Agenda and minutes

To receive apologies for absence. 

Councillor Matthew Barber (Chairman) had sent his apologies for absence.  Councillor Roger Cox, the Vice-Chairman, took the chair for this meeting.  

To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 11 May 2012 (previously published). 

RESOLVED: To agree to adopt the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 11 May 2012 and agree that the chairman signs them. 

To receive any declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interests in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. 

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To receive notification of any matters which the chairman determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent, and to receive any announcements from the chairman.

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Any statements, petitions, and questions from the public under standing order 32 will be made or presented at the meeting.

Councillor Dudley Hoddinott requested to ask questions on the capital community grants scheme, item 7.  These questions were considered later in the meeting.  

At the annual meeting of Council on 16 May 2012, Councillor Jane Hanna presented a petition on behalf of 38 Marcham residents, objecting to the interim housing supply policy.  This is referred to Cabinet as it has responsibility to prepare the local development framework.   The petition text is appended to this agenda. 

At the annual meeting of Council on 16 May 2012, Councillor Jane Hanna presented a petition on behalf of 38 Marcham residents, objecting to the interim housing supply policy.  This was referred to Cabinet as it had responsibility to prepare the local development framework.  Cabinet formally acknowledged receipt of the petition, and noted its contents. 

RESOLVED: To request the Cabinet member for planning to reply to Councillor Jane Hanna explaining how the council will proceed. 

To consider the head of corporate strategy’s report. 

Cabinet considered the head of corporate strategy’s report that proposed a new capital community grants scheme. 

Councillor Dudley Hoddinott was invited to ask his questions to Cabinet on the community grants scheme.  He asked:

1. when would the revenue grants scheme be available and open for review?
2. how much money would be available for revenue projects that communities could apply for?
3. was the re-establishment of a revenue grants scheme a ‘u-turn’? 

In reply to Councillor Hoddinott’s questions, the officers reported that the revenue scheme would be considered by Cabinet on 15 June, and it had a £50,000 budget for 2012/13. 

The report set out three options to apportion the capital grants budget for 2012/13:

·        Option 1 - dividing the available budget by four (the number of area committees). 

·        Option 2 - allocating funds on a per councillor basis as each councillor had approximately the same number of electors, ensuring that the funds would be distributed evenly 

·        Option 3 - calculating the number of parishes x £525 and the number of electors x 60 pence in each area 

Cabinet noted that the Scrutiny Committee had considered the same report on 24 May and had made suggestions.  Cabinet considered these and responded as set out below:

To consider the report of the head of economy, leisure and property. 

Cabinet considered a report from the head of economy, leisure, and property.  This reported that there had been no public objections to the draft car park order for Rye Farm and Hales Meadow car parks in Abingdon.  Therefore, the cabinet member recommended the adoption of the order without amendment.  Cabinet agreed. 

RESOLVED: To

(a)               make no changes to the draft car park order for Rye Farm and Hales Meadow car parks in Abingdon; and

(b)               authorise the head of legal and democratic services to make the car park order 2012 and determine the date it comes into effect. 

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