Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee - 14 June 2011

Councillors:-

Alison Scarth (Chairman)

Barbara Lamb MBE

Peter Wakeling (Vice-Chairman)

David Major

Steve Drury

Les Mead

Paul Gordon

Brian Norman

Paula Hiscocks

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 8 March 2011 (copy enclosed for Members of the Policy and Scrutiny Committee).

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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 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.

NEW PARKING SCHEMES

To consider the results of consultations at various locations.

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6.

CROXLEY RAIL LINK PUBLIC CONSULTATION

To submit this Council’s comments on the scheme.

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7.

LOCALISM BILL – HOUSING REFORM

To ensure Members are aware of the introduction of the new Affordable Rent product and other housing reforms contained in the Localism Bill and to set out how the Council proposes to prepare for Implementation of the new statutory duties set out in the Bill.

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SCRUTINY

8.

THRIVE HOMES PERFORMANCE AGAINST OFFER DOCUMENT PROMISES 2010/11

To report Thrive Homes’ progress in delivering the Year III 2010/11 ‘Transfer Promises’ and meeting the terms of the Transfer Agreement with the Council.

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9.

SERVICE PLAN 2010/13 MONITORING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK – YEAR END 2010/11

The purpose of reporting the 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.

Monitoring reports are as follows:

(i)     Building Control

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(ii)    Development Management

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(iii)   Development Plans

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(iv)   Housing

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(v)    Sustainability

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10.

HERTFORDSHIRE’S DRAFT BUS STRATEGY AND INTALINK STRATEGY CONSULTATION

To make representations to Hertfordshire County Council on the draft strategies.

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11.

TRANSPORT PROGRAMME

To agree a programme for implementation.

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12.

HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY UPDATE

To update Members on the progress made against the Action Plan contained in the Homelessness Strategy 2008-2013 for the period April 2010 – March 2011.

11 06 14 SE i - (12) homelessness strategy DOWNLOAD

13.

HOUSING MONITORING EQUALITY STATISTICS 2010/11

To provide Members with ethnic monitoring data on the retained statutory and strategic housing service.

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WORK PROGRAMME

 

14.

WORK PROGRAMME

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

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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 of business on the grounds that it involves 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.

OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.