Agenda

Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Joint Committee - Monday 10th February, 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber in the Harlow Civic Centre, The Water Gardens, College Square, Harlow CM20 1WG

Items
No. Item

1.

Webcasting Introduction

This meeting is to be webcast and theChairman will read the following announcement:

 

“I would like to remind everyone present that this meeting will be broadcast live to the internet (or filmed) and will be capable of repeated viewing (or other such use by third parties).

 

Therefore, by participating in this meeting, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes.

 

Please also be aware that if technical difficulties interrupt the meeting that cannot be overcome, I may need to adjourn the meeting.

 

Members are reminded to activate their microphones before speaking”.

2.

Apologies for Absence

To be announced at the meeting.

 

To report non-attendance before the meeting, please contact the EFDC Democratic Services to ensure your absence is properly logged.

3.

Substitute Members

To report on the appointment of any substitute members for the meeting.

4.

Declarations of Interest

Members of the Joint Committee to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Personal Interest in any item on this agenda.

5.

Minutes - 22 July 2024 pdf icon PDF 16 MB

To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the HGGT Joint Committee held on Monday 22nd July 2024.

6.

Matters Arising and Outstanding Actions

Matters arising and outstanding actions from previous meetings.

7.

Requests to Address the Joint Committee

1.         Any member of the public or a representative of an outside organisation may address the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) Joint Committee on any agenda item (except those dealt with in private session as exempt or confidential business) due to be considered at a meeting.

 

2.         The following rules shall apply to such requests:

 

 (i)         requests must relate to any existing agenda item;

 

 (ii)        requests must not raise new business for the                 meeting concerned;

 

 (iii)       A question may only be asked if notice has been           given by delivering it in writing or by                                  electronic mail to the Democratic Services team at             Epping Forest District Council                 on democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk                        at least 4 working days before the meeting. Each                question must give the name and business                       address of the questioner.

 

The full provisions are contained within Parts 21 and 22 of the Inter-Authority Agreement.

8.

Quality of Life Monitoring Strategy and Updated Action Plan pdf icon PDF 2 MB

To review and propose any recommendations to the Quality-of-Life Monitoring strategy and Updated Action Plan.

9.

HGGT Water Lane Strategic Site - "Proposals for the Way Forward" pdf icon PDF 836 KB

To review and propose any recommendations to the HGGT Water Lane Strategic Site - “Proposals for The Way Forward”.

10.

HGGT 3-Year Business Plan pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To review and propose any recommendations to the HGGT 3 – Year Business Plan.

11.

HGGT Programme Management Report pdf icon PDF 212 KB

To note the progress updates of the HGGT 2024/25 Work Programme.

12.

Any Other Business

Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 requires that the permission of the Chairman be obtained, after prior notice to the Proper Officer, before urgent business not specified in the agenda may be transacted.

13.

Date of the Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Joint Committee will be held on 1st April 2025.

14.

Exclusion of the Public and Press

Exclusion: To consider whether, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press should be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below on grounds that they will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) or are confidential under Section 100(A)(2):

 

Agenda Item No

Subject

Exempt Information Paragraph Number

15

 

Exempt HGGT Programme Management Report

 

3

The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, which came into effect on 1 March 2006, requires the Council to consider whether maintaining the exemption listed above outweighs the potential public interest in disclosing the information. Any member who considers that this test should be applied to any currently exempted matter on this agenda should contact the proper officer at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

15.

HGGT Programme Management Report

To review and propose any recommendations on the progress updates of the HGGT 2024/25 Work Programme.