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City Wide Reports
To note the minutes and reports of the following Committees and City-Wide groups (copies attached):
A. Housing Committee Decision Record;
B. Housing Committee Priorities and work plan – Item 7 for Housing Committee 18.09.19
C. Leaseholder Action Group.
Minutes:
32.1 The Chair gave a brief update on the Housing Committee Work Plan and stated the following:
· It was stated that this was being presented as a joint Labour and Green Group undertaking due to a large overlap in manifesto objectives.
· Housing Committee Future reports would be brought back to future area panels.
· 5 key areas were identified where members had agreed to prioritise specific areas.
· Various key targets were being considered such as 800 councils, 700 additional affordable homes along with continued improvement of council housing.
· It was proposed that presentations be brought to future area panels.
32.3 Residents had the following concerns, enquiries and concerns:
· Clarification was sought regarding affordability.
· A resident enquired if the 700 new homes would be available at Council rent levels
· A resident enquired when solar panels would be implemented and enquired if there were plans to move on from gas as a heating source.
32.4 An officer responded to resident’s concerns, enquiries and concerns with the following:
· An officer referred to the additional resources available and stated that funding arrangements would be provided in a report from Housing Committee.
· It was stated that the 700 homes would not necessarily be provided at just one rent level, it was noted that affordability would be subject to various conditions.
· The panel received confirmation that future information would be circulated to all wards.
· It was clarified that the term “affordable homes” included other council housing along with being provided by the living wage joint venture and other associations.
· It was stated that BHCC was trying to build a mix of different housing.
32.5 The Chair stated that efforts to move away from gas would be undertaken over the next 10 years.
32.5 AGREED – that the report was satisfactory.
Supporting documents:
- Item 32 (A) Housing Decisions List Setpt 2019, item 32. PDF 133 KB
- Item 32 (B) Housing Committee workplan 270819, item 32. PDF 140 KB
- Item 32 (B) Appendix 1, item 32. PDF 212 KB
- Item 32 (B) Appendix 2, item 32. PDF 333 KB
- Item 32 (C) LAG Minutes 20 July 2019, item 32. PDF 16 KB