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:
Councillor Williams Leader of the Council
Councillor G Sutton Planning and Regeneration
Councillor Marshall Environmental, Sustainability and Regulatory Services
Councillor Elliot Finance & Resources
Councillor Mrs Griffiths Housing
Councillor Harden Residents & Corporate Services
Decision:
1. By the Mayor:
The Mayor said he was pleased to welcome the new Lord Lieutenant to the borough who would be visiting on Friday 29th September.
2. By the Chief Executive:
There were no announcements from the Chief Executive.
3. By the Group Leaders:
Councillor Williams gave apologies on behalf of Councillors Bassadone, Bateman, Matthews and Whitman.
Councillor Fisher gave apologies on behalf of Councillor Fethney.
4. By the 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 said he was pleased to welcome the new Lord Lieutenant who would be visiting borough on Friday 29th September.
4.2 By the Chief Executive:
There were no announcements from the Chief Executive.
4.3 By the Group Leaders:
Councillor Williams gave apologies on behalf of Councillors Bassadone, Bateman, Matthews and Whitman.
Councillor Fisher gave apologies on behalf of Councillor Fethney.
4.4. Council Leader and Members of the Cabinet:
Councillor Williams, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Community Leadership
The Leader had no announcements to make but was happy to take questions.
Councillor Tindall referred to the recent court ruling in London regarding the decision not to renew Uber’s taxi licence. He asked for an update on the council’s position.
The Leader said that Dacorum Borough Council do not license Uber. They are licensed elsewhere but can be hired in Dacorum. Some of the Uber taxis operating in Dacorum may be licensed by Transport for London so these could be affected. He said he did not believe that any local authorities that license Uber had made any decisions on granting of future licenses.
There were no further questions for the Leader.
Councillor G Sutton, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration
The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration had no announcements to make but hoped to provide an update on lots of on-going projects at the next meeting. He was happy to take questions.
There were no questions for the Portfolio Holder.
Councillor Marshall, Portfolio Holder for Environmental, Sustainability and Regulatory Services
Members may recall that, in March, police came upon a van in Ledgemore Lane dumping builders’ rubble. Alas the two individuals concerned ran off and have not been caught but the vehicle was seized by DBC working with the police. No one claimed ownership of the van and it was duly crushed. The Police & Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire works with local authorities across Hertfordshire on fly tipping and issued a press release on the subject a couple of days ago. The press release incorporates a YouTube video of the crushing entitled “Herts Fly Tippers Feeling Crushed”. The Portfolio Holder promised to email the link to members next day and recommended that members watch the video, which emphasises that it is a crime to fly tip and there are severe penalties.
Pleased that Bunkers Park, Canal Fields, Tring Memorial Garden and Chipperfield Common had their Green Flag awards renewed in July. Green Flags are given for meeting 8 criteria regarding sustainability, conservation & heritage, community involvement, sound management, marketing and being welcoming, safe, clean & well maintained.
The additional garden waste subscription service now has 618 subscribers, which, with the additional green bins sold, has brought in an income of £34,450.
Cupid Green has carried out a “schools recycling audit & improvement project”. Nearly all schools in DBC have been audited in this respect and, with the information obtained from the audit, each school will be given a pack with suggestions tailored to their particular needs.
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