Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place & Community.

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community, as contained on pages 1191 – 1208 of the Book of Reports, which advised on the rent and service charges to be applied; and detailed the Public Sector Housing Capital Investment Programme and Housing Revenue Estimates for 2020/21. the purpose of which is to enable the Council to set its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget and capital investment programme for the next financial year.

Councillor J Wilkie, Portfolio for Housing and Landlord Services, moved a Motion, as circulated at the meeting and contained in the Book of Reports, which set out Labour proposals in relation to the Draft Housing Revenue Account Estimates for 2020/21 and Public sector Housing Capital Investment Programme for 2020/21, which was seconded.

A vote was taken on the Motion, which was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:      A.    That the Rent and Service Charges set within delegated authority, as detailed in sections 4 and 5 of the report, be noted and endorsed.

     B    That the comments of Tenants and Residents as set out in Appendix E to the report be noted.

     C.   That the HRA Budget and Capital Investment Plan, set out in Appendices A and B to the report be approved, subject to the changes set out in the Labour proposals circulated at the meeting and contained in the Book of Reports.

     D.  That the Housing Revenue Account Reserves Policy set out in Appendix C of the report be approved.

     E.   That delegated authority be given to the Corporate Director of Place & Community to take all necessary action to implement the decisions of Council.