Agenda

Housing Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday, 15 June 2021 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Francis Connolly (Scrutiny Support Manager) - Tel: 0116 44 6353 - Email:  francis.connolly@leicester.gov.uk  Jason Tyler (Democratic Support Officer) - Tel: 0116 454 6359 - Email:  jason.tyler@leicester.gov.uk

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

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3.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS pdf icon PDF 152 KB

The Minutes of the meetings of the Housing Scrutiny Commission held on the following dates are attached:

 

(i)         22 February 2021

(ii)        12 April 2021

 

Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

 

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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Chair will make announcements to update Commission members on current issues.

 

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5.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION - 2021/22

To note the Membership of the Housing Scrutiny Commission for the 2021/22 Municipal Year as follows:

 

Cllr Westley (Chair)

Cllr Chamund (Vice-Chair)

Cllr Aqbany

Cllr Byrne

Cllr Gee

Cllr O’Donnell

Cllr Pantling

 

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DATES OF MEETINGS OF THE HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMISSION FOR THE 2021/22 MUNICIPAL YEAR

To note the dates of the Housing Scrutiny Commission meetings for the 2021/22 Municipal Year as follows:

 

15 June 2021

16 August 2021

4 October 2021

29 November 2021

10 January 2022

28 February 2022

 

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7.

PETITIONS

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions received in accordance with Council procedures.

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QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR STATEMENTS OF CASE

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any questions, representations or statements of case received in accordance with Council procedures.

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9.

COVID 19 - UPDATE

The Director of Housing will provide a verbal update concerning the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Division.

 

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RESPONSIVE HOUSING REPAIRS 2020/21 - YEAR-END PERFORMANCE REPORT & UPDATE pdf icon PDF 1 MB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an end of year update on the performance of the Division’s Repairs and Maintenance (R&M) service.

 

The report also summarises the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of the R&M service during the year and details progress on improvements being made to the service, aimed at improving the performance of the service.

 

 

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GOSCOTE HOUSE DEMOLITION - INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLERS IN TOWER BLOCKS pdf icon PDF 722 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an update on the progress of the demolition of Goscote House and the Sprinkler Installation Project.

 

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RETRO-FIT AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY pdf icon PDF 324 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which provides an update on the measures the Housing Division is taking to help tackle the climate emergency.

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET 2021-22 pdf icon PDF 594 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which outlines how the Environmental Budget will fund improvements on estates across the city in 2021/2022.

 

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ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR (ASB) SERVICE - REVISED PROPOSAL pdf icon PDF 340 KB

The Director of Housing submits a report, which sets out a revised proposal to change the delivery of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Services.

 

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WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 170 KB

The Commission’s Work Programme is attached for information and comment.

 

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ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

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