Issue - meetings

That the report be noted.

The Chief Officer (Community and Enterprise) introduced a report to present the monitoring of progress for the third quarter of 2015/16 focusing on the areas relevant to the Community & Enterprise Overview & Scrutiny Committee.  She advised that the monitoring report gave an  explanation of the progress being made towards the delivery of the outcomes set out in the 2015/16 Improvement Plan. 

The Service Manager Enterprise and Regeneration Programmes,  the Service Manager Council Housing Services, the Services Manager Customer Support, and the Service Manager Housing Programmes  presented the work undertaken to improve performance in their respective areas as detailed in appendices 1 to 3 of the report.

The Chairman thanked Officers for their detailed reports and invited Members to raise questions. 

Councillor Rosetta Dolphin raised a number of concerns around Disabled Facilities Grants, and the ‘full house approach’ and bathroom installations.  In response to a query around provision for homeless people and the number of Flintshire people being referred to the Night Shelter in Wrexham  the Community Support Services Manager said she would provide figures to Councillor Dolphin following the meeting.

Councillor George Hardcastle asked how many homeless people were currently on the register and how many people/families were in Bed & Breakfast accommodation.  The Community Support Services Manager said there were currently none in bed and breakfast accommodation but would verify this following the meeting and report back to Councillor Hardcastle.  She also explained that a report would be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee on all the issues and housing solutions.

During discussion Officers responded to the further queries and concerns raised by Councillor Ian Dunbar.  In response to Councillor Dunbar’s question concerning Town and Rural Regeneration,  the Service Manager Enterprise and Regeneration Programmes advised that nine businesses had formally signed up to the Deeside Shop Front grant scheme but none had reached the offer stage.   This was mainly due to the time taken in completing the applications and gathering information.  An agent had been appointed to assist the businesses in future, which would speed up the process going forward.

            RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.