Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2019/055

Contact: Paul Fermer, Assistant Director of Community Operations Tel: 07825 273984

Report by Director for Community Operations (CA12).

The report seeks approval to delegate the management of temporary signs on the highway to Cherwell District Council. A separate proposal is included in giving the required authorisation to Cherwell to manage and enable the sponsorship of roundabouts in the CDC area (already in progress) and to share any surplus income from the activity.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)          note the progress being made regarding partnership opportunities between Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council Operational Teams

(b)          to delegate authority to the Director of Law and Governance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, the Leader and the Strategic Director of Communities to agree appropriate terms of the agreement.

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to delegate the management of temporary signs on the highway to Cherwell District Council. A separate proposal was included giving the required authorisation to Cherwell to manage and enable the sponsorship of roundabouts in the CDC area (already in progress) and to share any surplus income from the activity.

Councillor Ian Corkin, Cabinet Member for Cherwell Partnership in moving the recommendations welcomed the proposals as an encouraging sign of the culture change being brought about by the Partnership. This was a vexatious issue and was something that could be expanded across the County.

Cabinet in welcoming the proposals hoped that there would be engagement with town and parish councils. A member suggested that a report back on the Civil Parking Enforcement referred to in paragraph 7 of the report would be welcomed.

RESOLVED:             to:

(a)          note the progress being made regarding partnership opportunities between Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council Operational Teams

(b)          to delegate authority to the Director of Law and Governance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, the Leader and the Strategic Director of Communities to agree appropriate terms of the agreement.