Decisions

To seek approval to Oxfordshire being a host venue for the OVO Energy Women’s cycle tour in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Recommendations agreed.

To consider for approval Oxfordshire County Council’s response to Affinity Water.

Recommendations agreed.

N.B Final response to make it clear that the County Council expects the Affinity Water proposal to go to public enquiry as well as the Thames Water Revised Draft Water Resource Management Plan.

Noted.

Item 7 – Councillor Liz Brighouse

Item 8 – Councillor John Sanders

See attached annex.

Agreed subject to the following amendment:

Minute 27/19

Page 10 – first bullet point – add Councillor Bartholomew at the start of the sentence.

second bullet point – amend first sentence to read: Explored the extent of housing growth and concerns raised with them by the public, through parish meetings and specifically by the CPRE to Councillor Bartholomew that the scale of housing would undermine the rural nature od some areas and put a strain on services.

None.

Councillor Reeves

To consider a review of the working of the S113 Agreement.

Recommendations agreed.

To seek approval of the delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Powers to the Director of Capital Investment & Delivery in consultation with the Executive Cabinet Member for the purpose of land required for the delivery of schemes.

Recommendations agreed as amended in the addenda and set out below.

Cabinet agreed to:

(a)  Approve delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Powers to the Strategic Director of Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment with the responsibility for Highways and the Leader of the Council, for the purchase of land required for the delivery of the major infrastructure schemes outlined in paragraph 10 of this report, in the event that the land cannot be acquired by negotiation; and

(b)  Note that should the whole or any part of lands required are not acquired by negotiation, the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under provisions contained in Part XII of the Highways Act 1980 for the acquisition of the land, will be progressed. This could include providing the necessary attendance, expert witness provision, etc. at a Public Enquiry if required.

To report on a quarterly basis any executive decisions taken under the specific powers and functions delegated under the terms of Part 7.2 (scheme of Delegation to Officers) of the Council’s Constitution – Paragraph 6.3(c)(i).  It is not for Scrutiny call-in.

Noted.