Neighbourhood Regeneration, Housing & Estate Management Committee - 28/10/2024
At a MEETING of the NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION, HOUSING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 28th October, 2024.
Present:-
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Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL |
BAILIES
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Will DAWSON |
Kevin KEENAN |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
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Willie SAWERS |
Helen WRIGHT |
Derek SCOTT |
COUNCILLORS
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Heather ANDERSON |
Steven ROME |
George McIRVINE |
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Jimmy BLACK |
Lynne SHORT |
Wendy SCULLIN |
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Mark FLYNN |
Roisin SMITH |
Pete SHEARS |
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Stewart HUNTER |
Siobhan TOLLAND |
Daniel COLEMAN |
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Ken LYNN |
Georgia CRUICKSHANK |
Michael CRICHTON |
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Lee MILLS |
Jax FINNEGAN |
Craig DUNCAN |
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Dorothy McHUGH |
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Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 2nd September, 2024 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I DECLARATION OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest.
II EMPTY HOMES STRATEGY
There was submitted Report No 282-2024 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services seeking approval of the Councils Empty Homes Strategy for Dundee which set out and consolidated the measures for bringing empty homes back into service.
The Committee:-
(i) approved the content of the report and remitted the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services to continue with the work and efforts currently being exercised to bring empty homes back into service which provided the benefit of additional residential properties being made available.
III REGULATION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN SCOTLAND ANNUAL ASSURANCE STATEMENT
There was submitted Report No 286-2024 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services seeking approval of the Annual Assurance Statement for submission to the Scottish Housing Regulator.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to note the requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulators Framework for the Regulation of Social Housing in Scotland;
(ii) to note the range of existing opportunities for tenants and Elected Members to scrutinise the operation and performance of the Council in relation to its duties as a social landlord;
(iii) to approve the Annual Assurance Statement at Appendix 1 to the report; and
(iv) to authorise its submission to the Scottish Housing Regulator and publication on the Councils website.
IV DUNDEE STRATEGIC HOUSING INVESTMENT PLAN 2025/2030
There was submitted Report No 291-2024 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services seeking approval of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) 2025/2030.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) the content of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2025/2030; and
(ii) the submission of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan to the Scottish Government.
The Committee further agreed to note on a reference to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee held on 23rd October, 2023 that proposed housing at 219-245 Blackness Road would be part of the SHIP.
V RAPID REHOUSING TRANSITION PLAN (RRTP)
There was submitted Report No 293-2024 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services providing an update on year 5 of the implementation of the Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan, as approved by Neighbourhood Services Committee on 7th January, 2019, Article V referred.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to note the content of the report and the attached year 5 update on the Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan.
VI REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES
There was submitted Report No 294-2024 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services setting out the proposed rent and other housing charges for the financial year 2025/2026 and seeking approval to consult with tenants on these proposals.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to approve that the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services consult with tenants for a two-month period on the proposed options for the rent increase for 2025/2026 as outlined in the report;
(ii) to note the Provisional Revenue Budgets for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 detailed in Appendix 1 and the indicative rent increases for each of these years outlined in paragraph 8.3 of the report;
(iii) to note the proposed other housing charges included in Appendix 2 to the report that would become effective from 7th April, 2025;
(iv) to agree that only the rent options which had been the subject of consultation with tenants over the two-month period be used to set the 2025/2026 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget and rent and other housing charges; and
(v) to note that a report outlining the final budget and proposed rent and other charges for 2025/2026 would be brought back to City Governance Committee for approval on 20th January, 2025.
VII EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES, N2329 CITY WIDE BOUNDARY WALL IMROVEMENT WORKS SOURCING STRATEGY
There was submitted Report No 305-2024 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval of the procurement sourcing strategy for provision of Contractors to deliver the Empowered Communities, N2329 - City Wide Boundary Wall Improvement Works 398,000 budget for 2024/2025 financial year.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to approve the commencement of a procurement exercise in respect of the projects described, via Open Tender through Public Contracts Scotland, based on the sourcing strategy summarised in the report; and
(ii) to delegate authority to the Executive Director of City Development to finalise the procurement sourcing strategy and award contracts (as set out in Section 4.0) up to the combined value of 398,000, to successful Contractors bidding, following a tender process carried out in compliance with Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
VIII PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTOR TO DELIVER COMPLEX FIRE DAMAGED VOIDS
There was submitted Report No 301-2024 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval to amend the use of Scotland Excel Framework for Maintenance and Refurbishment Framework previously agreed at Committee on 4th September, 2023 (Report 237-2023) to make additional use of the framework direct award call-off option to accelerate delivery of complex fire damaged voids back in to use.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to note the content of the report and recommended actions;
(ii) to approve the recommendations in the report; and
(iii) to delegate authority to the Executive Director of City Development to utilise the Scotland Excel Framework for Maintenance and Refurbishment, Framework No: 1821 Sub-lot 15: Multi Trades direct award facility up to a value of 100,000 to deliver Complex Fire Damaged Void reinstatement, all carried out in compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.