Policy and Resources Committee - 26 January 2015
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House26th January 2015
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth on Monday, 26 January 2015 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Policy and Resources Committee:-
Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Resources)
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Sara Bedford (Health) |
Paula Hiscocks |
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Phil Brading (Public Services) |
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Ralph Sangster |
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Kemal Butt |
David Sansom |
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Stephen Cox |
Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) |
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Stephen Giles-Medhurst (Economic Development, Sustainability and Transport) |
Martin Trevett (Housing, Planning and Strategic Schemes) |
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Ty Harris |
Keith Williams (Leisure, Community and Wellbeing) |
Steven Halls, Chief Executive - 16 January 2014
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The Policy and Resources 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 Policy and Resources 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. |
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1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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2. MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2014. |
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3. NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS |
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Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 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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4. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS |
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To receive any declarations of interest. |
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POLICY |
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5. SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE |
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This report summarises the current status of the South Oxhey Initiative Developer procurement process and outlines the forthcoming key dates. |
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6. ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 |
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This report presents to Members the updated Asset Management Plan (AMP) for 2015-2018. It discusses Three Rivers District Council assets, legislative constraints on the properties, sharing facilities, transfer and disposals. This AMP replaces the 2009 version. |
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7. BUILDING CONTROL |
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The report summarises the Business Plan that has been produced for the Hertfordshire Building Control project. The project is a joint venture between seven District Councils in Hertfordshire. |
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8. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONSTITUTION WORKING PARTY |
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To receive the recommendations of the Constitution Working Party held on 12 January 2015 in relation to the following item on the agenda for the Policy and Resources Committee on 26 January 2015. 15 01 26 PR i - (08) const wg recs (doc) 15 01 26 PR i - (8a) const wg recs app 1 (doc) 15 01 26 PR i - (8a) const wg recs app 2 (doc) |
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9. CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2015/16 |
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To consider the draft Calendar of Meetings for the Local Government Year 2015/2016. |
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10. CHANGES TO S106 CONTRIBUTIONS FOLLOWING MINISTERIAL STATEMENT |
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To advise Members of the changes to Section 106 contributions and to confirm the necessary subsequent changes to the application of the Council’s adopted planning policies as suggested by Management Board. Advice received from TRDC’s Legal Services and Counsel (Appendix 1) has informed this report. 15 01 26 PR i - (10) Changes to S106 Contributions Final (doc) 15 01 26 PR i - (10) Changes to S106 Contributions Final app (doc) |
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RESOURCES |
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11. FINANCIAL PLANNING 2015-18 - INTRODUCTION 15 01 26 PR i - (11) financial planning cover and introduction (doc) |
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This report is an introduction to the four agenda items that follow. (to be circulated separately) |
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12. FINANCIAL PLANNING – REVENUE SERVICES |
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The purpose of this report is to enable the Policy and Resources Committee to recommend to Council the service levels and outputs it wishes to see in the medium to long-term and the associated revenue budget. This budget is a component part of the 2015/16 Council Tax calculations. (to be circulated separately) 15 01 26 PR i - (12) financial planning - revenue services (doc) |
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13. FINANCIAL PLANNING CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME |
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The purpose of this report is to enable the Policy and Resources Committee to recommend to the Council its capital investment programme, in the light of the available funding. (to be circulated separately) 15 01 26 PR i - (13) financial planning - capital investment programme (doc) |
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14. TREASURY MANAGEMENT |
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a) the Annual Treasury Management Report and Prudential Indicators for 2013/14; b) a mid year review of the Treasury Management function 2014/15; and, c) the Treasury Management Strategy for 2015/16 – 2017/18 (to be circulated separately) 15 01 26 PR i - (14) financial planning - treasury management (doc) |
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15. FINANCIAL PLANNING - RECOMMENDATIONS |
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This report enables the Policy and Resources Committee to make its recommendations on the financial plans to the Council on 24 February 2015. (to be circulated separately) 15 01 26 PR i -(15) financial planning - recommendations (doc) |
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16. NATIONAL NON-DOMESTIC RATE – CONSIDERATION OF RELIEF |
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To consider applications for discretionary relief from payment of the National Non-Domestic Rate (Business Rates) for 2013/14 and 2014/15. The cost to the council of awarding all eighteen of these applications which span 2013/14 and 2014/15 is £30,933.72, as the government funds 50% and the council the other 50%. Prior to the 1/4/13, government funded 75% and councils the remaining 25%. The total value of the relief to the organisations is £61,867.44. 15 01 26 PR i - (16) TRDC NNDR Rate relief paper (doc) 15 01 26 PR i - (16) TRDC Discretionary rate relief applications (xls) |
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17. NJC PAY AWARD 2014-16 |
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To update the Policy & Resources Committee on the nationally agreed pay award for employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms. |
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WORK PROGRAMME |
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18. WORK PROGRAMME |
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To review and make necessary changes to the Committee’s work programme. |
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19. OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above. |
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20. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC |
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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 item of business on the grounds that it involves 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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1. HERTFORDSHIRE BUILDING CONTROL PROJECT BUSINESS PLAN |
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To consider and agree Appendices A and B. |
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2. OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above. |