Executive Committee - 11 April 2005
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 11 April 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, 1 April 2005
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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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MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 7 March 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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COMMUNITY SAFETY |
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SECTION 30 ORDERS – UPDATE REPORT |
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This report provides a further update on the implementation and impact of the Section 30 orders that were in force in Three Rivers District until 31 October 2004 and the reinstatement of the order in South Oxhey from 24 December 2004 to 11 April 2005. |
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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 panel relating to Agenda Items 5A, 5B and 5C below. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting |
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AUDIT COMMISSION CULTURAL SERVICES INSPECTION – FINAL REPORT |
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To receive the final report from the Audit Commission Inspection of Cultural Services. 05 04 11 EX i - (5a) audit commission inspect (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (5a) audit commission inspect-app (cultural service) (pdf) |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONTRACT |
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To consider an outline tender summary and output specification for the Leisure Facilities Management Contract. 05 04 11 EX i - (5b) leisure facilities man contract (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (5b) leisure facilities man contract-app a (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (5b) leisure facilities man contract-app b (output spec) (doc) |
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AQUADROME MANAGEMENT PLAN |
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The Aquadrome Management Plan 2005-2010 sets out the management of the Aquadrome for the next 5 years. 05 04 11 EX i - (5c) aquadrome management plan (doc) |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SELECT LIST |
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To consider responses to the pre-tender questionnaire issued to prospective bidders for the Leisure Facilities Management Contract, and the assessment procedure used to choose the select list. 05 04 11 EX i - (06) leisure facilities management select list (doc) |
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HUNTONBURY VILLAGE – OUTSTANDING |
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This report updates Members on progress with the transfer of land for public open space and play areas at the Huntonbury Village development. |
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RESOURCES |
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MORTGAGE ADVANCES - INTEREST RATE |
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The purpose of this report is to seek approval to the rate of interest charged on mortgages granted by the Council. |
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NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATE – CONSIDERATION OF RELIEF |
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To consider an application for additional relief from the payment of the National Non- Domestic Rate. |
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THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL’S ENERGY & WATER STRATEGY – PREPARATION OF ACTION PLANS |
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This report informs the Committee of the proposed programme for the preparation of individual action plans for the Council’s operational properties. |
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ANNUAL EFFICIENCY STATEMENT |
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This report seeks approval to the Council’s Annual Efficiency Statement. |
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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – FEBRUARY 2005 (MONTH 11) |
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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 27 February 2005 |
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PHOTOCOPIERS AND NETWORK PRINTERS |
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To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy Panel held on 24 March 2005 in respect of photocopiers and printers. 05 04 11 EX i - (13) resources recs - photocopiers and network printers (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (13) resources recs - photocopiers and network printers-app 1 (doc) |
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HOME COMPUTING INITIATIVE |
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To report the recommendations of the Resources Policy Panel in respect of the proposed Home Computing Initiative Scheme. 05 04 11 EX i - (14) resources recs - home computing initiative (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (14) resources recs - home computing initiative-app 1 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (14) resources recs - home computing initiative-app 2 (doc) |
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REINSTATEMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICER |
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To report the recommendations of the Resources Policy Panel for funding to support a full time Risk Management Officer. |
ENVIRONMENT |
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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 22 March 2005, in relation to the following item 16A. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting. 05 04 11 EX i - (16) hepp recs (2005 03 22) - rick parking (doc) |
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RICKMANSWORTH PARKING SCHEME |
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To consider the results of the consultation exercises and recommend amendments to the parking scheme for implementation. 05 04 11 EX i - (16a) hepp recs (2005 03 22) - rick parking (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (16a) hepp recs (2005 03 22) - rick parking-app (doc) |
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PLANNING DELIVERY GRANT |
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To consider how grant should be spent in 2005/06. |
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ACCESSIBILITY CRITERIA/MORATORIUM: NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT |
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To advise the committee of GOEAST’s response to the Council’s use of accessibility criteria and the housing moratorium. 05 04 11 EX i - (18) accessibility criteria moratorium new housing dev (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 22 March 2005, in relation to the following items 19A and 19B below. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting. |
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ALLOCATION OF VOID PROPERTIES |
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To clarify the Allocations approach to allocating void properties to decanting tenants, arising from the recent decision of the Executive Committee in respect of the Gade View Gardens Estate |
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OVALTINE LOCAL LETTING POLICY |
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This report is for members to reconsider the proposed local lettings policy for the Ovaltine development, in view of the Executive Committee’s decision at its meeting held on 7 March 2005 “that this matter be referred back to the Housing and Environment Policy Panel for further consideration.” |
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MANAGEMENT OF BULLSLAND HALL CHORLEYWOOD |
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This report is to seek the Executive Committee’s approval to renew the management contract of Bullsland Hall. |
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH |
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ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FOOD LAW AND HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PLANS. |
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To recommend referral of both the Food Law and the Health and Safety Law Enforcement Plans to the Public Services and Health Policy Panel for detailed consideration in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework requirements of the Council Constitution. |
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GENERAL |
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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 19 January 2005. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting. |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
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This report provides Members with an overall position statement in respect of project management within the Council. This is based on the experience, lessons learned and outcomes from the specific pilot projects over the last twelve months, together with recommendations to take forward this learning and make the procedure more effective. 05 04 11 EX i - (22a) scrutiny recs - project mgt review (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (22a) scrutiny recs - project mgt review-app 1 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (22a) scrutiny recs - project mgt review-app 2 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (22a) scrutiny recs - project mgt review-app 3 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (22a) scrutiny recs - project mgt review-app 4 (doc) |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE POLICY PANELS |
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To receive the recommendations of the Policy Panels held in March 2005, in relation to the following item 23A. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting. 05 04 11 EX i - (23) recs from pp (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (23) recs from pp-app 1 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (23) recs from pp-app 2 (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (23) recs from pp-app 3 (doc) |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendation of the Standards Committee held on 23 March 2005, in relation to the following item 24A. Any other recommendations will be reported at the meeting. 05 04 11 EX i - (24) recs stds cttee - changes in quorum of stds cttee (doc) |
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CHANGES IN QUORUM OF COMMITTEE |
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To recommend to the Council a change to the quorum of this Committee. |
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PROGRESS AGAINST THE POST CPA IMPROVEMENT PLAN |
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To provide Members with an update of progress and to sign off the final report of the Council’s agreed Post – CPA Improvement Plan that was developed following the CPA Inspection in January 2004 05 04 11 EX i - (25) progress - post cpa imp plan (doc) 05 04 11 EX i - (25) progress - post cpa imp plan-app a (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 items 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 item of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 4, 7, and 9 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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HOUSING |
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23 TROWLEY RISE, ABBOTS LANGLEY |
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To consider the implications of the repair works required at 23 Trowley Rise, Abbots Langley |
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RESOURCES |
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RENT ARREARS WRITE-OFFS |
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To seek authority to write off one tenant’s arrears where the arrears arose on a former tenancy. |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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