Decision - Retro-fitting Sprinklers To High Rise Blocks

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Retro-fitting Sprinklers To High Rise Blocks

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Decision Maker: Housing Committee (pre 2015)

Decision status: Deleted

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To retrofit sprinkler to all council housing high rise blocks, further to recommendations following the coroners reports in relation to the fires at Larkanal House and Shirley Towers.

Decisions:

25.1 The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director Environment, Development and Housing concerning the fitting of sprinkler systems in high rise blocks. The report was presented by the Health & Safety Manager.

25.2 Councillor Mears supported the pilot installation of a sprinkler system at Somerset Point but was not prepared to support recommendation 2.3, which would delegated power to officers to undertake a second pilot at St James House.

25.3 Councillor Littman stated that the wording of recommendation 2.3 did not make sense and needed clarification.

25.4 Councillor Meadows expressed the view that there should be a further report back to the Committee on the issue of a second pilot. The cost implications needed to be fully considered.

25.5 RESOLVED - (1) That a pilot installation of a sprinkler system at Somerset Point is undertaken.

Report author: Brett Wells

Publication date: 10/09/2014

Date of decision: 10/09/2014

Decided at meeting: 10/09/2014 - Housing Committee (pre 2015)

Effective from: 18/09/2014

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