Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 3 November 2011

Councillors:-

Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Chairman)

David Sansom

Chris Ayrton (Vice-Chairman)

Russell Smith

Leighton Dann

Len Tippen

Pam Hames

Brian White

Helen Lehrle

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 Thursday 29 September 2011.

11 09 29 PS 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.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest.

POLICY

5.

To consider a petition received to the Council requesting that they “carry out their duties as a responsible local authority and cut down the overgrown amenity land in Cherry Hills, South Oxhey immediately.”

The report also sets out the Committee’s powers to deal with a matter referred by a Member under Section 21A, paragraph (c) of the Local Government Act 2000 as amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

11 11 03 PS i - (05) petition DOWNLOAD

6.

STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING

This report enables the Committee to advise the Executive Committee of its priorities for Service Levels, and hence expenditure of the Medium Term.

11 11 03 PS i - (06) strategic plan DOWNLOAD

SCRUTINY

7.

HEALTH UPDATE

This report provides members with a further update on current changes in the National Health Service (NHS) and the work of the Watford and Three Rivers Health Partnership.

11 11 03 PS i - (07) health update DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (07) health update-app 1 DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (07) health update-app 2 DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (07) health update-app 3 DOWNLOAD

8.

WEEKLY ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION

To review the impact that the introduction of weekly organic waste has had upon refuse and recycling collections across the District.

11 11 03 PS i - (08) wow review DOWNLOAD

9.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FEES AND CHARGES

To recommend to Members Environmental Protection fees and charges for 2012/13.

11 11 03 PS i - (09) env protection fees and charges DOWNLOAD

10.

VEHICLE SIGNAGE

To update Members on vehicle signage advertising.

11 11 03 PS i - (10) vehicle signage DOWNLOAD

11.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH – REVIEW OF FEES AND CHARGES 2012/13

To consider a review of Environmental Health fees and charges for 2012/13.

12.

UPDATE REPORT ON PROGRESS AGAINST THE AIR QUALITY ACTION PLAN (AQAP)

To advise Members on progress against the AQAP actions agreed in October 2010.

11 11 03 PS i - (12) air quality action plan 2011 DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (12) air Quality Action Plan 2011-app 1 DOWNLOAD

 

13.

HALF YEAR PERFORMANCE REPORT

The purpose of reporting the performance of service plans to the Policy and Scrutiny Committees is to enable Members to monitor ongoing performance against a range of issues and to question the Head of Service on these and other service related matters.

11 11 03 PS i - (13) 6 month performance DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (13) 6 month_performance DOWNLOAD

WORK PROGRAMME

14.

WORK PROGRAMME

To agree the Committee’s work programme.

11 11 03 PS i - (14) work prog DOWNLOAD

11 11 03 PS i - (14) work prog-app a DOWNLOAD

15.

OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

16.

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(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs (1-7) 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 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.

OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3.