Resources Policy Panel - 9 November 2006
Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House
RESOURCES POLICY PANEL
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 9 November 2006 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Panel: -
Councillors:- | Richard Laval(Chairman) | Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman) |
| Harry Davies | DavidLake |
| Geoffrey Dunne | John Pendlebury |
| Pam Hames |
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Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
1 November 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.
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1. | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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2. | MINUTES
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| To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 October 2006.
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3. | NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS
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| Items of other business notified under Council Procedural 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.
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4. | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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| To receive any declarations of interest.
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5. | FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2006 (MONTH 6)
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| 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 24 September (circulated separately).
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6. | GAS SPARE PARTS
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| The purpose of this report is to seek permission to enter into one or more Corporate Framework Agreements for the provision of materials for the Gas Servicing section.
 | 06 11 09 RS i - (06) gas spares. DOWNLOAD |
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7. | TEMPORARY STAFF
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| The purpose of this report is to seek the Panels agreement to recommend to the Executive Committee that we examine the options to reduce our costs on temporary staff, through a joint procurement exercise with Stevenage Borough Council.
| 06 11 09 RS i - (07) temp staff report. DOWNLOAD |
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8. | ICT UDPATE
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| This report details progress made on various IT Projects since the last update given to this Panel on 11 September 2006.
| 06 11 09 RS i - (08) ict update. DOWNLOAD |
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9. | DEPOT SHARE - ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
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| This report advises the Panel on the alternative options which have been explored in relation to relocating the Environmental Protection team from Batchworth depot to an alternative site.
| 06 11 09 RS i - (09) depot options. DOWNLOAD |
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10. | PUBLIC ACCESS TO WEB BASED DATA FOR PLANNING SERVICES
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| A report setting out recommendations to
(a) Install software to enable improved and additional interactive web access facilities, for the public, to access and respond to Local Development Framework (LDF) proposals, held in map and written format, and for managing the preparation of the LDF.
(b) Install software to enable electronic statutory consultations on Planning Applications and the LDF proposals to be carried out.
(c) Install software to enable public access to limited Building Control data.
| 06 11 09 RS i - (10) local view ldf. DOWNLOAD |
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11. | VALUE FOR MONEY - ICT
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| This report commences the process by which the Council will be able to demonstrate value for money in its information and communication technology services.
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12. | RESOURCES POLICY PANEL'S WORK PROGRAMME
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| To review and make necessary changes to the Policy Panel's work programme.
| 06 11 09 RS i - (12) work programme. DOWNLOAD |
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13. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under Item 3 above.
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14. | EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
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| "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 involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act." It has been decided by the Council in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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| (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).
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1. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under Item 3 above.
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Download this agenda in Word format.