, 8 November 2023 - 22 November 2023

RESOLVED: That Housing Committee grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to:

2.1      Procure and award waste management contract/s for the provision of collection and disposal of waste from the three separate service areas within the Housing Management service, Repairs & Maintenance, Estates and Tenancy Sustainment, with an initial term of three years with the option to extend for up to a further two years;

2.2      Grant the optional extension of the contract referred to in 2.1 subject to

satisfactory performance of the contractor.

RESOLVED:

2.1      That Housing & New Homes Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director of Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities to procure and award contracts exceeding £500,000 for works and services related to compliance with the Building Safety Act and relevant fire safety regulations including Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.

RESOLVED:

2.1      That Committee agree the continuation of the three services through the grant funding from DLUHC.

RESOLVED: That Housing Committee:

1.    Agree to insert into the policy that any out of city placement would only be undertaken as a last resort and in consultation with each household.

2.    This will be inserted as an amendment therefore point 3.26 will be amended to state:

The policy allows the Council to also offer accommodation outside of the city to someone accepted as homeless by Brighton & Hove City Council. Any out of city placements would only be undertaken as a last resort and in consultation with each household. This means we will always present an option which would enable the household to be accommodated within Brighton & Hove. It would be that household’s choice whether they wanted to pursue the offer within Brighton & Hove. Examples where they may not want to consider this could be it is unsafe for them to live in the city; or they are already settled outside the city and feel moving back would cause disruption. This will be based on individual circumstances, but where a household         choose the option within Brighton & Hove, this will be the option we prioritise.

RESOLVED:

2.1      That Committee notes the requirement for compliance with the public sector equality duty in respect of the needs of disabled persons.

2.2      That Committee agrees Option 1 as minor amendments to the Lettings Plan and Allocations Policy, set out at paragraph 4.2 in the report, to be effective from 20 November 2023.

RESOLVED - That the Board notes the current status of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy outcome measures and activity relating to Ageing Well.

RESOLVED - That the Board notes the Brighton and Hove Adult Autism Strategy 2023-2028 and accompanying action plan.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Board approves the three-year Brighton & Hove suicide prevention action plan 2024 – 2027; and

(2) That the Board notes the three-year Sussex suicide prevention strategy 2024-2027.

RESOLVED:

That Committee recommends to Council:

1. To determine that the Hove Station Neighbourhood Plan be modified according to the recommendations in the independent examiner’s report and as set out in the attached Decision Statement (Appendix 1) and that the Decision Statement be published.

2. To approve the examiner’s recommendation that the Neighbourhood Plan proceed to referendum, subject to modifications set out in the Decision Statement. The referendum area is the Hove Station Neighbourhood Area.

3. In the event that more than 50% of those voting support the Neighbourhood Plan at referendum, that the Council formally ‘makes’ the Hove Station Neighbourhood Plan at its next meeting following the referendum.

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Agreed the termination of existing beach hut licences in accordance with their terms and implementation of the proposed new licence (see Appendix 1) to all beach hut owners, including the addition of the transfer fee.

2. Agreed new licence terms which will come into effect from 1 April 2024 as follows:

a) a new transfer fee (details in paragraphs 3.9 to 3.11 of this report);

b) updated termination provisions to limit the “no fault” grounds on which the

council can terminate licences in the future (paragraph 3.12 of this report);

c) provisions to allow for more effective and efficient communication with beach hut owners (paragraph 3.13 of this report).

3. Agreed that owners of any beach huts remaining on council land after 1 April 2024 without a new licence agreement in place be required to remove the beach hut and that officers may take enforcement action if necessary to ensure that any unlicenced areas are vacated.

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Agreed the annual Brighton & Hove City Council 2022/23 Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS), attached in Appendix 1 and the progress made in committing existing funds.

2. Agreed for the interim Head of Planning to publish the updated 2022/23 annual IFS statement on the BHCC website, subject to any minor alterations (numerical, grammatical and spelling) to be agreed by the Head of Planning following consultation with the Committee Chair.

3. Noted the position with Neighbourhood CIL set out in Appendix 2 and agrees for the allocation process to be undertaken in accordance with the programme outlined at paragraph 3.17 in this report.

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Noted that the current outsourced leisure contract expires in March 2026.

2. Recommended to the Strategy, Finance and City Regeneration Committee that outsourcing the leisure contract remains the best option for the council’s future leisure provision.

3. Agreed that officers should continue to explore the best route for delivering a new outsourced contract, ensuring the redevelopment of the King Alfred/West Hub is appropriately considered.

4. Agreed that officers will bring a report back to committee regarding detailed plans for outsourcing in March 2024.

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Noted the progress and timeline for implementing the capital projects at Withdean Sports Complex which will further enhance the North Hub, as outlined in the Sports Facilities Investment Plan.

2. Noted the progress on the King Alfred/West Hub redevelopment project and supports the upcoming engagement and consultation on site options planned for early 2024.

RESOLVED:

That Committee:

1. Noted the lifting of mitigation measures that have been or are being lifted in agreement with Freedom Leisure by the end of the financial year 2023/24.

2. Noted the grant applications for additional revenue and capital financial support through the government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF) managed by Sport England.

3. Noted the contents of this report in relation to the work delivered by both Freedom Leisure and council Sports Facilities teams over the last year in respect of the energy mitigation measures undertaken to ensure the sports facilities continued to remain open for residents.