Agenda and draft minutes

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Minute of the Finance and Resources Committee of 26 January 2023- submitted for approval as a correct record

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Edinburgh’s Christmas and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay - Outcome Report - referral from the Culture and Communities Committee

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By Councillor Watt - Retrofitting Strategy 

“Committee:

Notes the two Design and Development Commissioning reports related to the retrofit and refurbishment of several council owned blocks that are on today’s agenda.

Asks that a report reviewing the council’s retrofitting strategy be brought to Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work in two cycles to include:

1.    A sustainable, best value approach to retrofitting and major repair programmes by investing in upskilling and recruiting staff;

2.    How best to put in place a progressive apprenticeship programme that secures our future workforce;

3.    Consulting major stakeholders, like trades unions, about a revised strategy;

4.    Clearly identifying what additional costs may be required to deal with issues like ventilation systems, asbestos in older buildings and other challenges that could arise during retrofit and refurbishment projects; and

5.    How external funding might be accessed so that the cost of retrofitting does not need to be funded from our tenants’ rents.

6.  Further asks that the report to Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee is referred to this Committee for consideration of any financial implications.”

The Committee is requested under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 8 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

The Committee, under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, excluded the public from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs [xx] of Part 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.