Agenda and minutes
Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ
Contact: Jan Natynczyk 020 8359 5129 Email: jan.natynczyk@barnet.gov.uk
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 69 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2016 were agreed as a correct record. |
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Absence of Members Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of Members Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuniary Interests Minutes: The following declarations were received:
Councillor McGuirk – Non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 (Annual Performance Review of Registered Providers) – social housing tenant;
Councillor Langleben - Non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 (Annual Performance Review of Registered Providers) – Member of West Hendon Estate Committee;
Councillor Houston: Non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 6 (Members Items), 7 (Key Worker Housing), 8 (Annual Performance Review of Registered Providers) – Council appointed representative on Barnet Homes Board. |
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Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any) Minutes: None. |
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Public Questions and Comments (if any) PDF 104 KB Minutes: The Committee received written questions from Jasmin Parsons with regard to agenda items:
6. Members Items; 7. Key Worker Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing; 8. Annual Performance Review of Registered Providers.
Jasmine Parsons was also given the opportunity to ask supplementary questions and to make a public comment.
Officers were requested to provide Members with an update on adaptations on the West Hendon estate, both in terms of those completed and those due to be completed.
Officers were also requested to update Members on the health issues with regard to the West Hendon Estate.
RESOLVED that Officers be requested to provide updates to Members of the Committee in relation to the above.
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Minutes: The Committee received the following Members Items:
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Referral from Full Council - Key Worker Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing PDF 278 KB Minutes: The Committee received the referral.
RESOLVED that
1. The referral be noted;
2. A report on Key Worker Housing be submitted to a future meeting of this Committee.
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Annual Performance Review of Registered Providers (RPs) PDF 261 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received the report.
Members requested that:
1. The possibility of Barnet Homes sharing their good practices with other registered providers be investigated; 2. The issue of subsidised rents for residents moving across with regard to the West Hendon Estate be clarified; 3. The direction Genesis are taking be clarified;
Concerns were also raised about the low satisfaction rate of Family Mosaic.
Cath Shaw, Director for Commissioning and also a non-executive board member and Vice-Chairman of Family Mosaic reported that Family Mosaic had parted company with their repairs company and were now engaging new partners, to increase performance.
Finally Members queried if Notting Hill Should still be included on the list, as they no longer accepted incomes below £29,000.
Officers replied that they would not expect Notting Hill to remain on the list.
RESOLVED that
1. The report be noted;
2. Officers be requested to brief Members of the Committee on the points raised in 1-3 above.
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Low Cost Home Ownership in Barnet PDF 287 KB Additional documents: Minutes:
The Committee received the report.
Officers were requested to provide a briefing for Members of the Committee on the comparison of building costs in the area against increases in income since 2012.
It was also requested that the possibility of introducing a rent to buy scheme be investigated and included in the report back on Key Worker Housing.
RESOLVED that
1. The report be noted;
2. Officers be requested to provide a briefing for Members of the Committee on the comparison of building costs in the area against increases in income since 2012;
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Committee Work Programme Report PDF 226 KB Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED that
1. The Work Programme be noted;
2. A report on Local Lettings be added to the Work Programme for consideration at the February 2017 meeting.
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Any Other Items that the Chairman Decides are Urgent Minutes: None. |