Issue - meetings

Housing Capital Programme 2019/20

Meeting: 27/03/2019 - CPH Environment and Housing Decision Session (Item 10.)

10. Housing Capital Programme 2019/20 PDF 210 KB

To recommend the Housing Capital Programme for 2019/20 and to seek approvals for SCH to enter into contracts.

Additional documents:

Appendix 1 - Contracts requiring approval 19-20 v2, item 10. PDF 12 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Member:

(i) Approved the Housing Capital Programme of £18.772m for 2019/20.

(ii) Noted the availability of additional resources through Housing Revenue Account (HRA) reserves.

(iii) Noted the availability of additional resources through prudential borrowing subject to required approval.

(iv) Approved an allocation of £1.290m to SCH to meet statutory Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) demand and the carry forward request of unspent grant at year-end.

(v) Gave approval to SCH to enter into contracts that go beyond the life of the current five year rolling management agreement and/or are in excess of £2.500m.

(vi) Agreed to receive a future report detailing the impact of the Hackitt Report and consider the case for installing sprinklers in Solihull’s high-rise housing.