| Item | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| PART 1 - PUBLIC | ||
| SH 10/001 |
Declarations of interest. |
Councillor N Heslop declared a personal interest in any items that might refer to the Bridge Trust on the grounds that he was a member of their Board. |
| SH 10/002 |
Chairman's Announcement |
The Chairman announced that he had advised that Keith Andrews, Steve Davies and John Ireland had retired from Russet Homes. |
| SH 10/003 |
Minutes |
RESOLVED: That the notes of the meeting of the Strategic Housing Advisory Board held on 9 November 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
| SH 10/004 |
Glossary |
The Director of Health and Housing submitted a glossary of terms used within the reports to the Advisory Board. |
| SH 10/005 |
Presentation by In Touch, Mid and West Kent Home Improvement Agency |
The Advisory Board received a presentation from Mr D Eaton, Service Manager at In Touch, in which he outlined progress made since the transfer of the home improvement agency services to the Mid and West Kent Home Improvement Agency. |
| MATTERS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CABINET | ||
| SH 10/006 |
Private Sector Housing Update |
The joint report of the Director of Health and Housing and the Cabinet Member for Housing provided a comprehensive update on matters relating to the North and West Kent Private Sector Renewal Partnership, the Disabled Facilities Grant spend for 2009/10 and recent Government announcements in respect of the private rented sector. RECOMMENDED: That the re-profiling of budgetary provision in respect of Disabled Facilities Grants, as detailed at paragraph 1.2.3 of the report, be approved. *Referred to Cabinet |
| SH 10/007 |
West Kent Homelessness Strategy Action Plan: July 2010-June 2011 Decision Notice D100018MEM |
Further to Decision No. D090109MEM, the draft Homelessness Strategy Action Plan for the period July 2010 to July 2011 was presented. RECOMMENDED: That the draft Homelessness Strategy Action Plan be endorsed for the purpose of consultation with key partners and stakeholders. |
| SH 10/008 |
Qualifying offers - Discharge of Homelessness Duty Decision Notice D100019MEM |
Further to Decision No. D090060MEM the joint report proposed an extension to the current Rent Deposit Scheme to incorporate the use of a 'qualifying offer' in defined circumstances as an effective method of discharging the Council's duty in respect of homeless households. RECOMMENDED: That (1) the extension of the Rent Deposit Bond Scheme to include qualifying offers in the defined circumstances described in the report be endorsed; and (2) expenditure from within the existing budget for the Rent Deposit Bond Scheme to the value outlined in paragraph 1.5.2 of the report be approved. |
| MATTERS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION | ||
| SH 10/009 |
Lofty Ambitions:The role of Councils in reducing domestic CO2 Emissions |
The report of the Director of Health and Housing identified best practice for Councils to reduce domestic CO2 emissions by reducing domestic energy consumption. The report assessed the authority's performance against best practice and identified areas for improvement. |
| SH 10/010 |
Strategy and Enabling Update |
The report of the Director of Health and Housing provided an update on progress made by the Council's Registered Social Landlord partners in providing new affordable housing in the Borough. Details of the 2009/10 to 2011/12 programmes were submitted together with an update on housing strategy issues. It was noted that the Church of the Holy Trinity, Aylesford had been awarded funding for the Aylesford Almhouses scheme by the Homes and Communities Agency. Members expressed disappointment at the recent Government announcement that Kent County Council had been unsuccessful in its bid for funding for the extension and enhancement of the Coldharbour gypsy and traveller site. Members noted that a comprehensive report on the matter would be submitted to a future meeting of the Advisory Board. |
| SH 10/011 |
Housing Needs Update |
The report provided an update on the activity of the Housing Options, Homelessness and Housing Register Services. |
| SH 10/012 |
External Consultations |
Members noted the external consultations responded to since the last meeting of the Strategic Housing Advisory Board. |
| MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION IN PRIVATE | ||
| SH 10/013 |
Exclusion of Press and Public |
The Chairman moved, it was seconded and RESOLVED: That as public discussion would disclose exempt information, the following matters be considered in private. |
| PART 2 - PRIVATE | ||
| SH 10/014 |
Service of Statutory Notices (Reasons: LGA 1972 - Sch 12A Paragraph 3 - Financial or business affairs of any particular person) |
Members noted the Statutory Notices served since the last meeting of the Advisory Board. |