Housing Management Panel: North Area - 6 Jun 2023 11.00am
Agenda
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WELCOME, APOLOGIES & INTRODUCTIONS
Apologies were received from Cllr Knight and Lola Schofield.
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noted |
| 2 |
ACTIONS AND MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2022 were agreed as a correct record, and the actions were agreed as completed.
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approved |
| 3 |
EDB REVIEW CONCLUSION REPORT
The Estate Development Budget review report was introduced for discussion and comment. Clarifications were provided regarding resident leaseholders and the distinction between commercial and non-resident leaseholders.
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noted |
| 4 |
HOUSING COMMITTEE WORKPLAN PROGRESS UPDATE AND HOUSING PERFORMANCE REPORT QUARTER 3 2022/23
The Council Housing Performance report was introduced and questions were answered about recruitment, stock-condition surveys, the delayed Bates Estate windows programme and routine repairs performance.
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noted |
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AREA PANEL REVIEW: TERMS OF REFERENCE AND REPORT
Proposed new terms of reference for Housing Area Panels were introduced. Members were advised how tenants could raise individual and wider service issues and how Housing Revenue Account-funded services would be handled.
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noted |
| 6 |
RESPONSES TO RESIDENTS QUESTIONS
The panel discussed poor maintenance of verges, pavements and highways, repair services, and damp and mould. Officers committed to further reporting, arranging branch removal at Tavistock Down, confirming weed-killing methods and improving repair services.
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noted |
| 7 |
POSITIVE COMMUNITY NEWS
No discussion was held.
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noted |
| 8 |
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Jim Hornsby raised difficulties with hearing and following the meeting remotely because of microphone, echo and image problems.
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noted |
Decisions recorded here
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Key decisions
parsed from the minutes- The minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2022 were agreed as a correct record.
- The actions from the previous meeting were agreed as completed.
- A report on the highway and verge maintenance issues would be brought to the next panel, and branches outside the last two blocks of flats at Tavistock Down would be removed.
- The reasons for delaying the Bates Estate windows programme would be communicated to residents.