Agenda - HAC Committee - 26 February 2025
West Dunbartonshire Council · 26 February 2025
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 26 February 2025 ___________________________________________________________________ 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 William 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: 13 February 2025 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, 26 FEBRUARY 2025 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 - 14 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 20 November 2024. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS (a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT 15 - 25 Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update Quarter 4 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 TENANT PARTICIPATION SURVEY 2024 37 - 44 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing the results of a comprehensive Tenant Satisfaction Survey that has been carried out, which will be reported to the Scottish Housing Regulator as part of our 2024/25 Scottish Social Housing Charter requirements. 9 HOUSING EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 45 - 79 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. 10 “MORE THAN A ROOF,” WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE 81 - 142 COUNCIL HOUSING SOLUTIONS STRATEGY, 2025-2028 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking Member approval of the new housing solutions strategy “More than a Roof” 2025 – 2028. This new strategy will succeed West Dunbartonshire’s Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRTP) strategy “Home at the Heart” as the key strategic response to homelessness and housing access in West Dunbartonshire. 11 MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE – WEST 143 - 154 DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY DELIVERY PROGRAMME Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on progress with West Dunbartonshire’s More Homes Programme which oversees the delivery of the Council’s new home building programme. 12/
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12 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) CAPITAL 155 - 166 BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2024 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 31 October 2024 (Period 7). 13 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) BUDGETARY 167 - 177 CONTROL REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2024 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the 2024/2025 HRA revenue budget position on 31 October 2024 and the forecast position of the HRA reserves as of 31 March 2025. 14 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES 179 - 189 FINANCIAL REPORT 2024/25 AS AT PERIOD 7 (31 OCTOBER 2024) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 October 2024 (Period 7) of General Fund Revenue services under the remit of the Housing and Communities Committee. ______________________________________________________________