Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be updated accordingly; and

(b)       That the White Paper on Renting Homes and topics raised at today’s meeting be included in discussion on populating the Forward Work Programme at the workshop on 15 July 2013.

The Housing & Learning Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator introduced a report to enable the Committee to consider the Forward Work Programme.  She gave a reminder that the next meeting of the Committee would be held at Llys Eleanor in Shotton and requested that Members arrive at 1.30pm for a site visit prior to the meeting at 2.30pm.  Directions to Llys Eleanor would be provided to the Committee.

The Facilitator suggested that the Housing Plan and Community Services Directorate Plan be received at the July meeting and that the three scheduled items be included in discussion on populating the Forward Work Programme at the workshop on 15 July, along with the items raised today.  The Committee was in agreement to this.

The Head of Housing reported that the White Paper on Renting Homes had been received from the Welsh Government, which dealt with consistency of the types of tenancies granted by Councils and Housing Associations.  It was agreed that this would be dealt with as part of the Forward Work Programme workshop and that the White Paper would be circulated to the Committee in advance.

Councillor M.A. Reece thanked the Director of Community Services for his assistance during the recent fire at the Mainetti factory in Greenfield.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be updated accordingly; and

(b)       That the White Paper on Renting Homes and topics raised at today’s meeting be included in discussion on populating the Forward Work Programme at the workshop on 15 July 2013.