Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 27 January 2009

Councillors:-

Steve Drury (Chairman)

Susan Bartrick (Vice-Chairman)

Tony Barton

Peter Ray

Mary Connolly

Phil Redshaw

Brian Norman

Russell Smith

Keith Peutherer

The Policy and Scrutiny 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 Policy and Scrutiny 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 meeting held on 2 December 2008 (copy enclosed for Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee).

08 12 02 LC mins DOWNLOAD

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.

POLICY

5.

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS

The Committee is asked to consider the third round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants 2008/09 revenue position and to recommend accordingly to the Executive Committee.

The application to be considered is for a Community Grant to Home Start (Watford & Three Rivers) and a Leisure Grant to Special Connection.

09 01 27 LC i - (05) leisure and community grants DOWNLOAD

6.

CANADA GEESE AT RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROME LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

The Committee is asked to consider the various methods of controlling Canada geese at the Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature Reserve.

09 01 27 LC i - (06) geese at the aquadrome DOWNLOAD

SCRUTINY

7.

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (CAB)

To provide the Committee with further information on the potential growth bid by the CAB as requested by the Executive Committee at the December meeting.

09 01 27 LC i - (07) cab report DOWNLOAD

WORK PROGRAMME

8.

WORK PROGRAMME

To agree the Committee’s work programme for 2008/09.

09 01 27 LC i - (08) work prog DOWNLOAD

09 01 27 LC i - (08) work prog-app DOWNLOAD

9.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.

10.

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 item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs 3 and 5 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 any 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 item(s)).

1.

WILLIAM PENN LEISURE CENTRE REFURBISHMENT - PROGRESS REPORT

This report updates members on the refurbishment of William Penn Leisure Centre.

2.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.