Issue - meetings

Joint report of the Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and the Cabinet Member for Housing

RESOLVED THAT :

1.     the inclusion of CBC in the consortium bid to be submitted by Stroud District Council for grant funding under SHDF Wave 2.1 be approved;

2.     authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager, in consultation with Cabinet Members for Housing and Climate Emergency, and s.151 Officer, to agree to any uplift to CBC’s financial commitment in respect of this grant funding application if it significantly exceeds the anticipated £3m HRA commitment (as detailed within the report, and subject to any final approval by Council of the 2023/24 HRA budget in February 2023);

3.     authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager, in consultation with Cabinet Members for Housing and Climate Emergency, to accept the said grant funding offer, if the bid is successful, and to enter into any agreements or documentation as necessary;

4.       authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager to enter into a partnership agreement with Stroud District Council and the other consortium members, if the bid is successful.

In the absence of the Cabinet Members for Housing and for Climate Emergency, the Leader invited the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Culture, Tourism and Well-being, as the most recent portfolio holder for climate emergency, to introduce the report.  He said that as well as fighting the climate crisis, CBC was committed to helping people who are struggling with fuel bills.  The authority bid successfully for Wave 1 funding, and success in Wave 2 will make a significant difference to hundreds of people in the town.  The £5m funding - £3m from the Housing Revenue Account, £2m from the government grant scheme – will help bring around 200 less efficient council homes to a minimum energy efficiency rating of C, by upgrading insulation and improving ventilation.  In due course, further investment in housing stock will be required, to bring the town’s 4,500 council homes to the higher standards required to reach our Net Zero goal, but the workplan set out in the report will make a difference to families for generations to come, helping people to enjoy a more comfortable home life, improve their health, lower their fuel bills, and cut their carbon footprint. 

There were no questions or comments from Members.

The Leader said these are really important papers, and a successful bid will be a huge benefit to current and future residents.

She then moved to the vote, where it was unanimously:

RESOLVED THAT :

1.    the inclusion of CBC in the consortium bid to be submitted by Stroud District Council for grant funding under SHDF Wave 2.1 be approved;

2.    authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager, in consultation with Cabinet Members for Housing and Climate Emergency, and s.151 Officer, to agree to any uplift to CBC’s financial commitment in respect of this grant funding application if it significantly exceeds the anticipated £3m HRA commitment (as detailed within the report, and subject to any final approval by Council of the 2023/24 HRA budget in February 2023);

3.    authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager, in consultation with Cabinet Members for Housing and Climate Emergency, to accept the said grant funding offer, if the bid is successful, and to enter into any agreements or documentation as necessary;

4.      authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Partnerships Manager to enter into a partnership agreement with Stroud District Council and the other consortium members, if the bid is successful.