1. | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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2. | MINUTES |
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| To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 6 September 2010.
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3. | NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS |
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| Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.
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4. | DECLARATION OF INTERESTS |
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| To receive any declarations of interest.
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RESOURCES
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5. | BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – (MONTH 6) |
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| This report seeks approval to changes in the approved medium-term financial plan based on information contained in the Financial Position Statement for the period ending September 2010 (Month 6) (circulated separately).
10 11 01 EX i - (05) budget monitoring - sept (month 6) DOWNLOAD |
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6. | MORTGAGE ADVANCES - INTEREST RATE |
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| The purpose of this report is to seek approval to the rate of interest charged on mortgages granted by the Council.
10 11 01 EX i - (06) mortgage advances DOWNLOAD
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7. | NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATE – CONSIDERATION OF RELIEF |
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| To consider applications for discretionary relief from payment of the National Non-Domestic Rate.
10 11 01 EX i - (07) nndr discretionary relief 2010 DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (07) nndr discretionary relief 2010-app 1 DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (07) nndr discretionary relief 2010-app 3 DOWNLOAD
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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
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8. | CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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| To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 14 September 2010 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
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8a. | YMCA WOODLANDS FACILITY, LEAVESDEN COUNTRY PARK |
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| To receive a report on proposals to maintain and improve the Woodlands facility in Leavesden Country Park.
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8b. | LEISURE AND COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS |
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| The Committee is asked to consider the third round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants 2010/11 revenue budgets. |
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| The applications to be considered are from Special Connection Mobile Martial Arts, Sarratt Football Club, ASCEND, Three Rivers Police Cadets, Home-Start- Watford and Three Rivers and Croxley Baptists. |
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| To receive and note an update on Special Connection, Parmiter’s School and Urban Elite Team. |
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| To consider the request for a Service Level Agreement from Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers in addition to their grant application.
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8c. | CROXLEY GREEN SKATE PARK RESURFACING |
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| This report provides members with options for progressing the resurfacing of Croxley Green Skate Park as part of the 2010/11 capital refurbishment programme.
10 11 01 EX i - (8c) croxley green skate park DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (8c) croxley green-app b DOWNLOAD
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9. | PLAYBUILDER PROGRAMME - UPDATE ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING |
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| As requested by Executive Committee on 6th September 2010, this report updates members on the current Playbuilder funding position and provides possible options for funding opportunities if the Department of Education finally confirm the funding is not available.
10 11 01 EX i - (09) playbuilder programme DOWNLOAD
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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
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10. | CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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| To receive the recommendations of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 12 October 2010 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
10 11 01 EX i - (10) sust env recs DOWNLOAD
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10a | REVISED LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK |
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| To advise the Committee about proposed changes to the project timetable for the Local Development Framework (LDF). This is set out in a revised Local Development Scheme (LDS).
10 11 01 EX i - (10a) revised local dev scheme DOWNLOAD
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10b | SECTION 106 MONITORING AND REVIEW OF PROCESSES |
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| To explain the purpose of Section 106 monitoring and to seek formal approval for the charge and use of the associated fee. |
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| To comment to Hertfordshire County Council’s scrutiny panel on how well they secure, manage and spend Section 106 contributions.
10 11 01 EX i - (10b) section 106 DOWNLOAD
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10c | DELIVERING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY 1 (THRIVE HOMES) |
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| This is the first of three reports setting out an action plan to ensure that in line with governmental targets, Three Rivers attains a carbon dioxide emission reduction of 80% from 1990 levels, which will help ensure that lifestyles are sustainable into the future. |
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| This report deals with working in partnership with Thrive Homes.
10 11 01 EX i - (10c) thrive homes DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (10c) thrive homes-app 1 DOWNLOAD
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10d | DELIVERING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL ZONES |
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| This is the second of three reports setting out an action plan to ensure that in line with governmental targets, Three Rivers attains a carbon dioxide emission reduction of 80% from 1990 levels, which will help ensure that lifestyles are sustainable into the future.
This report deals with setting up “Environmental Zones” in the community.
10 11 01 EX i - (10d) environmental zones DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (10d) environmental zones-app 1 DOWNLOAD
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10e | DELIVERING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY 3 - TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRALITY |
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| This is the third of three reports setting out an action plan to ensure that, in line with governmental targets, Three Rivers attains a carbon dioxide emission reduction of 80% from 1990 levels, which will ensure that lifestyles are sustainable into the future. |
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| This report deals with achieving carbon neutrality.
10 11 01 EX i - (10e) carbon neutral DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (10e) carbon neutral-app 1 DOWNLOAD
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10f | HERTS LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN 3 |
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| To comment on the public consultation draft.
10 11 01 EX i - (10f) herts local transport plan DOWNLOAD
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH
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11. | CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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| To receive the recommendation of the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 14 October 2010 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
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11a | ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT SERVICE DELIVERY PLAN: SUPPLEMENTAL |
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| To approve the proposals for the delivering Health and Safety enforcement service for 2010/11 and the one–page summary of the 2009/10 performance and 2010/11 proposals. 10 11 01 EX i - (11a) H&S summary DOWNLOAD |
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GENERAL
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12. | CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONSTITUTION WORKING PARTY |
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| To receive the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party held on 28 September 2010 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
10 11 01 EX i - (12) constitution working party recs DOWNLOAD10 11 01 EX i - (12) 10 09 28 CWP mins (draft) DOWNLOAD
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12a | DELEGATION TO OFFICERS |
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| To amend the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to Officers to require applications for release of restrictive covenants to be submitted to the Resources Policy and Scrutiny and Executive Committees for consideration where the income to the Council would be in excess of £10,000.
10 11 01 EX i - (12a) delegation to officers DOWNLOAD
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12b | FINANCIAL PROCEDURE RULES |
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| To amend the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules to ensure financial trends are taken into account when setting future budgets.
10 11 01 EX i - (12b) financial procedural rules DOWNLOAD
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12c | A NEW STRUCTURE FOR TRDC |
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| A discussion document on the new structure of TRDC.
10 11 01 EX i - (12c) a new cttee structure of trdc DOWNLOAD
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13. | PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE COUNCIL |
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| The report recommends that the Local Government Boundary Commission be invited to review the wards in Three Rivers District Council with a view to reducing the number of councillors.
10 11 01 EX i - (13) reduce size of council DOWNLOAD
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14. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.
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15. | EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC |
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1. | CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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| To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 6 September 2010 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
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1a. | RELEASE OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT |
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| This report brings to Members’ attention a request by an owner, resident in Abbots Langley, to be released from a restrictive covenant placed on his land when it was sold by the Council.
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1b. | WEB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME |
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| This report outlines options for development and re-launching the website and the production of a Channel Strategy.
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2. | HARDSHIP RELIEF FOR NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATES |
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| This report seeks the committee to consider and if appropriate grant hardship relief for national non-domestic rates under Section 49 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (to follow).
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3. | LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: SITE ALLOCATIONS ISSUES & OPTIONS CONSULTATION |
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| This report sets out the latest stage in the preparation of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD), as part of the Council’s Local Development Framework (LDF). The Committee is recommended to agree the contents of the ‘Issues & Options’ document, appended to this report, and that it be the subject of full public consultation.
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4. | CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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| To receive the recommendation of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 14 September 2010 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 1 November 2010.
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4a. | SPORTS PAVILIONS, SOUTH OXHEY |
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| To advise Members of the current status of the pavilions in South Oxhey Playing Fields.
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5. | UNSAFE RETAINING WALL AT 189 HAYLING ROAD, SOUTH OXHEY |
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| A retaining wall, forming the boundary between 189 Hayling Road and Council owned land, has deteriorated to such an extent as to be judged unsafe. Unbudgeted expense is required to rebuild the wall.
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6. | FUTURE OF BUILDING CONTROL |
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| This report updates Members on current collaborative working between Three Rivers and Watford and proposes a series of actions to move to a full Shared Service (to follow).
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7. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |