Executive Committee - 6 February 2006
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 6 February 2006 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, 26 January 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 9 January 2006 |
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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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STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING - INTRODUCTION |
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This report is an introduction to the six agenda items that follow. (see report no. 10 below) |
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STRATEGIC PLANNING - THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2006-2009 |
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The purpose of this report is to allow consideration of the Council’s Strategic Plan for the period 2006- 2009. (see report no. 10 below) |
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SERVICE PLANNING – SERVICE PLANS 2006-2009 |
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The purpose of this report is to allow consideration of the service plans for the period 2006-2009. (see report no. 10 below) |
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FINANCIAL PLANNING – HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT |
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The purpose of this report is to allow the Executive Committee to recommend to the Council its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget and the rent levels to be charged to tenants. (see report no. 10 below) |
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FINANCIAL PLANNING – GENERAL FUND SERVICES |
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The purpose of this report is to allow the Executive Committee to recommend to the Council the service levels and outputs it wishes to see in the medium term and the associated General Fund budget. This budget is a component part of the 2006 –2007 Council Tax calculations. (see report no. 10 below) |
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FINANCIAL PLANNING – CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME |
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The purpose of this report is to allow the Executive Committee to recommend to the Council its capital investment programme, in the light of the available funding. It also seeks approval to the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy for 2006/2007 in accordance with its Treasury Management Policy Statement. (see report no. 10 below) |
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STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING - RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report enables the Executive Committee to make its recommendations on the Strategic, Service and Financial Plans to the Council on 14 February 2006. Last year the Committee resolved to delay final decisions until the Council meeting. The recommendations at Item 10 provide a framework by which recommendations can be formulated whichever course of action is taken. In either case, it is suggested that decisions are not taken until all of the previous reports have been considered. 06 02 06 EX i - (4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10) strategic service and financial planning (doc) |
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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 26 January 2006 in relation to Item 11a on the Executive Committee agenda as follows |
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ICT UPDATE REPORT |
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This report details progress made on various IT projects since the last update given to the Panel on 10 November 2005. |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel held on 24 January 2006, in relation to the following items 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 6 February 2006. |
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LOUDWATER OUTER CONSERVATION AREA |
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To report results of the consultation and make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the request for Conservation Area designation. 06 02 06 EX i - (12a) loudwater outer conservation area (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (12a) loudwater outer conservation area - app 01 (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (12a) loudwater outer conservation area - app 02 (doc) |
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES – (TOWARDS A) SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT |
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To recommend draft policies to Executive Committee requiring all new development to meet high and innovative standards for renewable energy provision, recycling and associated sustainable design. Eco-Homes standard of good/excellent must be met by all developments – this covers energy, water, pollution, transport, ecology and land use and health and well-being. |
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COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AND HERTS BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE |
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To recommend to Executive Committee that the Council enters into Service Level Agreements with the Hertfordshire Countryside Management Service and the Herts Biological Records Centre for the services they provide to the Council. 06 02 06 EX i - (12c) countryside management services (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (12c) countryside management services-app 01 (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (12c) countryside management services-app 02 (doc) |
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CHORLEYWOOD ROAD CYCLE ROUTE |
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To recommend Executive Committee to agree the implementation of a new off-road route along A404 between Rickmansworth and Clement Danes School, Chorleywood. |
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HOUSING |
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CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH POLICY PANEL |
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To receive the recommendations of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel held on 24 January 2006, in relation to the following items 13a and 13b on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 6 February 2006 |
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REFURBISHMENT AND CHARITABLE TRUST OPTION FOR BULLSLAND HALL CHORLEYWOOD |
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This report is to update the Panel on the progress made in relation to the refurbishment of Bullsland Hall and the Charitable Trust option for the future management of the hall. 06 02 06 EX i - (13a) refurbishment And charitable trust bullsland hall (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (13a) refurbishment And charitable trust bullsland hall -app 01 (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (13a) refurbishment And charitable trust bullsland hall-app 02 (doc) |
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SCHEDULE OF RATES - HOUSING MAINTENANCE |
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This report requests agreement to the tendering and letting of a contract to replace the existing Schedule of Rates for housing maintenance. |
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MEMBER WORKING GROUP – HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER |
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To receive the minutes of the Member Working Group – Housing Stock Transfer held on 13 December 2005 and to approve the Terms of Reference covering the Housing Stock Transfer process. 06 02 06 EX i - (14) member working group - hs transfer (doc) 06 02 06 EX i - (14) member working group - hs transfer - app 01 (doc) |
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LEISURE |
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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 17 January 2006 respectively, in relation to Items 15a, 15b and 15c on the Executive Committee agenda as follows. |
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LEISURE DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRAMME UPDATE ON PLAY AREAS CAPITAL REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME. |
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The report details progress with the approved three-year capital development programme for children's play area provision across the district, an update of the Section 106 agreements, planning condition agreements and an outline of the future work programme for outdoor play provision. 06 02 06 EX i - (15a) lcpp referrals play areas review-appA (doc) |
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CORPORATE LEISURE MEMBERSHIP |
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To put forward proposals to introduce a corporate leisure membership scheme at The Centre, Sir James Altham Pool and William Penn Leisure Centre which would incorporate the opportunity to offer leisure benefits to the workforce and members of the Council. 06 02 06 EX i - (15b ) lcpp referrals corporate leisure membership excel app (xls) 06 02 06 EX i - (15b) lcpp referrals corporate leisure membership-Appb (doc) |
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COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS |
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The Policy Panel is asked to consider the first round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Community Grants 2005/06 revenue provision and to recommend accordingly to the Executive Committee. 06 02 06 EX i - (15c) lcpp referrals community grants-appc (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 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 11 and 9 respectively 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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HOUSING AND 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 24 January 2006, in relation to Items 1a and 1b on the Executive Committee agenda as follows. |
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HOUSING AND HEALTH DIRECTORATE RESTRUCTURING |
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To provide Members with details of a suggested bonus scheme for grounds maintenance staff, in order to improve attendance and help retain skilled staff. |
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HRA CAPITAL PROGRAMME – HOUSING ADAPTATIONS |
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This report seeks agreement for the setting up of a framework agreement with an external surveying company, which will manage the aids and adaptation works for disabled people in council properties. |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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