Agenda item - Update on the EDB review

66.1       Hilary Edgar, Housing Service Operations Manager, introduced the update on the EDB review that looked to improve the delivery timescale, resource deployment and the range of projects funded. This review included the task to improve the process by making the EDB easier to understand, fairer and more equitable.

66.2       In response to the Chair asking if there was a new funding process for fencing due to its removal from the EDB; officers responded that there would be a separate scheme however they did not yet have further details.

66.3       The Chair asked if channelling fencing funding from a specific budget would allow money to become available for other projects on the EDB. He stated that if there were incidences where fencing was required to tackle anti-social behaviour then residents could still apply for communal fencing on the EDB.

66.4       Residents stated that the Task and Finish Group discussed the idea of an online web portal for residents and that recommended actions for improving the EDB process identified the need to improve the information and guidelines for residents making EDB bids.

66.5       Officers stated that the next round of bidding would begin in May and that the Task and Finish Group was still live.