Resident Questions for Housing Area Panel

Department				Housing
Date question raised				30/06/2022
Date of Area Panel				17/08/2022
Area in city				West
Star rating applied by residents				3 star- city wide issue
Deadline for officer response				25/07/2022
Name of officer responding				Justine Harris
Officer job title				Head of Tenancy Services • Housing
Title of Question:		Oversight of Environmental Improvement budget
Issue: Information request about Environmental Improvement Budget
Background: (None)
Action requested by residents: The promised report on the Environmental Improvement Budget to be circulated in advance of the August Area Panel to all Area Panels and to cover: o What projects have been funded? o What has been paid for by the Housing Revenue Account? o Who requested the projects? o Who made the decision to approve them? o What consultation was carried out with residents affected by the projects?
Officer Response: Justine Harris
Officer contact details:			Justine Harris@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Response: As agreed at the last Area Panel a report on what projects have been funded,  who requested the projects and which improvements are funded from the HRA will come each quarter to Area Panel going forwards. This is first time this report has come to Area Panel, feedback from residents on the format would be useful so we can make any improvements going forwards. Consultation for any project funded is carried out by the area Community Engagement team. Decisions are approved at a monthly meeting, chaired by Head of Tenancy Services, Justine Harris and attended by Housing Service Operations Manager, Hilary Edgar, Head of Housing Investment and Asset Management, Geof Gage, Environmental Surveyor, Robert Woodbridge and area-based Community Engagement officers, depending on which projects are being discussed.
Specific Action:
Action: To bring a quarterly report to Area Panel.
Timeline:
Start date:	April 2022
End date:	Ongoing