• To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 19 February 2019 (circulated separately).

Minutes: none

• Chairman's Announcements

Minutes: none

• To deal with questions from any member of the public being resident in or a registered local government elector of Hertfordshire, to the Leader of the Council and Executive Members about the policies and /or strategic priorities of the Council or about any matter over which theCouncil has power or which directly affects the County.

Minutes: none

• The opportunity for any member of the public, being resident in or a registered local government elector of Hertfordshire to present a petition relating to a matter over which the County Council has control,containing 1,000 or more signatures of residents or businessratepayers of Hertfordshire

• Notification of intent to present a petition must have been given to the Chief Legal Officer at least 20 clear days before the meeting where anitem relating to the subject matter of the petition does not appear in theagenda, or at least 5 clear days where the item is the subject of a report already on the agenda.

• [Members of the public who are considering raising an issue of concern via a petition are advised to contact their local County Councillor https://democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx

• The Council's arrangements for the receipt of petitions are set out in Annex 22 - Petitions Scheme of the Constitution.]

Minutes: none

• Officer Reports Relevant To Executive Portfolios

Minutes: none

• Portfolio: Education, Libraries and Localism

• Report of the Interim Director of Resources (attached)

Minutes: none

• Report of the Executive (attached)

Minutes: none

• To deal with questions from Members of the Council to the Leader of the Council and Executive Members.

Minutes: none

• Report of the Chairman of the Health Scrutiny Committee (attached)

Minutes: none

• Report of the Interim Director of Resources (attached)

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• Report of the Interim Director of Resources (attached)

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• Notices Of Motion - Standing Order 9 (6)

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• In December 2018, the government published its Implementation Plan2018-2021 for its National Pollinator Strategy. As a land-owner,Hertfordshire County Council should be participating in this initiative.Specifically, HCC should, when determining land management policies, take pollinators into account and help deliver high quality, connectedpollinator-friendly habitats. It is therefore proposed that the County Council:

• (a) requests the Executive Member for Resources and Performance set up a cross-party working group to work with officers to produce a Pollinator Action Plan for submission to Cabinet for approval in six months’ time;

• (b) requests the Executive to recognise the vital importance toHertfordshire’s rural economy of pollinators and the fact that the County Council is well placed to make a significant contribution to reversing their decline, including through land and verge management, development control, and leadership and education across local communities; and

• (c) requests the Executive to protect and increase pollinator-friendlyhabitats; managing council-owned and council-managed land to benefit bees and other pollinators including more pollinator-friendly cutting cycles; reduced use of bee-harming pesticides; and planting more wildflowers and other bee-friendly plants in our country parks and community spaces.”

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• “Following the recent action of over 7,000 headteachers across the country writing to millions of parents outlining the impact of the continual cuts in cash terms of 4.9% nationally, in per pupil funding,and over 8% in real terms since 2013/14, this Council requests its Leader to write to Damian Hinds ,the Secretary of State for Education, expressing our concern on the effect these cuts have had on the ability of schools to fund the breadth of curriculum required for our students and in particular the significant effect such reduction has had in supporting children with Special Educational Needs.”

Minutes: none

• This council notes the extremely valuable contribution to supporting voluntary sector youth services provided by the charity Pro-Action.

• This council further notes the reduction in funding support of 66% to Pro-Action as a direct result of cuts to Youth services totalling £1.6m in the Integrated Plan for 2019/20.

• This council believes the unintended consequences of this cut is a major threat to the continuation of many voluntary organisations across the County that provide youth services at a fraction of the cost those services would otherwise require.

• This council also believes the recent changes to national focuses on reducing violent crime, especially knife crime among young people, is undermined by cuts to youth services

• This council, therefore, requests the Executive to reinstate the funding to Pro-Action and to work closely with the charity to better support voluntary youth organisations in future

Minutes: none