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Agenda item

City Wide Reports

To note the minutes and reports of the following Committees and City-Wide groups (copies attached):

 

A.           Housing Committee Decision Record;

B.           Housing Committee Priorities and work plan – Item 7 for Housing Committee 18.09.19

C.           Leaseholder Action Group.

Minutes:

28.1    Housing Committee Decision Record

 

28.2    An officer gave a brief update on the Housing Committee Work Plan and stated the following:

 

·         Housing Committee Future reports would be brought back to future area panels.

·         5 key areas were identified where members had agreed to prioritise specific areas.

·         Various key targets were being considered such as 800 councils, 700 additional affordable homes along with continued improvement of council housing.

·         It was proposed that presentations be brought to future area panels.

 

28.3    Councillor Siriol Hugh-Jones gave a brief update of the Labour and Green Joint Manifesto pledges.

 

28.4    Councillor Knight stated that efforts would be made to bring progress reports to future meetings.

 

28.5    Residents had the following concerns, enquiries and concerns:

 

·         Residents welcomed this update and enquired if this would be circulated to all 4 committees.

·         Clarification was sought regarding the term “affordable homes.”

·         It was stated that young families needed houses not blocks of flat.

 

28.6    An officer responded to resident’s concerns, enquiries and concerns with the following:

 

·         The panel received confirmation that this information would be circulated to all wards.

·         It was clarified that the term “affordable homes” included other council housing along with being provided by the living wage joint venture and other associations.

·         It was stated that BHCC was trying to build a mix of different housing.

·         Reference was made to the recent project in the Laines and a row of houses in Hollingdean (Lynchets Close).

·         Officers agreed to look at all areas and to work with community land co-operations.

·         It was noted that BHCC was willing to lease land to bunker housing co-op following various considerations such as BHCC retaining nomination rights.

·         It was confirmed that the Environmental Fund was taken from the HRA and that this was reviewed every year.

 

28.7    AGREED – that the report be noted.

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