Housing and Environment Policy Panel - 5 June 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, 5 June 2007 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Panel:-

Councillors:-

Peter Wakeling (Chairman)

Barbara Lamb MBE

 

Brian Norman (Vice-Chairman)

David Major

 

Mary Connolly

Les Mead

 

Graham Denman

Phil Redshaw

 

 

 

Tenants and Leaseholders Representative:-

 

 

Jacqui Grove

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
25 May 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 10 April 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 4, 2006/2007

To receive Quarter 4 (January - March) and the final end-of-year results for 2006/07 performance indicators relating to the Housing and Environment Policy Panel.

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You can download the full Performance Monitoring Report for Quarter 4 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.

RENT ARREARS

The consolidated arrears report updates the Housing and Environment Policy Panel on the rent arrears figures as at the end of quarter four which, covers the period 1 January 2007 to 1 April 2007. 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

9.

ADVISORY DISABLED PARKING BAYS

To agree the installation of advisory disabled parking bays

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downloadable document icon07 06 05 HE i - (09) advisory disabled parking bays - maps. DOWNLOAD


10.

MANDATORY DISABLED FACILITIES GRANTS

To advise Members of the current financial commitment of the capital budget for Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants and of our inability to progress any further referrals from Hertfordshire County Council Adult Care Services and Children Schools and Families for grant funding.

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11.

THREE RIVERS CYCLE SCHEMES - IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ROUTES

To consider priorities for 2007/08 and to comment on a draft review of the Council's 2004 Cycling Strategy.

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downloadable document icon07 06 05 HE i - (11) cycling strategy. DOWNLOAD


12.

RICKMANSWORTH PARKING SCHEME

To agree the content of a review of the parking scheme.

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13.

THREE RIVERS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME - APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS FOR CONSULTATION

To approve for public consultation the following Supplementary Planning Documents: -

Sustainable Communities

Amenity and Children's Play Space in New Residential Developments

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14

THREE RIVERS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (LDF) - CORE STRATEGY: SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUES AND OPTIONS

To approve for public consultation the Core Strategy: Supplemental Issues and Options Paper Appendix. 

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15.

OXHEY HALL CONSERVATION AREA

To agree a draft Conservation Area Appraisal for consultation.

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16.

WATFORD JUNCTION - PROPOSED REDUCTION OF INTER CITY TRAIN STOPS

To register this Council's strong objection to any reduction in inter-city services from Watford Junction, serving the whole of South West and West Hertfordshire.

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17.

TENANTS AND LEASEHOLDER FORUM MINUTES

To receive the minutes of the Tenants and Leaseholders Forum held on 15 November 2006 and 21 March 2007

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18.

HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY ACTION PLAN 2003/08 - MONITORING REPORT

This report updates members of the progress made with the Action Plan contained in the Homelessness Strategy 2003-2008 for the period October 2006 - March 2007.

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19.

HOUSING EQUALITIES PROGRESS UPDATE

To update to Members on the progress Housing Department has made against implementation of BVPI 164 - Equal Access to Social Housing, and to make recommendations on the action required to ensure compliance.

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20.

THE NEED FOR EXTRA CARE HOUSING PROVISION IN THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL

This report provides members with the rationale for developing extra care housing for older people in the district. It offers a definition of extra care and provides suggested options for sites for extra care provision.

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21.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.

22.

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 paragraphs 1 to 7 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.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under Item 3


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