Executive Committee - 14 November 2005
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 14 November 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) |
Chris Whately-Smith (Leisure & Community) |
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Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) |
Conservative (no appointment) |
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Richard Struck (Resources) |
Conservative (no appointment) |
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Martin Trevett (Environment) |
Labour (no appointment) |
Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services, 3 November 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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| 2. |
MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 10 October 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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FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2005 (MONTH 6) |
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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 25 September 2005. |
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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 13 October 2005, in relation to Item 5A of the agenda for the Executive Committee on 14 November 2005, as detailed |
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING |
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This report asks the Panel to recommend to the Executive Committee additional funding in 2005/06. |
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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 10 November 2005, in relation to Item 6A of the agenda for the Executive Committee on 14 November 2005, as detailed. Any further recommendations will be reported at the meeting. |
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PROCUREMENT CARDS |
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This report gives an update on the current position in relation to Purchasing Cards and to recommend a preferred way forward |
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BASING HOUSE - PLANNING APPLICATION AND LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR PROVISION OF COMFORT CONDITIONING TO THE GROUND FLOOR TRAINING ROOM |
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This report seeks permission to apply for listed building consent and planning permission for the installation of comfort conditioner to the Training Room Basing House. |
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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 3 November relating to Agenda Item 8A , 8B, 8C and 8D. Any further recommendations will be reported at the meeting. |
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CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ENVIRONMENT ACT |
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To advise Members on resource implications of provisions introduced by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. The provisions are due to come into effect from April 2006 05 11 14 EX i - (8a) clean neighbourhoods environment act 2005 (doc) |
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HIGH HEDGES APPLICATION FEE AND POSSIBLE CONCESSIONS |
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To review possible concessions in respect of the £395 application fee for a High Hedges complaint for residents in receipt of Council Tax benefit 05 11 14 EX i - (8b) high hedges review of fee and possible concessions (doc) |
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PROPOSED DEPOT SHARE WITH WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL. |
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This report recommends that officers of Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) and Watford Borough Council (WBC) progress the opportunity for making joint use of Wiggenhall Rd Depot, Watford for various waste management and related services by commissioning feasibility study into the proposal |
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RECYCLING PROGRESS |
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To provide Members with details of recycling performance by area, together with an update on the implementation to date in flats throughout the district and request authority to purchase frames from flats from the existing Environmental Maintenance contingency budget. 05 11 14 EX i - (8d) recycling progress (doc) |
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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY |
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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 1 November 2005, in relation to Items 9A, 9B and 9C of the agenda for the Executive Committee on 14 November 2005, as detailed |
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CAPITAL GRANT 2005/06 |
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For members of the Panel to consider the award of a Capital Grant to the 1st Rickmansworth Scout Group |
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LEISURE GRANT APPLICATIONS |
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The Policy Panel is asked to consider the 2nd round of Leisure Grant applications from the 2005/06 budget provision and to recommend accordingly to the Executive Committee. |
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WATERSMEET COMMUNITY HIRE |
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This report describes the basis on which Watersmeet will be managed as a community hire venue. It includes proposed hire charges for 2006/07. |
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HOUSING |
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ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN – PROPOSED SALE OF LAND AT GROVE CRESCENT, CROXLEY GREEN |
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To consider the sale of land at Grove Crescent, Croxley Green |
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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 8 November relating to Agenda Item 11A, B,C,D and E. Any further recommendations will be reported at the meeting. |
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REPORT REQUESTING FUNDING TO DEVELOP WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PLANS AND TO SEEK CERTIFICATION FOR THE FORESTRY COMMISSION UK WOODLAND ASSURANCE SCHEME (UKWAS) |
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This report outlines the background to Three Rivers Woodland Management and identifies the new requirements set out by the Forestry Commission which need to be satisfied before certain grants are available to the Council. It requests the funding necessary to enable the use of consultants in drawing up a Management Plan for the TRDC woodland estate and to enable the appointment of an independent auditor/certification body as required by the Forestry Commission to assess our plan and to make recommendations on how it must be implemented to achieve UKWAS. |
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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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WIDER WELCOME TO BATCHWORTH |
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To consider a request for match funding for this project |
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MORATORIUM – NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT |
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To advise the committee on the six month review of the housing moratorium. |
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ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT |
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To advise the committee on the production of the Annual Monitoring Report 2004/05. To seek the committee’s approval for the submission of the Report to the Secretary of State. |
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PARSONAGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH |
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To consider a request from London Underground to suspend residents’ permit parking bays to enable construction of a new operations centre. |
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GENERAL |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SCRUTINY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendation of the Scrutiny Panel held on 31 October |
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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 paragraphs 9,9,3,3,9 respectively 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 LEISURE AND COMMUNITY POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Panel held on 1 November relating to Agenda Item 1A |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT |
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To consider the recommendation that the preferred bidder is awarded the Leisure Facilities Management Contract |
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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 8 November relating to Agenda Item 2A. Any further recommendations will be reported at the meeting |
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HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER – THE NEXT STEPS |
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On the 5 September 2005 the Council received approval from GO-East for the appraisal of the options for investment in the housing stock necessary to meeting the Government’s decent homes target and secure future investment in it’s housing. That options appraisal recommended that the transfer of the Council’s housing stock to a registered social landlord would be the most effective way of delivering those targets. This report sets out the immediate actions and decisions required in order to reach the ballot planned for the Spring of 2007. |
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BED AND BREAKFAST AND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ARREARS WRITE OFFS |
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To seek authority to write off seventeen tenants' arrears where the arrears arose on a former temporary tenancy or bed and breakfast account. This is essentially a tidy up exercise as some of the arrears go back to 1999 |
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RENT ARREARS WRITE OFFS |
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To seek authority to write off two tenants' arrears where the arrears arose on former tenancies. |
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RESOURCES |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES AND HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Resources Policy Panel held on the 10 November and Housing and Environment Policy Panel relating to Agenda Item 5A. |
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ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN – PROPOSED SALE OF FERRY CAR PARK CHORLEYWOOD |
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To consider the sale of the Ferry Car Park following a commissioned user survey. |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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