Agenda
Contact Officer: Darius Zarazel Tel: 07895 213735 |
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E-mail: Darius.Zarazel@southandvale.gov.uk Date: 19 June 2024 Website: www.southoxon.gov.uk |
A MEETING OF THE
Cabinet
WILL BE HELD ON Thursday 27 June 2024 at 6.00 pm
All Saints Room, Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN
To watch this virtual meeting, follow this link to the council’s YouTube channel.
Members of the Cabinet
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Portfolio |
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David Rouane (Chair)
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Leader of the Council, plus Cabinet member for cross council themes including climate action, communications, and legal and democratic services |
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Robin Bennett (Vice-Chair)
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Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration |
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Maggie Filipova-Rivers (Vice-Chair)
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Statutory Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet member for housing and community hub |
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Pieter-Paul Barker
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Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
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Sam Casey-Rerhaye
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Cabinet member for corporate services |
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Georgina Heritage
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Cabinet member for communities |
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Sam James-Lawrie
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Cabinet member for the environment |
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Anne-Marie Simpson
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Cabinet member for planning |
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ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC PRESENT
Reports considered with the public present are available on the council’s website.
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Chair's announcements
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To receive any announcements from the chair.
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Apologies for absence
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To record apologies for absence.
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Minutes (Pages 6 - 15)
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To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 18 April 2024.
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Declaration of interests
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To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and non-registrable interests or any conflicts of interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting.
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Urgent business
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To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent.
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Public participation
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To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak.
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REPORTS |
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Car Park Order (Pages 16 - 26)
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To consider the report of the head of development and corporate landlord.
This report provides information for Cabinet members to consider the responses received from the consultation exercise on the draft 2024 car parking order, and to make a decision on what changes to make to the new 2024 Car Parking Order.
Recommendations: that cabinet:
(a) Considers the responses received following the consultation exercise on the South Oxfordshire District Council proposed car parking order for 2024.
(b) Subject to cabinet members views, delegates authority to the Head of Development and Corporate Landlord to make any amendments to the order and to implement Option One for the Goldsmiths Lane Car Park.
(c) Authorise the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to proceed with the new order and to determine the date it comes into effect.
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Delivery of public space CCTV (Pages 27 - 32)
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To receive the report from the head of communities.
To seek agreement from Cabinet on the proposal to enter the Thames Valley CCTV Partnership and the creation of an Oxfordshire CCTV hub for the future provision of public space CCTV.
Recommendations: That Cabinet
(a) Agree to the proposed approach for the delivery of public space CCTV in South Oxfordshire.
(b) Authorise the Head of Communities to negotiate and agree the agreement with Thames Valley Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the future provision on public space CCTV making any minor changes they deem necessary, and undertaking and considering any consultation required.
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Local Authority Housing Fund: Round 3 (Pages 33 - 76)
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To receive the report from the head of finance.
To allow the council to accept additional grant funding which has been made available under the latest round of Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) funding. This will further support the provision of housing for the council’s refugee accommodation programme, building on previous rounds which the council has taken advantage of.
Recommendations:
(a) To accept the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ grant of £840,500 (indicative Local Authority Housing Fund 3 allocation) to deliver four homes that meet the eligibility criteria outlined within the Local Authority Housing Fund 3 prospectus, and to authorise the head of finance in consultation with the chief executive or their nominated officer to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which sets out the understanding between both parties for the use of funding.
(b) To recommend to Council to add £1.864million to the approved capital programme, part funded by Local Authority Housing Fund 3 funding of £840,500 to purchase four homes under this scheme.
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Oxfordshire Councils Charter (Pages 77 - 87)
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To consider the head of policy and programmes’ report.
To update Cabinet members on the development of the Oxfordshire Councils Charter attached at appendix 1. To endorse the charter and become a signatory party along with other councils in Oxfordshire.
Recommendation:
That Cabinet endorses the Oxfordshire Councils Charter and agrees to be a signatory.
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Corporate Performance Report and Climate Action Plan Performance Report - Quarter four, 2023/24 (Pages 88 - 185)
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To consider the head of policy and programmes’ report.
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Review of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (Pages 186 - 190)
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To receive the report from the deputy chief executive – place.
To seek cabinet members’ views on the future of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (FOP), a statutory joint committee, and set out how to seek engagement from the wider members on that future.
Recommendation:
(a) For Cabinet to consider the future remit of Future Oxfordshire Partnership, a statutory joint committee, and to seek engagement from all councillors on that remit in order to assist the Leader in representing the Council’s views.
(b) To note the Chief Executive’s email to DHLUC officials (sent at the request of the Leader of the Council and agreed by the Leader) setting out the Council’s request and headline position around aspects of devolution, which is likely to be a priority for any new government.
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Exclusion of the Public
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To consider whether to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that: (i) It is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A, and (ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED
The council hereby gives notice that it intends to hold part of this Cabinet meeting in private to consider the following items for the reasons set out in the ‘exclusion of the public’ item above. These reports are not available on the council’s website.
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Recommendations and updates from other committees (Pages 191 - 192)
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To receive an update on recent committee recommendations.
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Five Councils Partnership (Pages 193 - 209)
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To consider the report of the deputy chief executive – partnerships.
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New Waste Depot (Pages 210 - 233)
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To consider the head of development and corporate landlord’s report.
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Application for Section 106 Grant Funding by Soha Ltd (Pages 234 - 267)
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To consider the report of the head of housing and environment.
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Vivien Williams
Head of Legal and Democratic (Interim)
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