Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Local Communities

Forward Plan Ref: 2017/083

Contact: Sarah Jelley, Senior Policy & Performance Officer Tel: 07554 103437

Report by Assistant Chief Executive (CA10).

In February 2016 the council agreed to set aside £1m for creating a ‘one off’ fund to provide pump priming to support open access children's services.  It was agreed that a cross party group of county councillors would consider maximum benefit of this fund and bring proposals back to Cabinet for decision.

In considering the third round of bids against the criteria during discussion Cabinet noted that the issue for the St Mary’s bid was the level of duplication with the ACE Centre.  Councillor Gray suggested that it would be sensible to defer a decision in order to undertake further investigation and review the services available and to be provided. This report outlines this work with recommendations to Cabinet.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

(a)  Approve for funding the following bids:

a.    St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton

(b)Defer the decision until September Cabinet for the following bids:

a.    Aspire & The Nature Effect (Florence  Park Children’s Centre)

(c)  Defer the decision until September Cabinet for the asset transfer for the following proposal:

a.    Aflah Nursery (Florence Park Children’s Centre)

Agreed recommendations

In February 2016 the council agreed to set aside £1m for creating a ‘one off’ fund to provide pump priming to support open access children's services.  It was agreed that a cross party group of county councillors would consider maximum benefit of this fund and bring proposals back to Cabinet for decision.

In June during consideration of the third round of bids against the criteria following discussion Cabinet deferred a decision on a number of matters in order to undertake further investigation. Cabinet had before them a report outlining this work to date with recommendations to Cabinet.

Councillor John Sanders, local councillor for Cowley welcomed the deferral of the decision on Florence Park. He emphasised that the Fund was to provide open access services for local people.

Councillor Gray in moving the recommendations advised that meetings were being held under the auspices of the OCVA with a view to a possible joint bid.

RESOLVED:                        to:

(a)             Approve for funding the following bids:

a.    St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton

(b)             Defer the decision until September Cabinet for the following bids:

a.    Aspire & The Nature Effect (Florence  Park Children’s Centre)

(c)             Defer the decision until September Cabinet for the asset transfer for the following proposal:

a.    Aflah Nursery (Florence Park Children’s Centre)