Agenda - HAC Committee 010524
West Dunbartonshire Council · 1 May 2024
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 1 May 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 John Millar Councillor Karen Murray Conaghan 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: 18 April 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, 1 MAY 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 - 11 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee held on 28 February 2024. 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS a) POLICE SCRUTINY REPORT 13 - 23 Submit report by the Divisional Commander, Police Scotland providing Members with an update on local policing in West Dunbartonshire. b/
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b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT 25 - 34 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 35 - 81 2023/24 - YEAR-END PROGRESS AND HOUSING AND EMPLOYABILITY DELIVERY PLAN 2024/25 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability setting out the year-end progress of the 2023/24 Delivery Plan and presenting the new Delivery Plan for 2024/25. 9 MORE HOMES WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE – WEST 83 - 94 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. 10 ACCESS TO HOUSING WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE 95 - 106 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on Access to Housing in West Dunbartonshire, which includes housing for those on the general list, transferring tenants and households experiencing homelessness. 11 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGETARY CONTROL 107 - 130 REPORT TO 31 JANUARY 2024 (PERIOD 10) Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 January 2024 (Period 10) of the HRA revenue and capital budgets for 2023/24. 12 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES 131 - 140 FINANCIAL REPORT 2023/24 AS AT PERIOD 10 (31 JANUARY 2024) Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 31 January 2024 (Period 10) of General Fund services under the auspices of the Housing and Communities Committee. 13/
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13 FORMER TENANT WRITE OFFS 2023/24 QUARTER 4 141 - 144 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the write-off of rent arrears for Quarter 4 of 2023/24 for former tenants.