Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Remote Attendance Meeting

Contact: Ceri Shotton 01352 702305  Email: ceri.shotton@flintshire.gov.uk

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Items
No. Item

41.

Declarations of Interest (including Whipping Declarations)

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

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Decision:

None.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received.

42.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 82 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 January 2021.

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Decision:

That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Minutes:

Councillor Ron Davies commented on the positive comments made to the Housing Programmes Manager at the last meeting and the thanks for his work over a number of years.  He asked if these could be included in the minutes.  The Facilitator responded that she would review the minutes to ensure they were included.

 

            Councillor Ron Davies proposed that the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.  The proposal was seconded by Councillor Geoff Collett. 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes be approved as a correct record.

 

43.

Forward Work Programme and Action Tracking pdf icon PDF 82 KB

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Decision:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be noted;

 

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

 

(c)       That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.

Minutes:

The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented the latest Forward Work Programme and confirmed one amendments to the list of items scheduled to be presented to the next Committee meeting on 10th March.  The Recovery Strategy update would be presented, which would provide the Committee with an update since consideration of the last update in December, 2020.

 

The Facilitator also confirmed that there had been no actions arising from the last meeting held on 20 January and all actions arising from previous meetings had been completed as previously reported to the Committee. 

 

The recommendations outlined within the report were moved by Councillor Mared Eastwood and seconded by Councillor Ron Davies. 

 

RESOLVED:

 

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be noted;

 

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

 

(c)       That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.

44.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) ACT 1985 - TO CONSIDER THE EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting for the following items by virtue of exempt information under paragraph(s) 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

45.

Housing Repairs Service procurement of a Dynamic Resource Scheduling System and Review of the Team Leader Job Profile

Decision:

(a)       That the Committee support the purchase and implementation of a mobile Housing Repairs solution incorporating a repairs module, associated licences and Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS);

 

(b)       That the Committee support the release of a maximum of £420k Housing Revenue Account (HRA) funding for upfront implementation and ongoing support and maintenance costs in line with the awarding of a contract for the above solution;

 

(c)       That the Committee support the required module, and associated licences, within the existing contract with Capita;

 

(d)       That the Committee support the procurement of a DRS solution via the Data and Applications Solution (DAS) Framework Agreement for 5 years, with an optional extension of two further years; and

 

(e)       That the Committee support that delegation be granted to the Chief Officer (Housing & Assets) to extend the contract(s) +1 +1 at the end of the 5 year contract term.

 

46.

Members of the Press in Attendance

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Minutes:

There were no members of the press in attendance.