Public Services and Health Policy Panel - 7 September 2006


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, 7 September 2006 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
24 August 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 3 August 2006 (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 & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT - JULY 2006 (MONTH 4)

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 30 July 2006 (circulated separately).


6.

PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT - QUARTER 1, 2006/2007

To receive Quarter 1 2006/07 (April - June) performance indicators relating to the Public Services and Health Policy Panel.

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You can download the full Performance Monitoring Report for Quarter 1 of 2006/07 on the Performance Montoring page.

7.

AIR QUALITY - 2006 UPDATING AND SCREENING ASSESMENT REPORT

To advise on the receipt of latest report on air quality within the district carried out by consultants on the Council's behalf, and to consider the implications in respect of further action needed to address the findings of the report.

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8.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION REPORT - QUARTER 1 - 2006/07

To report on customer satisfaction with the Environmental Health for Quarter 1 - 2006/07

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9.

STANDARD LETTERS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

To advise Members on the standard letters sent to residents by Environmental Protection with regards to enforcing refuse and recycling issues.

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10.

THREE RIVERS WASTE SERVICES DRAFT HOT WEATHER WORKING POLICY

To recommend to Members that the Council adopts new procedures to protect the welfare of its staff in extreme hot conditions.

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11.

CHRISTMAS REFUSE ARRANGEMENTS

To advise Members of the proposed Christmas refuse collection arrangements.

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12.

WORK PROGRAMME

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

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13.

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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