Agenda

Council Briefing Note - Monday 2 February 2015 5.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
	PART 1 - PUBLIC BUSINESS
1.	Apologies for absence View the background to item 1.
2.	Minutes View the background to item 2. To be signed as a correct record by the Lord Mayor. The Constitution does not permit any “matters arising”. See the main agenda.
3.	Declarations of Interests View the background to item 3. Guidance on this is contained within the main agenda. Members’ attention is drawn to Section 23 of the Constitution. If Members have queries about possible interests, would they please discuss them with the Monitoring Officer, before the meeting commences.
4.	Appointment to Committees View the background to item 4. None.
5.	Announcements View the background to item 5.
6.	Public addresses and questions that relate to matters for decision at this meeting View the background to item 6. No addresses or questions at this point.
	OFFICER REPORTS (7 and 8)
7.	Affordable Housing contributions in light of the amended national Planning Practice Guidance View the background to item 7. Pages 35-50 of the agenda.
8.	Street Trading Policy View the background to item 8. Pages 51-86 of the agenda. Further to the meeting of the General Purposes Licensing Committee, this item is deferred until the next Council meeting. The Chair of the Committee, Councillor Clarkson, will move withdrawal and there will be no discussion at this meeting.
9.	City Executive Board Minutes View the background to item 9. Questions to the Board members about the minutes of the Board meetings. *This item has a time limit of 15 minutes.* Pages 87-98 of the agenda. Minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2015 – these will be deferred to the next meeting.
10.	Questions on Notice from Members of Council PDF 61 KB View item 10. as DOCX 34 KB View the background to item 10. Questions on notice received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.9(b) Questions and responses attached to this Briefing Note.
	PART 2 - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND SCRUTINY - not to start before 7.00pm
11.	Public addresses and questions that do not relate to matters for decision at this Council meeting PDF 32 KB View item 11. as DOCX 22 KB View the background to item 11. Public addresses and questions to the Leader or other Board member received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.10 and 11.11. NOTE: The Constitution sets a time limit of 45 minutes for all public addresses and questions. Each address or question is limited to 5 minutes. Address: (1) Mr Nigel Gibson – “Closing Temple Cowley Pools – A Political Decision”
12.	Outside organisation/Committee Chair reports and questions View the background to item 12. Oxford Safer Communities Partnership – pages 99-104 of the agenda.
13.	Scrutiny Committee Briefing View the background to item 13. Pages 105-128 of the agenda.
	PART 3 - MOTIONS REPRESENTING THE CITY
14.	Motions on Notice PDF 54 KB View item 14. as DOCX 24 KB View the background to item 14. Five motions received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.16 were included in the agenda text. All Motions, and amendments received prior to publication, are attached to this Briefing Note. The Constitution provides for a total time of 60 minutes for this agenda item. Members’ speeches are subject to a maximum of 3 minutes.
15.	Matters exempt from publication View the background to item 15. If Council wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any aspects of the preceding agenda items it will be necessary for Council to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 specifying the grounds on which their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act 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. (The Access to Information Procedure Rules – Section 15 of the Council’s Constitution – sets out the conditions under which the public can be excluded from meetings of the Council)