Housing Management Panel: East Area - 11 Sep 2024 2.00pm
Venue
Whitehawk Hub Meeting Room BN2 5FL
Contact officer
Niall Breen
Agenda
Minutes
not published
Agenda
7 items · parsed from the minutes| Item | Title and summary | Outcome |
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Welcome, Apologies & Introductions
Apologies were received from Dee Simpson and Keely McDonald.
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noted |
| 2 |
Minutes & Actions of the Previous Meeting
The panel agreed that the previous minutes were accurate apart from an attendance correction to be made retrospectively. Outstanding actions were reported as complete except for works required at Sandhurst Avenue, which remained ongoing.
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noted |
| 3 |
Responses to Resident Questions
Officers responded to questions on fencing, asbestos communication and related processes. The panel noted that responses were otherwise satisfactory and that some processes and resident information could be improved.
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noted |
| 4 |
Housing Performance Report Quarter 4 23-24
The panel received a briefing on the quarter four housing performance report and discussed supporting payments, property works, call statistics and antisocial behaviour cases. Officers agreed to provide follow-up information on call statistics and antisocial behaviour.
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noted |
| 5 |
HIAM Building Safety Resident Engagement Strategy + Laundry Review
The panel discussed the Building Safety Resident Engagement Strategy, including high-rise classification, fire safety communication and engagement with residents and ward councillors. It also considered the laundry review, noting the annual cost of £40,000 and that resident survey and engagement would inform future policy.
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noted |
| 6 |
Positive Community News
Residents and officers reported progress on community initiatives, including projects in Bristol Estate, the Valley Social Centre, Central Park and Woodingdean, and Robert Lodge.
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noted |
| 7 |
AOB
Residents raised issues concerning estate maintenance, apprenticeships, support for vulnerable residents during works, pest infestations, gutter clearance, filming disruption and resident inspections. Officers agreed to follow up on several matters and bring vulnerable-resident support to a future panel.
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noted |
Decisions recorded here
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Key decisions
parsed from the minutes- The previous minutes were accepted subject to a retrospective correction to the attendance record.
- Officers agreed to follow up on the outstanding Sandhurst Avenue works.
- Officers agreed to provide further information on housing performance call statistics and antisocial behaviour cases.
- Resident engagement, surveys and drop-in surgeries will inform the future laundry policy review.
- Officers agreed to bring the management of vulnerable disabled residents before, during and after maintenance works to a future panel.