Agenda item

Report of the Senior Manager – Customer and Business Improvement detailing items requested for discussion from the current Forward Plan; attached.

The Committee considered the report of the Senior Manager – Customer and Business Improvement detailing items requested for discussion from the current Forward Plan.

(Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

RESOLVED

(i)  that the Committee considered the briefing paper of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport outlining the forthcoming Cabinet decision to adopt the Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and recommended that the document be reviewed by the Committee at an appropriate meeting 12 months after implementation;

(ii)  that the Committee considered the briefing paper of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture outlining the forthcoming Cabinet decision in relation to the Property Disposal Programme and recommended that given the strategic importance of the Shirley Centre details of any impending sale be considered by the Committee at an appropriate meeting;

(iii)  that the Committee considered the briefing paper of the Cabinet Member for Housing outlining the forthcoming Cabinet decision in relation to the draft tenancy strategy and recommended that the Strategy include measures to assist job seekers requiring an assurance of tenancy prior to any potential employment.

(iv)  that the Committee noted the briefing paper of the Cabinet Member for Housing outlining the forthcoming Cabinet decision in relation to the process for awarding grants to voluntary organisations

NOTE: Councillor Williams declare a prejudicial interest and withdrew from the meeting during the discussion relating to the item “Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)”