Agenda item

Hemel Hempstead Garden Community Board - Memorandum of Understanding

Decision:

That:

1.    the updated Strategic Memorandum of Understanding between St Albans City and District Council, Dacorum Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council be approved.

2.    responsibility is delegated to the Assistant Director, Planning, Development and Regeneration in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Infrastructure to finalise the draft Memorandum of Understanding in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive.

3.    the progress on the Programme Plan and updated governance structure be noted.

Minutes:

Decision

 

That:

 

1.    the updated Strategic Memorandum of Understanding between St Albans City and District Council, Dacorum Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council be approved.

2.    responsibility is delegated to the Assistant Director, Planning, Development and Regeneration in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Infrastructure to finalise the draft Memorandum of Understanding in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive.

3.    the progress on the Programme Plan and updated governance structure be noted.

 

Corporate objectives

 

The proposals for major development at North and East Hemel Hempstead through the Hemel Garden Communities proposals are wide-ranging and relate to all corporate objectives.

 

Monitoring Officer

 

The MOU is not a legally binding document but it does set out the key objectives for the programme which will need to be kept under continuous review as the programme develops.

 

The proposed governance structure appears suitable to ensure that the programme is progressed and monitored and meets the stated objectives.

 

Deputy S.151 Officer

 

The constitutional and governance requirements of the Parties remain unchanged by this MOU. DBC will still be required to seek financial approvals, if requested, in line with the DBC constitution and financial regulations.

 

Advice

 

J Doe said that there had been 2 Board meetings and that a third was taking place on 11th March.

 

Councillor Williams added that LEP were part of the Board but were not signatories. He said that they had recently received a letter from them in support of the Memorandum of Understanding.

 

The Memorandum of Understanding was agreed.

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