24/2001	
•	Minor Traffic Schemes
Approval of an Assessment Framework as part of action plan for Transport Capital Programme Procurement Best Value Review	Transport	66/2001	
•	Speed Management Policy
Policy on the use of speed restrictions across the County	Transport	98/2001	
•	Vulnerable Road Users’ Audit
Approval of guidelines	Transport	126/2001	
•	Abingdon Integrated Transport Strategy – Cycle and Pedestrian Facilities
To consider any objections and representations arising from consultation in respect of this District Council scheme	Transport	16/2002