COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER SUB-COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Wednesday 22 June 2005 at 10.00am 

 

PRESENT

Mr Angus Campbell (Chairman)

 

 

Mr Alex A MacDonald

Mr Norman A Macdonald

 

Mr Norman L Macdonald

Mr Donald Manford

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

Minute of Meeting of 1 June 2005

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The Minute of Meeting of 1 June 2005 was approved.

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK TRANSFER

 

Hebridean Housing Partnership Business Plan Appraisal

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The Chief Executive submitted a Report which detailed the findings of the Hebridean Housing Partnership Business Plan appraisal.  The aims and objectives of the transfer, the assessment process, the community ownership programme regeneration package, the financial impact on the Comhairle and the next stages were outlined in the Report.  The HHP Business Plan and Valuation Comparison, the Stock Transfer Framework Document, the financial impact on the Comhairle and the draft timetable were appended to the Report.  A letter dated 21 June 2005 from Communities Scotland to the Chief Executive was also submitted. 

 

 

 

 

Mr Robert McDowall, DTZ Pieda, the Comhairle’s External Housing Stock Transfer Adviser, informed the Sub-Committee that he was satisfied with the completed appraisal of the Business Plan and was confident that it complied with the Stock Transfer Framework Document.

 

 

 

It was agreed that the Report be updated, where necessary, and submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee on 29 June 2005, along with Draft Business Plan and the letter from Communities Scotland dated 21 June 2005.

 

It was agreed to recommend that:

 

(1)        the Hebridean Housing Partnership’s Business Plan (version 3.1) be approved;

 

(2)        it be delegated to the Chief Executive to submit to Scottish Ministers an application for “in principle” approval to proceed to formal tenant consultation and ballot in relation to a proposed stock transfer;

 

 

 

 

(3)        subject to consent to proceed being obtained from Scottish Ministers, it be delegated to the Chief Executive:

 

(a)        to commence formal tenant consultation and ballot; and

 

(b)        in consultation with the Housing Stock Transfer Sub-Committee to address any issues arising during stage 1 of formal tenant consultation; and

 

(4)        the anticipated impact on the Comhairle as detailed in section 9 to the Report be noted.