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Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee
Wednesday, 18th March, 2015 6.30 pm

18 March 2015 at 18:30 in the Council Chamber

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU

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Agenda

Item	Description	Wards Affected	Report
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in relation to the items for consideration.		-
2.	MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE HOUSING, NEIGHBOURHOODS AND LEISURE COMMITTEE HELD ON 19 NOVEMBER 2014		Item 2 [52kb]
3.	MINUTES OF OTHER BODIES Community Safety Partnership - 3 December 2014		Item 3 [49kb]
4.	PETITIONS Petitions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee's Powers & Duties which have been received by Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.		-
5.	QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COUNCILLORS Questions submitted pursuant to Standing Order 36 in relation to matters falling within the Committee's Powers & Duties which have been submitted in writing and received by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services no later than four clear working days before the meeting.		-
6.	DECISION BOOK REFERENCES To consider any requests received by the Monitoring Officer pursuant to Standing Order 42, for consideration of matters falling within the Committee's Powers & Duties which have been the subject of Decision Book reports.		-
7.	THE FIRST STOP BUS To receive a presentation on the First Stop Bus, including a review of the partnership approach, how the operation works, the outcomes so far and future plans.	BOROUGHWIDE	-
8.	Private Rented Sector Action Plan This report sets out an approach to working to improve standards in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) where needed through education, partnership and where necessary enforcement.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 8 [67kb] Item 8 Appendix 1 [367kb] Item 8 Appendix 2 [398kb] Item 8 Appendix 3 [286kb]
9.	Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) This report updates the previous HECA report updating the fuel poverty and other information and outlining intended actions for 2015-17 in accordance with the Council's Corporate Plan - 'Helping to narrow the gaps in Reading.'	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 9 - HECA covering report [50kb] Item 9 - HECA final report [733kb]
10.	Council Housing Tenancy Policy and Tenancy Agreement This Report sets out the main changes and revisions proposed for Reading Borough Council's Housing Tenancy Agreement and the main provisions for a new Tenancy Policy which will complement and support the revised Tenancy Agreement.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 10 [387kb]
11.	Waste Minimisation Strategy FOR READING - CONSULTATION RESULTS This report updates the Committee on the results of the Waste Minimisation Strategy consultation	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 11 - Report [51kb] Item 11 - Waste Management Strategy (WMS) [170kb] Item 11 - WMS Appendix A [64kb] Item 11 - WMS Action Plan [158kb] Item 11 - WMS Communication Plan [141kb] Waste Management Appendix 1 [128kb] Waste Management Appendix 2 [100kb] Waste Management Appendix 3 [138kb] Waste Management Appendix 4 [139kb] Waste Management Appendix 5 [313kb]
12.	Neighbourhood WORKING IMPLEMENTATION This report details the implementation of the Council's new neighbourhood working approach.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 12 [215kb]
13.	Reading Winter on Ice - OVERVIEW This report provides an overview of the 'Reading Winter on Ice' event, hosted at the Forbury Gardens between 9 December 2014 and 4 January 2015.	ABBEY	Item 13 [63kb]