Executive Committee - 5 December 2011
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday 5 December 2011 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Resources)
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Sara Bedford (Sustainability) |
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
25 November 2011
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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 17 October 2011. |
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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 7 (October 2011) |
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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. 11 12 05 EX i - (05) budget monitoring month 7 (October 2011) (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 10 November 2011 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 5 December 2011. |
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PROCUREMENT |
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This report considers the findings and recommendations of a procurement review carried out for the Council by SPS Consultancy Services Ltd and proposes a way forward. |
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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 8 November 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 5 December 2011. 11 12 05 EX i - (07) sepsc recs (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (07) schedule of changes to accompany report to exec (doc) |
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HERONSGATE CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL |
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To approve for consultation the draft Conservation Area Appraisal and proposed minor change to the boundary of the Heronsgate Conservation Area. 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate cons area (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate-app 1 (pdf) 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate-app 1 (i) (pdf) 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate-app 2 (pdf) 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate-app 3 (pdf) 11 12 05 EX i - (7a) heronsgate-app 4 (pdf) |
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK – DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT (PRE-SUBMISSION STAGE) |
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This report sets out details of the latest stage in the preparation of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (DPD). 11 12 05 EX i - (7b) ldf dpd (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (7b) dev mngmnt polices dpd pre sub consult jan (pdf) |
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT |
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This report sets out the details of the Annual Monitoring Report 2010/11 and seeks the Committee’s approval to submit the Annual Monitoring Report to the Secretary of State. Suggestions are also sought of any information that should to be included in future Annual Monitoring Reports. |
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LANGLEYBURY AND THE GROVE DEVELOPMENT BRIEF |
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To agree for consultation a development brief for Langleybury and The Grove that will guide future development on these sites. |
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RENEWAL OF CONTRACTING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS REVIEWS TO AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER UNDER SECTION 202 OF THE HOUSING ACT 1996 AND SECTION 69 OF THE DEREGULATION AND CONTRACTING OUT ACT 1994 |
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Officers are seeking authorisation and delegation of powers from Executive to contract out the function of homelessness reviews beyond the initial 12 month period from January 2011. |
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THE SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE |
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Pursuant to the agreement of the 5 September 2011 Executive Committee, this report seeks approval to the proposed terms of reference for the South Oxhey Steering Committee. |
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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 3 November 2011 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 5 December 2011. |
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COUNCILLOR CALL FOR ACTION – CHERRY HILLS, SOUTH OXHEY |
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To consider a petition 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.” The report also sets 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. |
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WEEKLY ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION |
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To review the impact that the introduction of weekly organic waste has had upon refuse and recycling collections across the District. |
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UPDATE REPORT ON PROGRESS AGAINST THE AIR QUALITY ACTION PLAN (AQAP) |
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To advise Members on progress against the AQAP actions agreed in October 2010. 11 12 05 EX i - (12c) air quality action plan 2011 (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (12c) air quality action plan 2011-app 1 (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 9 November 2011 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 5 December 2011. |
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION |
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To agree a number of changes to the constitution deemed to be necessary in response to legislative changes and other developments in relation to:
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SPECIAL EXPENSES |
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This report reviews the Council’s general and special expenses. |
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TECHNICAL REPORMS OF COUNCIL TAX CONSULATION |
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The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has issued a consultation paper concerning technical reforms of Council Tax. This report asks members whether they wish to respond. 11 12 05 EX i - (15) Council Tax Reforms (doc) |
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COMMUNITY COVENANT WITH THE ARMED FORCES |
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To consider a request for a community covenant with the armed forces. 11 12 05 EX i - (16) military covenant (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (16) herts community covenant with armed forces (doc) 11 12 05 EX i - (16) armed forces covenant background article (pdf) |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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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 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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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
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To receive the recommendation of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 3 November 2011 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 5 December 2011. |
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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONTRACT |
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To consider a proposal from Hertsmere Leisure Trust to extend the Leisure Facilities Management contract from 31 December 2015 to 31 March 2018, and to consider the establishment of a Partnership Board to oversee the contract. |
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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK – SITE ALLOCATIONS DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT (PRE-SUBMISSION STAGE |
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This report sets out details of the latest stage in the preparation of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD). |
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SHARED LEGAL SERVICES |
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This report presents an outline business case for sharing legal services with Watford Borough Council and Wycombe District Council, and considers whether, as a next step, to produce a detailed business case. |