To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of interests in respect of Schedule 1, Schedule 2 or Other Interests from members of the committee in respect of items on the agenda.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 24 October 2019.

To receive questions from members of the public.

To receive questions from councillors.

How to submit questions

The deadline for submission of questions for this meeting is:

5pm on Thursday 21 November 2019.

Questions must be submitted to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk or to the monitoring officer in writing at Herefordshire Council, County Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE. Questions sent to any other address may not be accepted.

Accepted questions and the response to them will be published as a supplement to the agenda papers prior to the meeting. Further information and guidance is available at https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/getinvolved

Special guidance for questions during the run in to the general election

This meeting is transacting its business during the “purdah” period leading up to the general election on 12 December. The council must take particular care not to publish or discuss material that, in whole, or in part, appears to be designed to affect public support for a particular political party or candidate.

There may be some restrictions on the answers that can be provided for councillor and public questions accepted for this meeting. If necessary, answers may be restricted to purely factual responses with a fuller response provided after 12 December. This also applies to any supplementary questions asked during the meeting.

To review performance for quarter 2 2019/20 and the budget outturn.

To approve the council’s contribution to the Herefordshire better care fund (BCF) and Integration plan 2019-20 and the section 75 agreement from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025.

To approve and support the contents of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Living Well with Dementia Strategy (HWLWD) and approve the high level actions set out for 2019-2024.

To approve a revised business case and budget for the expansion of Marlbrook Primary School within the approved capital allocation, to accommodate the additional pupils admitted from 2014 in response to rising numbers in South Hereford and to meet parental preference.