Agenda item

Nottingham City Homes Updates and Approvals

Report of the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes

Minutes:

Will Morritt, City Housing Manager, Nottingham City Homes (NCH), introduced the report providing updates on key issues and themes which link back to local priorities and the strategic themes for Nottingham City Homes, highlighting the following:

 

(a)  Mayfield Court is due to have Grander Design work this financial year, with a start date yet to be confirmed. Fire enhancement works at Southchurch Court, including installation of sprinklers, will begin in late 2018 to early 2019 due to electrical infrastructure issues that are being resolved;

(b)  the Decent Neighbourhood team has recently delivered external and boundary improvements to Crammond Close, upgrading canopies, fascias and boundary fencing and door numbers. The aim is to roll out this type of work across the Bridge ward;

(c)  the Tenant Academy has delivered a number of courses in June on items such as practical DIY, basic booking, and women in construction;

 

(d)  NCH won the Excellence in Tenant Engagement award at the national final of the TPAS awards.

 

RESOLVED to

 

(1)  note the update and performance information in the report;

(2)  note the allocation of funds for 2017/18, detailed below;

 

Ward

Actual Budget

Schemes approved

Schemes committed

Remaining budget

Bridge

£241,664.92

£0

£238,909

£2,756

Clifton South

£116,230.58

£5,650

£0

£110,530.58

Clifton North

£137,505.92

£0

£30,000

£107,505.92

 

(3)  approve the Area Capital Programme funding requests set out below:

 

Address

Request

Cost

Houseman Gardens

Install knee high rail to public realm

£1,350

Houseman Gardens

Vertical ball railing and gates to 9 NCH properties, creating new boundaries to mirror the new build environment

£15,023

Hope Close

Vertical ball railings to rear of 1 Hope Close

£2,898

32 to 33 Houseman Gardens

Remove 11 existing bollards, replace with new, re-grade areas of turf and footpaths

 

Blackstone Walk

Vertical ball railing and gates to properties 1 to 6 and 8

£11,511

Bridgeway Centre

Clean off upper section of brickwork and replace other areas of damaged brickwork. Erect scaffold, provide protection and divert pedestrian access/footpath for duration of works

£40,399

Hawthorn View

Replacement fencing and gates to 5 properties

£4,445

16-21 Kelso Gardens

1800mm timber fencing to rear of properties and 7 gates

£6,305

33-40 Kelso Gardens

1800mm timber fencing to rear of properties and 5 gates

£5,725

20-33 Beardsley Gardens

1800mm timber fencing to rear of properties and 8 gates

£9,920

20-23 and 25-29 Kelso Gardens

Vertical ball railings to front of 9 NCH properties

£15,361

Dentist area, Kelso Gardens

Take away existing planter and make good to footpath surface

£4,189

Middle Furlong Gardens 1-3

Vertical ball railings to front of 2 NCH properties

£7,454

Middle Furlong Gardens 15-19

Vertical ball railings to front of 5 NCH properties

£12,650

Lothmore Court

New communal garden for residents of Lothmore Court, facilitating the use of outside space and planting

£21,650

Bridgeway Centre

New CCTV installation to car park

£20,500

Cavan Court, Queens Walk

New CCTV installation

£7,000

Beardsley Gardens

Remove planters

£2,700

Beardsley Gardens

Knee high rail to public amenity space

£2,250

Lybster Mews

Remove corner of planter on entrance to parking area near lamp post M149

£1,100

Crammond Close

Remove planter O/S No. 10

£950

Royston Close

Remove planter close to no.25

£950

Royston Close

Removal on grass area close to no.2 – near the front wall, not maintained

£1,232

Colliery Close

Remove planter and tree stump

£1,300

Soudan Drive

Remove grassed area to make more parking to the side of no.23

£1,250

Cartergate

New fob activated barrier

£9,403

1 Hope Close and 3-10 Hawthorn Close

Front elevation improvements

£26,681

Farnborough Road parking scheme

NCH funding for Farnborough Road parking scheme

£30,000

Lakehead House

Community Garden improvements

£15,522

Lakehead House

Fencing to provide security

£922

Branford Avenue

Garage door replacement

£6,168

 

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