Agenda

Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel

Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 6.30 pm

Virtual meeting viewable by weblink

From 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, the Oxfordshire Growth Board meetings are managed by Vale of White Horse District Council.

Contact: Kevin Jacob, Growth Board Democratic Services Officer

E-mail: democratic.services@oxfordshiregrowthboard.org

Telephone: 01235 422191

Website: www.oxfordshiregrowthboard.org

Members:

Councillor Andrew Gant (Chair) Councillor John Tanner Councillor Craig Simmons	Oxford City Council
Councillor Tom Wallis Councillor Lucinda Wing Councillor Sean Woodcock, (Vice-Chair)	Cherwell District Council
Councillor Nick Carter Councillor Damian Haywood Councillor Richard Webber	Oxfordshire County Council
Councillor Peter Dragonetti Councillor David Turner Councillor Sarah Gray	South Oxfordshire District Council
Councillor Andy Cooke Councillor Jenny Hannaby Councillor Matt Barber	Vale of White Horse District Council
Councillor Derek Cotterill Councillor Alex Postan Councillor Julian Cooper	West Oxfordshire District Council

The quorum is six members, one from each council. Substitutes are allowed and should be notified to the contact above.

The meeting will be web streamed. Please see the note at: http://democratic.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=604&MId=2786 on how to observe the meeting.

As a matter of courtesy, if you intend to record the meeting please let the contact officer know in advance of this meeting.

AGENDA

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1.	Apologies for absence, substitutes; declarations of interest and Chair's announcements

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Minutes of the previous meetings (Pages 6 - 17)

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 15 September 2020 and 21 October 2020.

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Public participation (To Follow)

Members of the public may submit an address or question in writing to the Scrutiny Panel, where full notice of the question or address is given to the secretariat no later than 17:00 on Wednesday 11 November 2020. Questions and addresses submitted should be no longer than one side of A4 paper in Arial 12 font. The address or question will be circulated to the Panel and public speakers will be invited to speak at the virtual meeting, subject to technical arrangements being in place. Written submissions may also be read out by the Chair or Democratic Services Officer where requested or if the person making the request for public speaking is not able to attend the meeting. A response may be given at the meeting or a written answer supplied.

Questions and notice of addresses must be submitted to democratic.services@oxfordshiregrowthboard.org

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Growth Board response to Scrutiny Panel recommendations (Pages 18 - 23)

To consider the Growth Board’s response to the recommendations from the Scrutiny Panel meetings on 15 September 2020 and 21 October 2020, (Appendix 1)

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Scrutiny Panel Task and Finish Group Suggestion Form - private investment in infrastructure (Pages 24 - 28)

To consider a proposal to establish a Panel Task and Finish Group

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Oxfordshire Economic Recovery Plan (Pages 29 - 48)

As requested by the Scrutiny Panel at its previous meeting, the Panel has been provided with a presentation given to the Oxfordshire Growth Board on 22 September concerning progress in the development of an Economic Recovery Plan for Oxfordshire, which is being developed in response to Covid-19 pandemic.

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The promotion of Low/Zero Carbon Housing in Oxfordshire (Pages 49 - 60)

To a review a report to the Growth Board setting out progress to date against the recommendations approved by the Growth Board in March 2020 concerning Zero Carbon Housing.

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Oxford to Cambridge Arc Update (Verbal Report)

To receive any relevant updates from Chair of Executive Officer Group concerning any developments within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc. (Verbal Report)

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Inclusive Economy Seminars Summary Report (Pages 61 - 100)

To consider a report to the Growth Board sharing the summary findings and learning from the seminar series as well as the report’s recommendations to inform next steps to establish an Inclusive Economy Commission.

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Housing and Growth Deal Reports

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(a)

Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Update (Pages 101 - 105)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out an update on progress in the development of the Oxfordshire Plan ahead of the Regulation 18 (Part 2) consultation.

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(b)

Oxfordshire Plan 2050 sub-group update (Pages 106 - 112)

To receive summary notes from the meetings held on 17 September 2020 and 15 October 2020.

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(c)

Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal Progress Report - Quarter Two Year Three (Pages 113 - 121)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out the Quarter 2 2020/2021 progress report for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal and any amendments to the work programme as necessary.

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(d)

Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal Financial Report Quarter 2 2020/21 (Pages 122 - 129)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out the Quarter 2 2020/21 financial outturn report for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.

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(e)

Housing Advisory Sub-group update (To Follow)

To receive the summary notes from the meeting held on 27 October 2020. (To follow)

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11.

Work Programme for the Scrutiny Panel and Action Log - November 2020 (Pages 130 - 132)

To discuss the draft work programme for the Panel as submitted by the Panel’s Scrutiny Officer and requests for information/actions from previous meetings.

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12.

Dates of next meetings

The dates of future Scrutiny Panel meetings are below.

Tues 19 Jan 2021 6.30 pm
Tues 16 Feb 2021 6.30 pm
Tues 16 Mar 2021 6.30 pm
Tues 1 June 2021 6.30 pm

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Councillors’ duties on declaring interests

General duty

You must declare any disclosable pecuniary interests when the meeting reaches the item on the agenda headed “Declarations of Interest” or as soon as it becomes apparent to you.

What is a disclosable pecuniary interest?

Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to your* employment; sponsorship (ie payment for expenses incurred by you in carrying out your duties as a councillor or towards your election expenses); contracts; land in the council’s area; licences for land in the council’s area; corporate tenancies; and securities. These declarations must be recorded in each councillor’s register of interests which is publicly available on the council’s website.

Declaring an interest

Where any matter disclosed in your register of interests is being considered at a meeting, you must declare that you have an interest. You should also disclose the nature as well as the existence of the interest. If you have a disclosable pecuniary interest, after having declared it at the meeting you must not participate in discussion or voting on the item and must withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is discussed.

Member’s Code of Conduct and public perception

Even if you do not have a disclosable pecuniary interest in a matter, the Councillors’ Code of Conduct says that a member “must serve only the public interest and must never improperly confer an advantage or disadvantage on any person including yourself” and that “you must not place yourself in situations where your honesty and integrity may be questioned”. What this means is that the matter of interests must be viewed within the context of the code as a whole and regard should continue to be paid to the perception of the public.

*Disclosable pecuniary interests that must be declared are not only those of the member her or himself but also those of the member’s spouse, civil partner or person they are living with as husband or wife or as if they were civil partners.

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