Executive Committee - 3 March 2008
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday 3 March 2008 at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Council meeting, which starts 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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Sara Bedford |
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Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) |
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Phil Brading (Public Services & Health) |
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Richard Struck (Resources) |
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Kerron Cross |
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Martin Trevett (Environment) |
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David Sansom |
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Chris Whately-Smith (Leisure & Community) |
Steven Halls, Chief Executive, 22 February 2008
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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 4 February 2008. |
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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. |
RESOURCES |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendation of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 28 February 2008 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 March 2008. |
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CLEANING CONTRACT FOR WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL AND THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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To advise Members on the progress with the tender exercise recently undertaken and to recommend that a contract be awarded to one of the tenderers. 08 03 03 EX i - (5a) cleaning contract (doc) |
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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. |
RESOURCES/ LEISURE/ SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES |
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To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety, Sustainable Environment and Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committees held on 12 February, 26 February and 28 February 2008 respectively in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 March 2008. |
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HERTFORDSHIRE DRAFT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY |
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Hertfordshire Forward, the County Strategic Partnership has issued its draft Sustainable Community Strategy, ”Hertfordshire 2021 – A Brighter Future” for consultation. This report provides members with officers’ analysis and comments on the draft for recommendation to the Executive Committee. 08 03 03 EX i - (7a) herts draft sust comm strategy (doc) 08 03 03 EX i - (7a) herts draft sust comm strategy-app (pdf) |
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LEISURE |
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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 12 February 2008 in relation to the following items 8a to 8d on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 March 2008. |
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REVISIONS TO PARK RANGER POST AT LEAVESDEN COUNTRY PARK |
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Executive Committee on 7 January approved expenditure for the appointment of a part-time post of Park Ranger at the Leavesden Country Park. It was agreed that the revenue costs associated with this post were to be spent from the Section 106 reserve for the site. Members of this Committee on 15 January requested a further report on the financial implications associated with the post being made full-time, and that a revised Job Description and amended projections for the s106 money be reported to their next meeting. |
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CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATION, CROXLEY TENNIS CLUB |
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To consider a capital grant application for the Croxley Tennis Club. |
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FEES AND CHARGES FOR FOOTBALL PITCH HIRE |
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The purpose of this report is to provide Members with a comparison of the fees and charges for hiring an adult football pitch in the Three Rivers District with those charged by other neighbouring Local Authorities. 08 03 03 EX i - (8c) fees and charges football pitches (doc) |
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WATERSMEET PROGRESS REPORT |
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This report updates Members on the performance of Watersmeet’s 2007 pantomime. It also describes recent and planned improvements in service. |
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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS |
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The Committee is asked to consider the fifth round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants 2007/08 revenue provision. The applications to be considered for grant support are from the Association of Abbots Langley Performing Arts Societies (ALPAS), Bushey Cricket Club and from The Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers (CVS). |
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 on 26 February 2008 in relation to the following items 10a to 10d on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 March 2008. |
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THREE RIVERS CHOICE HOMES INCLUSION POLICY AND VULNERABILITY COMPACT |
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This report asks Members to approve the Three Rivers Choice Homes Inclusion Policy and Vulnerability Compact for consultation. 08 03 03 EX i - (10a) inclusion policy (doc) |
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THREE RIVERS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK- CORE STRATEGY: SELECTION OF PREFERRED OPTIONS HOUSING AREAS |
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This report sets out for consideration the criteria to be used as a basis for the selection of housing areas which will be needed to meet the District’s future housing supply. The evaluation and ranking of areas using the agreed criteria will then be ratified by a specially convened Member Working Party. The selected areas will subsequently be the subject of public consultation later in 2008 as part of the Core Strategy: Preferred Options stage. |
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RICKMANSWORTH PARKING SCHEME |
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To confirm a programme of new parking restrictions for implementation, following consultation. |
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THREE RIVERS PARKING SCHEME – NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS |
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To confirm a programme of new parking restrictions for implementation, following consultation. |
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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 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 it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 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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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above |