ITEM EX17

EXECUTIVE – 15 OCTOBER 2002 

FORWARD PLAN AND FUTURE BUSINESS – SCHEDULES 

Schedule 1 – Recommended Additions

Topic/Decision	Executive Area 	Timing	
•	Budget Monitoring  
Monthly Financial Report	Leader of the Council	18 February 2003	
•	Annual Audit Letter 2001/2002 
To consider any recommendations from the Best Value Committee relating to the Annual Audit Letter	Leader of the Council	5 February 2003	
•	Review of Property Procedures 
To review the procedures in place for the acquisition and disposal of property in the context of the current Council structure	Leader of the Council	12 November 2002	
•	Banbury Magistrates’ Court - Temporary Accommodation for Staff  
To seek approval  for acquisition of  temporary accommodation during refurbishment of the Court building 	Leader of the Council	12 November 2002	
•	Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Publication Scheme 
To approve a scheme for submission to the Information Commissioner 	Deputy Leader of the Council	12 November 2003	
•	Developing our Staff – Best Value Review Report and Action Plan 
To consider the recommendations of the Best Value Committee together with any observations of the Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee	Deputy Leader of the Council	07 January 2003	
•	Differences in Provision of Services for the Elderly – Scrutiny Review  
To consider the outcome of the Social & Health Care Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Community Care & Health	21 January 2003	
•	Reconfiguration of Primary Care Trusts 
To agree a response to Strategic Health Authority proposals	Community Care & Health	10 December 2002	
•	Redevelopment Proposals for Homes for Older People 
To consider responses to consultation on the first group of redevelopment proposals 	Community Care & Health	10 December 2002	
•	Redevelopment Proposals for Homes for Older People 
To consider the results of option appraisals and responses to consultation on Spencer Court,  Castle View and Langston House	Community Care & Health	2 April 2003	
•	Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Misuse – Scrutiny Review  
To consider the outcome of the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Community Safety, Children & Young People, Schools	21 January 2003	
•	Road Safety and Speed Limits – Scrutiny Review  
To consider the outcome of the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Community Safety, Transport	10 December 2002	
•	Operation of the County Museums Service – Scrutiny Review  
To consider the outcome of the Learning & Culture Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Learning & Culture	07 January 2003	
•	Victoria County History 
To consider revised partnership arrangements,. including an informal joint  working group	Learning & Culture	26 November 2002	
•	Oxfordshire Youth Arts Partnership 
To consider appointing  a representative to the partnership	Learning & Culture	26 November 2002	
•	Library Opening Hours 
To consider options for and funding implications of meeting the DCMS Standard for Library Opening Hours over a phased period	Learning & Culture	12 November 2002	
•	Chilterns and Cotswolds AONBs - Conservation Board 
To agree a response to a consultations by DEFRA on Draft Establishment Orders for the creation of independent Conservation Boards for the Chilterns and Cotswolds Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty 	Learning & Culture	21 January 2003	
•	Special School Planned Places 
To approve planned places for special schools for 2003/04	Schools	10 December 2002	
•	Littlemore Rail Station 
To receive representations from Councillor Olive Mackintosh-Stedman on the re-opening of the station (to be considered in the context of Forward Plan item 2002/175)	Transport	10  December 2002	
•	Highway Consultations on Planning Applications – Scrutiny Review  
To consider the outcome of the Environment Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Transport	21 January 2003	
•	Parking Standards for New Development 
To consider revised standards for development control purposes, prepared in the light of government guidance	Transport	26 November 2002	
•	Bus Services Review 
To consider the recommendations of the Executive-commissioned Scrutiny Review of bus service procurement policy and practice, and agree any consequential action	Transport	21 January 2003	

Schedule 2 – Amendments to Items in the Present Plan

Deletion: 2002/120 (overtalken by decisions taken on 1 October); 2002/125, 126, 178 (government requiremrent to priduce plans removed); 2002/161 (premature)
Retiming:   2002/144 (to November); 2002/143(to December); 2002/169 (to January)

Schedule 3 – Items for the Transport Implementation Committee
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 the Committee.

	Timing	Topic	
November 2002	•	Banbury and Carterton – Proposed Bus Only Links in connection with New Development 	
	•	Banbury, Crouch Street - Traffic Regulation 	
	•	Bicester North Rail Station - Access Improvements 	
	•	Burford – Consolidated Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Caversfield to Bicester; Ducklington to Witney - Cycle Routes	
	•	Chipping Norton, West End - Waiting Restriction	
	•	Milton (Abingdon), High Street -Traffic Calming 	
	•	Oxford - New Cycle Parking Measures	
	•	Oxford, Botley Road Corridor – Traffic Measures 	
	•	Oxford, Holloway – Clearway Order	
	•	Preston Crowmarsh – A4074 Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Thame Urban Cycle Network	
	•	Thame, Park Street - Pelican Crossing	
	•	Wallingford - Waiting Restrictions (Proposals by Town Council)	
	•	Wantage, Mill Street - Pelican Crossing	
	•	Watlington – Traffic Regulation in connection with Better Ways to School 	
	•	Watlington, Shirburn Street - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Witney to Freeland, A4095 - Route Action	
	•	Witney, Hailey Rd - Traffic Calming	
	•	Review of bus services operated under Contracts PT/S 130, PT/S 135, PT/S 141, PT/S 72, PT/S 176, agreed on 23 July 2002	
	•	Review of Grants for Provision of Transport Services for People with Mobility Impairments	
December 2002	•	Abingdon, Fitzharris Manor Estate - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Banbury Inner Relief Road – Clearway Orders	
	•	Bicester, Banbury Road - Zebra Crossing and Footway Improvements	
	•	Faringdon, Lechlade Road/Gravel Walk/Gloucester Street Junction - Better Ways to School	
	•	Grove, Oxford Lane - Traffic Calming	
	•	Oxford, Broad Street - Experimental Parking	
	•	Thame to Haddenham Cycle Link	
	•	Thame, Aylesbury Road – Traffic Calming and Pelican Crossings	
January 2003	•	Goring - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Kidlington, A4260 Oxford Road - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Oxford – individual disabled persons’ parking spaces in residential areas	
	•	Oxford, Beaumont Street -  Pedestrian/Cycle Facility	
	•	Thame, High Street - Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Wantage, Charlton Road (Near Springfield Road) - Pelican Crossing	
February 2003	•	Thame, Southern Road and Queens Road - Traffic Calming	
	•	Wallingford to Cholsey Cycle Route (further consultation)	

Schedule 4 – Items listed in the Forward Plan for Forthcoming Executive Meetings

Topic/Decision	Executive
Area	Ref	
29 October 2002

•	Budget Monitoring 
Monthly financial report	Leader of the Council	2002/136	
•	Integrated Strategy for Accommodation/IT/Modern Workstyle/Records Management
Progress Report on an Integrated Strategy and possible Private Finance Initiative bid	Leader of the Council	2002/166	
•	Staff Facilities in the Council’s Buildings
To report on the audit requested by the Executive	Leader of the Council	2002/165	
•	Repairs and Maintenance of Council Property
Proposals for dealing with the backlog	Leader of the Council	2002/164	
•	Performance Management 
Quarterly performance monitoring report 	Leader of the Council	2002/97	
•	Family Support in Banbury
To report on the re-allocation of funds arising from the closure of the Children’s Society Family Centre	Children & Young People	2002/95	
•	Parking on Bus Routes – Scrutiny Review 
To consider the outcome of the Environment Scrutiny Committee’s review and the action to be taken on the Committee’s recommendations	Transport	2002/190	
•	Highway Management Policies Manual
To approve a Manual bringing together all maintenance standards and policies in the light of comments from consultees and the Environment Scrutiny Committee	Transport	2002/115	

12 November 2002

•	Oxfordshire Plan
To agree strategic priorities in the light of the views of the Scrutiny Committees	Leader of the Council	2002/144	
•	Review of Property Procedures
To review the procedures in place for the acquisition and disposal of property in the context of the current Council structure	Leader of the Council	2002/194	
•	Banbury Magistrates’ Court - Temporary Accommodation for Staff 
To seek approval  for acquisition of  temporary accommodation during refurbishment of the Court building 	Leader of the Council	2002/208	
•	Oxfordshire Children’s Rights Checklist
To receive a report from Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee on the performance of Departments, as requested by the Executive, 19 February 2002	Children & Young People	2002/127	
•	Social & Health Care Partnership Overview 
To consider action in response to the Audit report in the light of any comments by the Social & Health Care Scrutiny Committee	Community Care & Health; Children & Young People	2002/167	
•	Food Law Enforcement Service Plan 
Approval of initial proposals for consultation with Community Safety Scrutiny Committee	Community Safety	2002/123	
•	Library Opening Hours
To consider options for and funding implications of meeting the DCMS Standard for Library Opening Hours over a phased period	Learning & Culture	2002/213	
•	Adult Learning Plan 2003/04
Approval of initial proposals for consultation with Learning & Culture Scrutiny Committee	Learning & Culture	2002/124	
•	Sixth form Standard Numbers 2003-04
To consider proposed changes 	Schools	2002/135	
•	Admission Arrangements for 2004–05
To consider any possible amendments to the existing admission arrangements	Schools	2002/134	
•	Education Development Plan 2003-08
Approval of initial proposals for consultation with Learning & Culture Scrutiny Committee	Schools	2002/126	
•	Review of Traveller Services
Review of policies and practice in relation to encampments and the management of local authority sites 	Strategic Planning & Waste Management	2002/112	
•	Headington and Marston Area Transport Strategy
To approve the HAMATS Strategy following further work in accordance with the decisions of the 5 March 2002 Executive	Transport	2002/170	
•	Real Time Information for Bus Passengers
To report on Stage 1 of a study by Halcrow of the feasibility of introducing Real Time Passenger Information along a corridor in Oxford, and ultimately Countywide on all Premium Bus routes.	Transport	2002/168	
•	Park & Ride Car Parks – Single Ticketing
Proposals for combined parking and journey tickets	Transport	2002/32