Announcements
To receive announcements and business brought forward by the Mayor, Leader, and Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.
4.1 By the Mayor:
4.2 By the Chief Executive:
4.3 By the Group Leaders: Any apologies for absence
4.4 Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
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Cllr Williams |
Leader of the Council |
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Cllr G Sutton Cllr Williams Cllr Elliot Cllr Mrs Griffiths Cllr Anderson Cllr Banks |
Planning and Infrastructure Corporate and Contracted Services Finance and Resources Housing Environmental Services Community and Regulatory Services
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Decision:
4.1 By the
Mayor:
The Mayor announced the sad passing of former Dacorum Councillor Terry Eastman, former Mayor Ann-Marie Barling, and former Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council, Keith Emsall. One minutes silence was held in remembrance.
4.2 By the Chief
Executive:
None.
4.3 By the Group
Leaders:
Councillor Williams confirmed that
apologies had been received from Councillors Adeleke, Imarni,
Oguchi and Suqlain Mahmood.
4.4 Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
(Full details are in the minutes under Announcements of the Leader and Cabinet).
Minutes:
4.1 By the
Mayor:
The Mayor announced the sad passing of former Dacorum Councillor Terry Eastman, former Mayor Ann-Marie Barling, and former Chairman of Hertfordshire County Council, Keith Emsall. One minutes silence was held in remembrance.
4.2 By the Chief
Executive:
None.
4.3 By the Group
Leaders:
Councillor Williams confirmed that
apologies had been received from Councillors Adeleke, Imarni, Oguchi and
Suqlain Mahmood.
4.4 Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
Councillor Williams, Leader of the Council
Councillor Williams had nothing to report but welcomed questions.
Questions:
Councillor Townsend asked if we were on top of preparations for Coronavirus. The Leader said he wasn’t aware of any specific advice beyond what the NHS had already advised.
Councillor Uttley referred back to the minutes from the meeting in November and asked if we had missed an opportunity in October 2019 to change energy contracts. The Leader advised that we hadn’t missed an opportunity as we usually buy up to a year in advance to secure the price. He added that we had consciously gone for a green energy supplier this year.
Councillor G Sutton, Portfolio Holder for Planning & Infrastructure
The Portfolio Holder presented his update as follows:
SOUTH WEST HERTS JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN
· As Members may be aware, this is a joint initiative between Dacorum, St Albans, Hertsmere, Watford and Three Rivers and Hertfordshire County Council to look at the future shape and extent of development that may be needed in South West Herts, and how we can work together to secure the best locations for development and address wider infrastructure needs in the long term, to around 2050.
· Members should be aware via Member News that there is a current live consultation underway. Under the banner of ‘SW Herts – Your Future’ this is a very simple online survey that asks people what they like about SW Herts, and what they think are the biggest issues the area faces.
· Although aimed at the under-25 group through promotion on social media and an easy-to-use format (the under 25’s are a hard to reach group), the survey is open to all. Respondents are asked to select their age group, and the District or Borough where they live or work, so we will be able to analyse the demographic spread when the consultation closes.
· I would encourage all Members to complete the survey and indeed to forward the access details to your contacts, family and friends so we can maximise exposure and responses. All six Councils are actively promoting the survey through their communications teams, social media accounts and websites.
· You can access the survey at http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/do-it-online/consultation-feedback/current-consultation
DACORUM’S GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY