Housing Committee - 28/01/2013

At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 28th January, 2013.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

John ALEXANDER

Ken LYNN

Lesley BRENNAN

Jimmy BLACK

Vari McDONALD

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Tom FERGUSON

Bill CAMPBELL

Gregor MURRAY

Brian GORDON

Kevin CORDELL

Alan G ROSS

Richard McCREADY

Will DAWSON

Kevin KEENAN

Norma McGOVERN

 

Councillor Jimmy BLACK, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th January, 2013 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

 

There was submitted Report No 45-2013 by the Director of Housing setting out the proposed rent and other charges for the financial year 2013/2014.

 

The Committee agreed that:-

 

(i) rents be increased by 5% equal to 3.15 per week (3.41 - 48 week basis) on average, subject to a maximum increase of 4.00 from 1st April, 2013;

 

(ii) charges for car parking facilities remain unchanged as follows from 1st April, 2013:-

 

- garage lock-ups 8.77 per week (9.50 - 48 week basis)

- underground parking bays 2.54 per week (2.75 - 48 week basis)

- garage sites 2.54 per week (2.75 - 48 week basis)

 

(iii) heating charges for the sheltered housing accommodation be increased by 25p per week for Brington Place to 7.00 per week and Baluniefield to 7.70 per week from 1st April, 2013;

 

(iv) the Sheltered Housing service charge remain unchanged for the financial year 2013/2014 at 26.94 per week (29.19 - 48 week basis);

 

(v) the communal cleaning charge be increased by 5p per week to 1.45;

 

(vi) charges for the provision of Homeless Temporary Accommodation be unchanged for the financial year 2013/2014;

 

(vii) the level of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses ie the properties which were leased to the Richmond Fellowship and garage sites, subject to categorisation where appropriate; and

 

(viii) other charges be maintained at current rates from April, 2013 as detailed in the report.

 

 

 

 

Jimmy BLACK, Convener.