Agenda

To confirm as being a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Full Council held on 8 October 2024 and for them to be signed by the Chair.

To receive an update on the Chair’s activities since the last meeting.

To consider any petitions received by the Council under Procedure Rule 18.

To receive any questions from the public submitted under Procedure Rule 15 and to note the answers provided.

1.    That the calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2025/26 be approved.

2.    That in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by the Three Rivers District Council as its council tax base for the year 2025/26 shall be:-

On the recommendation of the Licensing Committee:

1.     To agree the revised Policy found at Appendix B (this is a tracked document highlighting the amendments made to the current policy) and recommend that Full Council adopt the Policy with effect from 14 January 2025.

2.     To adopt a ‘No Casino Resolution’ which will be inserted into the Policy and recommend that Full Council adopt the Policy with effect from 14 January 2025.

To agree that from 1 April 2025, the Three Rivers District Council Members’ Allowance Scheme is amended as follows:

·        To increase Basic and Special Responsibility Allowances by the 12-month Consumer Price Index as at September 2024, and to index changes to these allowances in future years by the 12-month Consumer Price Index as at the previous September, for a period of four years.

·        To establish a two-type Care Allowance scheme such that

o   Childcare payments may be claimed at a cost of up to £12.50 per hour, and to index changes to this rate to the National Living Wage at such time as the National Living Wage would be equal to or higher than £12.50 per hour, for a period of four years.

o   Adult care payments may be claimed at the Hertfordshire County Council Home Care Rate of up to £25.48 per hour, and to index changes to this rate in future years to the Hertfordshire County Council Home Care Rate.

To agree the calendar of meetings for the municipal year 2026-27, as detailed at Appendix 1.

To consider any recommendations arising from the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 11 November 2024.

1. That the revenue budget virements as set out in appendices 1 to 3 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.
2. That the revenue budget supplementary estimates as set out in appendices 1 to 3 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.
3. That the revenue variances to be managed as set out in appendices 1 to 3 be noted.
4. That the capital variances as set out in appendices 1 to 3 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

To agree the Local Development Scheme as set out in Appendix 3.

1.    To agree the adoption of the new CCTV policy 2024 – 2028.

2.    To delegate Authority to Associate Director of Corporate, Customer and Community to authorise minor changes to the policy, such as terminology, clarification, or administrative corrections with no significant impact.

To agree the Three Rivers District Council Antisocial Behaviour Policy 2024.

To agree the Risk Management Strategy, as recommended by the Audit Committee and Policy and Resources Committee.

1.    To approve CIL funding for the following schemes detailed in Table 1 of this report and summarised in the table below for 2024/2025:

2.    That final funding and implementation of the 4 agreed projects is delegated to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Lead Members for Resources and Planning Policy and Infrastructure, to determine to enable the agreed projects to be progressed and implemented.

3.    That authority is delegated to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Lead Members for Resources and Planning Policy and Infrastructure, to amend budgets to allow the CIL allocations to be actioned and the monies spent.

To consider any recommendations arising from the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 2 December 2024.

1.              To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 1 to be effective from 13 January 2025;

2.              To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 2 to be effective from 1 April 2025;

3.              To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 3 to be effective from 1 April 2025;

4.              To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 4 to be effective from 1 April 2025.

1.    That Council agrees in principle that Three Rivers District Council enters into the Hertfordshire Business Rates Pool, subject to the Government accepting its application to form a pool.

2.    That Council delegate authority to the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance to sign up to the Hertfordshire Business Rates Pool, within 28 days of the Local Government Finance Settlement.

To receive written reports from the Lead Members on activities falling within their remit since the last meeting of Full Council.

To receive the answers to questions submitted to the Leader and Lead Members.

To receive written reports from the Chairs of the Audit, Planning Licensing and Regulatory Committees and any question of those Chairs.

To consider any Motions submitted under Council Procedure 11.

Note: the motion proposed by Councillor Chris Michell and seconded by Councillor Cheryl Stungo (“Flooding”) was submitted to and determined at the Climate Change, Leisure and Housing Committee meeting of 16 October 2024 and is not before the Council for debate.

Note: the motion proposed by Councillor Mike Sims and seconded by Councillor Oliver Cooper (“Aquadrome Path”) is for Council consideration under Procedure Rule 11.6. The motion is to be noted by Council and referred to the next suitable meeting of the Climate Change, Leisure and Housing Committee. Accordingly, the motion is not before the Council for debate.

If Council wishes to consider any items in private, it will be necessary for the following resolution to be passed:

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I 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.”