Agenda and decisions

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2023 and 24 January 2023.

To receive communications from the Chairman.

The Assistant Director Regulatory Services and Community Safety will give a presentation to brief the Committee on work being undertaken in relation to Community Safety.

Recommendation

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To note the verbal update

Resolved

(1)       That the verbal update be noted.

To seek the committee’s views on the draft action plans for delivering the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion commitments for creating inclusive communities and inclusive services, which are set out in its Equalities Framework, Including Everyone.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1       To review the draft action plans for Inclusive Communities and Inclusive Services and provide comments for the Executive Committee to consider at its April meeting.

1.2       To recommend to the Executive Committee that there is a delegation of authority to the Assistant Director for Customer Focus to make minor amendments to the agreed Inclusive Communities and Services Action Plans in consultation with the portfolio holder and Chair of the EDI working group.

Resolved

(1)  That the following comments be made to the Executive in relation to the Inclusive Communities Action Plan

a.    An additional action be added to EDI 1.02, to develop and agree a policy for supporting national events that support our corporate priorities.

b.    Additional wording be added to EDI 1.03,   Review our approach to supporting refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants of all nationalities

(2)  That Executive be recommended to delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Customer Focus to make minor amendments to the agreed Inclusive Communities and Services action plans, in consultation with the portfolio holder and Chair of the EDI working group.

The Performance & Insight Team Leader will give a presentation to the Committee detailing the Councils’ Performance Outcomes Framework 2023/24.

Recommendation

1.1 To note the Performance Outcomes Framework 2023/24.

Resolved

(1)       That the presentation be noted.

To provide an overview of the “Oxfordshire Net Zero Route Map and Action Plan” which can be found in Appendix I. The report sets out the context for the production of the Route Map and Action Plan, along with detail of the structure and key areas of activity, such as decarbonising buildings and transport across the district.

During recent years, Cherwell has worked collaboratively on the climate change agenda with the county council and other authorities in Oxfordshire leading to successful outcomes, such as the Park & Charge EV infrastructure in our car parks. This approach has led to investment in the district, whilst minimising the resource impact upon staff, e.g. to deal with procurement, project management etc. The Route Map and Action Plan focus on the areas of activity which can be enabled through joint working with our local authority partners.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended to:

1.1        Support the proposed Route Map and Action Plan which seeks to deliver the ambitions of the Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire (PaZCO) 2021 report.

Resolved

(1)       That the proposed Route Map and Action Plan be supported.

A written update on work undertaken so far by the Food Insecurity working group.

Recommendation

The meeting is recommended:

1.1 To consider and comment on the work undertaken to date.

Resolved

(1)       That the update be noted.

A written update on the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme 2023/24.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1 To consider and agree the indicative work programme 2023/24.

Resolved

(1)       That the indicative work programme be noted.