Agenda

Housing Panel (Panel of the Scrutiny Committee) - Friday 7 February 2014 6.00 pm

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Venue: St Aldate's Room - Oxford Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Pat Jones, Principal Scrutiny Officer

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies The quorum for this Panel meeting is three and substitutes are permitted.
2.	Work programme and report back on recommendations PDF 96 KB View item 2. as DOC 180 KB Officer: Pat Jones Principal Scrutiny Officer will support the Panel with this debate. Telephone: 01865 252191 Email: phjones@oxford.gov.uk This item presents for discussion by The Panel the forward work programme and the results of recommendations made. In particular: (1) Oxfordshire County Council – Supporting People budget issues - update on the latest position from the Oxfordshire County Council budget setting for Supporting People and the effects of this on homelessness provision in Oxford city. (2) Responses from Board Members and Officers on Improving quality in the private rent sector – A City Council Letting Agency, and Satisfaction with Parks – Details of the Survey Results (report attached).
3.	STAR Tenants' Survey - Validated results PDF 497 KB View item 3. as DOC 3 MB Officer: Stephen Clarke, Head of Housing and Property Tel: 01865 252447 Email: sclarke@oxford.gov.uk At its meeting on 5^th December 2013, the Panel considered a number of performance indicator results obtained via the STAR Survey. The Panel agreed to revisit the results when the validation process had been completed to consider how the results would be used to improve the officer to tenants in Oxford, along with a demographic breakdown of the results. The report was not available when the main agenda was printed and will be circulated prior to the meeting.
4.	Outcome from the review of the Mutual Exchange process Officer: Pat Jones, Principal Scrutiny Officer will support the Panel with this debate. Telephone: 01865 252191 Email: phjones@oxford.gov.uk The Panel at its meeting on 18^th March 2013, heard about the current process of mutual exchanges and the amount of under occupation of Council properties. It agreed to work with Officers to gain a better understanding of the process and what further work was planned, by interviewing tenants at the beginning and end of the process. The Panel will hear the findings from these interviews.
5.	Performance monitoring - Housing Measures - Quarter 3 PDF 173 KB Officer: Pat Jones, Principal Scrutiny Officer will support the Panel with this debate. Telephone: 01865 252191 Email: phjones@oxford.gov.uk This item reports outcomes at quarter 3 for the set of performance indicators chosen by the Panel. They are grouped according to the themes chosen by the Panel: · Welfare reform and the housing crisis. · Housing supply. · Estate regeneration.
6.	Asset Management Strategy - Oxford Standard Officer: Pat Jones, Principal Scrutiny Officer will support the Panel with this debate. Telephone: 01865 252191 Email: phjones@oxford.gov.uk The Panel at its meeting on 3^rd September 2013 noted that a stock condition survey was underway which would inform an asset management plan for the stock, and would be a vehicle to decide, agree and plan for an “Oxford Standard” for our properties. The Panel wished to be part of the development of this plan, in partnership with the Tenants Scrutiny Panel. The Panel will receive a verbal update on the latest position.
7.	Notes of previous meeting PDF 37 KB View item 7. as DOC 49 KB Notes of the meeting held on 15^th January 2014.