Public Services and Health Policy Panel - 11 January 2007


Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House

PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 7:30pm

Members of the Panel:-

Councillors:-

Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Chairman)

Chris Hayward

Kate Turner (Vice-Chairman)

Richard Laval

Kemal Butt

Les Mead

Leighton Dann

Phil Redshaw

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
21 December 2006

The Policy 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 Policy 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 Thursday, 30 November 2006 (previously circulated, copies enclosed for Members of the Policy 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, which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest.

 

5.

FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGETMONITORING REPORT - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 (MONTHS 8/9)

This report gives an update of the three-year medium-term financial plan and the position on the current year's budget for the period ending on 31 December 2006.(circulated separately)

 

6.

UPDATE ON PUBLIC CONVENIENCES

 

This report provides an update on progress made on identifying alternative means of service provision following the closure of the automatic public conveniences.

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7.

KERBSIDE RECYCLING - SPLIT BODY COLLECTION VEHICLES AND CO-MINGLED RECYCLING COLLECTIONS

 

Members have previously given consideration to options for a local transfer station in order to increase the frequency of recycling collections from fortnightly to weekly. This report explains that there are other possible options, not dependant on a local transfer station.

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8.

COMMERCIAL WASTE FEES & CHARGES 2007/08 - 2009/10

This report makes recommendations for increases to various fees and charges for commercial waste collection.

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9.

REAL TIME CREW REPORTING AND ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE

This report advises on an IT system which will improve the council's customer responsiveness and contribute to the council's sustainability objectives.

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10.

WORK PROGRAMME

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

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11.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

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) and 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 items of business on the grounds that they involvethe likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act."

1.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3.

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