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Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee
Wednesday, 16th March, 2016 6.30 pm

16 March 2016 at 6:30pm in the Council Chamber

Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU

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Agenda [83kb]

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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 18 NOVEMBER 2015		Item 2 [98kb]
3.	MINUTES OF OTHER BODIES Community Safety Partnership - 14 October 2015		Item 3 [65kb]
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.	READING FESTIVAL To receive a presentation on the 2015 Reading Festival.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 7 [4Mb]
8.	CONSUMER PROTECTION IN PRACTICE To receive a presentation on the work of Trading Standards regarding consumer protection.	BOROUGHWIDE
9.	EMPTY HOMES STRATEGY UPDATE 2016 This report updates the Committee on the progress of the Empty Homes Strategy and sets out the progress of the past two years.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 9 [136kb]
10.	WASTE MINIMISATION STRATEGY 2015-2020 ANNUAL UPDATE This report updates the Committee on the progress achieved in the first year of the Waste Minimisation Strategy 2015-2020 Action Plan and to set out the work priorities for the second year of the strategy.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 10 [2Mb]
11.	BULKY WASTE REVIEW This report sets out the outcomes of the Bulky Waste Review.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 11 [188kb]
12.	STREET CLEANSING POLICY This report sets out the details to update and amalgamate existing Street Cleansing Policies and Working Practices into a single Street Cleansing Policy document.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 12 [262kb]
13.	ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR STRATEGY 2016-2019 This report provides an overview of the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy 2015-2019, taking into consideration the findings of the consultation that took place in January and February 2016.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 13 [390kb]