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Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 2 March 2010

Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee:-

Councillors:-	Steve Drury (Chairman)	Mary Connolly (Vice-Chairman)
	Tony Barton	Phil Redshaw
	Brian Norman	Russell Smith
	Keith Peutherer	Keith Williams
	Peter Ray

David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
22 February 2010

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 5 January and the reconvened meeting held on 26 January 2010 (copies enclosed for Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee). 10 01 05 LC mins DOWNLOAD 10 01 26 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.	MEMORIAL BENCHES POLICY

	To provide members with further details of a proposed policy for the placing of memorial benches throughout the District. 10 03 02 LC i - (05) memorial benches DOWNLOAD

6.	ADOPTION OF OPEN SPACE AT PHASES 1 AND 4 ABBEY PARK, ABBOTS LANGLEY

	The Council has been approached by Barratt Homes regarding the possible adoption of 8 parcels of land in the vicinity of Abbey Park, Abbots Langley. The land formed part of the area developed during Phase 4 of the Leavesden Hospital Site but was not included in a planning agreement at the time of the development. Ownership and thus responsibility for maintenance is currently retained by the developer. 10 03 02 LC i - (06) adoption of open spaces DOWNLOAD 10 03 02 LC i - (06) adoption of open spaces-app a DOWNLOAD

	SCRUTINY

7.	2010 PLAY AREA CAPITAL PROGRAMME – PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

	The purpose of this report is to recommend to members the adoption of the proposed plan for the 2010 play area capital programme for Hayling Road, Ashburnham Drive and Oulton Way play areas. 10 03 02 LC i - (07) play area procurement DOWNLOAD 10 03 02 LC i - (07) play area procurement-addendum DOWNLOAD

8.	CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

	To consider proposed service improvements for customers in relation to discretionary grants. 10 03 02 LC i - (08) grant review DOWNLOAD

9.	WILLIAM PENN LEISURE CENTRE REFURBISHMENT – PROGRESS REPORT

	This report updates Members on the refurbishment of William Penn Leisure Centre. A further report on the recent adjudication claim relating to this project will be considered under Part II of the agenda. 10 03 02 LC i - (09) wplc refurb DOWNLOAD

	WORK PROGRAMME

10.	WORK PROGRAMME

	To agree the Committee’s work programme. 10 03 02 LC i - (10) work prog DOWNLOAD 10 03 02 LC i - (10) work prog-app DOWNLOAD

11.	OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.

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 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 – ADJUDICATION

	This report makes available to Members the decision of the Adjudicator in the proceedings brought by Gee Construction Ltd. that decision being dated 23 December 2009.

2.	OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.