Agenda and draft minutes

To consider apologies for absence.

Apologies of absence were received from Mr R Walker and Got2B. Subsequently apologies were received from Synolos.

Members are reminded to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in any of the items under consideration at this meeting in accordance with the Town Council’s code of conduct.

There were no interests declared at the meeting.

To receive and consider the minutes of the Working Party held on 20 January 2020.

The Working Party received and considered the minutes of the Working Party meeting held on 20 January 2020.

RESOLVED:

that the minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2020 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To discuss with invited guests the current provision in terms of type of support and ages, and to identify areas where there are currently gaps and areas of need.

Members received a verbal update from the Chair outlining the Town Council’s previous decision to identify gaps in support for varying age ranges of children in Witney, and to financially assist organisations in providing specialist services by way of grant funding.

The Community Wellbeing Manager from West Oxfordshire District Council  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

To discuss how the Town Council could help/support existing or new provision in terms of the Council’s estate, network and earmarked funding and make recommendations to Council.

There was consensus that, with the recognition of the scale of the problem, the Town Council was already well placed to open access to preventative services. It could interact with the community for example and provide use of its premises for a youth drop in for varying partners if it  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.