Issue - meetings

Briefing item that allows for question and answer session afterwards.

The Committee received a report from the Resident Engagement Officer, Housing Services.

The report outlined the Housing Scrutiny Committee approved £1 million per annum for 5 years of capital funding for improvement to City Council owned housing estate as part of the Housing Revenue Account medium-term financial strategy. The criteria for each proposal need to meet two fundamental principles:

i.      The proposal will add value to the asset (the estate).

ii.     The proposal should not act as a substitute for the planned maintenance programme, but it may be prudent for the Council to consider including works from the planned programme where it makes sense to incorporate them.

South Area Committee Members suggested the following as projects that could be funded:

i.      A broken light in Teversham Drift.

ii.     Designing out anti-social behaviour and vandalism in Gunhild park and Gunhild Close eg CCTV installation.

iii.   Broken lights at Gunhild Court garages.

ACTION: Resident Engagement Officer to check with Estates and Facilities Team how streetlights are serviced and maintained.

iv.   Wulfstan Way:

a.    Canopy for shops.

b.    Fixing light that is permanently on near shops.