Agenda

Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel

Monday 12 July 2021 at 6.30 pm

Virtual meeting viewable by weblink

Contact: Kevin Jacob, Growth Board Democratic Services Officer

E-mail: democratic.services@oxfordshiregrowthboard.org

Telephone: 01235 422191

Members:

Councillor Jabu Nala-Hartley Councillor Katherine Miles Councillor Lucy Pegg	Oxford City Council
Councillor Adam Nell Councillor David Hughes Councillor Sean Woodcock, (Vice-Chair)	Cherwell District Council
Councillor Andrew Gant, (Chair) Councillor Brad Baines Councillor Liam Walker	Oxfordshire County Council
Councillor Peter Dragonetti Councillor David Turner Councillor Victoria Haval	South Oxfordshire District Council
Councillor Andy Cooke Councillor Matt Barber Vacancy	Vale of White Horse District Council
Councillor Derek Cotterill Councillor Alex Postan Councillor Dan Levy	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=2927 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, Chair's announcements

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Minutes of the previous meeting (Pages 6 - 12)

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2021.

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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 Tuesday 6 July 2021. 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. 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

Note: This meeting may be recorded for live broadcast via the Growth Board’s YouTube Channel - at the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm the meeting is being filmed. By registering to speak you are consenting to being recorded and to the use of those video and audio recordings for webcasting.

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Growth Board response to Scrutiny Panel recommendations (Pages 13 - 15)

To consider the Growth Board’s response to the recommendations from the Scrutiny Panel meeting held on 1 June 2021.

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Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire Report (Pages 16 - 29)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out the outcomes from the Oxfordshire Zero Carbon Economy Study and how it impacts on and can inform the Growth Board’s programmes.

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Oxfordshire Plan 2050- Endorsement of Regulation 18 Part two Plan for consultation (Pages 30 - 38)

To consider a report to the Growth Board recommending that the Growth Board note and endorse the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Regulation 18 Part 2 Consultation Document and asking that partner councils approve the draft plan for consultation.

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Renaming the Growth Board (Pages 39 - 41)

To consider a report to the Growth Board which summarises the steps required to be undertaken to change the name of the Board. The report also presents the opportunity to resolve to adopt a new name, should the voting membership of the Board wish to do so.

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8.	Housing and Growth Deal Reports

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(a)

Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal Progress Report -Quarter 4, Year 3 (Pages 42 - 53)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out the 2020/2021 Quarter 4 progress for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal and amendments to the programme of work as necessary.

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(b)

Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal Financial Report Quarter 4, Year 3 (Pages 54 - 61)

To consider a report to the Growth Board setting out a financial summary for Quarter 4, Year 3 (2020/21) of the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.

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(c)

Infrastructure Advisory Group update (Pages 62 - 67)

To receive the summary notes from the Infrastructure Advisory Group meetings held on 26 May 2021 and 28 June 2021.

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(d)

Housing Advisory Group update (To Follow)

To receive an update from the Housing Advisory Group meeting held on 6 July 2021.

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(e)

Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Advisory Group update (Pages 68 - 75)

To receive the summary notes from the meetings of the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Advisory Group meetings held on 3 June 2021 and 17 June 2021.

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(f)

Environment Advisory Group update (To Follow)

To receive the summary notes of the meeting of the Environment Advisory Group held on 1 July 2021.

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Oxford to Cambridge Arc Update (Verbal Report)

To receive any relevant update from the Growth Board director concerning developments within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.

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10.

Work programme for the Scrutiny Panel - July 2021 (Pages 76 - 77)

To discuss the draft work programme for the Panel.

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11.

Dates of next meetings

The dates of confirmed future Scrutiny Panel meetings are below, all meetings at 6.30 pm. Please refer to https://www.oxfordshiregrowthboard.org/meetings/ for the most up to date information.

· Monday 13 September 2021

· Monday 15 November 2021

· Monday 17 January 2022

· Tuesday 15 March 2022

· Tuesday 31 May 2022

· Tuesday 19 July 2022

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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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