Decisions

Resolved

(1)       That, as agreed at agenda item 5, Community Safety be added to the work programme for 2019/2020.

(2)       That Youth Provision be added to the topics to be considered in 2019/2020

(3)       That the Customer Service Improvement Project be added to the work programme for 26 March 2019 meeting.

(4)       That consideration of the draft Housing Strategy following consultation be added to the work programme under items to be allocated at the appropriate time.

(5)       That subject to resolutions 1,2,3 and 4 the work programme be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That the monthly Performance, Risk and finance Monitoring report be noted.

(2)       That it be noted that the Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring was considered by Executive on a monthly basis.

(3)       That having reviewed the performance update for September no areas for further consideration by the Executive be identified.

Resolved

(1)       That the contents of the report be noted.

(2)       That the Cherwell District Council Section 11 return be endorsed for submission alongside a summary of the outcomes of a practitioner survey carried out on front line staff and a summary of safeguarding training.

Resolved

(1)       That the Community Safety presentation be noted.

(2)       That a Community Safety update in 12 months be added to the work programme.

Resolved

That Councillor Ken Atack be appointed Chairman of the Shareholder Committee for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

The Assistant Director - Transformational Governance submitted a report to consider a request from Graven Hill Village Holding Company for the creation of additional subsidiary companies that are required to carry out specific roles required as part of the delivery of Graven Hill.

Resolved

(1)           That approval be given to the creation of a Graven Hill Site Wide Management Company as a company limited by guarantee and that Graven Hill Village Holding Company be requested to prepare governance documents for final approval by the Shareholder representative before registration and director nominations occur.

(2)           That approval be given to the creation of Individual Apartment Management Companies as required and that Graven Hill Village Holding Company be requested to prepare template governance documents for final approval by the Shareholder representative and then subsequent approval prior to each Individual Apartment Company being established.

(3)           That the above companies be included within the proposed shareholder agreement.

Resolved

(1)        That the actions taken to date in relation to address any concerns   within the value for money judgement in our 2017/18 accounts in          relation to the acquisition of assets be noted.

Resolved

(1)        That the contents of the report be noted.

Resolved

(1)          That, further to the delegated authority granted at the 4 June 2018 meeting of Executive (Minute 9) to the Assistant Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to make and cease appointments and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2018/2019 Municipal Year, that Councillor Andrew McHugh be appointed to the Apprenticeship and Training Company Limited following the resignation of Councillor John Donaldson from the Company.

Resolved

(1)        That the contents of the report be noted.

Resolved

(1)        That the Committee Work Plan be noted, subject to the inclusion of an       additional item relating to Business Rates Overview and the removal of     the item relating to S106 Monitoring from the 27 November 2018 meeting.

To seek endorsement for the development of a ten year district industrial strategies; the Cherwell Industrial Strategy (CIS)

Resolved

(1)           That the process to prepare a ten year industrial strategy for Cherwell be supported and endorsed.

(2)           That the approach for Cherwell be agreed.

(3)           That the programme and indicative timeline for delivery be noted.

To advise Executive of urgent action taken in relation to The Hill, Banbury

Resolved

(1)           That the urgent action taken by the Interim Executive Director Finance and Governance to approve the demolition of The Hill Community Centre, Banbury and to construct a new youth and community centre in its place be noted.

To consider a report on the OxLEP Review and Resulting Governance Changes

Resolved

(1)           That the contents of the report and key developments relating to the recent Ministerial Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Review be noted.

(2)           That approval be given to Cherwell District Council (CDC) leaving South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) by 1 April 2019, hence removing the geographical overlap where CDC is a member of both SEMLEP and Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).

(3)           That it be noted that, to assist with the transitional process, the Leader of CDC will remain on the Board of SEMLEP in his capacity as Chair of the Cross Corridor (Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge) Leaders’ Group as observer after the April 2019 changes take place.

(4)           That it be noted that CDC will continue as a full and active member (with board representation) of OxLEP.

To consider a strategy to support planning policy when justifying the council’s position in relation to the partial review

Resolved

(1)          That the findings from the District Sports Study Playing Pitch Strategy Executive Summary (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be noted.

(2)          That the production of a Council Sports and Leisure strategy and subsequent delivery plan, in response to the Sports Studies findings and recommendations be supported.

To consider the monthly Performance, Finance and Risk report

Resolved

(1)           That the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report be noted.

To consider the outcome of a review of the councils Housing Allocations Policy

Resolved

(1)           That the revisions to the Housing Allocations Scheme as set out in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) be agreed.

(2)           That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Housing, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing, to make any future amendments to the Council’s Housing Allocations Scheme that are deemed to be necessary and do not constitute a major policy change.