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At its meeting on 05 April 2018 the Scrutiny Committee considered an update on progress in relation to the recommendations it had previously made to the City Executive Board concerning health inequalities in the City.  As a result of that consideration the Committee agreed that further recommendations should be made to the Board which had been published as a supplement to the  agenda.

Cllr Gant spoke to the report, first thanking Cllr Tidball and the Corporate Policy, Partnership and Communications Manager for their contribution to the wide ranging Scrutiny Committee discussion. The report spoke for itself but he did want to draw attention to the point made in the report (and made on previous occasions by others) that there were areas of deprivation within wards that might not otherwise be identified when considered against the overall affluence of a particular area. He noted that the recently published  local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment  also recognised the significant variance in levels of deprivation within the City, which was greater than that found in neighbouring authorities. 

Cllr Tidball was grateful to the Committee for its engagement with this important area of work. The priority now should be to drill down into and gain a full understanding of the data.

Cllr Turner was disappointed at the apparent lack of progress in some areas while recognising that the immense pressure on operational frontline services in the NHS and Councils inevitably acted as a brake on progress. In that context it was worth considering whether any additional resources should be directed towards increasing grants or frontline workers rather than on increasing research capacity.

Cllr Price noted that the annual reports of Jonathan McWilliam, Oxfordshire’s Director of Public Health and his predecessors, consistently identified similar issues. The fundamental areas of concern were generally known and there might now be more merit in focusing on those issues in a targeted way. Similarly, there might also be merit in extending the model of the Barton Healthy New Town, with its focus on a particular geographical area.

The Chair thanked Cllr Gant and all those who had contributed to this valuable piece of work. She noted that the Council took the matter of deprivation in its many and various forms very seriously as evidenced by a range of measures such as the financial inclusion strategy.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

Accept the recommendations in the report

The Interim Director of Major Projects has submitted a report seeking the City Executive Board’s approval to  the disposal of the Crescent Road Kickabout.

Recommendations:That the City Executive Board resolves to:

1.    Approve the disposal of the Kickabout under the terms set out in the confidential appendix and that the Interim Director of Major Projects be delegated authority to vary those terms on condition that the revised terms continue to represent the best consideration reasonably obtainable; and

2.    Delegate to the Interim Director of Major Projects the consideration of any objections received in response to the public notices relating to the disposal.

The Interim Director of Major Projects had submitted a report to approve the disposal of the Crescent Road Kickabout.

Councillor Ed Turner Board, member for Finance and Asset Management, spoke to the report. He reminded the Board that this issue had been considered over a very long period of time and its sale would be in the best interests of all concerned.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.    Approve the disposal of the Kickabout under the terms set out in the confidential appendix and that the Interim Director of Major Projects be delegated authority to vary those terms on condition that the revised terms continue to represent the best consideration reasonably obtainable; and

2.    Delegate to the Interim Director of Major Projects the consideration of any objections received in response to the public notices relating to the disposal.

The Head of Community Services has submitted a report  which seeks the City Executive Board’s project approval for and permission to start the Museum of Oxford Hidden Histories Project, following award of £1.63 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Recommendations:That the City Executive Board resolves to:

1.         Grant Project Approval and permission to start the Museum of Oxford Hidden Histories Project, following award of £1.63m from the Heritage Lottery Fund;

2.         Authorise capital expenditure of £2.65m capital and £362k revenue, to be financed by capital receipts, prudential borrowing and revenue (paragraph 22), over the life of the project;

3.         Delegate authority to Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Heads of Finance and Law and Governance, to enter into any necessary funding agreements to secure the external funding for the scheme; and make any necessary in year budget adjustments; and

4.         Delegate authority to Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Heads of Finance and Law and Governance, to appoint and award any contracts that are necessary for the successful delivery of the project.

The Head of Community Services had submitted a report to seek project approval for and  permission  to start the Museum of Oxford Hidden Histories Project, following the award of £1.63 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Councillor Dee Sinclair, Board Member for Culture and Communities, spoke to the report. She was pleased to be able to bring this report to the Board  which was the next step in the visionary and ambitious plan for the future of the museum.  She recorded her thanks for all those who had got the project to this point, noting in particular, the contributions of Cllrs  Price and Simm and the officers involved. She was pleased to note the critical involvement of local residents in the development of aspects of the museum.

Cllr Price recorded thanks for the work of Vanessa Lea and  David Juler  and their contribution in preparing the successful HLF bid.  He noted that HLF consideration of the bid passed without dissent; a reflection of the bid’s quality. He also remarked on the continuing importance of the local community in helping to determine what exhibits should be included.

Cllr Tidball remarked on the importance of the strong educational element in the museum, something which will be reflected in the emerging Children and Young People’s Strategy.

It was agreed that every effort should be made to ensure that work on this project was done by local companies and contractors, in addition to the reference in the report to Oxford Direct Services  being the contractor for the main build.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.         Grant  Project Approval and permission to start the Museum of Oxford Hidden Histories Project, following award of £1.63m from the Heritage Lottery Fund;

2.         Authorise capital expenditure of £2.65m capital and £362k revenue, to be financed by capital receipts, prudential borrowing and revenue (paragraph 22), over the life of the project;

3.         Delegate authority to Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Heads of Finance and Law and Governance, to enter into any necessary funding agreements to secure the external funding for the scheme; and make any necessary in year budget adjustments;  

4.         Delegate authority to Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Heads of Finance and Law and Governance, to appoint and award any contracts that are necessary for the successful delivery of the project; and

5.       Ask officers to return with a progress report in 12 months’ time.

The  Head of Finance has submitted a report to seek  the City Executive Board’s approval of an extension of the OxLEP Community Grants programme.

Recommendation:That the City Executive Board resolves to:

Approve the proposed extension of the OxLEP Community Grants programme.

The Head of Finance had submitted a report to seek approval of an extension of the OxLEP Community Grants programme.

Councillor Susan Brown, Council Leader and Board Member for Customer & Corporate Services spoke to the report. The extension of the programme would help more disadvantaged and unemployed people into work.

The Revenues and Benefits Programme Manager confirmed that data about outcomes from the programme were collected as part of an evaluation process associated with the funding.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

Approve the proposed extension of the OxLEP Community Grants programme.

Recommendation: The City Executive Board NOTES the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2018  as a true and accurate record.

The Board resolved to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2018 as a true and accurate record.

Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

·         22 May

·         13 June

·         11 July

·         14 August

All meetings start at 5pm.

Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

·         22 May

·         13 June

·         11 July

·         14 August

All meetings start at 5pm.

If the Board wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for the Board to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 21(1)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Schedule I2A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Board may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

There was no direct discussion of this Appendix.