Agenda and minutes

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting

The minutes of the meeting on 6 December 2023 were agreed by Members present and signed by the Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pringle, Cox and Wilkie.

To receive any declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)           may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

There were no declarations of interest.

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation

There was no public participation.

None

Action: KJ - Find out when climate change is coming to committee

Darren Welsh introduced the report. The purpose of the report is to present the proposed update of the HRABusiness Plan. The Plan provides the financialcontext of the Council’s HRA service over a 30 year period with a focus on the medium term(first five years).

To present the proposed Acquisitions and Disposals policy associated with the Business

Plan. To present the proposed Rent Policy and to present proposed actions to allow the objectives of the Business Plan to be delivered.

The recommendation is to provide feedback to Cabinet and Full Council.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION F Jump - circulate the average rent increase.

ACTION: D Welsh to look into the recovery/damaged property cost success rate.

The purpose of the report is to provide an update with progress on developing a draft Interim Asset Management Strategy with associated action plan for the Council.

The recommendation is to approve the Draft Interim Asset Management Strategy.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

The purpose of the report is to introduce a draft Building Safety Policy and provide clarity on the role of the duty holder / Accountable person with regards to any building regulated by the Fire Safety Order amended by the Building Safety Act 2022. 

The recommendation is to note the report and approve the draft building safety policy to move forward through the approval process.

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

ACTION: M Pinnell to look whether the report should have names as well as job titles or just names.

Agreed

The work programme was agreed.