To close the market to the public on safety grounds but to facilitate delivery and access by some traders.

To close the Covered Market to the public but to facilitate delivery and access by some traders.

To create consistent and well-connected cycling and walking routes linking surrounding towns and villages with Oxford’s city centre.

Oxfordshire County Council and the University of Oxford will be contributing similar amounts as partners in the project, in order to create a total project budget of £100,000. Funding agreements will be entered into with both partner funders. Additional project funds may be received as donations from relevant stakeholders.

The overall budget will enable the procurement of a specialist consultancy, which will create a “bid-ready” document over the course of 12 to 18 months. Success for the project looks like the creation of a feasible vision, which is compelling to funders and the public alike, so that future phases of work (detailed design and delivery) can be achieved.

To contribute £33,000 towards the cost of a concept masterplan for a network of safe, consistent and well-connected cycling and walking routes linking surrounding towns and villages with Oxford’s city centre.

To procure consultancy services to conduct a full review of the Council’s legacy systems and to produce a series of options and recommendations in terms of a rationalisation strategy.  The revenue sum of £113,425 has been allocated for this work.

To increase the capacity of vistors’ Wi-Fi service to accommodate large groups of people using Wi-Fi and the internet in the Town Hall.  A revenue sum of £15,000 has been allocated for this work.

To pilot the adoption of fixed video conference facilities in rooms across Council offices for both internal and commercial use. The revenue sum of £37,000 has been allocated for this work.

To expand the use of the Microsoft Power BI tools for reporting and data analysis purposes. Training of staff is required to ensure the return on investment is maximised. The revenue sum of £25,000 has been allocated for this work.

It was decided the Council would procure consultancy services to validate assumptions and options prepared by the Council’s ICT Services in the review of its data centre services and technologies. A revenue sum of £15,000 has been allocated for this work.

To grant a lease on the terms approved by Cabinet with the exception that the lease term will now expire on 31 March 2021 rather than 10 September 2020.