Executive Committee - 3 July 2006

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Monday, 3 July 2006 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Committee (portfolio responsibility in brackets):-

Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Matthew Bedford (Vice-Chairman) (Housing)

Phil Brading (Public Services & Health) Chris Whately-Smith (Leisure & Community)

Roger Seabourne (Community Safety) Conservative (no appointment)

Richard Struck (Resources) Conservative (no appointment)

Martin Trevett (Environment) Labour (no appointment)

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services, 22 June 2006

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.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 5 June 2006

06 06 05 EX mins (doc)

3.NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

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.

RESOURCES

4.FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT & BUDGET MONITORING REPORT – MAY 2006 (MONTH 2)

This report gives an update of the three-year medium-term financial plan and the position on the current year’s budget for the period ending on 28 May 2006.

06 07 03 EX i - (04) monitoring - month 2 (doc)

PUBLIC SERVICES & HEALTH

5.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES & HEALTH POLICY PANEL

To receive the recommendations of the Public Services & Health Policy Panel held on 6 June 2006, in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006

06 07 03 EX i - (05) ps recs (doc)

5a CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 2005 – DOG CONTROL ORDERS

To report on the consultation and adoption of Dog Control Orders under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.

06 07 03 EX i - (5a) clean neighbourhoods and environment act 2005 - dog control orders (doc)

5bANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FOOD LAW AND HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE PLANS

To consider the review of the Food Law and Health and Safety Law Enforcement Service Plans and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee

06 07 03 EX i - (5b) enforcement service plans (doc)06 07 03 EX i - (5b) enforcement service plans app H (doc)

PUBLIC SERVICES & HEALTH AND RESOURCES

6.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES & HEALTH POLICY PANEL AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy Panel held on 6 June 2006 and the Resources Committee held on 15 June 2006, in relation of the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006.

06 07 03 EX i - (06) ps and res recs (doc)

6aFEASIBILITY STUDY – DEPOT SHARE

This report advises on the outcome of the recent feasibility study into the use of Wiggenhall Road depot, Watford as a shared depot and recycling transfer station for Three Rivers and Watford councils, and seeks approval for further work to be carried out.

06 07 03 EX i - (6a) depot share with watford - verbal update (doc)06 07 03 EX i - (6a) depot share with watford-app 2 (doc)

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY

7.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY POLICY PANEL

To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Policy Panel held on 6 June 2006, in relation of the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006

06 07 03 EX i - (07) leisure referrals recs (doc)

7aPERFORMANCE MONITORING

To receive Quarter 4 of 2005/06 (January to March) and the annual out-turn for performance indicators relating to the Leisure and Community Policy Panel.

06 07 03 EX i - (7a) performance monitoring report (doc)06 07 03 EX i - (7a) performance monitoring report-app (doc)

7bUPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ACTION PLAN 2005/06 AND PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE SAFER STRONGER COMMUNITIES FUNDING (SSCF)

This report provides the Panel with the quarter 4 review of the Community Safety Action Plan for 2005/06 and the Stronger Safer Communities spend at the end of quarter 4.

06 07 03 EX i - (7b) cs action plan 2005-06 leisure (doc)

7cPROPOSED SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS

To seek agreement from the Panel on the proposed service level agreement for the provision of additional Police Community Support Officers (PCSO’s).

06 07 03 EX i - (7c) proposed service level agreement prov add pcso (doc)

8.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL

To receive the recommendations of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel held on 13 June 2006, in relation of the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006

06 07 03 EX i - (08) housing referrals (doc)

8aHOUSING STRATEGY 2006- 20011

To recommend the adoption of the Housing Strategy for the District 2006 to 2011.

06 07 03 EX i - (8a) housing strategy 2006 hepp covering report (doc)06 07 03 EX i - (8a) master - housing strategy v3 - 26 may 2006 (doc)

8bCHARGES MADE TO HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS RESIDING IN BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION

To seek approval to increase the charge made to homeless households provided with bed and breakfast accommodation. This charge will ensure that the Council is maximising its income.

06 07 03 EX i - (8b) bed and breakfast charge increase (doc)

ENVIRONMENT

9.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY PANEL

To receive the recommendations of the Housing and Environment Policy Panel held on 13 June 2006, in relation of the following item on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006.

06 07 03 EX i - (09) environment referrals (doc)

9aMORATORIUM – NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

To advise the committee on the six month review of the housing moratorium.

06 07 03 EX i - (9a) moratorium review report (doc)06 07 03 EX i - (9a) moratorium supply figures-app 1 (doc)

10. CONSIDERATION OF DECISION BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendation of the Audit Committee held on 28 June 2006, in relation to item 10a of the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 July 2006 9 (to follow) Any other recommendations to be reported at the meeting.

06 07 03 EX i (10) audit committee referrals (doc)

10a AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL - RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The report recommends to the Council that the Executive Committee updates the Risk Management Strategy

06 07 03 EX i - (10a) risk management strategy (doc)

10bAUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROL – REVIEW OF STRATEGIC RISKS

This report updates the position on the council’s strategic risks

06 07 03 EX i - (10b) strategic risks (doc)

11.OFFICER REMUNERATION WORKING PARTY

To appoint a Working Party of five Members to review the terms and conditions of all Chief Officers

06 07 03 EX i - (11) officer remuneration working party (doc)

12.OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above

13.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/they involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs 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).

1.HRA CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2006/07

In keeping with the Council Constitution, this report notifies Committee of the amendment made to the original tender for a Window Renewal contract as part of the 2006/2007 HRA Capital Programme.

2.OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.