To request CEB approval to go out to public consultation on the draft Housing and Homelessness Strategy 2018-21, which incorporates the strategy for bringing empty properties back into use.

Councillor Goddard arrived for the start of this item.

Council considered a report from the Head of Housing Services to the City Executive Board on 23 January 2018 which noted the amendments made to the draft Housing and Homelessness Strategy 2018-21 following 6 weeks of public consultation and sought the City Executive Board’s approval of the amended draft Strategy (and its associated appendices) and recommend its approval to Council.

Councillor Rowley, Board Member for Housing, presented the report and moved the recommendations which were adopted on being seconded and put to the vote.

Council resolved to:

1.    adopt the amended draft Housing and Homelessness Strategy 2018-21 and its associated appendices.

2.    delegate authority to the Head of Housing Services to make minor editorial changes as recommended by the Housing Panel of the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 16 January and by the City Executive Board at its meeting on 23 January, and to update the Strategy and Action Plan as required in accordance with the monitoring and review process set out in Chapter 10 of the Strategy