Agenda

Cabinet - Thursday, 28 November 2024 6.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE

Contact: Becky Binstead Democratic Services

Items
No.	Item
	ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC PRESENT Reports considered with the public present are available on the council’s website.
1.	Chair's announcements To receive any announcements from the chair.
2.	Apologies for absence To record apologies for absence.
3.	Minutes PDF 131 KB To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 October 2024.
4.	Declaration of interests 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.
5.	Urgent business 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.
6.	Public participation To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak. The deadline for registering to speak is Wednesday 27 November at 5pm.
7.	Recommendations and updates from other committees PDF 89 KB To consider the attached paper, being the recommendations and updates from other committees to Cabinet.
8.	Leisure Facilities Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy PDF 150 KB View the background to item 8. To consider the Head of Policy and Programmes’ report. Additional documents: South Appendix 1 - LFAS Report , item 8. PDF 1 MB South Appendix 2 - PPS Report , item 8. PDF 3 MB South Appendix 3- PPS Appendices , item 8. PDF 8 MB South Appendix 4 - Consultation Report , item 8. PDF 2 MB South Appendix 5 - LFAS EQIA Screening Report , item 8. PDF 140 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 8.
9.	Council Tax base setting 2025/26 PDF 149 KB View the background to item 9. To consider the Head of Finance’s report.
10.	Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTR) 2025/26 - Backdating rules PDF 144 KB View the background to item 10. To consider the Head of Finance’s report.
11.	Performing Arts Grants Policy PDF 191 KB View the background to item 11. To consider the report from the Head of Communities.
12.	Update to the Joint Public Health Funerals Policy PDF 148 KB View the background to item 12. To consider the Head of Housing & Environment’s report. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Joint Public Health Funerals Policy 2024 , item 12. PDF 234 KB
13.	Waste Transfer Station Contract Award PDF 130 KB View the background to item 13. To consider the Head of Housing and Environment’s report.
	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.
14.	Exclusion of the Public 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.
15.	Waste Transfer Station Contract Award View the reasons why item 15. is restricted To consider the confidential appendix to the Head of Housing and Environment’s report.
16.	Recommendations and updates from other committees View the reasons why item 16. is restricted To consider the attached paper, being the confidential recommendations and updates from other committees to Cabinet.
17.	Land Acquisition View the reasons why item 17. is restricted View the background to item 17. To consider the Head of Development and Corporate Landlord’s report.