Issue - meetings
Landlord Services High Rise Fire Safety
Meeting: 23/01/2014 - Cabinet (Item 98)
98 Landlord Services High Rise Fire Safety 
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(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People)
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Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Public Housing and Vulnerable People setting out the Council’s response to the Coroners recommendations issued in 2013 concerning the retro-fitting of sprinkler systems to high rise flats, namely the 6 high rise blocks in Tamworth’s Town Centre and setting out the options available and estimated costs, noting that the subsequent expenditure will be built into the capital budget setting process as appropriate for 2014/15 was considered.
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Retrofit installation of automatic sprinkler system to individual flats and communal landings in the Town Centre 6-high rise blocks as shown at option 3 in the report be approved, and; |
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The decision on the final design and product specification to the Director of Housing & Health and the Director of Assets and Environment in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder of Public Housing & Vulnerable People be delegated, and; |
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A further report to Cabinet, should the total capital costs of the scheme differ significantly from current estimates and therefore not be met from the £1.1m funding included within the provisional 2014-2019 HRA Capital Programme, in the 2014 budget process, for fire upgrades to high rise flats. |
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(Moved by Councillor M Greatorex and seconded by Councillor S Claymore) |
