Executive Committee - 3 September 2012

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth on Monday 3 September 2012 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Committee:-

Councillors Ann Shaw OBE (Chairman), Philip Brading (Vice-Chairman) (Public Services and Health)

Matthew Bedford (Resources)       Ralph Sangster

Sara Bedford (Sustainability)       Roger Seabourne (Community Safety)

Chris Hayward       Martin Trevett (Environment)

Stephen King       Keith Williams (Leisure and Community)

David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance

23 August 2012

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 25 June 2012 and the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting held on 16 August 2012.

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.

4.DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

5.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LEISURE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 July 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 September 2012.

5aLEISURE, COMMUNITY AND CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATIONS

The Committee is asked to consider applications for capital grant funding from the 2012/13 budget. The applications are from Roundabout Transport for £20,000 for the purchase of a new mini bus, and from Rickmansworth Tennis Club for £3,000 for the insulation on the Clubhouse roof.

5bREVIEW OF SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT PROJECTS

The report updates the Leisure and Community Safety Policy and Scrutiny Committee and the Executive Committee on the performance of projects funded by Three Rivers District Council through Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) during 2011/12. The report also asks members to consider a one-off funding request from Roundabout Transport.

PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH

6.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND HEALTH POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Public Services and Health Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 12 July 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 September 2012.

6aHEALTH UPDATE

This report provides Members with a further update on current changes in the National Health Services (NHS) and the work of the Watford and Three Rivers Health and Wellbeing Partnership.

6bCHRISTMAS CATCH UP 2012

To advise Members of the options available for catching up after Christmas.

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

7.CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To receive the recommendations of the Sustainable Environment Policy and Scrutiny Committee held on 17 July 2012 in relation to the following items on the agenda for the Executive Committee on 3 September 2012.

7aREVISED HOUSING ALLOCATIONS POLICY

This report sets out proposals to update the Council’s Housing Allocations Policy in light of the Localism Act 2011 which gives local authorities new powers following changes in Government policy; in particular to introduce increased priorities for working households, armed forces personnel and those with long-standing local residency, together with changes to allocations for homeless households. This report sets out the detailed proposals, following extensive consultation to revise the Housing Allocation Policy and seeks committee approval of these changes.

7bDRAFT TENANCY STRATEGY

The Localism Act places a statutory requirement on local authorities in England to publish a Tenancy Strategy within one year of the Act coming into force. The deadline is January 2013; however Council Members will wish to agree a tenancy strategy as soon as practicable, so that registered housing providers (RPs) in Three Rivers are able to frame their tenancy policies in a way that takes full account of the Council’s priorities. A Registered Provider is an organisation which delivers affordable housing and must be registered with the Tenant Services Authority (TSA). The Registered Providers in Three Rivers and their approximate stock numbers are listed in Appendix A.

8.
THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING (QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR ARMED FORCES) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2012 (SI 2012/1869)

To inform Members of the amendment to the Council’s Housing Allocation Policy as directed by the Secretary of State for Communities with effect from 24 August 2012

GENERAL

9.STRATEGIC, SERVICE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING 2013-2016

The purpose of this report is to seek agreement to the process whereby the Council will determine its three-year medium-term strategic plan for 2013-2016 its related service its service plans, and the allocation of financial resources to achieve them (report to follow – Draft Strategic Plan enclosed).

10. BUDGET MONITORING PERIOD 4 (July 2012)

This report seeks approval to changes in the approved medium-term financial plan based on information contained in the budget monitoring reports

11.PA SYSTEM PENN CHAMBER

To authorise officers to replace the existing microphones used in the Penn Chamber or implement an alternative proposal.

12.LDF WORKING GROUP- RECOMMENDATIONS - SCHOOL SITES

To receive the recommendations of the Working Group from its Meeting on 21 August 2012.

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

14.EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

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 items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs 3 and 5 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. SOUTH OXHEY INITIATIVE

To receive a progress report on this initiative