To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of interest by members in respect of items on this agenda.

To approve the recommendation that the appropriate approach to completion of the Rotherwas Access Road in the context of the advice received from English Heritage as to the best method of preserving the archaeological remains that the Rotherwas access Road be completed and the Rotherwas Ribbon be preserved in accordance with Option F of this report.

To confirm, prior to tenders being sought, the strategic elements of the project namely the size of school, the wider community facilities to be included and the provision for third party use.

To confirm the size of the school as an academy, and to agree in principle to the Council’s role in delivering the academy, namely the grant of 125-year lease to the sponsors, the formal closure of Wyebridge Sports College as a Community High School, and the procurement of the new academy capital project.

To note the financial implications of the floods affecting Herefordshire in July 2007 and to endorse the proposal that further updates are brought to Cabinet in the coming months.

To note comments received in relation to the draft policy statement and adopt the revised statement as the basis for responding to proposals advanced in relation to the rivers Wye and Lugg, in particular by the Environment Agency in relation to their implementation of the Wye Waterway Plan.

To respond to the “Review of how to retain 18-35 year olds in Herefordshire and attract them to it” (referred to as the 18-35 Review) outlining acceptance or otherwise of the

To respond to the “Review of the Hereford City Partnership” outlining acceptance or otherwise of the recommendations made.

To inform Cabinet of the Ombudsman Annual Letter 2006/07 and the figures for complaints recorded including complaints determined by the Local Government Ombudsman and the Complaints Panel for the year ended 31st March 2007

To consider the Action Plan emerging from the CPA inspection of Cultural Services by the Audit Commission.