Agenda/Speakers:

1 . APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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2 . MINUTES

  • To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Covid-19 Response sub-committee meeting held on 3 September 2020.

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3 . NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

  • Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

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4 . DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

  • To receive any declarations of interest.

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5 . SERVICE RESTORATION PRIORITIY RATINGS 4 AND 5

  • This report will act as an introduction to the accompanying Service Restoration Priority Ratings 4 and 5 document (see Appendix 1).

  • At its meeting on the 21 July 2020 the Covid-19 Response sub-committee agreed the priorities 1, 2 & 3 as those to take forward for service restoration (Minute CRSC07/20 refers).

  • At the meeting on the 3 September 2020 the Covid-19 Response sub-committee agreed and recommended the report and appendix 1 Service Restoration Priorities to Policy and Resources Committee for adoption (minute CRSC13/20 refers).

  • At the same meeting it agreed and recommended the report and appendix 1 Service Restoration - Resources and Target Date to be Fully Restored Document to Policy and Resources Committee for adoption (Minute CRSC14/20 refers)

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6 . SERVICE RESTORATION – FACE TO FACE PUBLIC INTERACTIONS

  • Prior to Covid-19, TRDC along with many local authorities, had a requirement for site visits and home visits by staff as part of their day to day duties. However, with Covid-19 and the Government guidelines surrounding social distancing and home working, this had an impact on operational requirements, specifically home/site visits, which were cancelled and no new visits permitted.

  • TRDC are planning to restore some external face to face meetings, site visits and appointments at Three Rivers House. It is important to have an agreed corporate stance and policy on site visits, and especially the provision of PPE where necessary and requirements at Three Rivers House to enable appointments and face to face meetings with the public.

  • This report covers what was proposed before recent Government announcements on working from home following a rise in national coronavirus cases, seeks approval for external face to face meetings and limited CAB meetings with clients only at this time but also approval for both external visits which require home entry and internal to TR House when that becomes possible. It is envisaged we will review this at the end of October.

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7 . OTHER BUSINESS

  •  If approved under item 3 above.

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8 . EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

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