Agenda - HAC Committee - 03.05.2023
West Dunbartonshire Council · 3 May 2023
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 3 May 2023 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 10:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid Meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: 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. The business is shown on the attached agenda. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive
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Distribution:- Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal (Chair) Councillor David McBride Councillor Jonathan McColl Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor Jim McElhill Councillor John Millar Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Lauren Oxley 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 – Regulation and Regeneration Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property Date issued: 19 April 2023 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, 3 MAY 2023 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 - 11 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 22 February 2022. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS (A) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT To Follow Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update. (B)/
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(B) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT To Follow 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 & EMPLOYABILITY DELIVERY PLAN 2022/23 13 - 62 YEAR END PROGRESS AND HOUSING & EMPLOYABILITY DELIVERY PLAN 2023/24 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability setting out the year-end progress of the 2022/23 Delivery Plan and presenting the new Delivery Plan for 2023/24. 9 SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION & PROPERTY DELIVERY PLAN 63 - 87 2022/23 HOUSING ASSET & INVESTMENT AND BUILDING SERVICES YEAR END PROGRESS AND SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION & PROPERTY DELIVERY PLAN 2023/24 HOUSING ASSET & INVESTMENT AND BUILDING SERVICES Submit report by the Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property setting out the Housing Asset & Investment and Building Services priorities of the Supply Distribution & Property (SD&P) year-end progress 2022/23 and presenting the new Delivery Plan for 2023/24. 10 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT CAPITAL PROGRAMME 89 - 95 UPDATE – BETTER HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing an update on the development of a revised Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme following the decision taken by West Dunbartonshire Council to agree a weekly rent increase of 5% in 2023/24. 11 HOUSING REPAIRS – ADDRESSING DAMPNESS AND 97 - 109 MOULD IN COUNCIL HOUSES Submit report by the Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property and Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing an overview of the services’ approach to the management and future prevention of dampness and mould in council houses. 12/
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12 MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL 111 - 123 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. 13 WILLOX PARK SHELTERED HOUSING COMPLEX 125 - 129 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing an update on the action we are taking to understand the damp and mould problems experienced by the tenants at Willox Park, Dumbarton and also the delivery of a wider masterplan approach to the future provision of sheltered housing within the location. 14 ENHANCED STANDARDS FOR MULTI STOREY LIVING – 131 - 153 A STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A MULTI-STOREY HOME IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE 2023/28 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing an update on the recent resident consultation which gathered ideas on how to enhance our 19 multi-storey homes and seeking approval to implement a strategy to enhance living standards in these homes by delivering a number of improvement actions. 15 TENANT SATISFACTION SURVEY 155 - 164 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability providing the results of a comprehensive Tenant Satisfaction Survey on the Housing and Homelessness Services that has been carried out and the results of which will be reported to the Scottish Housing Regulator as part of our 2022/23 Scottish Social Housing Charter requirements.