Agenda - HAC Committee 210824
West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 August 2024
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Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 21 August 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: 8 August 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, 21 AUGUST 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 1 May 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 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 27 - 40 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 RAPID REHOUSING TRANSITION PLAN 41 - 51 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on “Home at the Heart” our Rapid Re-housing Transition Plan (RRTP) for the period 2019-24 and new approaches to homelessness. 10 SCOTTISH SOCIAL HOUSING CHARTER/REGULATION 53 - 68 ANNUAL UPDATE REPORT Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an annual progress report on meeting the requirements of the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Regulatory Framework for social housing including the approval of the Annual Assurance Statement. 11 HOUSING EMERGENCY DECLARATION ACTION PLAN 69 - 78 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on Housing Emergency Declaration made on 1st May 2024 and outlines an initial and high-level response through a Housing Emergency Declaration Action Plan (HEDAP) which has been formulated to address the situation. 12 MOBILITY SCOOTER POLICY 79 - 94 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the introduction of mobility scooter guidance and to note the amendment to the tenancy agreement. 13/
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13 ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR STRATEGY 95 - 127 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the revised Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy 2024 – 2027. 14 FORMER TENANT WRITE-OFF'S 129 - 131 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability seeking approval for the write-off of rent arrears for Quarter 1 of 2024/25 for former tenants. 15 BUILDING SERVICES PROCUREMENT PROVISION UPDATE 133 - 136 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Housing and Employability providing an update on tender requirements information for Building Services, seeking approval to continue with necessary procurement and tender processes and to allow subsequent award of the contract. 16 GENERAL FUND HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES ACCOUNT 137 - 145 TO PERIOD 3 (30 JUNE 2024) Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the financial performance to 30 June 2024 (Period 3) of General Fund Revenue services under the auspices of the Housing and Communities Committee. 17 HOUSING REVENUE BCR TO PERIOD 3 147 - 153 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the HRA revenue financial performance to 30 June 2024 (Period 3). 18 HOUSING CAPITAL BCR TO PERIOD 3 155 - 161 Submit report by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on the HRA capital financial performance to 30 June 2024 (Period 3).