Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Hamish McCallum. |
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NOTIFICATION OF ANY ITEMS OF BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR DEEMS URGENT
In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: There were no additional late items. The chair informed the meeting that Supplemental agenda No. 1 contained the cabinet report on Empty Homes Action Plan and Supplemental Agenda No. 2 contained the report Update on Implementation of Resident Participation.
Comments from the Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations (SGTO) in respect of the implementation of resident participation proposals was circulated at the meeting. |
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DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS AND DISPENSATIONS
Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interests or dispensations. |
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MINUTES
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 1 December 2020. Minutes: It was reported that the minutes of the last meeting were still to be finalised and would therefore need to be deferred to the next meeting. |
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURES - SOUTHWARK RESIDENT PARTICIPATION FRAMEWORK
To hear from officers and residents in respect of the implementation of the Southwark Resident Participation Framework agreed by cabinet in February 2020. Supporting documents: Minutes: Stephen Douglass, Director of Communities provided the commission with an update on the implementation of the resident participation framework. The commission also heard from Councillor Alice Macdonald, Cabinet Member for Communities and Equalities and Eva Gomez, Resident Involvement Manager.
The Commission asked questions of officers and the cabinet member.
The commission then heard from Cris Claridge in her capacity as chair of Southwark Group of Tenants Organisation (SGTO) on behalf of tenants. Cris outlined concerns and issues raised by tenants as set out in the written submission from SGTO circulated at the meeting. The commission then heard from Ina Negoita who provided observations on the implementation process, terms of reference and tenant and leaseholder representation and operation of forum meetings.
Following further discussion and representations, in acknowledging the good progress that had been made on implementation, but also that there were still a number of teething problems and frustrations, the chair put forward a suggestion that the commission take on board the comments set out in the SGTO’s written submission, comments at the meeting and invite further submissions through SGTO and this information be used to put forward a constructive submission from the commission into the review that was due to take place in July 2021 as referenced in the officer update report.
RESOLVED:
That the commission put forward a submission into the review process due to take place in July 2021.
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EMPTY HOMES ACTION PLAN [CABINET REPORT]
To receive the Empty Homes Action Plan report due to be considered by Cabinet on 2 February 2021.
Note: The report will be circulated with the agenda following the cabinet agenda despatch scheduled for Monday 25 January 2021.
Also attached to this agenda is the interim scrutiny report of the Housing and Environment Scrutiny Commission noted by the commission in April 2019 with an intended further report later that year which did not happen. This item has been added to the agenda to enable the commission to revisit where the housing and environment scrutiny had reached with the scrutiny review into Empty Homes. Supporting documents: |
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REPORT: RESPONSE TO SCRUTINY COMMISSION REPORT ON HOUSING REPAIRS [CABINET REPORT]
To note the cabinet response to the housing scrutiny commission report on housing repairs, considered by cabinet on 8 December 2020.
Note: This item has been added to the agenda for information only. Supporting documents: Minutes: This item was on the agenda for information only.
RESOLVED:
That the cabinet response to the scrutiny commission report on Housing Repairs be noted. |
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RESPONSE TO HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMISSION REPORT INTO DISTRICT HEATING [CABINET REPORT]
To note the cabinet response to the housing scrutiny report on district heating, considered by cabinet on 19 January 2021.
Note: This item has been added to the agenda for information only. Supporting documents: Minutes: This item was on the agenda for information only.
RESOLVED:
That the cabinet response to the housing scrutiny commission report into district heating be noted.
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WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
To note the work programme as at 28 January 2021. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the work programme as at 28 January 2021 be noted. |