Agenda - HAC Committee 280224
West Dunbartonshire Council · 28 February 2024
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 28 February 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:- 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 – Resources Date issued: 15 February 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, 28 FEBRUARY 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 5 - 10 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 22 November 2023. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT 11 - 21 Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update Quarter 3 on local policing in West Dunbartonshire. 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 MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE – WEST 23 - 35 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. 9 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE BUY BACK SCHEME POLICY 37 - 48 REVIEW Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing the outcomes of the review of the Council’s Buyback Scheme. 10 WILLOX PARK SHELTERED HOUSING COMPLEX 49 - 68 OPTIONS APPRAISAL Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on the recent options appraisal consultation exercise at Willox Park. 11 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGETARY CONTROL 69 - 88 REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2023 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 October 2023 (Period 7) of the HRA revenue and capital budgets for 2023/24. 12 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES 89 - 98 FINANCIAL REPORT 2023/24 AS AT PERIOD 7 (31 OCTOBER 2023) Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 October 2023 (Period 7) of General Fund services under the auspices of the Housing and Communities Committee.