CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL
HOUSING AND HEALTH SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Members: Councillors Adey (Chair)
Bagnall (L Spokesperson), Bell, Coleman, Downham, James (Vice-Chair),
Pinnington, J Smith, Stebbings, Todd-Jones
Alternate member : Councillor
Adigun-Harris;
Executive Councillor: Councillor
Smart
Non-voting, co-opted members: Hugh Gault (Social Services) and Dr Gregson (NHS Primary Care Trust); Tenant representatives Mrs K Harris, Mr B Haywood and Ms J Tipple
Date: Wednesday
5 November 2003
Time: 5.30pm
Place: Committee
Room 1, The Guildhall
Contact: Julia Harvey Direct Dial: (01223) 457089
AGENDA
1 MINUTES
To
confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July
2003
(see
pages 1 to 9)
2 APOLOGIES
To receive any apologies for
absence.
3 DECLARATIONS
OF INTEREST
Members
are asked to declare at this stage any interests that they may have in any of the
following items on the agenda. If any member of the Committee is unsure whether
or not they should declare an interest on a particular matter, they are should
seek advice from the Head of Legal and Democratic Services before the meeting.
4 PUBLIC QUESTIONS (See information below)
5 PUBLIC
HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2002
Presentation
by Dr Gregson. Copies of the report are enclosed with this agenda for members
of the committee.
6 SERVICE
PLANS AND GENERAL FUND AND HRA REVISED & CAPITAL
Report by the Directors of Community Services, Environment and Planning and Finance, pages 10 to 21
Appendix A: Comparison of original and revised budgets for 2003/04
Appendix B: Main Variations between 2003/04 Original and Revised Budgets
Appendix C: Capital Revised 2003/04
Appendix D: Housing Investment Programme Revised Budget 2003/04 (Includes SC163)
Appendix 1: Housing General Fund Service Plan, page 22
Appendix 2: Housing Revenue Service Plan, page 39
Environmental Health Service Plan, page 61
7 REGULATORY
REFORM ORDER: ADOPTION OF NEW POLICY TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND LOANS FOR PRIVATE
SECTOR RENEWAL
(Report by
the Director of Community Services, pages 77 to 136
Appendix
1:
Regulatory reform (Housing Assistance)
Order July 2002
Appendix
2: Rolled up interest
calculations
Report
by the Director of Community Service, pages 137 to 142
Report
by the Director of Community Services, pages 143 to 150
10 HOUSING
STRATEGY FOR 2004 - 2007
Report
by the Director of Community Services, pages 152 to 235
Appendix
1: Housing strategy for 2004 – 2007
Appendix
2: Housing strategy feedback sheet
11 CAMBRIDGESHIRE
SUPPORTING PEOPLE STRATEGY 2003
Report by the
Director of Community Services, pages 236 to 235
Appendix 1: Updated Cambridgeshire Supporting People Strategy 2003 – 2008.
Appendix 6: The policy framework: key objectives and commitments in strategies linked to supporting people
Appendix
7: Needs Analysis
Appendix
8: Analysis of supply and resources invested
Appendix
9: Review Programme
Appendix
10: Risk-sharing
agreement to address fairer charging and other previously identified risks
arising in 2003/04
Appendix
11: Supporting people retrenchment policy
Appendix
12: Cambridgeshire Supporting People inspection action plan –
March 2003
Appendix
13: Memorandum of
Agreement between Cambridgeshire
County Council (the Administering Authority) and the Supporting People Commissioning
Body / Decision-Making Group in Cambridgeshire
12 KEYWORKER
HOUSING RESEARCH 2003 AND DRAFT PROTOCOL
Report
by the Director of Community Service, pages 336 to 348
This report is to be read in
conjunction with the spiral bound final report from the Cambridge Sub Regional
Affordable Housing Group entitled ‘Cambridge Sub-Regional Key Worker Housing
research’ which has been circulated separately to members of this Committee.
Appendix
1: Employers protocol – Key worker housing
Appendix
2: Cambridge sub-region key worker housing research
13 HOUSING
FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN Repairs and Major Works
Report
by the Director of Community Service, pages 349 to 381
Appendix
1: Five year improvement plan
14 PREPARING A STOCK OPTION APPRAISAL FOR THE CITY’S COUNCIL HOUSING
Report
by the Director of Community Services, pages 382 to 395
15
RECORDS OF DECISION
In
accordance with the Constitution, to note the attached
decisions made by the Executive Councillor (Housing and Health) and the Leader
A: Decision
by the Executive Councillor (Housing and Health): Strategic Priorities for
Housing, page 399
The reasons that
these decisions have been made outside the Committee cycle are set out in the
Records of Decision.
16 write-off OF FORMER TENANT ARREARS
Report by the Director of Community Services, pages 16
Appendix 1: Write-off
cases
Information for the Public
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necessary to ask you to leave the room during the discussion of matters which
are described as confidential on the agenda.
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that 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
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can be obtained from the committee section.
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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.