Cabinet – 24 June 2008
ADDENDA
Item
4. Petitions and Public Address
The Leader of the Council has agreed the following request to address the meeting:
6. Provisional 2007/08 Revenue and Capital Outturn
Paragraphs 1 & 47 and the supporting tables have been amended as detailed at Annex 1 (download as .doc file).
The Cabinet Member for Schools Improvement has proposed to insert three additional paragraphs following paragraph 79 on page 21:
79(a). Following a review of school balances at an individual school level a position statement is to be prepared for portfolio holders and the Directorate Leadership Team. The review will identify which school budgets, if any, require further scrutiny.
79(b). Where officers require further information or clarification relating to budget submission the existing call in mechanism will be activated.
79(c). In the event that inadequate justification for a school's anticipated budget is provided as a result of the call in procedure in paragraph 79(b) above, the headteacher and chair of governors will be asked to attend a meeting with appropriate Council officers and members of the Cabinet.
The following additional recommendation is proposed:
(f) To agree the approach to School Balances as set out in paragraphs 79(a)-(c), as proposed in the schedule of addenda.
On 17 June 2008, the Council passed the following motions regarding Eco-Towns:
18. Motion from Councillor Timothy Hallchurch:
“Council asks the Cabinet to give careful consideration to:
(a) the impact of the proposed eco-town of 35,000 people on the successful economic development of Bicester; (b) the impact of the proposed eco-town on the transport network especially congestion on the A34 and M40 at J9 and minor roads and lanes in the area; (c) whether the proposed new railway station, tram system and modifications to the M40 J9 are affordable and will provide the benefits claimed by the developer; (d) the impact of the proposed eco-town on Oxford’s Green Belt as a quarter of the proposed site will be within the Green Belt; (e) whether the proposed eco-town is environmentally sustainable when it seems inevitable that there will be substantial traffic growth; (f) the impact of concreting over 2000 acres of farm land to the flooding threat; (g) the impact on the loss of wildlife habitats as part of the proposed development includes Woodsides Meadow Nature Reserve, and other meadows owned and managed by BBOWT; (h) the fact that Oxfordshire has had restrictions on water use, how will the eco-town impact on the water supply and to other services such as sewage and electricity; (i) the impact on Oxfordshire schooling, hospitals, library services, social services, waste collection and disposal and other services provided by the local authorities.
The Council also deplores the lack of consultation with Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council and other bodies by the Government before they short listed the proposed Weston-Otmoor eco-town.”
27. Motion from Councillor Dermot Roaf:
“This Council notes Government plans for a possible eco-town (Weston Otmoor) in this County, and is concerned that the plans have had no input from local authority planning officers, can only add considerably to traffic on the A34, and is very unlikely to deliver environmental benefits to outweigh the damage to the local environment and economy. Council asks the Cabinet to consider opposing these plans in their response to the consultation.”
A copy of a letter of objection to the proposed eco-town discussed in the report submitted by Islip Parish Council to Cherwell District Council is attached at Annex 2 (download as .doc file).
Wendlebury Parish Council has submitted an objection to the proposed eco-town discussed in the report, attached at Annex 3 (download as .doc file).
10. Scrutiny Review on Cycling to Work – ‘On Your Bike’
The Cabinet Member for Transport has considered the Scrutiny Review and would endorse recommendations 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17 as proposed and recommendations 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18 if amended in bold italics/strikethrough, as shown on Annex 4 (download as .doc file) attached.
11. Provision of Additional Secondary Pupil Places in Bicester
This item was incorrectly attributed to the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families on the agenda. This decision falls within the portfolio of the Cabinet Member for Schools Improvement.
Recommendation (b) has been amended to read as follows:
(b) To instruct officers to do further work on the legal status of the proposed new institution and the framework for governance and finances;
14. Forward Plan and Future Business
Members are asked to note the following additions to the Forward Plan:
Members are asked to note the following amendments to the Forward Plan:
Members are asked to note the following deletions from the Forward Plan:
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