Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 10 March 2011

Councillors:-

Sarah Nelmes (Chairman)

Peter Ray

Paul Goggins  (Vice-Chairman)

Ralph Sangster

Guy Davis

David Sansom

Geoffrey Dunne

Ron Spellen

Richard Laval

The 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 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 13 January 2011 (circulated separately to Members of the Committee).

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3.

NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

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.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest.

SCRUTINY
 

5.

DRAFT SERVICE PLANNING for 2011 - 2014

The purpose of this report is to:-

(a)

Receive the Strategic Plan 2011–2014.

(b)

Receive the draft service plans for 2011 - 2014, including Equality Impact Assessments relevant to the service.

(c)

Recommend the contents of the service plans to the Executive Committee.

WORK PROGRAMME

6.

WORK PROGRAMME

To review and make necessary changes to the Policy & Scrutiny Committee’s work programme.

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7.

OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under Item 3 above.

8.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining items 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 items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 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 items).

1.

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARAGE PORTFOLIO

This report is pursuant to the report to the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee of 11 November 2010 and is intended to inform Members on the following matters:-

• The conclusion of the 2010/11 (1st phase) programme of works.
• Cost benefits analysis of the outcome from those works.
• Preliminary proposals for a continuance of the programme in 2011/12.

2.

THE CRESCENT CLUB, HALLOWES CRESCENT SOUTH OXHEY: PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST

The purpose of this report is to consider the possible purchase of the leasehold interest of the Crescent Club, Hallowes Crescent, South Oxhey (to follow).

3.

LAND AT THE REAR OF QUEENS DRIVE - PROPOSED SALE

To consider whether to sell the site at rear of the Queens Drive, Mill End for affordable housing (to follow).

4.

PROPOSED PURCHASE OF WOODS ADJACENT TO 6 THE BYEWAY, RICKMANSWORTH.

To consider the acquisition of woods adjacent to 6 The Byeway, Rickmansworth (to follow).