Agenda - HAC Committee 20 11 24
West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 November 2024
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2024 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 10:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid Meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer Email: nicola.moorcroft@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member Please attend a meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee as detailed above. Members will have the option to attend the meeting remotely or in person at the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL. The business is shown on the attached agenda. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive
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Distribution:- Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal (Chair) Councillor David McBride Councillor John Millar Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Chris Pollock Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor Hazel Sorrell (Vice Chair) Councillor Sophie Traynor All other Councillors for information Chief Executive Chief Officer – Housing and Employability Chief Officer – Resources Date issued: 7 November 2024 Audio Streaming Audio recordings of the meeting (including the attendance or contribution of any party participating or making a contribution) will be published on the Council’s website and the Council’s host’s webcast/audio stream platform. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation. Data collected during this audio stream will be retained in accordance with the Council’s Privacy Notice* and Retention Schedules including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. *http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/privacy/privacy-notice/
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HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2024 AGENDA 1 STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING The Chair will be heard in connection with the above. 2 APOLOGIES 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the items of business on this agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 4 RECORDING OF VOTES The Committee is asked to agree that all votes taken during the meeting be done by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 5 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 6 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 7 - 13 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 21 August 2024. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT 15 - 25 Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update on local policing in West Dunbartonshire.
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b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT 27 - 36 Submit report by the Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service providing appropriate performance data measured against priorities in the West Dunbartonshire Local Fire and Rescue Plan. 8 HOUSING AND EMPLOYABILITY DELIVERY PLAN 2024/25 37 - 61 MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on progress of the Housing and Employability Delivery Plan 2024/25. 9 ‘MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’ - STRATEGIC 63 - 96 HOUSING INVESTMENT PLAN (SHIP) 2025/26 – 2029/30 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the More Homes West Dunbartonshire Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025/26 – 2029/30 which requires to be submitted to the Scottish Government. 10 ‘MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE’ – WEST 97 - 109 DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY DELIVERY PROGRAMME Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability updating on the progress of West Dunbartonshire’s More Homes Programme which oversees the delivery of the Council’s new home building programme. 11 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE – EMPTY HOMES 111 - 142 STRATEGY 2024-2029 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval of the new Empty Homes Strategy 2024 -2029. 12 HOUSING EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 143 - 175 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an updating on the Housing Emergency Action Plan (HEDAP) which was formulated to address the emergency following the Council’s housing emergency declaration on 1st May 2024. 13/
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13 HOUSING REPAIRS POLICY 177 - 214 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the introduction of a new West Dunbartonshire Housing Repairs Policy which has been developed in partnership with Council tenants. 14 SCOTTISH SOCIAL HOUSING CHARTER ANNUAL 215 - 225 BENCHMARKING AND MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing benchmarking information relating to 2023/24 and a mid-year update in terms performance against the Scottish Social Housing Charter indicators and meeting the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Regulatory Framework. 15 ‘INVOLVING YOU TO IMPROVE HOUSING SERVICES’ - 227 - 279 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL’S TENANT PARTICIPATION STRATEGY 2025- 2028 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability highlighting statutory obligations in relation to tenant participation and seeking approval for the new Tenant Participation Strategy entitled ‘Involving You to Improve Housing Services’ covering the period 2025-2028. 16 HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES BUILDING SERVICES 281 - 285 UPDATE Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability advising of changes to Building Services establishment and delivery model and seeking approval to continue with procurement and tender processes. 17 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) 287 - 294 BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 24 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing advising of the 2024/2025 HRA revenue budget position on 31 August 2024 and the forecast HRA reserves position as of 31 March 2025. 18/
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18 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES 295 - 303 FINANCIAL REPORT 2024/25 AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update financial performance to 31 August 2024 (Period 5) of General Fund Revenue services under the remit of the Housing and Communities Committee. 19 HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES CAPITAL MONITORING 305 - 311 REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 24 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 31 August 2024.