Housing Management Panel: North Area - 10 Jun 2025 2.00pm
Agenda
10 items · parsed from the minutes| Item | Title and summary | Outcome |
| 1 |
WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND APOLOGIES
The meeting welcomed attendees and noted that there were no apologies.
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noted |
| 2 |
MINUTES AND ACTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record, and the previous actions were agreed.
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approved |
| 3 |
HOUSING PERFORMANCE REPORT Q3
Grant Ritchie presented the report. Discussion covered the repairs backlog, increasing repair submissions, repair operative time slots, staffing, gas safety and contacts with suppliers.
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noted |
| 4 |
REGULATOR FOR SOCIAL HOUSING STANDARDS
Martin Reid provided a verbal update on social housing standards, including access warrants, fire safety and smoke detection. Emma Gilbert was asked to bring a clutter rating presentation to a future meeting if residents were interested.
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noted |
| 5 |
DRAFT HATE INCIDENT POLICY
Emma Gilbert gave a verbal update on the draft Hate Incident Policy. There were no questions.
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noted |
| 6 |
BREAK
The meeting adjourned for a break.
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not stated |
| 7 |
ASB
The panel discussed antisocial behaviour involving motorcycles, graffiti, drugs and cannabis use in Council properties. Actions included raising scooter issues with the police and arranging a separate resident presentation on antisocial behaviour reporting.
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noted |
| 8 |
CITY PARKS
Mitch Watkinson introduced the City Parks item, but no further discussion or decision was recorded.
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noted |
| 9 |
RESIDENTS QUESTIONS
Residents raised questions and comments about street sweeping, antisocial parking, highways responsibility, unsafe trees, the Discretionary Garden Scheme and overgrown grass. Actions were assigned to investigate Canterbury Road sweeping and provide maps distinguishing Council and Highways roads.
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noted |
| 10 |
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Grant Ritchie provided information about fire safety in residential blocks.
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noted |
Decisions recorded here
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Key decisions
parsed from the minutes- The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record.
- The actions of the previous meeting were agreed.
- Emma Gilbert was asked to bring a clutter rating presentation to a future meeting if residents were interested.
- Jan Dowdell was asked to deliver an antisocial behaviour presentation at a separate meeting of residents.
- Emma Gilbert was asked to investigate why one side of Canterbury Road had not been swept.
- Emma Gilbert and Chloe McGloughlin were asked to make maps showing which roads are owned by the Council and which are owned by Highways available to residents and attendees.