Meeting documents

TDBC Tenant Services Management Board
Monday, 25th February, 2019 6.00 pm

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Venue: Ground Floor Conference Room - The Deane House. View directions

Contact: Clare Rendell 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies.

2.

Minutes of the previous meeting of the Tenant Services Management Board. pdf icon PDF 224 KB

3.

Public Question Time.

4.

Declaration of Interests.

    To receive and record any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests or personal or prejudicial interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting. 

    (The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.)

     

    Minutes:

    Name

    Minute No.

    Description of Interest

    Reason

    Action Taken

    Mrs J Bunn

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Mrs D Flavell

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Mr D Galpin

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Mrs J Hegarty

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Mr K Hellier

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

    Mr I Hussey

    All Items

    TDBC Housing Tenant

    Personal

    Spoke and Voted

     

5.

Introduction of James Hassett - Chief Executive.

6.

Introduction of Christine Fraser - Head of Performance and Governance.

    Minutes:

    The Head of Performance and Governance introduced herself to the Board Members and gave a background of her personal and professional history.

     

    She also gave information on her vision for the future of the governance arrangements for the new Somerset West and Taunton Council.

     

7.

Discussion about the future of the Tenant Services Management Board.

    Minutes:

    The Head of Performance and Governance gave the Board Members an update on the future of the Tenant Services Management Board (TSMB).  Due to the New Council, officers needed to look at what groups the Council currently had and how they would work in the future model.

     

    The Head of Performance and Governance suggested that the Board might not be required to meet on a monthly basis, but they could meet quarterly instead, with a couple of bigger events held during the year to allow for a wider tenant population to attend.  She advised the Board that she had been in contact with the Chairs of all three Tenant Groups to discuss the options available for the future governance arrangements. 

     

    During the discussion, the following points were made:-

    ·         Board Members queried whether there could be a separate scrutiny group?

    Officers advised that could be a possibility.

    ·         Board Members highlighted some of the recommendations made in the Housing Green Paper.

    Officers confirmed that they were waiting to see what recommendations became legislation before any amendments were made.

    ·         Board Members highlighted that Taunton Deane were one of the Councils that had a higher representation at the TPAS conference and that they did not want to lose that.

    ·         Concern was raised about joining up the three Tenant Groups and the Board Members advised that the Tenant Forum and Sheltered Housing Group fed into the TSMB.

    ·         Board Members highlighted that the elections had been postponed due to the Transformation Project.

     

    Resolved that the Board would be kept informed of any changes to the Tenant Groups.

8.

Introduction to Locality Officers

    Minutes:

    The Locality Manager introduced herself and two of her Locality Engagement Champions to the Board.  They explained which areas of the district they covered and what their roles would involve and how they would work with the residents to assist them with any queries or requests they might have.