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ITEM EX15

EXECUTIVE – 11 NOVEMBER 2003 

FORWARD PLAN AND FUTURE BUSINESS

Schedule 1 – Recommended Additions

Topic/Decision	Executive Area 	Timing	
•	Local Area Working 
To consider in the light of the South Oxfordshire pilot review options for local area working arrangements for 2004/05	Leader of the Council	23 December 2003	
•	Partnership with Town and Parish Councils   
To consider the feedback from the survey of town and parish councils and agree arrangements for improving partnership working with local councils	Leader of the Council	23 December 2003	
•	Voluntary Sector Compact 
To consider possible action to develop a local Compact  	Deputy Leader of the Council	2 March 2004	
•	Social Inclusion and Equalities 
To report on progress to date towards meeting the Equality Standard for Local Government and to consider a Comprehensive Equality Policy and Corporate Equality Plan	Deputy Leader of the Council	16 March 2004	
•	SEN Strategy for Children with Special Educational Needs 
To consider a new SEN strategy in the light of responses to consultation	Children & Young People	14 January 2004	
•	Drugs, Alcohol and Substance Misuse – Scrutiny Review  
To report back on progress and any further action on those matters arising from the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee’s review referred to the Drug and Alcohol Action Team	Children & Young People, Schools	6 April 2004	
•	Integration of Mental Health Services 
To consider the outcome of consultation on proposals for the pooled budget and lead commissioning arrangements 	Community Care & Health	16 March 2004	
•	Fire Risk Management Planning in Oxfordshire 
To consider responses to consultation on the draft Integrated Risk Management Plan and Action Plan 2004/05 	Community Safety	16 March 2004	
•	North Wessex Downs and Cotswolds AONBs - Management Plans 
To consider Management Plans prepared on behalf of the constituent AONB authorities under the requirements of the Countryside and Right of Way Act 2000	Learning & Culture	16 March 2004	
•	Education Project Appraisals: Burford School and Community College 
To consider a detailed project appraisal for a scheme for new 8 classroom mathematics block	Schools	4 February 2004	
•	Government Planning Policy Statements  
To agree comments to the Government’s consultation on Planning Policy Statements 11(Regional Planning) and 12 (Local Development Frameworks)	Strategic Planning & Waste Management	23 December 2003	
•	Use of Social Service Vehicles for Public Transport Purposes 
To consider the scope for such use in the light of a study by the Council’s term consultants for transport planning 	Transport, Community Care & Health	23 December 2003	
•	Thornhill Park & Ride Interchange  
To seek approval for a project appraisal in respect of this scheme	Transport	16 March 2004	

Schedule 2 – Amendments to Items in the Present Plan

Ref/Topic	Date	Change	
•	2003/158: Oxford Secondary School Catchment Areas Review	11 November 2003	Move to 14 January 2004	
•	2003/170: Oxfordshire Plan 2004/05	11 November 2003	Move to 23 December 2003	
•	2003/187: Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles	11 November 2003	Defer pending confirmation of proposals	
•	2003/158: Education Asset Management Plans	9 December 2003	Move to 27 January 2004	
•	2003/195: Woodeaton Manor and Iffley Mead Special Schools	9 December 2003	Move to 14 January 2003	

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 some 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	
8 January 2004	•	50 mph Speed Limits - Various Routes - Recommendations of Speed Management Strategy Task Force	
	•	Abingdon, Colwell Drive – Cycle Link 	
	•	Abingdon, St Nicholas School - Better Ways to School Measures	
	•	 Appleton CE Primary School - Better Ways to School Measures 	
	•	B4017 Henwood –Traffic Calming	
	•	Chinnor, Icknield Way - Traffic Calming	
	•	East Oxford – Residents’ Parking Scheme	
	•	Holton - Waiting Restrictions	
	•	Kidlington - Premium Bus Routes	
	•	Kidlington, Bicester Road - Pedestrian Crossing near St Edwards School	
	•	Kidlington, Morton Avenue - Traffic Calming	
	•	Lewknor, B4009/M40 Junction - Bus Interchange and Safety Improvements	
	•	Little Milton, Church Hill – Pedestrian Crossing	
	•	Oxford City Central Area 20 mph limit	
	•	Oxford Road, Lime Walk - Improvements and Pelican Crossing	
	•	Oxford, Beaumont Street -  Pedestrian/Cycle Facility	
	•	Oxford, Cherwell Drive – Pelican Crossings	
	•	 Oxford, Lark Rise School - Better Ways to School Measures 	
	•	Oxford, Lime Walk – Improvements and Pelican Crossing	
	•	Oxford, Marsh Lane – Pelican Crossings	
	•	Oxford, Observatory Street – Traffic Calming	
	•	Oxford, Wolvercote Roundabout - Traffic Signals on A40 Entries	
	•	Oxford, Wolvercote School - Better Ways to School Measures 	
	•	Steeple Aston, Dr Radcliffe School - Better Ways to School Measures	
	•	Watlington Primary School - Better Ways to School Measures 	
	•	Witney, Ducklington Lane – Cycleway	
	•	Witney, Thorney Leys - Cycleway	
	•	Dial-a-Ride– Funding Arrangements	
	•	Transport Services for People with Mobility Impairments - Review of Grants	
	•	Ridgeway Explorer Bus Service	

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

Topic/Decision	Executive
Area	Ref	

25 November 2003

•	Financial Monitoring
Monthly Financial Report	Leader of the Council	2003/123	
•	Performance Management: Progress against Priorities and Targets
Quarterly performance monitoring report, including progress on the Raising Our Performance action plan and PSA targets	Leader of the Council	2003/110	
•	Economic Development Action Plan
To consider an action plan for the County Council’s economic development initiatives	Deputy Leader of the Council	2003/127	
•	Sufficiency of Early Years and Childcare Places
To report on monitoring, together with an analysis of sufficiency of places in each partnership area	Children & Young People	2003/027	
•	Government Green Paper - Every Child Matters
To consider a response to the proposals in the consultation paper	Children & Young People	2003/193	
•	Highway Consultations on Planning Applications – Scrutiny Review
To report back on the evaluation of the issues arising from this review and its recommendations	Transport	2003/174	

9 December 2003

•	Review of Charges
To review charges applicable across the various Council services and approve any variations in respect of discretionary charges	Leader of the Council	2003/197	
•	Extending the Range of Civil Ceremonies
To propose the delivery of citizenship ceremonies and the provision of additional civil ceremonies	Community Safety	2003/189	
•	Secondary School Developments - Draft Brief
To approve the publication of a draft secondary school brief to be used in the development of new and existing secondary school buildings and negotiations with developers.	Schools	2003/157	
•	Recruitment & Retention of Teachers and Support Staff – Scrutiny Review
To consider a report back on the implications (including costings) of the Learning & Culture Scrutiny Committee’s review  recommendations	Schools	2003/196	
•	Traveller Strategy
To consider a strategy for provision, control and monitoring of facilities for travellers	Strategic Planning & Waste Management	2003/190	
•	Nitrogen Dioxide Emissions in Central Oxford
To review progress on air quality management in central Oxford, further to a motion by Councillor John Power, as adopted in amended form by the Council on 9 September 2003	Transport	2003/194