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Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 13 January 2009

Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee:-

Councillors:-	Peter Wakeling (Chairman)	Graham Denman
	Brian Norman (Vice-Chairman)	Barbara Lamb MBE
	Mary Connolly	David Major
	Kerron Cross	Les Mead
	Harry Davies

David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
5 January 2009

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.

From 7.00pm a presentation giving an overview of the C-Plan Scheme by Sean Rendall, Head of Policy and Strategy, ECSC Ltd will take place in the Penn Chamber. All Members are invited to attend the presentation.

1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.	MINUTES

	To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2008 (copies enclosed for Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee). 08 11 04 SE 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 that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.	DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

	To receive any declarations of interest.

	POLICY

5.	THE CASE FOR INVESTMENT – THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE

	To consider a proposal for a new economic partnership for Hertfordshire. 09 01 13 SE i - (05) new economic partnership DOWNLOAD 09 01 13 SE i - (05) new economic partnership-app1 DOWNLOAD 09 01 13 SE i - (05) new economic partnership-app 2 DOWNLOAD

6.	LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK CORE STRATEGY – POLICY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING

	This report has been withdrawn.

	SCRUTINY

7.	COUNCILLOR CALL FOR ACTION – HIGH RISE SCAFFOLDING, NEW ROAD, CROXLEY GREEN

	At the request of Councillor Roger Seabourne the Committee is asked to consider a request from residents in New Road, Croxley Green. 09 01 13 SE i - (07) councillor call for action DOWNLOAD

8.	SUBSIDISED LOFT AND CAVITY WALL INSULATION

	This report details the anticipated numerical impact of the Council enhancing the existing Cocoon Insulation Scheme, by way of subsidy payment. This will enable residents, living in owner occupied and private rented accommodation, to insulate their properties at a further reduced cost on the existing discounted scheme. The report suggests funding a pilot initiative to gauge local interest and monitor take-up. 09 01 13 SE i - (08) subsidised insulation DOWNLOAD

9.	MEASURES TO ENSURE RESIDENTIAL USE OF LONG-TERM EMPTY PROPERTIES

	To receive information on measures to ensure residential use of long-term empty properties. 09 01 13 SE i - (09) empty properties DOWNLOAD

10.	FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT AND BUDGET MONITORING REPORT (MONTH 7)

	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 26 October 2008 (circulated separately).

	WORK PROGRAMME

11.	SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE’S WORK PROGRAMME

	To review and make necessary changes to the Policy and Scrutiny Committee’s work programme 09 01 13 SE i - (11) work prog DOWNLOAD 09 01 13 SE i - (11) work prog-app DOWNLOAD

12.	OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

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 of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 to 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 items).

1.	OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above