COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER SUB-COMMITTEE

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Friday 4 February 2005 at 2.00pm

PRESENT	Mr Angus Campbell (Chairman)
	Mr Alex A Macdonald
	Mr Norman L Macdonald
APOLOGIES	Mr Norman A Macdonald	Mr Donald Manford

		MINUTES
Minute of Meeting of 14 December 2004	1	The Minute of Meeting of 14 December 2004 was approved.
		STOCK TRANSFER
Stock Transfer Project Plan	2	The Chief Executive submitted a Report detailing the proposed timescale to ballot for the stock transfer process.  It was indicated in the Report that following consultation with the main stakeholders in the transfer process, it was proposed that the ballot of tenants takes place in July 2005.  The proposed stock transfer timetable was appended to the Report. It was agreed to recommend that the formal consultation with tenants take place in accordance with the timetable detailed in paragraph 6.1 of the Report by the Chief Executive, subject to the conditions previously agreed by the Comhairle and subject to approval of Hebridean Housing Partnership’s Business Plan, at the next meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee and approval of the Business Case by the Minister for Communities not later than 20 May 2005. Arising out of consideration of this item it was agreed that a synopsis of the Stock Transfer Business Plan and details of the Comhairle’s position in relation to the scenarios of Stock Transfer proceeding or not would be circulated to members of the Sub-Committee and submitted to a future meeting of the Sub-Committee.
Date of Next Meeting	3	It was agreed that Mr Iain Wats on would consult with the Chairman regarding dates for future meetings of the Sub-Committee.