Executive Committee - 10 October 2005
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 10 October 2005 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee (portfolio responsibility in brackets):-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Housing)
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Phil Brading (Public Services & Health) |
Martin Trevett (Environment) |
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Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) |
Chris Whately-Smith (Leisure & Community) |
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Nena Spellen |
Conservative (no appointment) |
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Richard Struck (Resources) |
Conservative (no appointment) |
Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services, 29 September 2005
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Please note that there will be two presentations before the meeting at 6.30pm, one for and one against the proposals of Herts Fire and Rescue Service to alter Fire Service Provision. |
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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. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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| 2. |
MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 12 September 2005. |
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NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS |
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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. |
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RESOURCES |
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ANNUAL REPORT AND MONITORING OF TREASURY MANAGEMENT |
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To inform Members of Treasury Management performance for 2004/2005 and for the first five months of 2005/2006. |
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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – AUGUST 2005 (MONTH 5) |
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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 31 August 2005. |
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STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING |
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The purpose of this report is to seek the Committee’s agreement to the process whereby the Council will determine its three-year medium-term financial plan for 2006-2009 and allocate resources to achieve the strategic and service plans. 05 10 10 EX i - (06) strategic service and financial planning (doc) |
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy Panel held on 8 September and 6 October relating to Agenda Item 7A , 7B, 7C and 7D |
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CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ENVIRONMENT ACT |
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To advise Members on the implications to the Council of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. |
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CONSORTIUM CAN BANK CONTRACT |
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To advise Members on the costs associated with the consortium can bank scheme, with a view to non-renewal of the contract in June 2006. |
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CHRISTMAS REFUSE ARRANGEMENTS |
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To advise Members of the proposed Christmas refuse collection arrangements. |
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ABANDONED VEHICLE CONTRACT UPDATE |
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This report provides and update on the performance of the abandoned vehicles contract. |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS WINTON DRIVE AREA |
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To approve new parking restrictions following further consultation. 05 10 10 EX i - (08) winton drive (doc) 05 10 10 EX i - (08) winton drive-app 1 (doc) |
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WIDER WELCOME |
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To consider a request for match funding for this project |
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NEW CYCLE ROUTES |
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To agree to the implementation of new routes through the Aquadrome, and through Rickmansworth town centre, and consider routes along A404 between Rickmansworth and Chorleywood, and A412 between Rickmansworth and Croxley Green. |
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STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
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Provides details of recent publication consultation exercise that took place on the draft Statement of Community involvement (SCI) and sets out how comments received have been taken on board in revising the SCI. 05 10 10 EX i - (11) statement of community involvement (doc) 05 10 10 EX i - (11) statement of community involvement-app 1 (doc) 05 10 10 EX i - (11) statement of community involvement-app 2 (doc) 05 10 10 EX i - (11) statement of community involvement-app 3 (doc) |
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HOUSING |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel held on 13 September relating to Agenda Item 12A |
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HOUSING ACT 2004 – HOUSING HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM AND MANDATORY LICENSING OF CERTAIN HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION |
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To advise Members on provisions of Part 1 and 2 of the Housing Act 2004 which are due to come into effect in November 2005, the draft Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Enforcement Policy and the fee payable for a licence. |
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GADE VIEW GARDENS REDEVELOPMENT - COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER |
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The Committee agreed at its last meeting to the individual repurchases of the leasehold properties at Gade View Gardens (GVG) subject to Compulsory Purchase Order procedures being started. This report requests permission from the Committee to the start of that process. |
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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY |
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SUGGESTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SOUTH OXHEY PLAYING FIELDS AND SEACROFT GARDENS |
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To provide the Executive Committee with details of suggested environmental improvements which could be made in relation to the playing fields in South Oxhey and to the wooded area along Seacroft Gardens / Northwick Road in South Oxhey. 05 10 10 EX i - (14) environmental measures (doc) |
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GENERAL |
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JOINT LGA/IDeA & LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPUTATION PROJECT |
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The LGA and IDeA have been running a project since 2004 concerning Local Government Reputation and it launched the Local Government Reputation Project at the LGA Conference in August 2005. This report seeks Three Rivers District Council’s support for the Reputation Project and requests it to sign up to a commitment to the core actions 05 10 10 EX i - (15) reputation report - local government reputation (doc) |
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION – PERIODIC ELECTORAL REVIEWS CONSULTATION PAPER |
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The Electoral Commission published a consultation paper on Friday 2 September entitled 'Periodic Electoral Reviews'. It will consider whether the Boundary Committee for England uses the right criteria in reviews into the electoral arrangements for local government in England. This consultation will have amongst other things important implications for the numbers of councillors. This report is a digest of the Electoral Commission’s Periodic Electoral Review’s Consultation Paper, published in September 2005, which seeks responses by Friday 25 November 2005. |
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THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN 2006-2009 |
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This report presents for members’ approval the Three Rivers District Council Strategic Plan 2006-2009. 05 10 10 EX i - (17) strategic plan 2006-09 (doc) |
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DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE EQUALITY POLICY |
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This report proposes that the draft Comprehensive Equalities Policy that has been subject to internal consultation is agreed for consultation with external partners. |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SCRUTINY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Scrutiny Panel held on 3 October relating to Agenda Item 18A |
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CALL-IN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISION – WOODSIDE LEISURE COMPLEX |
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To consider a decision of the Executive Committee concerning Woodside Leisure Complex (Minute EX79/05) called in by three Members in accordance with the Council’s Constitution. 05 10 10 EX i - (19a) call in of exec decision - woodside leisure complex (doc) |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC |
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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(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 in paragraph 9, in each case, of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act." 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). |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy Panel held on 14 September relating to Agenda Item 1A |
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ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN – FREEHOLD REVERSIONARY INTERESTS |
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To consider the sale of Freehold Reversionary interests identified for possible disposal as part of the Asset Management Plan (AMP) rolling programme. |
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy Panel held 6 October relating to Agenda Item 2A |
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COVERT CAMERAS |
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To provide Members with details of covert cameras available for the capture of flytipping and recommend one for purchase. |
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LEISURE |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Policy Panel held on the 4 October relating to Agenda Item 3A and 3B. |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT |
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This report describes the evaluation process and recommended outcome following tendering of the Leisure Facilities Management contract, and recommends a preferred bidder and reserve bidder for final evaluation and negotiation. (appendix available on request) |
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WILLIAM PENN LEISURE CENTRE REFURBISHMENT |
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To consider a recommendation for the appointment of a design team for the refurbishment of William Penn Leisure Centre 05 10 10 EX ii - (3b) william penn refurbishment leisure (pdf) |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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