Three Rivers House

Northway

Rickmansworth

Herts WD3 1RL

LEISURE AND COMMUNITY POLICY PANEL

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth on Wednesday, 18 April 2007 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Panel:-

Councillors:- / Steve Drury (Chairman)
Susan Bartrick (Vice Chairman) / Les Mead
Alison Scarth
Tony Barton / Len Tippen
Mary Connolly

Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services

5 April 2007

The Policy Panel 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 Panel. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

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1. / APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE / -
2. / MINUTES / -
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 6 March 2007 (copy enclosed for Members of the Panel).
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.
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MATTERS ARISING FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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To report on matters arising from the Executive Committee that are within the remit of the policy panel.

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6. / WEST HYDE & MAPLE CROSS COMMUNITY HALL – GRANT OF GROUND LEASE / 4
To consider the grant of a 35 year lease to the Maple Cross Club for the use of the land at Longcroft Road, Maple Cross.
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FEEDBACK ON THE RECENT LEISURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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The purpose of this report is to update Members on the Mill End Power Football project, the Inclusive Nightclub programme, the Everyday Sport campaign and the Youth Inclusion Support Panel and Video Conferencing.

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LEISURE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONTRACT EXTENSION - PERFORMANCE REVIEW

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This report describes the performance of Hertsmere Leisure in the first year of the Leisure Facilities Management Contract, and makes a recommendation for the extension of the contract to the remaining sites in 2008

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CAPITAL GRANTS

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For the Panel to consider a capital grant application from the Barton Way Allotment Association.

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LEISURE AND COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATIONS

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The Policy Panel is asked to consider the first round of applications from groups and organisations for grant support from the Leisure and Community Grants 2007/08 revenue provision and to recommend accordingly to the Executive Committee.

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POLICY PANEL'S WORK PROGRAMME

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To agree the Policy Panel's work programme.

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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3 above.

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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

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If any confidential business is approved under Item3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s).
“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 1-7 of PartI 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.”
1. / OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under Item 3 above / -

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