Councillor Kate Gregory

...to formally receive the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25, encompassing recommendations and insights from various scrutiny committees, highlighting their impact on council operations and community well-being.

...to note that there were no declarations of interest at the meeting.

...to mitigate the impact of the Botley Road closure and the resulting delay in implementing the trial traffic filters, officers were authorized to consult on a temporary congestion charging scheme, develop minor traffic mitigation schemes, and create an income spending strategy focused on reducing bus travel costs.

... the Cabinet of Oxfordshire approved the recommendations to note the Business Management & Monitoring Report, Annual Report, and Provisional Revenue Outturn for 2024/25, add the £1.8m underspend against budgeted funding for investments in 2024/25 to the Budget Priorities reserve for use in 2025/26, carry forward the £1.2m 2024/25 On-Street Parking Account surplus to 2025/26, and use one-off funding from General Balances to support Innovate Oxfordshire (£0.5m) and the Business and Intellectual Property Centre (£0.1m).