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Meeting: 04/11/2008 - Housing Management Consultative Committee (Item 42)
42 Estate Services Review 
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Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached)
Decision:
RESOLVED - To recommend that the Housing Cabinet Member meeting:
(1) Note the proposed changes to the cleaning service outlined in the report.
(2) Approve the proposed service charges for communal cleaning, as shown in Table 1 in paragraph 5.4.3 with effect from 6 April 2009.
(3) Approve that the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing implements the new charges, but with the power to make any minor amendments which may appear to be appropriate in particular cases.
(4) Note the proposal to carry out benchmarking of the cleaning service in 2009/10 so that a value for money assessment can be made of the restructured service.
Minutes:
42.1 The Committee considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing that set out proposals to make changes to the cleaning service in the communal areas of council flats (excluding sheltered accommodation), following recommendations made by the Estates Service Focus Group to the Housing Management Sub Committee on 15 January 2008. The report also included a review of the service charges that residents who live in flats paid for the service (for copy see minute book).
42.2 Members and Representatives welcomed the report and congratulated officers on the comprehensive and detailed consultation that had been undertaken.
42.3 RESOLVED - To recommend that the Housing Cabinet Member meeting:
(1) Note the proposed changes to the cleaning service outlined in the report.
(2) Approve the proposed service charges for communal cleaning, as shown in Table 1 in paragraph 5.4.3 with effect from 6 April 2009.
(3) Approve that the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing implements the new charges, but with the power to make any minor amendments which may appear to be appropriate in particular cases.
(4) Note the proposal to carry out benchmarking of the cleaning service in 2009/10 so that a value for money assessment can be made of the restructured service.