Neighbourhood Services Committee - 29/10/2018

At a MEETING of the NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 29th October, 2018.

 

Present:-

 

Depute Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Kevin KEENAN

Derek J SCOTT

Christina ROBERTS

Helen WRIGHT

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

COUNCILLORS

 

John ALEXANDER

Anne RENDALL

Michael MARRA

Kevin CORDELL

Alan ROSS

George McIRVINE

Will DAWSON

Lynne SHORT

Richard McCREADY

Mark FLYNN

Roisin SMITH

Margaret RICHARDSON

Stewart HUNTER

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Donald HAY

Ken LYNN

Brian GORDON

Philip SCOTT

Gregor MURRAY

Charlie MALONE

Craig DUNCAN

 

Councillor Kevin CORDELL, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 24th September, 2018 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

 

There was submitted Report No 333-2018 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services setting out the proposed rent and other housing charges for the financial year 2019/2020 and seeking approval to consult with tenants on the proposals.

 

The Committee agreed to:-

 

(i) approve that the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services consult for a two month period with tenants on the proposed options for the rent increase for 2019/2020 as outlined in the report;

 

(ii) note the Provisional Revenue Budgets for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 detailed in Appendix 1 and the indicative rent increases for each of these years outlined in paragraph 7.2; and

 

(iii) agree that only the rent options which had been the subject of consultation with tenants over the two month period be used to set the 2019/2020 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget and rent and other housing charges.

 

 

 

 

Kevin CORDELL, Convener.