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North Lanarkshire Council · 14 February 2024
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5 February 2024 
Members of the 
Housing Committee
Chief Executive’s Office
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic)
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street,
Motherwell ML1 1AB
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk 
Notice is given that a Meeting of the Housing Committee is to be held in the Council
Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Wednesday, 14
February 2024 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) 
Members : 
Clerk Name: Lesley Dysart
Clerk Telephone:
Clerk Email: dysartl@northlan.gov.uk
M McPake, K Harmon, B Baudo, H Brannan-McVey, G Brennan, B Burgess, J Cairns, T
Carragher, M Coyle, P Di Mascio, H Dunbar, F Fotheringham, M Hughes, L Jarvie, D
Johnston, J Jones, K Larson, J Leckie, J Logue, F MacGregor, M McBride, B McCulloch, M
McCulloch, P McDade, F McKay, R McKendrick, C McManus, F McNally, J McPhilemy, A
McVey, L Mitchell, L Nolan, P Patton, J Reddin, N Shevlin, A Stubbs, R Sullivan, J Toner, S
Watson, G Woods.

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Agenda 
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards
In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000   
Performance   
2 Mears LLP Operational and Financial Monitoring Report
to 30 November 2023
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing Property
Services) outlining Mears Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
performance against its business objectives, Council priorities
and the Housing and Corporate Repairs and Maintenance
service delivery contracts and the financial performance for
financial years 2023 and 2024 
7 - 26 
3 Saltire Partnership Performance Report to 30 November
2023
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Property Services) providing a detailed update on the current
2023/24 performance of the Business Housing Property
Central Heating Repairs & Maintenance service delivery
contracts 
27 - 36  
Operational   
4 Local Housing Strategy Annual Progress Report
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Management) providing an update of the progress made in
delivering the strategic priorities and actions set out in the
Local Housing Strategy 2021-2026 
37 - 92 
5 Transforming Places New Supply Programme - Open
Market Purchase Scheme
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Management) providing an update of the progress made in
delivering the strategic priorities and actions set out in the
Local Housing Strategy 2021-2026 
93 -
100 
6 Transforming Places New Supply Programme - Future
New Build Sites
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Place) providing an update
on the potential inclusion and removal of sites for the
council’s new build programme, which aims to deliver 5,000
homes by 2035 
101 -
110

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7  Transforming Places New Supply Programme -
Procurement Update
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Place) (1) providing an
update on current procurement activity relating to the
new build housing programme, and (2) seeking approval to
progress procurement arrangements as outlined in the report 
111 -
118  
Financial   
8 Housing Outline HRA Capital Programme 2024/2025
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Property Services) seeking approval from the Housing
Committee for the mainstream Housing Capital Programme
(excluding new build) for 2024/25 
119 -
130 
9 Former Tenant Arrears Write Off to 31 March 2022
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Management) seeking approval (1) of £2,188,051.59 which
includes individual debts greater than £500, and (2) of credit
balances that have arisen in some former tenancy rent
accounts, totalling £54,706.29 
131 -
136  
Monitoring   
10  Revenue Monitoring Reports   
10(a)  Revenue Monitoring Report - Housing Revenue Accounts
Submit report by the Depute Chief Executive providing a
summary of the Housing Revenue Account
financial performance for the period 1 April 2023 to 5 January
2024 (Period 10) 
137 -
144 
10(b)  Revenue Monitoring Report - Enterprise and
Communities
Submit report by the Depute Chief Executive providing a
summary of the financial performance of the Enterprise and
Communities service for the period 1 April 2023 to 5 January
2024 (Period 10), with major outturn variances highlighted
and explained as per the Council’s approved Financial
Regulations 
145 -
158 
11  Capital Programme Monitoring Reports

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11(a)  HRA Capital Monitoring Report - 1 April 2023 to 5 January
2024
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing
Property Services) seeking approval from the Housing
Committee for the mainstream Housing Capital Programme
(excluding new build) for 2024/25 
159 -
166 
11(b)  Enterprise and Communities - Capital Monitoring Report
Submit report by the Depute Chief Executive highlighting the
financial performance of 2023/24 Enterprise and
Communities capital programme for the period ended 5
January 2024 (Period 10) 
167 -
174  
Contracts   
12  Contracts awarded below Committee approval threshold
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) acknowledging the contract awards made since
last committee reporting cycle 
175 -
178