Agenda and decisions

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2016 (previously circulated on Council Agenda of 27 January 2016) as a correct record.

Report to follow

That (A) the draft Fuel Poverty Strategy for East Herts as appended to the report submitted, be approved;

(B)     information on oil buying clubs as detailed in Challenge 6 action (d) of the draft Fuel Poverty Strategy be disseminated to all Parish Councils and local Members; and

(C)    progress on the Fuel Poverty Strategy be considered by the Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee in a year’s time with any further required actions being reported to the Executive for determination.

That the application for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area, submitted by Hertingfordbury Parish Council, be supported.

That the title for the freehold interest in the Household Waste Site at Watermill Industrial Estate be transferred to Hertfordshire County Council on the terms detailed in the report now submitted.

To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of item 14 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act of the following description:

3.      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information).

That, subject to agreeing mutually acceptable terms, the Council grants a 30 year lease in Southern Malting to Ware Arts Centre Ltd on the terms detailed in the report submitted.