Executive Committee - 25 March 2013
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth on Monday 25 March 2013 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Philip Brading (Vice-Chairman) (Public Services and Health)
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Matthew Bedford (Resources) |
Ralph Sangster |
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Sara Bedford (Sustainability) |
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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
15 March 2013
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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 28 January 2013. |
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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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RESOURCES |
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BUDGET MONITORING – MONTH 11 (FEBRUARY 2013) |
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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. 13 03 25 EX i - (05) budget monitoring - month 11 (feb) (doc) |
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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY |
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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 13 March 2013 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 25 March 2013. |
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LEISURE, COMMUNITY AND CAPITAL GRANTS APPLICATIONS |
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The Committee is asked to consider three funding applications. The first from Rickmansworth Neighbourhood Forum for a Community Grant of £375. The second from Rickmansworth Waterways Trust for a Capital Grant of £1,112. The third from Nomad Kayak Club for a Capital Grant of £10,000. 13 03 25 EX i - (6a) lc recs - leisure community grants (doc) |
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LEISURE DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRAMME UPDATE AND PLAY AREA ASSESSMENT UPDATE |
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The purpose of this report is to update members on the work programme of the Leisure Development team, along with a clarification on the play area assessment and Ashridge play area previously reported at the 16 January 2013 Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee. 13 03 25 EX i - (6b) lc recs - leisure dev work prog update (doc) 13 03 25 EX i - (6b) lc recs - leisure dev work prog update-addendum (pdf) |
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REVISED SITE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR CHORLEYWOOD HOUSE ESTATE AND THE AQUADROME LOCAL NATURE RESERVES 2013-18 AND WOODLANDS MANAGEMENT PLANS 2012-32 |
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To provide the Committee with details of the new five year management plans for Chorleywood House Estate and the Aquadrome Local Nature Reserves and details of the revised Woodlands Management Plans 2012-32. 13 03 25 EX i - (6c) lc recs - site management plans - cwh - aquadrome (doc) |
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APPOINTMENT OF CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE CONTROL AT THE AQUADROME |
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The Council has been treating both lakes at the Aquadrome proactively to prevent blue-green algal blooms for a number of years using Liquid Live Micro-Organisms (LLMO). There are a very limited number of contractors in the marketplace, and only one company was licensed to supply this product. We are now aware that a new company is now able to provide a similar product based around the dosing of the lakes with live micro-organisms and so have undertaken a restricted tender for the appointment of a contractor to treat the Aquadrome for blue-green algae control for the coming year 2013/4. |
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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 12 March 2013 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 25 March 2013. |
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ENFORCEMENT PLAN |
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To consider the adoption of the Enforcement Plan. The Enforcement Plan (Appendix 1) sets out how members of the public can expect the Council to deal with complaints of alleged breaches of planning control. The Plan also details the general course of an enforcement investigation and the types of action the Council may take to remedy a breach of planning control. |
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THREE RIVERS HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT (HECA) REPORT 2013-15 |
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The HECA report attached considers what the Council will do over the next two years in relation to home energy conservation as required under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (HECA). 13 03 25 EX i - (8b) se recs - heca (doc) |
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LOCAL PLAN – SITE ALLOCATIONS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT SUBMISSION |
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To inform the Committee of representations received following public consultation on the Site Allocations LDD, to agree the Council’s response to these representations and to seek Member approval to submit the Site Allocations LDD and relevant supporting information to the Secretary of State for independent examination. The submission of the Site Allocations LDD is an important step towards its adoption. 13 03 25 EX i - (09) site allocations ldd (doc) |
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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 14 March 2013 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 25 March 2013. |
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REVISION OF CEMETERY FEES |
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For members to consider a request put forward by the Battlers Wells Foundation (BWF) to revise certain fees and charges throughout Three Rivers cemeteries. 13 03 25 EX i - (10a) ps recs - revision of cemetery fees (doc) |
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REVIEW OF THE FOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PLAN 2011 - 2013 |
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To present a review of the Food Law Enforcement Service Plan over the period 2011/12/13; to recommend strategy on the Council’s statutory duties for 2013/14 and to obtain Committee approval for the proposals. 13 03 25 EX i - (10b) ps recs - food law enforcement (doc) 13 03 25 EX i - (10b) ps recs - food law enforcement-app 1 (doc) 13 03 25 EX i - (10b) ps recs - food law enforcement-app 2 (doc) |
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WASTE COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS |
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To update Members on the Waste Compositional Analysis that was carried out in December 2012. 13 03 25 EX i - (10c) ps recs - waste compositional analysis (doc) 13 03 25 EX i - (10c) ps recs - waste compositional analysis-waste survey (pdf) |
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GENERAL |
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PROPOSED PEER SUPPORT FOR THE NEW COMMITTEE SYSTEM |
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This report recommends taking advantage of the Local Government Group’s (ex-LGA’s) offer of a free Peer ‘Challenge’ to help this Council formulate the most appropriate committee system from May 2014. |
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RICKMANSWORTH TOWN CENTRE FLAGS |
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This report sets out details of a request by Rickmansworth Chamber of Commerce for a financial contribution towards a set of flags for Rickmansworth Town Centre. 13 03 25 EX i - (12) Rickmansworth Town Centre Flags (doc) 13 03 25 EX i - (12) Rickmansworth Town Centre Flags App (Appendix 1) (pdf) |
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NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATE – CONSIDERATION OF RELIEF |
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To consider applications for discretionary relief from payment of the National Non-Domestic Rate for 2012/13 and 2013/14. 13 03 25 Ex i - (13) NNDR Reliefs (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 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.) |
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SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE – COMPULSORY PURCHASE |
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This report outlines the next stages of the South Oxhey Initiative project and specifically highlights dates relevant to the appointment of the Development Partner and inter-related issues. Further reports on the matter will be brought back to Executive Committee for approval as indicated. |
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CROXLEY GREEN PARISH COUNCIL’S REQUEST TO ACQUIRE THE GREEN AND STONES ORCHARD, CROXLEY GREEN |
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Croxley Green Parish Council has resolved: “That the Parish Council instructs the Clerk to start negotiations with Three Rivers District Council for the formal acquisition of The Green and Stones Orchard, the Sports Ground and any other land owned by them within the Parish”. |
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COUNCIL TAX AND NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATE WRITE OFFS |
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This report seeks approval to write off debts which are |
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OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |
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