Housing and Environment Policy Panel - 13 March 2007


Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House

HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth on Tuesday, 13 March 2007 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Panel:-

Councillors:-

Peter Wakeling (Chairman)

Kerron Cross

Brian Norman (Vice-Chairman)

Barbara Lamb MBE

Kemal Butt

David Major

Mary Connolly

Tenants and Leaseholders Representative:-

Jacqui Grove

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
1 March 2007

The Panel 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 Panel. 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 meeting held on 13 February 2007 (copy enclosed for Members of the Panel).

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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 that 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.



 

GENERAL

5.

HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL'S WORK PROGRAMME

To review and make necessary changes to the Policy Panel's work programme.

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6.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT - QUARTER 3, 2006/2007

To receive Quarter 3 of 2006/07 (October - December) performance indicators relating to the Housing and Environment Policy Panel.

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (06) perf mon-app a. DOWNLOAD

downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (06) perf mon revised addendum. DOWNLOAD

You can download the full Performance Monitoring Report for Quarter 3 of 2006/07 on the Performance Montoring page.

7.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

To report on matters arising from the Executive Committee that are within the remit of the Policy Panel.

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LANDLORD SERVICES

8.

HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICY AMENDMENTS

To align the Housing Allocations Policy with the Council's Homelessness Strategy and its emphasis on homelessness prevention and recommend interim amendments to the current Housing Allocation Policy prior to a comprehensive review of the Housing Allocation Policy due to commence in spring 2007.

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9.

VOIDS PROCEDURE

The Housing & Environment Policy Panel on 13 February 2007 requested that the procedures relating to void properties be submitted to the panel for information.

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (09) voids procedure-app 1. DOWNLOAD

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10.

HOUSE EXCHANGE SCHEME

This report provides the panel with details on the 'House Exchange Scheme'.

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11.

TENANT PARTICIPATION ANNUAL REVIEW

This report provides a review of tenant participation activities in the Three Rivers area in 2006.

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12.

RENT ARREARS

The consolidated arrears report updates the Housing and Environment Policy Panel on rent arrears issues for the third quarter from 2 October 2006 to 31 December 2006. Included in this report is the commercial arrears report and information relating to former tenant arrears and temporary accommodation arrears.

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STRATEGIC HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

13.

OUTER LOUDWATER CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION

To report results of consultation on the Draft Outer Loudwater Conservation Area Appraisal and Article 4 Direction.

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (13) outer loudwater cons area-app 1. DOWNLOAD

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (13) outer loudwater cons area-app a to 2. DOWNLOAD


14.

ADVISORY DISABLED PARKING BAYS

To agree installation of advisory disabled parking bays.

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (14) advisory disabled bays-app. DOWNLOAD


15.

THREE RIVERS PARKING SCHEME - RESIDENT PERMIT RESTRICTIONS IN NEW DEVELOPMENT

To agree a policy for making new developments ineligible for parking permits in areas covered by Traffic Regulation Orders.

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16.

THREE RIVERS PARKING SCHEME - NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS

To agree the next priorities for local consultation.

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downloadable document icon07 03 13 HE i - (16) parking restrictions-app 2. DOWNLOAD


17.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.

18.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Panel 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 (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph (3) of Part 1 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.

If any confidential business is approved under Item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s).

1.

RE-TENDERING OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT

To explain the approach to re-tendering the parking enforcement contract that expires in February 2008


2.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under Item 3


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