Agenda and minutes

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2019.

The minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

To seek Committee approval for a new policy that provides guidance of how the Council will manage requests from tenants and leaseholders to keep pets and how matters that surround their keeping are managed by the Council.

The Committee considered the proposed Pet Policy.

The policy provides a framework for the types of pets that are permissible by the Council and what additional measures or enquiries that tenants are required to undertake for the request to be approved.

The policy also provides clarification on what measures the Council would take should a pet be kept without permission and what actions that the Council would take should pets become a nuisance and their continued ownership becomes an issue at the property or in the community.

RESOLVED that the Pets Policy be referred to the Residents Involvement Group for consultation, as amended.

To inform the Committee of the outcome of the recent Secure Tenancy Agreement consultation for existing tenants.

The Committee were informed of outcome of the Secure Tenancy Agreement consultation for existing tenants. The Consultation took place between September and December 2018.

To update the Housing Committee on the impact of Universal Credit as at the end of January 2019.

The Committee were updated on the impact of Universal Credit (UC) within the Borough. UC was introduced at Heanor Job Centre in June 2018 serving the north of the borough, and at Beeston Job Centre on 14 November 2018 in the south. It was noted that arrears have reduced by £24,000.

To request approval to move the former Stapleford Police Station from HRA to General fund to facilitate its redevelopment into office space. 

The Committee noted the report on the former Stapleford police station. The cost of acquiring the former Police Station in Stapleford was £168,000 and was met from the HRA. The Council has bid for £128,250 of funding, with the overall project cost being approximately £171,000 and the difference met by existing Council resources.   

To consider items for inclusion in the Work Programme for future meeting.

The Committee noted the Work Programme.

RESOLVED that the Work Programme be approved.

To seek approval for a Housing Delivery Plan to meet social and affordable housing need.

With the permission of the Chair this item was removed from the agenda and was not discussed at the meeting. 

The Committee is asked to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that a three-year contract for the provision of Garage Replacement and Refurbishment Works within existing approved budgets be awarded to Impart Links Limited.