Summit and Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, 14th December 2011

12.00noon–16.30pm approx

AGENDA

Refreshments on arrival from 11.30 a.m.

1.  Introductions and apologies

SUMMIT MEETING - STRATEGY AND POLICY ISSUES

2.  Practitioners “round the table – highlighting key issues in local areas

3.  Central government capital funding

i)  The Community Grants Programme

ii)  The main £100millioin programme

iii)  The £50 million programme

4.  Council Tax proposals changes

i)  Empty Homes Premium

ii)  Other discounts and exemptions

5.  Other Empty Homes Strategy issues

i)  New Homes Bonus

ii)  EDMO changes -

6.  Other updates / issues / policy matters from agencies where attending

i)  CLG

ii)  HCA

iii)  Empty Homes

iv)  Self-help-housing.org

v)  LocalGov

vi)  Shelter

vii)  CIH

viii)  CIEH

ix)  NHF

Working Lunch @ 1.30 pm approx – discussions continuing as necessary

BUSINESS MATTERS (approx. 14.30 onwards)

7.  Decisions made since the last meeting [PAPER 2]

8.  Matters arising from the previous meeting not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.

9.  Membership, Finance, Forward Plan, and Admin

i)  Membership summary]

ii)  2011 budget out-turn

iii)  2012 budget and forward plan

iv)  Membership fees

10.  Governance issues including sub-committees

11.  Annual Conference 2012 – first thoughts

12.  Training, Development and Member resources including Empty Homes Training Ltd.

13.  Website update and proposals

14.  Dates of next meetings

15.  AOB


Location of meeting:

Camelot Property Management Ltd.
Unit 4 Pegaso, 20 Westland Place London, N1 7LP
Camelot office 0845 262 2002 / 020 7566 6500

For David Gibbens phone 0844 736 5 736 (diverts to mobile) email

Please note the post code above is the right one for google maps.For unknown reasons, the "official postcode" on the Camelot website produces the wrong location if fed into google maps.

Camelot offices are opposite Jamie Oliver's London restaurant fifteen.

The best way to get there is via tube to Old Street, on the Bank branch of the Northern line. This is accessIble directly from Euston, Kng's Cross and London Bridge stations. From Waterloo it is best to take the Jubilee line to London Bridge to change onto the Northern line. From Victoria it is best to take the Victoria Line to King's Cross or Euston to change onto the Northern line.

For a more scenic approach or in case there is a tube strike, buses are as follows:

The 205 runs along City Road from Paddington station, passing Euston and King's Cross on the way

The 214 runs along City Road passing King's Cross

The 43 runs along City Road from London Bridge Bus Station

The 141 runs to Old Street from London Bridge Bus Station

The 21 runs along Provost Street (just north of Old Street) from London Bridge Road

The 243 runs from Waterloo Station past Old Street but not along City Road