To receive any apologies for absence.

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

To note the Council’s Treasury Management activities for the period 1st Apriol, 2005 to 31st March, 2006 and the outturn of prudential indicators for the year 2005/06.

To seek approval of the Council’s self-assessment for the 2006 Direction of Travel Statement.

To approve two major developments in Secondary School Provision within Herefordshire.

To note the content of the report.

To summarise the key activities of the Health and Safety Service, including Occupational Health during the last twelve months.

To endorse the proposed response to an initial consultation exercise being undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in respect of four options for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). 

To seek approval to enter into a funding agreement with Advantage West Midlands (AWM) in order to progress the Rotherwas Futures Project.

To inform Cabinet of the Ombudsman Annual Letter 2005/06 and the figures for complaints and compliments recorded including complaints determined by the Local Government Ombudsman and the Complaints Panel for the year ended 31st March, 2006.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS

In the opinion of the Proper Officer, the next item/items will not be, or is/are likely not to be, open to the public and press at the time it is/they are considered.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item/items of business on the grounds that it involves/they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12(A) of the Act as indicated below.

To update Cabinet on the acquisition of land off Dorchester Way, Belmont, known as “the Pond Area” and shown on the attached plan (Appendix 1) and to agree a way forward to resolve the longstanding issues concerning the adoption of the former landfill site area at Belmont, known as Areas A and Area B, and shown on the attached plan (Appendix 2).