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ITEM EX3

EXECUTIVE – 18 MAY 2004

Minutes of the Meeting commencing at 2.00 pm and finishing at 3.30 pm

 

Present:

Voting Members

Councillor Keith R Mitchell – in the chair

Councillor Tony Crabbe
Councillor John Farrow
Councillor Neil Fawcett
Councillor Janet Godden
Councillor Anne Purse
Councillor Dermot Roaf
Councillor David Robertson
Councillor Don Seale

Other Members in Attendance:

Councillor Liz Brighouse (for Agenda Item 5)

Officers:

Whole of meeting:
J. Leverton and D. Mitchell (Chief Executive’s Office).

Part of meeting:
Chief Executive and S. Capaldi; J. Hydari D. Lines and M. Petty and S. Roberts; (Resources); C. Cousins and J. Cox (Environment & Economy); M. Pritchard (Learning & Culture); M. Simm (Community Safety).

By Invitation:

Kurt Moxley, Director of the Oxfordshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team.

The Executive considered the matters, reports and recommendations contained or referred to in the agenda for the meeting, and decided as set out below. Except insofar as otherwise specified, the reasons for the decisions are contained in the agenda and reports, copies of which are attached to the signed Minutes.

    121/04. ORDER OF BUSINESS

    RESOLVED: to vary the order of business as indicated in these Minutes.

    122/04. DECLARATION OF INTEREST

    Councillor Mitchell declared a personal interest in item 9 as the Council’s representative on the South East England Regional Assembly’s Planning Committee and Chairman of its Planning Committee (not a prejudicial interest, by virtue of paragraph 10(2) of the Code of Conduct).

    123/04. MINUTES

    The Minutes of the meeting held on 4 May 2004 were approved and signed.

    124/04. FINANCIAL MONITORING

    (Agenda Item 5)

    The Executive considered a report (EX5) which set out the financial position to the end of March.

    Councillor Brighouse spoke to the current overspend in Learning & Culture. Referring to the budget proposals previously suggested by the Labour Group which had related to improving the financing of Oxfordshire’s Youth Service, she urged the Executive to give assurances that rectifying the overspend should not result in changes to how the Youth Service was delivered or to the current number of posts in the service.

    RESOLVED: to note the report.

    125/04. RAISING OUR PERFORMANCE 2

    (Agenda Item 6)

    The Executive considered a report (EX6) which outlined progress thus far on the implementation of Raising our Performance 2 - the County Council’s improvement plan.

    RESOLVED: to endorse the progress being made in implementing the Council’s improvement plan.

    126/04. CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2004/05 - 2006/07

    (Agenda Item 7)

    The Executive considered a report (EX7) which updated the Capital Programme for 2003/04, and the resources available to fund it.

    RESOLVED: to:

    1. note the report; and

    2. ask the Capital Programme and Asset Management Steering Group:

        1. to consider the funding position on the programme for 2004/05 and bring forward to the Executive in June proposals as to how this position could be resolved;

        2. to consider and bring forward proposals for a provisional allocation of the resources which would be available to Education in a three year capital programme.

    127/04. LOCAL AREA WORKING

    (Agenda Item 8)

    The Executive considered a report (EX8) which reviewed progress on local area working issues and proposed further action in the context of the decisions of the County Council on 13 January 2004.

    RESOLVED: to:

    1. express support in principle for formal County participation in area forums in Oxford City, noting the need for resolution with the City Council of the detail of how this would operate;

    2. support the creation of a Communities Team in the Chief Executive’s Office to undertake the functions described in the report, provided the costs could be met from within existing resources or funding was agreed by Council in determining the budget for 2005/06;
    3. endorse the Five Year Plan at Annex 5 to the report;
    4. review progress on agreed actions and consider next steps in Summer 2005.

    128/04. REGIONAL MINERALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

    (Agenda Item 9)

    The Executive considered a report (EX9) which outlined proposed alterations to Regional Planning Guidance and proposed a response on the part of the County Council.

    RESOLVED: to:

    1. agree to the report forming the basis of the County Council’s comments to the Secretary of State on the proposed alterations to Regional Planning Guidance, South East Regional Minerals Strategy and Regional Waste Management Strategy, with particular reference to policies for:

      1. aggregates recycling and other waste management facilities in the green belt;

      2. primary aggregates provision (apportionment);

      3. minerals safeguarding;

      4. landfill provision for waste from London;

      5. targets for recycling and composting of municipal waste; and

      6. development plan provision for and safeguarding of waste sites;

    2. in particular, raise strong objection to the aggregates apportionment proposed in Policy M5, on the grounds set out in paragraphs 13 and 14 of the report;

    3. authorise the Director for Environment & Economy to seek participation in the Public Examination, in particular in relation to the aggregates apportionment.

    129/04. DIDCOT AREA INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY

    (Agenda Item 10)

    The Executive on 20 April had agreed to defer consideration of the report on the Didcot Area Integrated Transport Strategy to enable the Town Council to respond to the Phase 1 proposals which were presented to that meeting following consideration by the ITS Members Steering Group. The Executive now considered a report (EX10) which outlined their comments and gave officer responses.

    RESOLVED: to:

    1. approve Phase 1 of the Didcot Area Integrated Transport Strategy as summarised in the report to the 20 April meeting of the Executive and as described in detail in Halcrow’s Final Report;

    2. note the further comments made by Didcot Town Council and endorse the response set out in the report.

      130/04. ADULT LEARNING PLAN 2004/05

    (Agenda Item 11)

    The Executive had before them a report (EX11) which outlined progress with the Adult Learning Plan 2004/05 thus far. The Learning & Culture Scrutiny Committee had considered initial proposals for the Plan and had welcomed the revised Mission, Aims and Objectives and outline of main areas of activity for 2004/05.

    Mrs Pritchard reported on a response to the mission review received from the Learning & Skills Council. The Learning & Skills Council welcomed the consultation undertaken on the review; appreciated the well focussed mission and the recognition of national, regional and local priorities and the commitment to vital work in raising the skills of workers in the public and private sector, often amongst those hardest to reach. The Learning & Skills Council also recognised the role that Community Learning Initiatives could play in encouraging the first step back into learning.

    RESOLVED: to authorise the Director for Learning & Culture, in consultation with the Executive Members for Schools and Learning & Culture to finalise the plan for submission to full Council and RECOMMEND Council to approve it for submission to the Learning & Skills Council.

    131/04. SCRUTINY REVIEW OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL MISUSE: "NOT JUST A QUICK FIX"

    (Agenda Item 12)

    The Executive considered a report (EX12) which outlined progress thus far on implementing the recommendations of the Community Safety Scrutiny Committee’s Review of Drugs and Alcohol Misuse.

    RESOLVED: to:

    1. note the progress made and further actions proposed in the Drug & Alcohol Action Team’s report at Annex 3 to the report and the Action Plans at Annex 4 and 5;

    2. ask officers to keep the Executive Members for Children & Young People, Schools and Community Safety informed of future progress;

    3. appoint the Executive Member for Community Safety to oversee the development of a coordinated

    132/04. FORWARD PLAN AND FUTURE BUSINESS

(Agenda Item 13)

The Executive considered a list of items of business for the next two meetings, noting that the Local Transport Plan Annual Progress Report, originally scheduled for 16 June, would now be presented at the meeting on 6 July.

RESOLVED: to note the items currently identified for forthcoming meetings.

in the Chair

Date of signing 2004

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