Neighbourhood Services Committee - 23/01/2017

At a MEETING of the NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 23rd January, 2017.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Vari McDONALD

Laurie BIDWELL

John ALEXANDER

Gregor MURRAY

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Jimmy BLACK

Alan G ROSS

Tom FERGUSON

Bill CAMPBELL

Lynne SHORT

Brian GORDON

Will DAWSON

Kevin KEENAN

Richard McCREADY

Stewart HUNTER

Mohammed ASIF

Norma McGOVERN

Ken LYNN

 

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th January, 2017 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 27-2017 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services setting out the proposed rent and other charges for the financial year 2017/2018.

 

The Committee:-

 

(i) approved rents be increased by 1.25% equal to an average increase of 0.87 per week and subject to a maximum increase of 1.25 with effect from 3rd April, 2017;

 

(ii) approved that all other housing charges be set as outlined in Appendix 2 to the report with effect from 3rd April, 2017;

 

(iii) agreed that the level of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses, ie the properties leased to the Richmond Fellowship, Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and City Development, subject to categorisation where appropriate; and

 

(iv) agreed that tenants allowances remained unchanged, with the exception of the decant allowances for tenants making their own arrangements for alternative accommodation, where the limit of three weeks could be extended in exceptional circumstances and where it was more economical than the alternatives.

 

 

 

John ALEXANDER, Convener.