Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Housing and Resources which provides an overview of the improvements achieved by Phase 1 of the Group Repair initiative in Holbeck, and which requests appropriate approvals for an injection into the Capital Programme for Phase 2 of the Group Repair scheme.  Also, the report asks the Board to designate the management of the project and subsequent approvals to the Director of Resources and Housing.

The Director of Resources and Housing submitted a report which sought the Board’s authorisation to inject £3.9m into the Capital Programme for the purposes of Phase 2 of the Holbeck Group Repair scheme, which included £2.65m from the Government’s Get Building Fund, and £1.25m from private sector contributions, Energy Company Obligation funding and the Housing Revenue Account. In addition, the report requested that the management of the project and subsequent approvals be designated to the Director of Resources and Housing.

Members welcomed the proposals in the submitted report, highlighting the range of benefits that the delivery of phase 2 of the scheme would bring to the community in terms of energy efficiency, improved street scene and general improvements to residents’ quality of life.  The impact that the proposals would bring in terms of carbon reduction were also highlighted.

RESOLVED -

(a)  That the injection of £3.9m into the Capital Programme be authorised, of which £2.65m is secured funding from the Leeds City Region via Government’s Get Building Fund, and £1.25m from the Housing Revenue Account, Energy Company contributions and private sector owners’ contributions;

(b)  That the management of the project and subsequent approvals be designated to the Director of Resources and Housing.