Agenda item

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers Urgent

Meeting of Housing Management and Almshouses Sub (Community and Children's Services) Committee, Monday, 23rd July, 2018 11.30 am (Item 14.)

Minutes:

Members noted the good community engagement arising from the Aldgate Square Festival and thanked officers for their hard work and giving up their weekends, which made the event a success.

Members also commended officers for the successful opening of the Golden Lane Community Centre, despite the delays on infrastructure.

The Chairman had started his programme of walkabouts and estate visits and noted how much residents and staff appreciate them. There was a common theme emerging in respect of communal areas, lighting and car parking. This week, on 25^th July, there would be a walkabout to Golden Lane and Middlesex Street Estates and a Member briefing on Avondale. The Chairman would be visiting the Golden Lane Estate on 26^th September 2018.

The Chairman asked for fire safety and major projects to be standing items on all Housing Management and Almshouses Sub Committee agendas, even if the updates were minimal.

Members congratulated acting Head of Estates, Liam Gillespie, on his permanent appointment to this position.