Issue - meetings

This report seek approval to enter into a new Modular Management Agreement with each Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) in Brent. The report sets out which services the TMO’s have selected under the Right to Manage (RTM) and how this will be managed by the Council.

RESOLVED: that Cabinet

     i)        noted the options selected by KSTMO and agreed to enter into a new MMA by delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in conjunction with the Director of Finance and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform to enter into a new Modular Management Agreement retrospectively;

    ii)        noted the options selected by WGTMO and agreed to enter into a new MMA by delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in conjunction with the Chief Finance Officer and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform to enter into a new Modular Management Agreement retrospectively.

Councillor Ellie Southwood, Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform, stated that there were two Tenant Management Organisations (TMO), Kilburn Square TMO (KSTMO) and Watling Gardens TMO (WGTMO). She stated that, following the transition from Brent Housing Partnership (BHP) to in-house management, the Council has sought to review the arrangements in place between the Council and each TMO. This was to ensure they are reflective of the latest statutory guidance and will be achieved by entering into new Modular Management Agreements (MMA)s.

Councillor Southwood stated that the report provides Cabinet with an overview of the proposed agreements, with a view to enter into a new MMA with each TMO. The report sets out which services KSTMO and WGTMO have selected under the Right to Manage (RTM) and how this will be managed by the Council.

RESOLVED: that Cabinet

     i)        noted the options selected by KSTMO and agreed to enter into a new MMA by delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in conjunction with the Director of Finance and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform to enter into a new Modular Management Agreement retrospectively

    ii)        noted the options selected by WGTMO and agreed to enter into a new MMA by delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in conjunction with the Chief Finance Officer and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform to enter into a new Modular Management Agreement retrospectively.