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Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee
Wednesday, 5th July, 2017 6.30 pm

5 July 2017 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 15 MARCH 2017		Item 2 [97kb]
3.	MINUTES OF OTHER BODIES Community Safety Partnership - 2 February 2017 and 27 April 2017		Item 3 [88kb]
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.		Item 5 [34kb]
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 CARNIVAL To receive a presentation on the 2017 Reading Carnival.	BOROUGHWIDE
8.	WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE CHANGES AND CHARGEABLE GREEN WASTE COLLECTION This report updates the Committee on the introduction of the revised waste collection service standard, the rescheduled collection rounds and the introduction of the chargeable green waste service.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 8 [65kb]
9.	PEER REVIEW OF CULTURAL SERVICES This report informs the Committee of the outcome of the Peer Review of Cultural Services, which took place in February 2017.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 9 [306kb]
10.	GREAT PLACE SCHEME: 'READING-ON-THAMES' This report informs the Committee of the Council's successful bid for the Great Place Scheme, which is a new joint funding initiative by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and Historic England.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 10 [156kb]
11.	USE OF S106 AND RIGHT TO BUY RECEIPTS TO INCREASE THE PROVISION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES This report provides the Committee with an update on the Local Authority New Build programme and details proposals and funding arrangements for the next phase of the programme.	BOROUGHWIDE	Item 11 [136kb]