Agenda and draft minutes

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1.

Minutes of meeting dated Wednesday 10th June and matters arising pdf icon PDF 233 KB

Draft Minutes attached

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Minutes:

Agreed: Minutes agreed

 

2.

Chairpersons Business: pdf icon PDF 38 KB

 

·         Update on Working Groups

·         Update on the Festival of Public Housing

·         Correspondence

 

 

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Minutes:

   Working Groups

The Chairperson, Cllr. Alison Gilliland, updated members with regard to the Public Housing and Rent Review Working Groups

            Correspondence

           

The Chairperson, Cllr. Alison Gilliland, indicate to members that a letter had been sent to Michael McNamara, TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Covid 19 Committee seeking             that housing be addressed as part of the Committee remit. No response had been received    at the time of the meeting

 

3.

Presentation by the Land Development Agency (LDA) pdf icon PDF 4 MB

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Phelim O’Neill, Head of Property, LDA, gave a presentation on the mandate and work of the LDA including an update on the state lands database, partnership projects with various local authorities and the potential benefits of collaborating with DCC.

The following considerations were raised:

 

·         Affordability in terms of rent/income

·         Cost Rental - funding and target households

·         Financeincluding state subsidies for capital/maintenance of developments

·         Community sustainability

·         LDA relationship with NAMA

·         LDA relationship with Local Authorities

·         Procurement Strategy

·         Collaborative benefits to DCC

·         Legislation/statutory footing of LDA

·         Income/Tenure mix and models - social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase

·         Funding for community infrastructure

·         Quality, cost effectiveness of delivery and efficiencies of scale

·         Stakeholder/community engagement

·         Long term ownership of rental units

·         Part V

Agreed: Presentation Noted

 

4.

Regeneration Report pdf icon PDF 702 KB

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Darach O’Connor, Senior Executive Officer, highlighted the key vision and progress points contained in the regeneration report.

The following considerations were raised:

·         Local Councillor/local area committee consultation

·         Density/additionality

·         Stock surveys

·         Use of technology and passive energy

·         Sustainable developments and communities

·         Multidisciplinary team approach

·         Realistic quality plans and projections

·         Capital funding/financial models to realise projects

Agreed:Report Noted

 

5.

Partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's) Report pdf icon PDF 168 KB

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Brendan Kenny, Assistant Chief Executive provided report update.

The following considerations were raised:

·         AHB role as partner and collaborator with DCC

·         Finance and speed of housing delivery

·         AHB legislation and regulation

·         Memorandum of Understanding between DCC and AHBs

Agreed:Report Noted

 

6.

Motion in the Name of Cieran Perry

The Housing SPC acknowledges the need to discuss best practice going forward with regard to Part V acquisitions for social housing, particularly practice to counteract undue social segregation. The Housing SPC therefore requests that this policy element be added to the remit of the Public Housing Working Group and considered at one of its next meetings. 

 

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Minutes:

The Housing SPC acknowledges the need to discuss best practice going forward with regard to Part V acquisitions for social housing, particularly practice to counteract undue social segregation. The Housing SPC therefore requests that this policy element be added to the remit of the Public Housing Working Group and considered at one of its next meetings.

           Agreed: Motion Agreed

 

7.

AOB

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Minutes:

The following were raised under AOB

·         Change of use of student accommodation to co-living units

·         Housing list income threshold

·         Potential of vacant properties for acquisition/leasing

·         Date of next meetings

          Agreed: N/A

Cllr. Alison Gilliland

CHAIRPERSON