Issue - items at meetings - Draft Housing Committee workplan progress update and Housing performance report - Quarter 1, 2020/21

RESOLVED:

2.1      That the Housing Committee notes the report.

102.1  The Head of Income Involvement & Improvement introduced the report that illustrates how progress against Housing Committee work plan 2019-23 priorities and targets, as well as other Housing service targets, could be reported to residents and to committee. It was agreed at Housing Committee on 15 January 2020 that a small group of Housing Committee members and officers would meet to look at how any report might look. This small group met on 1 September 2020 and progress has been made on a document for discussion. The report covers Quarter 1 of the financial year 2020/21.

102.2  Councillor Hugh-Jones supported the new report and requested that items from the older style report not be lost. The councillor was informed that several items in the report deserved their own reports. The new report has some ‘meaty’ and ‘chunky’ bits. It was noted that some of the information will be relayed to the relevant Housing area panels. The feedback was for less paper heavy documents.

102.3  Councillor Hill considered that information was lacking regarding the building of 800 new homes and the stages the builds were at. The number of sites identified since 2017 was requested as the were the details of selective licensing scheme proposal to improve the

management and standards of private rented sector homes in the City and information relating to requests for assistance covering repairs and how the advice hub will run. It was considered by the councillor that Rents Smart could be used instead of a new advice hub. The work with tenants to develop a ‘decent environment’ standard was considered a good move forward.

102.4  Councillor Mears considered the report to be the result of a coalition between the Green group and the Labour party, and thereby could not be scrutinised by these groups properly.

102.5  Osborne considered that collaboration was good for the city and liked the new format report which was considered to be clear, transparent and good for residents.

102.6  Councillor Gibson noted that regular reports would come back to the committee on the format and the working group would look at suggestions and improvements.

102.7  Councillor Osborne was informed that the        

RESOLVED:

2.1      That the Housing Committee notes the report.