11 01 2006

	AGENDA	RECOMMENDED MINUTE FORMAT/ Contact Officers
	PART A ITEMS

1.	APOLOGIES FOR NON-ATTENDANCE

2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

	All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any personal or personal and prejudicial interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.

3.	MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD HELD ON 17 NOVEMBER 2005 (Copy herewith).

4.	DEPUTATIONS – STANDING ORDER 3.5

	(NOTE: The Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 9 January 2006. The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes).

5.	PUBLIC QUESTIONS – STANDING ORDER 3.6

	(NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 9 January 2006).

6.	ORLIT HOMES REDEVELOPMENT, DISPOSAL OF SITE TO RSL PARTNERS	PART II Contact Officer: Oona Hickson Ext 5292

	The purpose of this report is to inform members of progress in the Orlit redevelopment programme that has been made since the matter was last reported to Housing Board in June 2005, and to seek a decision to dispose of the Orlit properties and the associated land to our RSL partners who will carry out the redevelopment of this site.

7.	DISPOSAL OF 79 AVERY LANE	PART II

	The purpose of the following report is to seek Housing Board approval to dispose of the property known as 79 Avery Lane from the housing stock following a detailed survey of the property and analysis of the Decent Homes Standard.	Contact Officer: Clive Milone Ext 5697

8.	ALLOCATIONS POLICY REVIEW	PART II

	To inform Members of the increasing challenges of maintaining the Gosport Joint Housing Register, the reasons for this, and to seek amendments to the Allocations Policy. Separately to the above, to propose specified amendments to the current Allocations Policy to reflect case-law precedents in respect of arrears and split residence of children and introduce further eligibility criteria for access to this Council’s sheltered schemes to meet Supporting People grant criteria. Additionally, to seek delegated authority for the Housing Services Manager to give effect to the approved decisions and the ability to amend Schedule Six of the Allocations Policy (schedule of officer decision making powers).	Contact Officer: Steve Newton Ext 5296

9.	ANY OTHER ITEMS

	– which by reason of special circumstances the Chairman considers should be considered as a matter of urgency.


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