Executive Committee - 20 June 2011
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday 20 June 2011 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Resources)
Sara Bedford (Sustainability) Ralph Sangster
Phil Brading (Public Services and Health) Roger Seabourne (Community Safety)
Chris Hayward Martin Trevett (Environment)
Stephen King Keith Williams (Leisure and Community)
David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
9 June 2011
The Executive 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 Executive Committee meeting held on 28 March 2011.
11 03 28 EX mins (doc)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. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
To receive any declarations of interest.
5. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 16 June 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 20 June 2011.
11 06 20 EX i - (05) res recs (doc)5a PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL
This report is presented so that members can consider any changes that should be made to the performance monitoring and budgetary control arrangements.
11 06 20 EX i - (5a) perf mon and budgetary control (doc)5bIMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARAGE PORTFOLIO
This report is pursuant to the paper to Resources Committee of 10 March 2011 and is intended to inform Members on the following matters:-
- The identification of the priority sites to be actioned in this year’s programme
- Negotiations with the Contractor selected for the works
- Substantiation of the business case regarding improvement in the revenue accrued from the refurbished garages.
6.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES
To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety and Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committees held on 7 June and 9 June 2011 respectively in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 20 June 2011.
11 06 20 EX i (06) joint recommendations (doc)6a SECURITY GATES AT THE AQUADROME AND CCTV AT BATCHWORTH DEPOT
To request authority to install an electronic members gate at the Aquadrome and CCTV at the entrance gate to Batchworth Depot.
11 06 20 EX i - (6a) aquadrome gates (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (6a) aquadrome gates-app a (pdf)11 06 20 EX i - (6a) aquadrome gates-app b (pdf)LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
7. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 7 June 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 20 June 2011.
11 06 20 EX i - (07) leis recs (doc)7a BURY LAKE YOUNG MARINERS (BLYM) FEASIBILITY STUDY
To present to the Committee the outcome of the feasibility study into a replacement facility at The Aquadrome for the Bury Lake Young Mariners and other water based sports clubs on Bury Lake.
11 06 20 EX i - (7a) blym - feasibility (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (7a) blym-app a (pdf)11 06 20 EX i - (7a) blym-app b (doc)7b MEALS ON WHEELS PROVISION - ABBOTS LANGLEY
To provide the Committee with information on meals on wheels for the Abbots Langley area following the British Red Cross decision to discontinue this service.
11 06 20 EX i - (7b) meals on wheels (doc)7c LEISURE, COMMUNITY AND CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Committee is asked to consider the first round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants and Capital Grants 2011/12 budgets.
The applications to be considered are from Redheath Archers, Royal British Legion: Abbots Langley Branch, Sarratt Festival of Music and Special Connection.
11 06 20 EX i - (7c) grants (doc)7dSERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT APPLICATIONS
The Committee is asked to consider the first round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support through Service Level Agreements (SLA) from the Leisure and Community Grants and Capital Grants 2011/12 budgets.
The Service Level Agreements (SLA) to be considered are from Watford and Three Rivers Home-Start, SW Herts Community Transport (Roundabout) and Relate: Dacorum, Watford and Three Rivers.
11 06 20 EX i - (7d) service level agreements (doc)7e2011/12 PLAY AREA CAPITAL PROGRAMME CONSULTATION OUTCOMES AND PROPOSED PROJECT PLAN
The purpose of this report is to update Members on the results of the recent consultation for the 2011/12 play area capital programme and the proposed project plan.
11 06 20 EX i - (7e) play areas consultation (doc)SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
8.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
To receive the recommendations of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 14 June 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 20 June 2011.
11 06 20 EX i - (08) sust env recs (doc)8aNEW PARKING SCHEMES
To consider the results of consultations at various locations.
11 06 20 EX i - (8a) new parking schemes (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8a) new parking schemes-app 1 (doc)8b CROXLEY RAIL LINK PUBLIC CONSULTATION
To submit this Council’s comments on the scheme.
11 06 20 EX i - (8b) croxley rail link (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8b) croxley rail link - appendicies.pdf (pdf)8cLOCALISM 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.
11 06 20 EX i - (8c) localism bill (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8c) localism bill - app a (pdf)11 06 20 EX i - (8c) localism bill-app b (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8c) localism bill-app c (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8c) localism bill-app d (doc)8d HERTFORDSHIRE’S DRAFT BUS STRATEGY AND INTALINK STRATEGY CONSULTATION
To make representations to Hertfordshire County Council on the draft strategies.
11 06 20 EX i - (8d) bus strategy (doc)8eTRANSPORT PROGRAMME 2011 - 2012
To agree a programme for implementation.
11 06 20 EX i - (8e) transport prog (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (8e) transport prog-app 1 (xls)9.LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK – AGREEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR USE IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
The Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was approved by Executive Committee on 28 March 2011 for public consultation purposes. This report informs Members of representations received following public consultation and to agree the Council’s response to these. The report also seeks Members’ agreement to use the SPD as a ‘material consideration’ in Development Management decisions ahead of the formal adoption of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document, which contains the overarching policy on Affordable Housing (CP4).
11 06 20 EX i - (09) affordable housing spd (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (09) affordable housing spd-app1 (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (09) affordable housing spd-app2 (pdf)PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH
10. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 9 June 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 20 June 2011.
11 06 20 EX i (10) public services recs (doc)10a NAPPY COLLECTION
To look at the options with regards to nappy disposal following the introduction of fortnightly residual refuse collections.
11 06 20 EX i - (10a) nappy collection (doc)10b COMPOSTABLE LINERS FOR FOOD WASTE
To seek Member approval to sell compostable liners to residents, to help increase the amount of food waste being recycled in the brown bins.
11 06 20 EX i - (10b) compostable liners for food waste (doc)10c WEEKLY ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING
To update Members on the progress made with the implementation of weekly organic waste collections throughout Three Rivers.
11 06 20 EX i - (10c) weekly organic waste implementation (doc)11 06 20 EX i - (10c) weekly organic waste implementation plan-app a (xls)GENERAL
11.REVIEW OF STRATEGIC RISKS
This report gives details of progress against the Risk Treatment Plans for the Strategic Risks identified in the Strategic Plan 2011-14.
11 06 20 EX i - (11) strategic risks (doc)12.AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
The report recommends that the Executive Committee approves the Risk Management Strategy.
11 06 20 EX i - (12) audit int control - risk mngmnt strategy (doc)13.OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.
14. 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 Paragraphs 3 and 5 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.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 14 June 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 25 June 2012.
1a ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN – PROPOSED SALES OF ASSETS
To consider whether to sell the freehold of the following properties identified through the asset management review procedure.
(a) Various residential freehold reversions.
(b) Sandy Lane Garden Centre, Sandy Lane, Oxhey.
(c) Land at Dugdales, Croxley Green.
(d) Car Park, Mead Place, Mill End.
(e) Grove Crescent garage site, Croxley Green.
1b ASSET MANAGEMENT – PROPOSED SALE OF THE GRAPEVINE PUBLIC HOUSE, SOUTH OXHEY AND OTHER ASSETS
To consider whether to sell the freehold of the following properties identified through the asset management review procedure.
(a) The Grapevine Public House, Prestwick Road, South Oxhey.
(b) Land at Bell Lane, Bedmond.
(c) Land at Oak Green, Abbots Langley.
1c ASSET MANAGEMENT – PROPOSED SALES OF CHORLEYWOOD LODGE HOUSE, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD TOGETHER WITH ANCILARY BUILDINGS
To consider whether to sell the freehold of the following properties identified through the asset management review procedure.
(a) The Lodge, Chorleywood Road Cemetery, Rickmansworth.
(b) The Old Chapel, Chorleywood Road Cemetery, Rickmansworth.
(c) The former Mortuary building, Chorleywood Road Cemetery, Rickmansworth.
1d THE CRESCENT CLUB, HALLOWES CRESCENT SOUTH OXHEY: PROPOSED SALE OF FREEHOLD INTEREST
The purpose of this report is to consider the possible sale of the freehold interest of the Crescent Club, Hallowes Crescent, South Oxhey to Paradigm Housing Association for affordable housing.
1e SHOP 17 ST ANDREWS ROAD: CONSIDERATION OF A PETITION RECEIVED REGARDING THE SALE OF GROCERIES.
To consider a petition received in relation to residents requesting that the tenant of 17 St Andrews Road be given consent to sell eggs, milk and other general convenience and pre-packaged groceries under the terms of his lease.