Issue - meetings

The Committee considered an analysis of progress against its key performance indicators, together with a updated risk register and a Council housebuilding / affordable housing development summary for the first quarter of 2021/22. In response to Members’ questions, it was confirmed that:

• regarding KPI HO10a (percentage of emergency responsive repairs completed within the set timescales) IT problems with a contractor not receiving e-mail notifications had been resolved;

• officers would liaise with Councillor Steeds after the meeting to identify the ‘other initiatives’ address the need for affordable housing … as referred to on page 13 of the agenda pack under KPI HO5 (number of people in urgent need … on the housing register)  

• the commentary for risk references 3 and 4 (inability to deliver the housing and homelessness strategies) should not refer to a member Working Group being in place;

• Officers pursue developers as rigorously as possible to secure fair proportions of affordable housing within residential new build schemes;

• efforts were on-going to recruit to two vacant surveyor posts;

• the planned IT system upgrade to enhance the performance of the housing management software (Orchard) would enable an up to date stock condition survey which could be shared with Members;

• regarding the Council housebuilding / affordable housing development update:

Ø  opportunities for a housing scheme on the current site of the Council depot at Warren Lane, Hurst Green were being pursued, with a report to be submitted to the Committee’s next meeting; and

Ø  the Council appointed an agent to manage contractors for each Council house development scheme (as part of the procurement process for the respective schemes)

                        R E S O L V E D – that the Quarter 1 (2021/22) performance and risks for the Housing Committee be noted.