Cambridge City Council
To: Councillors Bagnall, Bell,
Benstead, Currie, Griffiths (Chair), James, Liddle, Pinnington,
Stebbings, Todd-Jones
Alternate Councillor: Cllr Smart (LD)
Executive
Councillor: Cllr Nimmo-Smith
Tenant
representatives – Mrs K Harris, Mr B Haywood, Mr T Sweeney
(Despatched and placed on public deposit: 2 July
2002 )
HOUSING AND HEALTH SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE
Date: Wednesday 10 July
Time: 5.30pm
Place: Committee
Room 1, The Guildhall
Contact: John
Blunt Direct Dial: (01223) 457012
AGENDA
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THE COUNCIL'S NEW DECISION-MAKING ARRANGEMENTS There will be a short introduction by the Head of Legal & Democratic Services (or his representative) to make sure everyone at the meeting is clear about the role, functions and procedure of this scrutiny committee and how it relates to decision-making by the Executive Councillor. |
1 APOLOGIES
Apologies for absence.
2 DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare at this stage any interests
which they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. If any member
is unsure whether or not they should declare an interest on a particular
matter, they are requested to seek advice from the Head of Legal and Democratic
Services before the meeting.
3 PUBLIC
QUESTION TIME
4A PROVISIONAL GENERAL FUND
REVENUE OUTTURN FOR 2001/02 AND BUDGET CARRY FORWARD REQUESTS INTO 2002/03
p.
Appendix 1 Outturn against Budgets 2001/2002
Appendix 2 Main Variances
Appendix 3 Summary of Carry Forward Requests
(Chief Executive, Directors of Community Services and Finance)
4B PROVISIONAL
HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT OUTTURN FOR 2001/02 AND BUDGET CARRY FORWARD REQUESTS
INTO 2002/03
p.
Appendix A Housing Revenue Account Summary
Appendix B 2000/1 Housing Revenue Account –
Main Variances
Appendix C Summary Carry Forward Request
(Chief
Executive, Directors of Community Services and Finance)
5 HOUSING CAPITAL OUTTURN
2001/02 p.
(Directors of Community Services and
Finance)
6 COUNTY- WIDE SUPPORTING PEOPLE
STRATEGY
Appendix
6 The Policy Framework: Key
Objectives & Commitments
Appendix
7 Needs Analysis
Appendix
8 Analysis of Supply &
Resources Invested
(Director
of Community Services)
At its meeting in March the Housing and Health Committee
decided that the draft Supporting People Strategy 2002-2007 be approved in
principle and that the officers be instructed to present the final Strategy at
the Housing and Health Scrutiny Committee meeting in July for recommendation to
the Executive Councillor for Housing and Health for approval.
The Final
Supporting People Strategy will be made available to the committee, but will
not be finalised until July 3rd and will be issued as a late circulation.
7 REVIEW OF Housing Asset
Management Plan p.
Appendix A Housing Asset Management Plan
(Director
of Community Services)
Appendix A Housing Strategy Document
(Director
of Community Services)
Appendix 1 New Tenant Compact for 2002/2004
(Director
of Community Services)
11
Housing Revenue Account
Business Plan for 2003/04 p.
Appendix 1 Housing Revenue Account Business
Plan
(Director
of Community Services)
Part 4C
(Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules) of the Council’s Constitution
includes the requirement for the issuing of a Medium Term Strategy (MTS)
document. This document sets out the
financial context in which the budget for the following year will be made,
issues which are or will be facing the Council, policy priorities and an
indication of the approach which Executive Councillors are minded to take in
respect of preparing budget proposals.
The document will also outline proposals for consulting the public
regarding budget matters.
A copy of
the draft MTS is being submitted to all Scrutiny Committees for the purpose of
consultation.
Scrutiny
Committees are asked to submit any views on the MTS to the Leader, who will
consider these in agreeing the final version of the MTS document following the
Strategy Scrutiny Committee meeting on 15 July 2002.
The final
version will then be submitted to Council on 25 July 2002 for adoption.
The MTS report is attached as a separate document, for ease of
reference and to enable Members to retain it for later use.
13
grants TO VOLUNTARY
ORGANISATIONS – ANNUAL REVIEW 2002 p.
Appendix 1 Statutory and Voluntary Sectors
Cambridge City Compact
(Director of Community Services)
14
Health and Safety SERVICE Plan p.
Appendix A Service Plan for Health & Safety
Law Enforcement 2002/2003
(Head of Environmental Health And Waste Strategy)
(Director
of Community Services)
Following consultation with the Chief Executive, Director of Finance,
Executive Councillor for Housing, Chair and Spokes of the Housing Scrutiny Committee,
the Director of Community Services accepted a tender for the inspection and servicing of electrical and
mechanical installations in sheltered schemes. The tender received was valued at £118,995.16 against an original
estimate of £60,000. The tender was accepted for 12 months only and officers
instructed to investigate ways of reducing the cost for future years. Under the
constitution the use of emergency powers must be reported to the next
appropriate committee meeting.
17 APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES p.
(a) To consider nominations to
the outside bodies shown on the attached list.
(b) Community Health Council co-opted
member on Housing and Health Scrutiny Committee: The Chief Officer of the CHC, Penny Fowler, has asked whether it
could have a co-opted member on our Housing and Health Scrutiny Committee. She suggested that Peter Cryer, one of our
non-councillors reps on the CHC, would be very able in this role. We currently have reps from Social Services
and housing related organisations on the Committee, but none specifically on
the health side, so this suggestion would fill that gap, although any potential
co-optee would need to be aware that the majority of the Committee's work is
housing related.
On 23 May, Executive Councillors agreed to delegate executive functions
to officers as set out in Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution. These delegations are very similar to those
which existed under the committee system. Scrutiny Committees are asked to
consider the delegations as agreed and raise any matters for further
consideration by the Executive Councillor(s). The delegations agreed on 23 May
by the Executive Councillor for Housing and Health are attached.
19 EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
Before
considering the next item on this agenda, the Sub-Committee is recommended to
exclude members of the public from the meeting on the grounds that, if they were
present, there would be disclosure to them of information defined as exempt
from publication by paragraphs 7 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972.
20 LOCAL AUTHORITY Social Housing Grant
funding of AFFORDABLE housing units at Headington Drive, Cherry Hinton, by
Granta Housing Society
p.
(Director of Community Services)
Information for the Public
You are welcome to attend this meeting as an observer, although it may
be necessary to ask you to leave the room during the discussion of matters
which are described as confidential on the agenda.
You can ask questions on an issue included on the agenda or on an issue
which is within this committee’s powers. Questions are usually asked during the
slot on the agenda for this at the beginning of the meeting, or, at the
discretion of the Chair, later if an issue is under discussion by the
committee. If you wish to ask a question related to an agenda item contact the
committee officer (listed above under ‘contact’) before the meeting starts.
If you wish to ask a question on a matter not included on this agenda,
please contact the committee officer by 10.00am on the working day before the
meeting. Further details concerning the right to speak at committee
can be obtained from the committee section
In the event of the fire alarm sounding (which is a continuous ringing
sound), you should pick up your possessions and leave the building by the route
you came in. Once clear of the building, you should assemble on the pavement
opposite the main entrance to the Guildhall and await further instructions. If your escape route or the assembly area is
unsafe, you will be directed to safe areas by a member of Cambridge City
Council staff.
The next meeting of Housing and Health Scrutiny Committee is on 30 October
2002.