To receive any apologies for absence.

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

To receive the Corporate Management Board's (CMB's) suggested revenue budget and capital programme fro 2007/08.

To agree the proposed Corporate Plan 2007/10 and the Annual Operating Plan 2007/08 to be commended for Council approval.

To note the work being undertaken in Herefordshire to ensure that disabled children and young people are not marginalised in implementing the Every Child Matters agenda.

To continue the routine reporting on the improvement in outcomes and performance management.

To report performance to the end of January 2007 against the Annual Operating Plan 2006-07, together with performance against revenue and capital budgets and corporate risks, and remedial action to address areas of under-performance.  The report also covers the progress being made against the Council’s Overall Improvement Programme.  (Report to follow)

To endorse the proposed response to the statutory consultation being undertaken by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in respect of the proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

To respond to the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy - Phase Two Revisions Spatial Options.

To receive and agree a draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) setting out the Council's policy and use of planning obligations for consultation purposes.

To note the changes made by the Health Act 2006 that will mean that from 1 July 2007 virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England will become smokefree; and to approve the activities of the Council and its partners in the Smokefree Herefordshire Partnership in ensuring compliance by businesses and the population of Herefordshire.