PRESENT:- Councillor Sherwood in the chair.
Councillors Carlile, Grant, Rowson and Wardle.
Simon Driver, Mark Longhill, Geoff Tattersall, Mike Wedgewood, Mike Wood and Mel Holmes also attended the meeting.
Councillor L Foster attended the meeting under the provision of Procedure Rule 37(b).
14 DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS - There were no declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interests.
15 MINUTES - Resolved - That the minutes of the meeting of the committee held on 15 November 2006 be approved as a correct record.
16 EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC - Resolved - That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item (minute 17 refers) on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
17 HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER - FINANCIAL AND PROPERTY ISSUES - The Chief Executive and the Head of Finance submitted a joint report updating the committee on progress on financial and property matters relating to the transfer of the council's housing stock to North Lincolnshire Homes.
The committee had received updates at previous meetings on the progress of work relating to the transfer. The report now submitted updated the committee on progress regarding significant financial and property issues, which in most cases would require detailed negotiations with North Lincolnshire Homes to achieve an agreed way forward. The main financial issues were VAT shelter, right to buy sales and their use, arrears and the impact on North Lincolnshire Council finances. In relation to property issues several remained to be resolved including some operational assets, particularly developable garage sites, development sites not related to operational housing assets, housing estate shops and telecom masts, pumping stations, Ashby Housing Office, and the Manifold Road Caravan Site. The report also referred to B Line Industries and it was reported that the future of this operation was being pursued through a procurement exercise for UPVC windows.
Both members and officers commented on some of the issues referred to above.
Resolved - That the position reached on financial and property issues as set out in the report be noted.
18 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING - Resolved - That the next meeting of the committee be held at 2.00 p.m. on Wednesday 10 January 2006.