Agenda item - Any Other Business

43.1           Residents raised that the Coldean estate felt neglected and major works were focussed in other areas of the city.

43.2           The Chair asked where Coldean was on the improvement programmes and what plans were coming forward.

43.3           Officers responded that they can discuss this with residents after the meeting.

43.4           Residents enquired where the borders of Housing land were in relation to Highways. They added that when floods occurred in pathways it was unclear who to contact.

43.5           Officers responded that there was no easy map to demonstrate this and that residents should contact them to resolve a specific incident.

43.6           In response to residents, officers stated that in arrangements of mutual property exchange that tenants were not supposed to leave belongings in their original house through a swap, however in some cases there was a mutual arrangement between the swapping residents of collecting their possessions beyond the swap date.

43.7           Residents raised concerns that many facia boards, soffit boards and bargeboards in the estates had been reduced to bare wood and could not be replaced until the roofs were affected. They added that they had been left for years and questioned when they would be replaced.

43.8           Officers responded that these repairs were grouped to gain value for money in terms of the scaffolding and that there was a set budget for these types of repairs so emergency cases had to be prioritised.

43.9           In response to residents, officers stated that tiled roofs should last 25 – 30 years and in order to get a report on energy efficiency from the council it would depend on the style of the property.