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City of York Council |
Committee Minutes |
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Meeting |
Executive |
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Date |
16 November 2023 |
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Present
In Attendance
Officers in Attendance |
Councillors Douglas (Chair), Kilbane (Vice-Chair), Coles, Kent, Lomas, Pavlovic and Webb
Councillor Ayre
Ian Floyd – Chief Operating Officer Bryn Roberts – Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer Debbie Mitchell – Chief Finance Officer Kathryn Daly - Head of City Development David Warburton – Head of Regeneration Nick Collins - Property Manager -Commercial Jamaila Hussain - Corporate Director for Adults and Integration Michael Jones – Head of Housing Delivery and Asset Management Sophie Round - Housing Delivery Programme Manager Maxine Squire - Assistant Director, Education and Skills |
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Apologies |
Councillor Ravilious |
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PART B - MATTERS REFERRED TO COUNCIL
61. Capital Programme Monitor 2 (18:07)
The Chief Finance Officer introduced the report outlining the projected outturn position for 2023/24. She confirmed that a proposed decrease of £13.009m was detailed in the monitor resulting in a revised capital programme for 2023/24 of £135.736m.
The Executive considered the recommendation in the report and agreed to recommend to Full Council the adjustments in the capital programme.
Recommended:
i. To Full Council the adjustments resulting in a decrease in the 2023/24 budget of £13.009m as detailed in the report and contained in Annex A.
Reason: To enable the effective management and monitoring of the Council’s capital programme.
62. Delivering More Affordable Housing in York – update on the Housing Delivery Programme (19:07)
The Head of Housing Delivery and Asset Management and the Housing Delivery Programme Manager introduced the report that sought approval to directly develop 100% affordable housing projects at Ordnance Lane and Willow House, to dispose of land at the former 68 Centre and Woolnough House sites to Registered Provider Partners to deliver 100% affordable housing. As well as, support for further developing pipeline opportunities through the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership and at York Central.
The Executive welcomed the opportunity to deliver 100% affordable housing on Council owned land. The Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities highlighted significant challenge to residents in York caused by high rental and house prices. He welcomed the ability to build homes at Ordinance Lane to passivhaus standard due to officers being able to reduce projected building costs. The Executive agreed to recommend to Full Council that Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing be used to purchase 10 homes for the Local Authority Housing Fund (LANF) to assist with rehousing. The Executive also welcomed the Council’s involvement with the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership.
i. To full council a contribution of £1.47m of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing to enable the purchase of up to 10 homes for the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) programme.
Reason: To deliver more affordable housing in York.
Cllr Douglas, Chair
[The meeting started at 5.31 pm and finished at 7.49 pm].