COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER SUB-COMMITTEE

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Thursday 21 October 2004 at 2.00pm

PRESENT	Mr Angus Campbell (Chairman) (for part of meeting)
	Mr Alex A MacDonald
	Mr Norman A Macdonald
	Mr Norman L Macdonald
	Mr Donald Manford

		In the absence of the Chairman it was agreed that Mr Alex A MacDonald would take the Chair.
		MINUTES
Housing Stock Transfer Sub-Committee of 27 September 2004	1	The Minute of Meeting of 27 September 2004 was approved.
		STOCK TRANSFER
		It was agreed that the public including the press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the ground that exempt information as defined in Paragraph 9 of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 would be disclosed, namely, information relating to any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property of the supply of goods or services
Business Plan Appraisal	2	A presentation was given to the Sub-Committee by Robert McDowall and Anna Evans of DTZ Pieda Consulting.  This presentation highlighted that it was necessary to seek further clarification from Hebridean Housing Partnership in relation to the supervision and management costs, repairs and maintenance and some additional valuation sensitivities. It was agreed: (1) to note the terms of the presentation and to request that the Chief Executive, in consultation with DTZ Pieda, the Comhairle’s specialist advisers, continue to discuss the issues raised at the meeting in relation to the three areas detailed above with Hebridean Housing Partnership and that the Chief Executive also continue to have discussions with the Scottish Executive in this regard; and (2) to note that the Chief Executive would prepare a Report to the Policy and Resources Committee for its next meeting outlining a revised timetable for the process. The Chairman joined the Meeting and took the Chair.
The Comhairle’s Housing Role following Stock Transfer	3	The Head of Housing Services submitted a discussion paper in relation to the Comhairle’s Housing Role following any Stock Transfer. It was agreed to defer consideration of this Report to the next meeting of the Sub-Committee.