Agenda item - Residents Question Time

Responses to items raised at the Tenant Only Meeting held on 16 November 2017

28.1    (Item 1 – Tenancy Requirements at Nettleton and Dudeney)

28.2    AGREED – that the response is satisfactory

28.3    (Item 2 – Gardens for New Tenants)

28.4    A resident enquired if this instance has been resolved

28.5    An officer stated that the dispute is private information but is currently being dealt with  

28.6    (Item 3 – Grants to Resident’s Associations)

28.7    AGREED – that the response is satisfactory

28.8    (3 Star Items Central– Item 4 – Accessibility Issues)

28.9    AGREED – that the response is satisfactory

28.10  (3 Star Items West – Item 5 – Review of the Estate Development Budget)

28.11  AGREED – that the response is satisfactory

28.12  (Item 6 – Tackling Social Isolation)

28.13  Officers stated they were willing to design a flyer for potentially new and lonely residents

28.14  Councillor Meadows welcomed the response and stated that resident’s will receive details to decide if they want to engage.

28.15  (Item 7 – Affordable Housing)

28.16  Residents had the following enquiries statements and concerns:

·         Stated it is positive for BHCC to build more homes

·         Enquired if senior citizens are being invited to live in new builds

·         Questioned the cost of renting new builds

28.17  Officers had the following response to resident’s enquiries, statements and concerns:

·         Officers confirmed that senior citizens are being invited to live in new builds

28.18  Councillor Meadows stated that a 1 bedroom flat costs £153 a week, the cost of which lifts residents out of fuel poverty, she stressed that the flats have all mod cons. She noted that people will also be eligible for housing benefit at new builds.

28.19  AGREED – that the response is satisfactory.

28.20  (Item 8 – Black Boxes – Wheelie Bins)

28.21  A resident rep stated that BHCC should require residents put bins indoors as high winds have exposed rubbish creating mess

28.22  An officer stated that they would be happy to feed this back to City Clean’s Manager and enforcement team. They further suggested also looking at providing letters to enforce measures.

28.23  AGREED – that the response is satisfactory.

28.24  (Item 9 – Rubbish in Tenant’s Gardens)

28.25  A resident enquired how long the process of sending letters

28.26  Councillor Yates stated that the difference between letters being posted and what it says in writing in response.

28.27  An officer stated that this was in regards to the enclosed letter not the main letter, agreed to have a look at this.

28.28  Councillor Meadows stated that a Service Improvement Group will have a look at the letters sent out previously.

28.29  AGREED – that the response is satisfactory.

28.30 (Item 10 – Reporting Anti-social behaviour)

28.31  Councillor Yates drew a distinction that drug dealing isn’t anti-social behaviour moreover it is a criminal act which only has one response, police action.

28.32  AGREED – that the response is satisfactory.