Decisions

Resolved

1.1           That the following comment be made to Executive on the draft action plan for an Inclusive Workplace Information on age discrimination should be included within the plan. 

1.2           That Executive be recommended to delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Customer Focus to make minor amendments to the agreed Inclusive Workplace Action Plans in consultation with the portfolio holder and Chair of the EDI working group.

Resolved

That the following policies be approved for implementation:

- Corporate Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy

- Probation Policy

- Honorarium Policy

Resolved

(1)       That the indicative work programme be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That the presentation be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That the update be noted.

Resolved

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

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.

Resolved

(1)       That the verbal update be noted.

Following a robust tender process, to appoint insurance providers starting 1 April 2023 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for another 2 years.

Resolved

(1)          That the insurers identified as successful in each lot, as detailed in the exempt annex to the decision, be agreed and notified accordingly.

Against officer recommendation, the Committee resolved that they would have refused the application.  Reasons to be set out in the minutes.

Refused, in line with the officer recommendation. Reasons to be sent out in the minutes.

Approved, in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions to be set out in the minutes

Approved, in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions, details to be set out in the minutes

Approved, in line with the officer recommendation, subject to conditions and S106 legal agreement, details to be set out in the minutes and delegation of powers officers to agree the optimum longstop date for the upward only viability review to take place

Refused, against officer recommendation. Reasons to be set out in the minutes.

Application withdrawn from the agenda

Resolved

(1)          That the position statement be accepted.

Resolved

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

Resolved

(1)       That the verbal update on the Committee Work plan be noted.

To share the progress the Council has already made across the district towards reducing food insecurity

(Decision non-key)

Resolved

(1)          That the progress made over the last 7 months to reduce food insecurity across the district through coproducing projects, enabling community food network partners to make their offer more sustainable and accessible to residents experiencing difficulty in securing food be acknowledged.

(2)          That Cherwell District Councils input into a Food Strategy for the district; promoting partnerships with volunteer groups and charities, businesses and system partners to improve outcomes for residents be endorsed.

(3)          That the continuation of the Community Food Grant for 2023-2024 financial year at £20,000 be approved.

To consider the proposal for a Public Space Protection Order in Banbury and to approve the commencement of a consultation process

(Item originally scheduled for April)

Resolved

(1)          That it be agreed that Cherwell District Council will commence a public consultation on the introduction of a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Banbury town centre covering the area shown in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book) and including the prohibitions as outlined in the annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book).

To inform the Executive of the progress against our corporate priorities, a Leadership Risk update linking to the performance and a financial update

Resolved

(1)          That the Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report for January 2023 be noted.