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To approve the Revenue Grant awards for
2025/26 to 2026/27
Decision Maker: Cabinet member for communities
Decision published: 14/03/2025
Effective from: 22/03/2025
Decision:
1. To award revenue grants for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, as listed in Appendix 1, totalling £667,992 as recommended by the Community Grants Panel.
2. To award seventeen grants subject to the conditions laid out in Appendix 2 for fourteen of the organisations, and three will be subject to a legal grant agreement.
3. To delegate authority to the community wellbeing manager to agree the performance monitoring targets with the successful organisations.
Lead officer: Cheryl Reeves
To set a revised taxi tariff.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member for communities
Decision published: 10/03/2025
Effective from: 03/03/2025
Decision:
To agree to hold the taxi tariff at the current rates.
Lead officer: Laura Driscoll
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2025
Effective from: 15/03/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet approves the revised Terms of Reference and Memorandum of Understanding. These will take effect following approval by each of the six Oxfordshire councils.
Lead officer: Suzanne Malcolm
To approve the action plan.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2025
Effective from: 15/03/2025
Decision:
RESOLVED: That Cabinet formally approve and adopt the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Joint Nature and Climate Action Plan 2025-29.
Lead officer: Dominic Lamb
The Phase 3c projects include the appointment
of Professional Services Team (PST) with subsequent
Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) / Main Contractor
appointment/s, as delivered through the Salix Government Grant
Scheme with additional Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
funds.
The recent appointment of AtkinsRéalis as the Phase 3c
Employers Agent allows for the identification and design of
detailed technical design work required including mechanical and
electrical, roof / building fabric works.
Implementing works on the site is complex, as the property and land
are not owned by the council and the associated risks are being
managed.
To achieve the required Salix grant-spend by end of March 2025 and
to meet the overall programme, a further decision will be required
to award the main building works contract.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member for communities
Decision published: 04/03/2025
Effective from: 12/03/2025
Decision:
To award the Joint Contract Tribunal’s (JCT) Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) contract to Finn-geotherm UK Limited for the first delivery stage of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 3c project at Park Sports Centre.
To transfer the £1,012,081 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Park Sports Centre decarbonisation allocation and the £250,000 CIL allocation for the roof replacement from the provisional capital programme to an approved budget.
To instruct the District Network Operator (DNO) ‘SSEN’ for increased electricity capacity to facilitate the project.
To instruct AtkinsRéalis to carry out the Planning application and fulfil the Salix requirements for including Park Sports Centre during Stage 1 (PCSA).
Lead officer: John McLeod
The Phase 3c projects include the appointment
of Professional Services Team (PST) with subsequent
Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) / Main Contractor
appointment/s, as delivered through the Salix Government Grant
Scheme.
The recent appointment of AtkinsRéalis as the Phase 3c
Employers Agent allows for the identification and design of
detailed technical design work required including mechanical and
electrical, roof / building fabric works.
To purchase equipment to be used as part of the decarbonisation
project.
To achieve the required Salix grant-spend by end of March
2025.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member for communities
Decision published: 04/03/2025
Effective from: 12/03/2025
Decision:
To award a Joint Contract Tribunal’s (JCT) Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) contract to Finn-geotherm UK Limited for the first delivery stage of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 3c project at Didcot Wave Leisure Centre.
To transfer £203,803 from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds from the provisional capital programme to an approved budget.
To instruct the District Network Operator (DNO) ‘SSEN’ for increased electricity capacity to facilitate the project.
To instruct AtkinsRéalis to carry out the Planning application and fulfil the Salix requirements for Didcot Wave during Stage 1 (PCSA).
Lead officer: John McLeod