Agenda, decisions and minutes

To advise the Committee of the nominated Chair for the remainder of the municipal year, following the County Council meeting on 4 December 2024.

RESOLVED:

That the appointment of Councillor Marion Bateman as Chair of the Committee for the remaining 2024/25 municipal year be noted.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the Committee.

That Councillor Tina Claydon be appointed Vice-Chair of the Committee.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Tina Claydon be appointed Vice-Chair for the remaining 2024/25 municipal year.

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

No declarations of interest were made.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13 November, 2024. 

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

RESOLVED:

That the minutes (agenda item number 5) of the meeting held on 13 November be approved as a correct record.

(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 Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.

The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented a report (agenda item number 6) to consider the current Forward Work Programme (FWP) and Action Tracking progress.

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 Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.

That the Committee note the measures within the 2024/25 action plan being considered towards improving the financial position by the end of the financial year.

The Chief Officer (Housing and Communities) presented a report (agenda item number 7) to update the Committee on the in-year action plan, which aimed to address the projected revenue budget monitoring 2024/25 overspend position (month 6) for the Housing and Communities portfolio.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee note the measures within the 2024/25 action plan being considered towards improving the financial position by the end of the financial year.

(a)       That the Committee note the process for scoring and prioritising car parking improvement requests and garage site demolition; and

(b)       That the Committee note the outcome of the development team review of garage sites and plot sites where demolition works have been completed.

The Service Manager (Housing & Assets) presented a report (agenda item number 8) which focused on the works which had been completed and continued to be delivered through the Council’s environmental programme in relation to the garage demolition programme and provision of car parking.  The report also detailed the scoring matrix used by officers for prioritising scheme requests.

In response to a question from Councillor Bibby, the Service Manager (Housing & Assets) said that he would ask the New Development Manager to provide an update on proposals for Nant Y Coed Garages in Holywell and provide this information following the meeting.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee note the process for scoring and prioritising car parking improvement requests and garage site demolition; and

(b)       That the Committee note the outcome of the development team review of garage sites and plot sites where demolition works have been completed.

That the Committee support the delivery of the next phase of the capital investment programme to ensure compliance with the newly updated Welsh Housing Quality Standards requirements and the proposed Decarbonisation Strategy.

The Service Manager (Housing & Assets) and Capital Works Team Manager presented a report (agenda item number 9) to provide an update and overview regarding the Councils obligation to create a decarbonisation strategy which complied with the new Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS 2 2023) and the delivery of the new standards.

The recommendation made by the Committee and any comments made would be reported to Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee support the delivery of the next phase of the capital investment programme to ensure compliance with the newly updated Welsh Housing Quality Standards requirements and the proposed Decarbonisation Strategy.

That the update be noted.

The Service Manager - Housing & Assets presented the key figures and key activities against the void action plan, as outlined in the briefing note (agenda item number 10).

RESOLVED:

That the update be noted.

None.