Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and notice of appointment of substitutes.

To receive any questions from members of the public and replies thereto.

To record any interests on agenda matters.

To consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 10^th September 2024. 

To receive any announcements that the Chairman may wish to make.

To receive a presentation from a representative of Exeter University.

To receive both the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Performance Dashboards for the previous quarter.

To receive a report from the Deputy Chief Executive (S151) presenting the updated Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) providing options to update the 2025/2026 budget for consideration / approval.  

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health providing an update on activities and initiatives undertaken by the Housing Initiatives Officer and Housing Options Team relating to homelessness prevention and to introduce the need to develop a new homelessness policy.

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health providing an updated Tenant Compensation Policy.

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health. The previous service standards were adopted in 2016 and are due for review. This review has been further prioritised following recent publication of the new consumer standard and the requirement to ensure our published standards are consistent with this.

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health reviewing the existing Asset Management Strategy which has been undertaken to bring the document up to date in the context of the new consumer regulation regime including the statutory consumer standards. It also brings the Strategy in line with the new MDDC Corporate Plan for 2024-28 which includes relevant housing objectives.

To receive a verbal update from the Head of Housing and Health.

To receive a report from the Head of Housing and Health providing some context around a proposal to recruit 3 tenants of Mid Devon Housing (MDH) to the Homes Policy Development Group.

Members are asked to note that the following items are already identified in the work programme for the next meeting:

·       Performance Dashboard for Quarter 3

·       Chair’s Annual Report for 2024/2025

·       Tenant Involvement Strategy

·       Right to Buy Policy (NEW)

·       Tenancy Management Policy (REVISED)

·       Revised Tenancy Agreement

·       MDH Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Children and Young People Policy (NEW)

·       Tenancy Strategy

·       Q3 Service Delivery Report

·       Verbal update on Tenant Satisfaction Measures

Note: This item is limited to 10 minutes. There should be no discussion on the items raised.