Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Housing and Property Committee will take place Remotely on Thursday 11 March 2021 at 10.30am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

BUSINESS    

1. Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Good News
Naidheachdan Matha

The Committee is asked to note the good news as circulated.

4. Update on Corporate Landlord and Asset Management Strategy
Fios às Ùr mu Ro-innleachd Uachdarain Chorporra agus Rianachd So-mhaoin

There is circulated Report No HP/02/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to note the contents of the report and comment accordingly.

5.Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Non-HRA Budget Monitoring Statement to 31 December 2020
Aithris Sgrùdaidh Buidseat Cunntas Teachd-a-steach Taigheadais agus Neo-thaigheadais gu 31 An Dubhlachd 2020 

There is circulated Report No HP/03/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  approve the budget position on the Housing Revenue Account and non-Housing Revenue Account; and
ii. agree that any year end HRA surplus should be added to the 2021/22 HRA Revenue budget for repairs and maintenance, in order to fund the backlog of work arising from Covid-19 restrictions during 2020/21.

6. Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Monitoring Report to 31 December 2020
Aithisg Sgrùdaidh Cunntas Teachd-a-steach Taigheadais gu 31 An Dubhlachd 2020 

There is circulated Report No HP/04/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  approve the budget position on the Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme Monitoring Report; and
ii. note that any slippage in the current year’s programme will be carried forward to the 2021/22 programme.

7. 2020/21 Capital Programme – Update on Education and Property Projects
Prògram Calpa 2020/21 – Fios às Ùr mu Phròiseactan Foghlaim agus Cuid-seilbhe

There is circulated Report No HP/05/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to note the progress made during the current financial year with the Education and Property projects in the Council’s capital programme.

8. Property & Facilities Management Services Revenue Monitoring Report to 31 December 2020
Aithisg Sgrùdaidh Teachd-a-steach Sheirbheisean Rianachd Cuid-seilbh & Ghoireasan gu 31 Dùbhlachd 2020

There is circulated Report No HP/06/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i.   net spend at the end of quarter 3 totalled £50.008m;
ii.  based on the best available information to date, a service budget gap of £7.359m to the end of 2020/21 is presently forecast, largely due to continued Covid responses. (This is an improving outturn position from Q2 as the year end budget gap is now forecast to reduce from £8.417m to £7.359m);
iii. almost every area of service relies on income to pay for services and this is significantly disrupted this year because of Covid impacts.  Ongoing spend addressing Covid related issues is the key reason for the service’s forecast budget gap; 
iv.  the budget gap may change positively or negatively depending on the application of expenditure and recruitment controls, adjusting services to meet previously agreed budget savings; in-year income recovery, identifying new income and procurement opportunities, drawing down any further Government grant support and any new Covid related recovery costs; and
v.   further adjustments will be made in future quarterly reporting to reflect the updated apportionment of costs and savings across the new Service structure.

9. Housing Performance Report
Aithisg Coileanaidh Taigheadais

There is circulated Report No HP/07/21 by the Executive Chief Officer Housing and Property.

The Committee is invited to note the:-

i.  update on the delivery of housing services during the Covid-19 emergency; and
ii. information provided on housing performance in the period 1 April 2020 – 31 December 2020.

Members are requested to note that details of other issues of interest relating to the Housing and Property Committee are available through the Bulletin on the Council’s Intranet.