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Report of the Cabinet

Meeting: 05/11/2019 - County Council (Item 72)

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Report of the Cabinet Meetings held on 17 September 2019 and 15 October 2019 (CC9).

Decision:

The Cabinet received he report of the Cabinet.

 

In relation to paragraph 2 of the report (HIF Marginal Viability (mv) Funding Agreements Bicester & Wantage) (Question from Councillor Hannaby to Councillor Hudspeth) Councillor Hudspeth undertook to look into when the final contracts would be signed so that work could commence and to put as much pressure on the process as possible.

 

In relation to paragraph 3 of the report (Local Government Association Peer Review Report) (Question from Councillor Price to Councillor Hudspeth) Councillor Hudspeth undertook to provide Councillor Price with a written answer regarding whether there was an action plan in relation to the Peer Review and in particular in relation to inclusive growth.

 

In relation to paragraph 7 of the report (The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s board Annual Report/The Performance Audit & Quality Assurance Annual Report and The Case Review & Governance Annual Report - 2019) (Question from Councillor Hanna to Councillor Harrod) Councillor Hudspeth undertook to ask Councillor Harrod to provide a written answer detailing what could be done to raise the issue of       with local practitioners?

 

In relation to paragraph 9 of the report (Implementation of a Street Works Permit Scheme for Oxfordshire) (Question from Councillor Buckley to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance gave an assurance that conditions could be added to possible conditions attached to the future Street Works Permits, so that problems like Botley Road could be avoided in Future.  Councillor Constance cautioned though that it was no possible to foresee all problems that could arise.

 

In relation to paragraph 11 of the report (Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations – Consultation Draft Plan) (Question from Councillor John Sanders to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance undertookto use every endeavour to ensure that the new timetable for delivery of Core Strategy part 2 would be delivered on its present schedule and that officers would receive as much support as they required.

 

In relation to paragraph 11 of the report (Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations – Consultation Draft Plan) (Question from Councillor Johnston to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance gave an undertaking to employee additional consultants (if required) to ensure the Site Allocations Plan was adopted in November 2020.

 

In relation to paragraph 13 of the report (Capital Finance Monitoring Report) (Question from Councillor Roz Smith to Councillor Bartholomew) Councillor Bartholomew undertook to provide Councillor Roz Smith with a written answer detailing whether the urgent repairs to Windmill School were to be funded from the contingency budget or from the Capital School’s Maintenance Budget?

 

Minutes:

The Council received the report of the Cabinet.

 

In relation to paragraph 2 of the report (HIF Marginal Viability (mv) Funding Agreements Bicester & Wantage) (Question from Councillor Hannaby to Councillor Hudspeth) Councillor Hudspeth undertook to look into when the final contracts would be signed so that work could commence; and to put as much pressure on the process as possible.

 

In relation to paragraph 7 of the report (The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Board Annual Report/The Performance Audit & Quality Assurance Annual Report and The Case Review & Governance Annual Report - 2019) (Question from Councillor Hanna to Councillor Harrod) Councillor Hudspeth undertook to ask Councillor Harrod to provide a written answer detailing what could be done to increase the awareness of all local practitioners, especially in schools, of the trends outlined in the report and recommendations (particularly exclusion rates of children with SEND and LAC) and what was being done to tackle recruitment and retention of key personnel working with children.

 

In relation to paragraph 9 of the report (Implementation of a Street Works Permit Scheme for Oxfordshire) (Question from Councillor Buckley to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance gave an assurance that conditions would be attached to the future Street Works Permits, so that issues such as delays, due to traffic light operation could be avoided.  However, Councillor Constance pointed that foresight into issues that could arise was often difficult.

 

In relation to paragraph 11 of the report (Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations – Consultation Draft Plan) (Question from Councillor J. Sanders to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance undertook to make every endeavour to ensure that the new timetable for delivery of Core Strategy part 2 would be delivered on its present schedule and that officers would receive as much support as they required.

 

In relation to paragraph 11 of the report (Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Site Allocations – Consultation Draft Plan) (Question from Councillor Johnston to Councillor Constance) Councillor Constance undertook to consider employing additional consultants (if required) to deliver the Site Allocations Plan by November 2020.

 

In relation to paragraph 13 of the report (Capital Finance Monitoring Report) (Question from Councillor Roz Smith to Councillor Bartholomew) Councillor Bartholomew undertook to provide Councillor Roz Smith with a written answer detailing how the urgent repairs to Windmill School were to be funded; and whether it would be from the contingency budget or capital school’s maintenance budget.