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General Public Services and Community Safety Committee - 12 November 2015

Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House12th November 2015

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday, 12 November 2015 at 7.30pm.

 

Members of the General Public Services and Community Safety Committee:-

Councillors:-    Phil Brading (Lead Member for           Roger Seabourne (Lead Member

                        Public Services)                                  for Community Safety)

                        Martin Brooks                                      Leslie Proctor

                        Kemal Butt                                           Reena Ranger

                        Ty Harris                                             Andrew Scarth

                        Angela Killick                                       Len Tippen

                        Sarah Nelmes                                     Kate Turner

 

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

4 November 2015

 

Lead Member Responsibilities:

Public Services – Animal and Pest control; Community Toilets scheme; Refuse collection and recycling; Street Cleaning and litter bin emptying; Travellers (incursions and management of traveller sites).

Community Safety including the following functions:- to review or scrutinise decisions made, or other action taken, in connection with the discharge by the responsible authorities of their crime and disorder functions; to make reports or recommendations to the Council with respect to the discharge of those functions; the committee will be able to co-opt members from the Responsible Authorities (the Community Safety Partnership) should it wish to when reviewing certain projects/decisions.

 

The General Public Services and Community Safety 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 General Public Services and Community Safety Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

 

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

2. MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 September 2015 (circulated separately).

15 09 10 GP mins

15 09 10 GP note to be attached to mins

 

3. NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

 

4. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

 

PUBLIC SERVICES

 

5. BUDGET MONITORING – MONTH 6 (SEPTEMBER)

The Budget Monitoring report is the Council’s key tool for monitoring the financial performance of the organisation. It is designed to be used by Members and officers and to provide an overview to relevant stakeholders.

15 11 12 GPS i - (05) Budget Monitoring Period 6 (September 2015)

15 11 12 GPS i - (05) Budget Monitoring Appendices

 

6. PEST CONTROL AND ANIMAL CONTROL REVIEW OF FEES AND CHARGES 2016/17

To consider a review of fees and charges for 2016/17.

15 11 12 GPS i - (06) Fees and Charges

 

7. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FEES AND CHARGES

To recommend to Members Environmental Protection fees and charges for 2016/17.

15 11 12 GPS i - (07) Environmental Protection Fees and Charges

15 11 12 GPS i - (07) Environmental Protection Fees and Charges appA

 

8. HIGHWAYS WEEDSPRAYING

To advise Members of the existing arrangement between Three Rivers District Council and Hertfordshire County Council with regards to weedspraying.

15 11 12 GPS i - (08) Weedspraying 

 

9. PETITION ON GREEN WASTE CHARGING

To acknowledge receipt of a petition on the collection of green waste in Three Rivers.

15 11 12 GPS i - (09) Petition on Green Waste Charging

 

10. GREEN WASTE CHARGING CONSULTATION

This report presents to the Committee the results of the Green Waste Charging Consultation.

15 11 12 GPS i - (10) Green Waste Report

15 11 12 GPS i (10) Green Waste summary report

11. STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING 2016-2019

This report enables the Committee to comment to the Policy and Resources Committee on the Strategic Plan, the Committee’s service plans, and the growth bids to support them for the three years commencing on 1 April 2016.

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Strategic, Service and Financial Planning Report

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Appendix 1 Draft Strategic Plan

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Appendix 2 - Eh EP Service Plan 2016-19

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Appendix 3 - Recycling Infrastructure PID

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Appendix 3 - PID Score

15 11 12 GPS i - (11) Appendix 4 - Scheme for Prioritising Growth

 

COMMUNITY SAFETY

 

12. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIME AND POLICING ACT 2014 – PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDERS

The Committee to determine the details of enactment for the Public Space Protection Order relating to dogs.

15 11 12 GPS i - (12) Public Spaces Protection Order Report

 

13. STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING 2016-2019

This report enables the Committee to comment to the Policy and Resources Committee on the Strategic Plan, the Committee’s service plans, and the growth bids to support them for the three years commencing on 1 April 2016.

15 11 12 GPS i - (13) Strategic, Service and Financial Planning Report

15 11 12 GPS i - (13) Appendix 2 - Community Partnerships Service Plan 2016-19

15 11 12 GPS i - (13) Appendix 4 - Scheme for Prioritising Growth

 

WORK PROGRAMME

 

14. WORK PROGRAMME

To agree the Committee’s work programme.

15 11 12 GPS i - (14) work programme report

15 11 12 GPS i - (14) work prog-app a

 

15. OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.

 

16. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

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(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 -7) 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.)

 

1. OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above.