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Resolved
 

(1)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
"This council notes the ongoing pressure on the budgets of local
residents and calls on the Executive to draw up a cost-of-living
action plan within 100 days."
 

(2)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
"Cherwell District Council has acknowledged the Climate
Change Emergency.
 
A major contributor
to excessive CO2 output are unnecessary car journeys. The proposal
by Network Rail to shut the vital link between Yarnton and
Kidlington by closing the rail crossing at Sandy Lane will result
in a significant increase in carbon emissions.
 
Permanent closure
would see drivers forced to use Frieze Way or Langford Lane
resulting in an average extra distance travelled of nearly two
miles per journey.
 
Based on current
trends this is estimated to result in an extra 4750 miles travelled
on weekdays and an additional 3800 at weekends, resulting in 1.5
million unnecessary miles per year.
 
The cost of such
surplus miles in money is hundreds of thousands of pounds to
residents and businesses who rely on their cars; and extra
pollution in the form of many tonnes of carbon emissions, contrary
to the Council’s environmental objectives.
 
This would go
directly against the council’s ambition to reduce CO2 output
generated by transport and very significantly degrade the network
of contacts that currently underpins the ancient and vital
community nexus around the parishes of Yarnton, Begbroke,
Kidlington and Gosford and Water Eaton.
 
The
Council therefore asks the Executive to give careful consideration
to keeping this vital link open, especially knowing that
Oxford University Developments are proposing to fund and build a
new road bridge on their site as part of their overall
vision."
 

(3)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
“Cherwell District Council continues to excel in
it’s delivery of award winning
active lifestyle programs including Move Together, You Move and
Fast which are recognised nationally as class leading initiatives.
We are all aware of the benefits, both mentally and physically that
these projects have provided to numerous residents in Cherwell
especially in our most deprived areas. The Council congratulates
all team members for their ongoing commitment to deliver such
positive impacts to our communities.
 
Featured below are just some of the positive impacts of the Move
Together Program -
 

-         
1500 people with Long Term Conditions on
programme

-         
Cherwell have 37% of referrals across all the
districts

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85% reported that their mobility improved

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72% reported that their ability to self-care
improved

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64% reported that their pain levels improved or
stayed the same

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69% reported that their levels of anxiety or
depression improved
 
The
Council therefore resolves to ask the Executive to
consider committing both physical resources and financial
backing to not only these current schemes but to always be looking
at future initiatives to keep Cherwell residents both active and
healthy.”
 

(4)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
“While our
own tenants will soon benefit from a Tenants' Charter, this council
recognises its key role in supporting tenants in both the private
and social rented sectors. We therefore call on the Executive to
strengthen this Tenants' Charter by reiterating the basic rights of
tenants across Cherwell, and the responsibilities of all
landlords.
 
And that alongside
this, it will run a public awareness campaign of the Charter
encouraging tenants to be aware of their rights and of where local
sources of advice and support can be found.”
 

(5)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
“The
75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS has recently
been celebrated, recognising the outstanding achievement
represented by the setting up of a ground-breaking health and
welfare system shortly after World War II.
 
Since then the
service has gone through numerous changes and has risen to
increasing challenges, not least a global pandemic where all
members of the service went above and beyond the call of duty in
the face of unprecedented threats to their own lives and those of
their patients.
On its
75th birthday the NHS continues to struggle to cope
amidst staff shortages, funding crises, crumbling infrastructure
and a growing elderly population. All this puts additional strain
on a much-loved service that is still the envy of the world in
terms of universal free healthcare at the point of use.
 
This council
acknowledges the outstanding achievements of the NHS and applauds
and thanks all those who work, and have worked, so diligently
within the service, often against the odds, to keep us all healthy
and cared for throughout our entire lives. We further affirm our
support and thanks for all health workers in the Cherwell
District.
 
We also call on the
current and all future governments to ensure that the NHS remains
where it has always been for most of our lives : at our side and on
our side, fully funded and supported to ensure it will still be
here in 2048 to celebrate its 100th anniversary.”
 

(6)         
That the following motion be adopted:
 
“Littering in
Cherwell is reaching epidemic proportions, particularly in rural
areas, where hedgerows, verges and drainage ditches are becoming
clogged with food wrappers, drinks bottles and other detritus,
often discarded by passing motorists. Another perennial problem is
that of dog mess bags left hanging on trees or simply dropped on
the floor which adds plastic waste to the problem of dog fouling in
recreational areas.
 
CDC already
encourages local litter-picks and our recycling and waste team do a
fantastic job of dealing with major issues like fly-tipping and
general household waste. But what is also needed is a concerted
campaign to highlight the nuisance of general littering and make it
socially unacceptable to simply drop rubbish in towns and villages
or on our roads and highways. These places should not be being
treated as dustbins, impacting the environment and increasing the
demand on our recycling teams to clear up the mess.
 
We therefore
request that officers investigate the possibility of a ‘Keep
Cherwell Tidy’ campaign to bolster initiatives already in
place and to ideally report to the executive within 6 months.
 
Things to consider
could include a focussed advertising strategy, increased provision
of litter bins and dog mess bins, partnerships with food and
beverage retailers to tackle the problem of discarded food and
takeaway wrappers and enhanced enforcement measures for littering.
We should also work with schools and colleges to foster local and
civic pride in our towns, villages and green spaces amongst our
young people.”