Full Council - 5 July 2011

To:  ALL MEMBERS OF THE THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL

 You are hereby summoned to attend an ordinary meeting of the Council to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 at 7.30pm for the purpose of transacting the under-mentioned business:-

A G E N D A 
 

1.      APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
 

2.      MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Council meeting held on 24 May 2011 (pages A1 to A14).

3.      CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

4.      LEADER’S REPORT

 
5.      QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 16

         (None received.)

 

6.      PETITIONS UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 19

         (None received.)

  

7.      DISCUSSION TOPIC UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 17

          (None received.)

 

 8.      MOTIONS UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 11

Councillor Sara Bedford, seconded by Councillors Sarah Nelmes and Ann Shaw to move under Notice duly given as follows

This Council:

• Believes that school buses are an effective, efficient and environmentally friendly way to transport children.
• Accepts that parents should pay towards the costs of transport where they are able to do so.
• Supports the practice of all schools and pupils being treated equally in the provision of and charging for school bus services.
• Believes that the adoption of the ‘straight-line rule’ has exacerbated problems, so that distances to school may now be measured crossing railway lines, motorways and canals.
• Believes that Hertfordshire County Council should continue to organise school buses where there is a demand, without charge to individual schools.
• Asks the Chief Executive to write to Hertfordshire County Council, conveying the views of Three Rivers as part of the consultation process on transport to school.

 

9.      RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

To consider the recommendation of the Executive Committee at its meeting held on 20 June 2011.

EX08/11 - Local Development Framework – Agreement of Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document for Use in Development Management Decisions

 EX12/11 - Local Development Framework Core Strategy Examination – Proposed Changes to Gypsy and Traveller Policy (CP 5)

10.    REPORTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE LEADER, CABINET AND CHAIRMEN OF THE POLICY AND SCRUTINY, AUDIT, DEVELOPMENT CONTROL, LICENSING, SHARED SERVICES AND REGULATORY SERVICES COMMITTEES

       
         LEADER OF THE COUNCIL
 

         SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT 

Reports from the Cabinet Member for Environment (Cllr Martin Trevett), Cabinet Member for Sustainability (Cllr Sara Bedford) and the Chairman of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee (Cllr Alison Scarth) and questions.

 

         LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

Reports from the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Community (Cllr Keith Williams), Cabinet Member for Community Safety (Cllr Roger Seabourne) and the Chairman of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee (Cllr Steve Drury) and questions.

 
         PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH

Reports from the Cabinet Member for Public Services and Health (Cllr Phil Brading) and the Chairman of the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee (Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst) and questions.

 
         RESOURCES 
 

Reports from the Cabinet Member for Resources (Cllr Matthew Bedford) and the Chairman of the Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee (Cllr Sarah Nelmes) and questions.

 

         AUDIT COMMITTEE 

Report from and questions to the Chairman of the Audit Committee (Cllr Sarah Nelmes)

 

         SHARED SERVICES 
 

Report from and questions to the Chairman of the Joint Shared Services Committee (Cllr Brian White) 

To consider the recommendation of the Joint Shared Services Committee at its meeting held on 13 June 2011. 

JSS05/11 - Revenue and Benefits – Harmonised Write-Off Procedures

 

         PLANNING COMMITTEE

Report from and questions to the Chairman of the Planning Committee (Cllr Geoffrey Dunne)

         LICENSING AND REGULATORY SERVICES

 
Report from and questions to the Chairman of the Licensing Committee and Regulatory Services Committee (Cllr Pam Hames)

 

11.    REPORTS OF MEETINGS

With the exception of the Executive, Regulatory, Licensing, and Audit Committees recommendations to Council, the following reports are submitted for information only:-

 

Audit Committee	16 June 2011
Development Control Committee	14 April 2011
Executive Committee	20 June 2011
Joint Shared Services Committee	13 June 2011
Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee	7 June 2011
Planning Committee	26 May 2011
Planning Committee	23 June 2011
Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee	9 June 2011
Regulatory Services Committee	8 June 2011
Resources Policy and Scrutiny Committee	16 June 2011
Standards Committee	20 May 2011
Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee	14 June 2011

 

David Gardner
Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
27 June 2011

 

Three Rivers House
Northway
Rickmansworth
Herts WD3 1RL

 

NOTE  AS  TO  PRAYERS:  Pastor James Huzzey from the Seventh-day Adventist Church will read prayers at 7.25pm.  Members who are not already in their places are requested to refrain from entering the Chamber during the reading of prayers.  Sufficient time will be allowed for Members to do so after the close of prayers in order that the business of the meeting may begin at 7.30pm.