Executive Committee - 2 April 2012
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth on Monday 2 April 2012 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Resources)
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Sara Bedford (Sustainability) |
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Ralph Sangster |
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Phil Brading (Public Services and Health) |
Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) |
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Chris Hayward |
Martin Trevett (Environment) |
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Stephen King |
Keith Williams (Leisure and Community) |
David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
23 March 2012
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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 30 January 2012. |
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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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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS |
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To receive any declarations of interest. |
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BUDGET MONITORING – PERIOD 11 (February 2012) |
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This report seeks approval to changes in the approved medium-term financial plan based on information contained in the budget monitoring reports. 12 04 02 EX i - (05) budget monitoring month 11 (February 2012) (doc) |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendation of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 22 March 2012 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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MOTION REFERRED FROM COUNCIL |
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To consider a motion referred to this Committee from Council concerning Good Practice Guide from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. |
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To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 6 March 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 6 March 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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LEISURE, COMMUNITY AND CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATIONS |
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The Committee is asked to consider applications for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants and Capital Grants 2011/12 budgets, from Sarratt Festival of Music, South Oxhey Choirs, Special Connection, Rickmansworth School Community Outreach Programme, Age UK Hertfordshire and South Oxhey and Carpenders Park Messy Church. |
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PROPOSALS FOR AN ADDITIONAL LOGO TO BE ADOPTED BY THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL DURING 2012 |
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This report presents Members with the option of introducing an additional logo and strapline during 2012 to feature alongside the corporate logo in publications and marketing material. The aim of the logo and strapline is to recognise how the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, are shared with those held here at the Council. |
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SECTION 106, OVALTINE DEVELOPMENT, PRIMROSE HILL, PARISH OF ABBOTS LANGLEY |
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To request release of the remaining S106 monies from the Ovaltine Development for the provision of allotments in Primrose Hill. |
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SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendations of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 13 March 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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HERONSGATE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL |
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To consider the extension of the Heronsgate Conservation Area and the adoption of the Heronsgate Conservation Area Appraisal to be used as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications. 12 04 02 EX i - (9a) heronsgate conservation area appraisal adoption 2012 (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (9a) heronsgate conservation area appraisal adoption 2012-app 1 (pdf) 12 04 02 EX i - (9a) heronsgate conservation area appraisal adoption 2012-app 2 (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (9a) heronsgate conservation area appraisal adoption 2012-app 3 (pdf) |
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REVIEW OF CHARGING FOR PRE-APPLICATION ADVICE IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT |
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This report deals with a review of the formal pre-application service now offered and the charges for this advice in the Development Management Section. Charging for pre-application advice was introduced in April 2011. Despite initial concerns regarding the introduction of charging these concerns have not been founded and the service appears to be widely used. Through implementation of charging and the relevant new procedures Officers are now fully aware of the resource implications of this service and as such a review of the service provision and level of charges is required. This report seeks confirmation of the revised level of charges. 12 04 02 EX i - (9b) pre application fees (doc) |
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HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WASTE SITE ALLOCATIONS PRE-SUBMISSION CONSULTATION |
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This report informs members of Hertfordshire County Council’s consultation document on Waste Site Allocations. It sets out a proposed Three Rivers District Council response to the consultation. |
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CROXLEY RAIL LINK |
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To consider a request from Hertfordshire County Council and London Underground Limited (received on 12 March 2012) for land acquisition and exchanges to facilitate construction of the Croxley Rail Link. 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link-app 2 (land disposal) (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link-app 3 (od09_sheet b open space land) (pdf) 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link-app 4 (playground option 1 draft) (pdf) 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link-app 5 (playground option 2 draft) (pdf) 12 04 02 EX i - (10) croxley rail link-app 6 (od09_sheet c exchange land) (pdf) |
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DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT |
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This report seeks the Council’s approval for publication of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (DPD), as amended following public consultation. Publication of the document is a formal and advanced stage in the preparation of a DPD (under Regulation 27 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. The document is published to enable representations to be made on whether it is legally compliant and sound. It is also the stage preceding the submission of the document to the Secretary of State. 12 04 02 EX i - (11) development management policies (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (11) development management policies-app 1 (pdf) 12 04 02 EX i - (11) development management policies-app 2 (doc) |
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CONSULTATION ON A MASTERPLAN FOR SOUTH OXHEY |
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To agree to carry out consultation on a masterplan for South Oxhey that will guide future regeneration in the area and inform the Council’s Local Development Framework Site Allocations Development Plan Document. |
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PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 8 March 2012 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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COMMUNITY TOILETS - UPDATE |
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This report provides an update on the progress to date of the Community Toilets scheme. |
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COUNCILLOR CALL FOR ACTION – CHERRY HILLS, SOUTH OXHEY |
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At the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 3 November 2011 the Committee considered a petition of 62 signatures received to the Council requesting that they “carry out their duties as a responsible local authority and cut down the overgrown amenity land in Cherry Hills, South Oxhey immediately.” |
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The report also set out the Committee’s powers to deal with a matter referred by a Member under Section 21A, paragraph (c) of the Local Government Act 2000 as amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. 12 04 02 EX i - (13b) cllr call for action - cherry hills so (petition) (doc) |
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REVISED CONTROLLED WASTE REGULATIONS |
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To advise Members on the changes introduced to Schedule 2 of the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 and propose altering the trade waste charges to those premises effected. 12 04 02 EX i - (14) revised controlled waste regulations (doc) |
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GENERAL |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CONSTITUTION WORKING PARTY |
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To receive the recommendation of the Constitution Working Party held on 26 March 2012 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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SCHEDULE 3 OF THE FINANCE ACT 1992 – FIXED PENALTY NOTICES |
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To amend the Council’s constitution to authorise officers of the Council to serve fixed penalty notices. Specifically, to delegate to the Chief Executive and Directors power to issue fixed penalty notices in respect of cases of single person discount Council tax fraud and more generally to impose fixed penalty notices pursuant to any legislative provision which empowers the Council to impose such penalties. |
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COMMUNITY STRATEGY 2012-18 |
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This report presents the draft Community Strategy 2012-18 and seeks Executive Committee agreement to approve the strategy at the Local Strategic Partnership Board in June 2012. |
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| 17. | CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE | |
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To receive the recommendation of the Standards Committee held on 9 March 2012 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 – THE AMENDED STANDARDS REGIME |
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To make recommendations to Council on adoption of a new code; To suggest what framework (“arrangements”) should be in place to oversee the new regime; and To agree the process for the appointment of Independent Persons and any local criteria. 12 04 02 EX i - (17a) localism act 2011 - amended standards regime (doc) |
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RULES OF THRIVE HOMES - PROPOSED CHANGES |
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To consider changes to the Rules of Thrive Homes 12 04 02 EX i - (18) proposed changes - thrive homes (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (18) proposed changes - thrive homes-paper 1 (rules) (doc) 12 04 02 EX i - (18) proposed changes - thrive homes-paper 2 (clause 30 dispute resolution) (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 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 1, 2, 3 and 4 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.) |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – CAPITAL INVESTMENT |
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To further consider a proposed capital investment programme for leisure venues from Hertsmere Leisure Trust. |
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WILLIAM PENN LEISURE CENTRE REFURBISHMENT LEGAL ACTION |
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To update Members on the Council's legal action related to the refurbishment of William Penn Leisure Centre, and to consider delegating authority to settle the Council's claims. |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SOUTH OXHEY STEERING COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendation of the South Oxhey Steering Committee on 12 March 2012 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 2 April 2012. |
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SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE |
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Following the TRDC Executive Committee decision on 30 January, to adopt the redevelopment option for the regeneration of central parts of South Oxhey (SO), this report addresses the immediate direction of travel, the likely programme and short term action plan, the people and external advisor resources that will be required and details some of the specifics being actioned at present. |
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SECONDARY SCHOOL SITE ALLOCATIONS |
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This report has been withdrawn |
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