Full Council - 8 February 2005

THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL

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 8 February 2005 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 7 December 2004, copy attached pages 1-12.

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3. CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM ITS MEETING ON 31 JANUARY 2005 CONCERNING THE BUDGET

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5. COUNCIL TAX

This report allows the Council to set its own Council Tax for 2005/2006

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7. REPORTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CABINET AND CHAIRMEN OF THE POLICY AND SCRUTINY PANELS AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND LICENSING COMMITTEES

HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

(i) Report from the Cabinet Member for Housing.

(ii) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Housing.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(iii) Report from the Cabinet Member for Environment.

(iv) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Environment.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(v) Report from the Housing and Environment Policy Panel Chairman.

(vi) Questions to the Housing and Environment Policy Panel Chairman.

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY

(i) Report from the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Community.

(ii) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Community.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(iii) Report from the Cabinet Member for Community Safety.

(iv) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Community Safety

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(v) Report from the Leisure and Community Policy Panel Chairman.

(vi) Questions to the Leisure and Community Policy Panel Chairman.

PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH

(i) Report from the Cabinet Member for Public Services and Health.

(ii) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Public Services and Health.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(iii) Report from the Public Services and Health Policy Panel Chairman.

(iv) Questions to the Public Services and Health Policy Panel Chairman.

RESOURCES

(i) Report from the Cabinet Member for Resources.

(ii) Questions to the Cabinet Member for Resources.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

(iii) Report from the Resources Policy Panel Chairman.

(iv) Questions to the Resources Policy Panel Chairman.

SCRUTINY

(i) Report from the Scrutiny Panel Chairman.

(ii) Questions to the Scrutiny Panel Chairman.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

(i) Report from the Development Control Committee Chairman.

(ii) Questions to the Development Control Committee Chairman.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

LICENSING

(i) Report from the Licensing Committee Chairman.

(ii) Questions to the Licensing Committee Chairman.

None received at the time of issue of this summons.

8. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 16

Any questions received under this Procedure Rule will be circulated.

9. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

To consider the recommendation of the Executive Committee held on 15 November 2004 contained within Minute EX102/04 (below), the recommendations of the Executive Committee held on 13 December 2004 contained within Minute EX122/04 and the recommendations from the Executive Committee meeting on 10 January 2005 contained within Minute EX146/04.

EX102/04 REVIEW OF CALL IN PROCEDURE - REPORT FROM THE COUNCIL CONSTITUTION WORKING PARTY

RECOMMENDED:-

(1) that section B (i) of Article 6 of the Constitution, relating to Policy Panels, be amended to show that a key function of the Panels is to review and/or scrutinise policies made or proposed to be made by the Council or other committees, and all Members be reminded of this function;

(2) that the following be approved as the accepted reasons for calling in a decision of the Executive Committee:-

·Decision is outside policy and budget framework (stating which policy or which part of the budget is being referred to; OR:-

· There had not been proper advance scrutiny at a Policy Panel or Working Party meeting prior to the Executive Committee taking the decision; OR

· The decision should rightly be considered a key decision and the decision was not contained in the Forward Plan and the exemptions for urgent key decisions have not been implemented or do not apply

(3) that the procedures for conducting call in as set out in paragraphs 7.2 to 7.20 of the report be agreed;

(4) that consequential amendments to the Constitution further to (2) and (3) above be agreed.

10. PETITIONS UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 19

Details of any petitions received under this Procedure Rule will be circulated.

11. MOTIONS UNDER PROCEDURE RULE 11

Any motions received under this Procedure Rule will be circulated separately.

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12. APPOINTMENTS TO OTHER COUNCIL BODIES

Notification has been received that County Councillor Eleanor Clarke has resigned as this Council's representative as a Governor to St Mary's JMI, Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth.

Contact has been made with the Chairman of the Governors, Mr Bailey, to check if their Governing Body had been re-constituted and whether they still wanted a District Council representative. He confirmed that the School had opted to appoint a parent governor rather than a District Council minority representative in future.

Members are asked to note that the appointment of a District Councillor to the governing body of St Mary's JMI School, Rickmansworth, is no longer required.

13. REPORTS OF MEETINGS

With the exception of the Executive Committees' recommendations to Council, the following reports are submitted for information only:-

Steven Halls
Chief Executive

27 January 2005
Three Rivers House
Northway
Rickmansworth
Herts WD3 1RL

NOTE AS TO PRAYERS: Prayers will be read at 7.25pm by the Reverend Mark Nicholls of St Peter's, St John's & St Thomas of Canterbury's, West Hyde. 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.

Download this Council Summons and agenda in Word format below

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