Agenda and decisions

Executive - Tuesday 28th November, 2023 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Wallfields, Hertford. View directions

Contact: Katie Mogan Tel: (01279) 502172 Email: katie.mogan@eastherts.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies To receive any apologies for absence.
2.	Leader's Announcements To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council.
3.	Minutes - 3 October 2023 PDF 82 KB To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2023.
4.	Declarations of Interest To receive any Member(s) declaration(s) of interest.
5.	Consideration of mandating card payment facilities in licensed vehicles PDF 357 KB View the background to item 5. Additional documents: Appendix A - Licensed vehicle card payments , item 5. PDF 243 KB Appendix B - Survey responses , item 5. PDF 131 KB Appendix C - Other responses , item 5. PDF 220 KB Appendix D - Consideration of Licensing Committee comments , item 5. PDF 222 KB Appendix E - Proposed Policy wording , item 5. PDF 201 KB
6.	Watton-at-Stone Neighbourhood Plan PDF 260 KB View the background to item 6. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Watton-at-Stone Neighbourhood Plan , item 6. PDF 9 MB
7.	Ware Neighbourhood Plan PDF 258 KB View the background to item 7. Additional documents: Appendix A Ware Neighbourhood Plan 2021-2033 , item 7. PDF 16 MB
8.	Land at Walkern Road (WAS3) Masterplanning Framework PDF 183 KB View the background to item 8. Additional documents: Enc. 1 for Land at Walkern Road (WAS3) Masterplanning Framework , item 8. PDF 17 MB
9.	Harlow and Gilston Garden Town - Joint Committee PDF 249 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Additional documents: Enc. 2 for Harlow and Gilston Garden Town - Joint Committee , item 9. PDF 1 MB Decision: a) The proposal for the establishment of a Joint Committee (JC) in respect of matters pertaining to the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town be supported. b) Subject to all Garden Town partner authorities approving the Agreement, the arrangements set out in the Inter Authority Agreement at Appendix 1 to this report be endorsed and agreed. c) Authority be delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, in consultation with the Leader, to make any necessary, nonconsequential and minor amendments and refer to the HGGT Chair and Director. d) Authority be delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to make consequential amendments to the Council’s constitution to facilitate the establishment of the Joint Committee on the basis of the Terms of Reference set out in Schedule 10 of the Inter Authority Agreement once all constituent Council’s have confirmed their approval of the Agreement.
10.	A Listening Council PDF 98 KB Additional documents: A Listening Council - Appendix A , item 10. PDF 353 KB A Listening Council - Appendix B , item 10. PDF 237 KB Decision: a) to endorse the draft ‘A Listening Council’ set of principles for informing, engaging and consulting residents, businesses and stakeholders for public consultation.
11.	Community Forums and Development Management Forums PDF 200 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. Additional documents: Appendix A Community Forums ToR Executive , item 11. PDF 231 KB Appendix B Development Management Forum ToR Executive , item 11. PDF 60 KB Decision: (A) To agree the proposal for setting up Community Forums for Strategic Sites as outlined in Appendix A; and (B) To agree the proposal for establishing a Development Management Forum as outlined in Appendix B.
12.	Health and Safety – Ward Freman Pool PDF 282 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. East Herts Council has recently been made aware of health and safety issues at Ward Freman Pool in Buntingford. As a result of these, the pool will need to close at the end of the school term in December 2023 while potential solutions to the concerns can be further investigated. Decision: To close the pool at the end of the school term in December while further investigations can be undertaken as to potential solutions to remedy the health and safety concerns.
13.	Urgent Business To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman of the meeting, is of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration and is not likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information.