Executive Committee - 2 June 2008

 Phil Brading (Public Services & Health)

 Roger Seabourne (Community Safety)

 Chris Hayward

 Ron Spellen

 David Sansom

 Martin Trevett (Environment)

 Alison Scarth (Sustainability)

 Chris Whately-Smith (Leisure & Community)

The Executive Committee welcomes contributions from Members of the public to its discussion on agenda items.  Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes.  Please note that in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Committee.  Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 7 April 2008.

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3.

NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

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.

4.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

RESOURCES

5.

TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

To inform Members of the Treasury Management position following the Housing Stock Transfer on 19 March 2008.

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6.

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS

The Committee is asked to consider the first round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants 2008/09 revenue provision.

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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

7.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 22 April 2008 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 June 2008.

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7a.

ENHANCEMENT OF SHOPPING PARADES

To agree a programme of refurbishments.

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7b.

HUNTON BRIDGE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

To agree the Draft Hunton Bridge Conservation Area Appraisal for consultation.

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8.

EAST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL PLAN

Consideration of a legal challenge to the Adoption of the East of England Plan. 

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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH

9.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FOOD LAW AND HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PLANS

To recommend referral of both the Food Law and the Health and Safety Law Enforcement Plans to the Public Services and Health Policy Panel for detailed consideration in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework requirements of the Council Constitution.

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GENERAL

10.

APPOINTMENTS TO BODIES WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

To determine appointments to the following bodies exercising executive functions: Three Rivers Community Safety Partnership Board and Co-ordinating Group; Three Rivers District Local Strategic Partnership; Three Rivers District Children’s Trust Partnership and District Children’s Trust Partnership Planning Group; Housing and Regeneration Initiative (HARI); Shared Services Joint Member Panel; and Supporting People Members Overview Group.

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11.

OTHER BUSINESS -  if approved under item 3 above

To receive a petition in support of the Nomad Kayak Club objecting to the notice of eviction given to the Club from premises at The Aquadrome, Rickmansworth.

12.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

(Note:  If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items).

RESOURCES

1.

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendation of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 24 April 2008 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 June 2008.

1a.

PROPOSED SALE OF THE CRESCENT CLUB, HALLOWES CRESCENT, SOUTH OXHEY

To consider whether to sell the freehold interest in the Crescent Club.

SUSTAINABILITY

2.

PROVISION OF BUILDING ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO THREE RIVERS HOUSE AND BASING HOUSE 

This report covers the issues relevant to the Council’s contract for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of engineering services in Three Rivers House and Basing House.

3.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above