To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 September and the Minutes of the Extraordinary Council meeting held on 17 October 2011 (pages A1 to A13 and B1 to B2).
This Council supports free enterprise and believes more can be done for local community economies to thrive and improve prospects for local people.
This Council acknowledges local communities can benefit from local project work, including but not limiting to, The Future Shape of South Oxhey, with local purchasing of materials, more work experience, apprenticeships and local jobs for local people.
This Council acknowledges it can transparently support and encourage businesses to focus more, during the planning and contract stages of local project work, on improving local District economies and further stimulate local employment.
This Council acknowledges the Good Practice Guide from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and will adopt similar Local Labour In Construction (LLiC) agreements as described within the report.
This Council notes that the Three Rivers and Watford ICT service budget will be overspent by 10% this year and it notes that in the next financial year an overspend of 20% is projected. It further notes that ten out of the eighteen permanent staff have now left the service.
This Council will undertake an urgent investigation into the reasons for this crisis in the ICT service and assess whether or not the democratic management and scrutiny of ICT has failed.
no understanding, or concern about the effect on local travellers.
The alternations are apparently being made to benefit passengers nearer to London at the expense of travellers from Rickmansworth, Moor Park and Chorleywood area, who will lose their 2 per hour fast services and have to rely on trains on the slow line adding at least 5 minutes to their journey. Rickmansworth and Chorleywood will still have the Chiltern Marylebone services, though these miss Rickmansworth in the peak time and do not serve Moor Park. But local passengers believe the changes will force many people to use the Chiltern Line adding to the overcrowding already experienced now.
These changes will inevitably mean a reduced standard of service which is unacceptable.
Council believes that the provision of sufficient grit is essential for safe and accessible roads and pavements during the winter months.
No further grit bins will be provided by Hertfordshire County Council.
Local County Councillors are prevented from providing grit bins from their highways budgets.
Despite suggestions from County Councillors that Parish Councils should be encouraged to provide grit bins, the County Council have declined to fill any such bins.
Council requests that the Chief Executive writes to the Chief Executive of Hertfordshire County Council, expressing Three Rivers District Council's concerns with their reduction in service to residents during the winter.
To consider the recommendation of the Executive Committee at its meeting held on 17 October 2011.
To consider any recommendation(s) of the Executive Committee at its meeting held on 5 December 2011.
To receive the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Members' Allowances (Pages C1–C4).
1. What hours can the contractors be on site Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday?
2. What complaints have there been about weekend working? What action has been taken?
3. What periods are excluded from deliveries taking place to the site?
4. What monitoring is taking place from TRDC Officers on Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday?
5. What meetings, calls and emails have there been with Barratt's in November and December?
6. Is Legal action being considered? What are the next steps?
7. When is the Development due to complete?
To consider the recommendation of the Regulatory Services Committee at its meeting held on 12 October 2011.
NOTE AS TO PRAYERS: Reverend Gill Hulme - Abbots, Kings Langley, Berry Lane and Croxley Green Methodist Churches will read prayers at 7.25pm. 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.