Venue: Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4AA
Contact: Kerry Wincott, Law and Governance Email: kerry.wincott@cherwell-dc.gov.uk, 01295 221586
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Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 26 June 2024. Additional documents:
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Chairman's Announcements To receive communications from the Chairman |
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Urgent Business The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda. |
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Crown House Banbury Limited - Quarter One Business Report 2024/25 PDF 310 KB Report of Shareholder Representative
Purpose of report
To note, comment and approve recommendations in response to Crown House Banbury Limited Quarter One 2024/25 Business Report.
Recommendations
1.1 To note and comment on the Crown House Banbury Limited Quarter One 2024/25 Business Report as contained in this report.
1.2 To note the temporary appointment of Councillor Rob Pattenden as a Director of the Crown House companies. This position will be reviewed at the end of the financial year to assess the recruitment of an independent NED, as this is best practice. Decision:
Resolved
(1) That Crown House Banbury Limited Quarter One 2024/25 Business Report be noted and commented on.
(2) That the temporary appointment of Councillor Rob Pattenden as a Director of the Crown House companies be noted. This position will be reviewed at the end of the financial year to assess the recruitment of an independent NED, as this is best practice.
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Revisions to the Graven Hill Shareholder Agreement PDF 236 KB Report of Monitoring Officer and Assistant Director Law and Governance
Purpose of report
This report recommends changes to the Shareholder Agreement that governs the relationship and decision making as between the Council and the Graven Hill companies.
The changes arise following implementation of
the Governance Review in 2023. Recommendations
1.1 To approve the changes to the Shareholder Agreement.
1.2 To delegate to the Assistant Director Law and Governance to make further amendments to the Shareholder Agreement, including inserting the Data Protection Schedule to the Agreement
1.3 To delegate to the Assistant Director of Law and Governance the execution of the Agreement as a deed.
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Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) - Governance Review Action Plan - Update PDF 418 KB Report of Monitoring Officer & Assistant Director – Law and Governance
Purpose of report
This report presents an update of the Governance Review Action Plan, which commenced following a request at the Shareholder Committee meeting dated 05 July 2023 to ensure oversight of the remaining actions emerging from the Governance Review, carried out by WBD Solicitors.
Recommendations
1.1 To approve the updated Graven Hill Governance Review Action Plan attached at Exempt Appendix A. Decision: Resolved
(1) That the updated Graven Hill Governance Review Action Plan be approved. |
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Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) - Quarter One Business Report 2024/25 PDF 251 KB ** An exempt version of this report and the exempt appendices are included on this agenda at a separate item **
Report of Shareholder Representative
Purpose of report
To note, comment and approve recommendations in response to the GHVDC Quarter One Business Report.
Recommendations
1.1 To note and comment on the GHVDC Quarter One Business Report.
1.2 To approve the GHVDC Quarter One Business Report.
Decision: Resolved
(1) That the Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) Quarter One Business Report be noted and commented on.
(2) That the Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) Quarter One Business Report be approved. |
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Exclusion of the Public and Press The following items of business contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.
3 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Members are reminded that whilst the following items have been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider each of them in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.
Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:
“That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of that Act and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”
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Crown House Banbury Ltd - Quarter 1 Business Report 2024/25 - Exempt Appendix
Decision: As set out under agenda item 6. |
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Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) - Governance Review Action Plan Update - Exempt Appendix
Decision: As set out under agenda item 8. |
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Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) - Quarter One Business Report 2024/25
Exempt report of Shareholder representative Decision: As set out under agenda item 9. |