Moylurg Rockingham Limited June 2008 Review
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MANAGEMENT REPORT Quarter 2 2018 0 Roscommon County Council Revenue Account Income & Expenditure Summary by Service Division Management Accounts Summary to 30th June 2018 EXPENDITURE INCOME NET Expenditure Incurred up Adopted Full Income Adopted Full Actual Overall Surplus/ to 30/06/2018 Year Budget Receivable up to year Budget (Deficit) 30/06/2018 € € € € € Housing & Building 2,808,534 6,409,640 2,631,635 6,488,226 (176,899) Road Transport & Safety 8,687,180 19,881,423 2,243,310 14,080,462 (6,443,870) Water Services 3,233,475 7,359,460 3,289,513 7,279,000 56,038 Development Management 2,859,778 5,680,715 1,823,400 1,516,387 (1,036,378) Environmental Services 2,651,109 5,703,366 480,586 849,329 (2,170,523) Recreation & Amenity 1,656,702 3,643,551 315,739 572,772 (1,340,963) Agriculture, Education, Health & Welfare 215,261 760,781 121,077 283,949 (94,184) Miscellaneous Services 2,173,995 5,018,665 1,273,090 1,153,975 (900,905) Central Management Charges 1,102,486 0 55,815 0 (1,046,671) Local Government Fund/General Purpose Grant 0 0 5,108,115 10,216,000 5,108,115 Pension Levy 0 0 0 0 0 Rates 0 0 5,973,860 12,017,500 5,973,860 25,388,520 54,457,601 23,316,140 54,457,601 (2,072,380) Note 1; The Central Management Charge is allocated one month in arrears. The costs included in the Central Management Charge are distributed among Divisions A-H and include costs from Area Offices, Corporate Affairs, Corporate buildings, Finance, human Resources, IT Print & Post Room Services, Pension & Lump Sums. 0 Summary of Major Collections as at 30th June 2018 % Vacant Specific Collection Opening Property Write Total for Closing Doubtful Previous Debt Type Balance Accrued Adjustments Off Collection Collected Balance Arrears % Collection Year Comme rcial Rates 2,428,797 11,939,008 784,559 33,190 13,550,057 5,619,876 7,930,181 654,464 44% 42% Rents & Annuities 412,573 2,234,102 (6,470) 2,653,145 2,182,194 470,951 82% 84% Housing Loans 140,224 66,527 206,751 80,849 125,902 39% 40% Recourse to Overdraft; There has been no recourse to overdraft during the month of June 2018 Note; Rates invoices issued for the month of June 2018 will be reflected in the July Report. 1 | P a g e HOUSING BUSINESS UNIT UPDATE Q2/2018 1.0 Homelessness & Housing Allocations 1.1 Homelessness: A range of responses to homelessness in accordance with the West Framework Homelessness Action Plan are in place. 19 = homeless cases presenting during Q2 2018 10 = cases requiring short term accommodation 1.2 Housing Assessments & Allocations: Housing Needs Assessment commenced in March 2018; 275 letters issued to applicants who were not assessed since 20 April 2017. 376 = applicants (excluding transfers) on the approved housing list at end of Q2 2018 285 = applicants are currently in private rented accommodation 28 = offers of accommodation made during Q2 2018 30 = new tenants appointed/allocated in Q2 2018 7 = refusals recorded in Q2 2018 1.3 Refugee Applicants: Contract for Implementing Partner with Extern could not be executed due to non-compliant pricing within its tender. Contract was awarded to Roscommon Leader Partnership instead. Works to prepare houses suitable for assigned refugees progressed in this quarter. 2.0 Social Housing Rental Accommodation Market 2.1 Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS): Financial support continues via the RAS for those applicants who have a long-term housing need. As of 30 June 2018, there were 417 households receiving support (324 private rented and 93 in voluntary housing). 2.2 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP): Roscommon County Council is working closely with the Community Welfare Officers in the Department of Social Protection to continue the transfer of Rent Supplement recipients to the HAP Scheme. As of 30 June 2018, there are 277 social housing applicants in receipt of HAP since the scheme was rolled out on 01 December 2016. 2.3 Repair & Lease Scheme (RLS): 50 = applications were received and were assessed since the scheme was rolled out in Q1 2017; the majority of the applications related to properties outside areas of need/demand or were remote rural dwellings in poor condition 5 = applications are under further consideration however, some of these have unresolved planning issues 2 = number of lease agreements RCC has entered into under the RLS (two 1-bed apartments in Roscommon Town) 2 | P a g e 3.0 Provision of Additional Social Housing Units 3.1 LA Build (including turnkeys & PPP): Summary of projects in progress: . Turnkey acquisition of 10 three-bed semi-detached houses at Monksfield Park, Athlone is scheduled for completion in Q3 2018. Stage 2 submission to DHPLG for 3 bedroom detached house at Cloonfad on HSE site to be submitted July 2018. Turnkey acquisitions of 10 units in Boyle is currently under construction with expected completion Q1 2019. Stage 1 approval was granted by the DHPLG on 27th June, 2018 for 7 new social houses at Cluain Fraoigh, Roscommon Town with a budget of €1,231,726. Stage 2 documentation to be submitted by end of Q3 2018. Stage 1 submission for three bedroom detached house in Monksland, Athlone to be submitted by end of July 2018. Construction phase of PPP Bundle 2 at The Walk (53 units) is scheduled to commence in Q1/Q2 2019; delivery of units in mid 2020. 3.2 Housing Association Activity: . Cluid CALF purchase of 13 existing units at Monksfield, Athlone expected to be completed mid- July. Respond CALF acquisition of 12 units at Riveroaks, Ballaghaderreen is completed – 6 units tenanted to-date. Tuath was approved to pursue a CALF scheme for 35 units at Cloongowna, Monksland (expired Cluid CALF scheme); RCC is awaiting a formal application. Tuath CALF acquisition of 6 units at Woodstream, Castlerea is completed and refurbishment works are in progress. Tuath CAS acquisition of 2 units on the Galway Road, Roscommon is complete. Roscara CAS at Millbrook, Bealnamullia (1 unit) is complete & tenanted. Co-operative Housing Ireland acquisition of 2 units at Ros Ard, Monksland is complete & tenanted. Cooperative Housing Ireland CALF proposal pending for 7 units at Castle Manor, Roscommon . Cooperative Housing Ireland CALF proposal pending for 18-20 apartments on Castle Street, Roscommon. Tuath CALF proposal for 21 units at Riverwalk has been approved (may be reduced to 18 units for technical reasons); conveyance is in progress. Tuath CALF proposal for 3 dormer units at Woodstream has been approved; conveyance in progress. Tuath CALF proposal for 3 units in Forest Park Manor, Boyle has been accepted; RCC awaiting formal proposal. 3.3 LA Acquisitions (including Buy & Renew): Approximately 13 acquisitions are progressing or completed in 2018, including: . Single house purchases at various primary urban locations (some completed) . 1 CPO acquisition at Henry Street, Roscommon (completed but works required) . 10 units at Lisroyne Court, Strokestown (unfinished estate) 3 | P a g e RCC continuing to monitor the private market for one-off house acquisitions where there is a social housing need. 3.4 Traveller Accommodation Programme 2014-2018: . 29 specific or standard units have been delivered under the programme to date. 6 families have been accommodated via the HAP programme. Department approval to proceed with planning and design stage of extensions to 4 traveller- specific units at Saint Patrick’s, Torpan Beg, Ballyforan was granted – consultants have been procured to progress the project. Stage 2 Documentation seeking approval for extension of 4 No. Day Units was submitted to DHPLG on 2nd July 2018 with a cost estimate of €579,318 3.5 Sale of Sites and Rural Houses: . The 15 Rural houses in areas of low demand were put on sale by way of tender and the bids were evaluated during the quarter. The successful bids will come before the Council as disposals in due course. As at 30th June 2018, 6 are sold with 5 more at advanced stage of conveyance. Roscommon County Council advertised the sale of 10 developed sites at Forest View, Boyle and 1 developed site at Ardsallaghmore, Roscommon. No applications were received for Forest View, Boyle and one application was received for Ardsallaghmore, Roscommon. A notice has been sent to the Elected Members in relation to the sale of the site at Ardsallaghmore, to be agreed at the July Council meeting. 3.6 Tenant Purchase: The Tenant Incremental Purchase Scheme was published under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Information Booklets were sent to approximately 800 potentially eligible tenants in 2017. 97 = applications received 37 = offers made to date 16 = offers accepted 12 = sales completed 4.0 Private Rented Accommodation Standards Inspections of private rented dwellings continue to be carried out under the Housing (Standards for Private Rented Houses) Regulations 2017. 143 inspections were carried out to-date in 2018, 21 of which were follow-up inspections required to address issues arising from previous inspections. 5.0 Management of Existing Housing Stock 5.1 Energy Efficiency Programme (retrofitting existing stock): The RCC Submission for the 2018 Energy Efficiency Works Programme included for 49 Homes under Phase 1 Works (€44,100) and 52 Homes under the new Phase 2 Works (€102,850). 5.2 Voids Programme: 1 No Void currently being upgraded and brought back into use at North yard, Scramogue with a cost of €20,500. The estimated completion date is August 2018. 4 | P a g e 5.3 Casual Vacancy Works (pre-letting works) Up until the end of May 2018 20 units have been refurbished due to normal turn-over of properties (works required between lettings) at a cost of € 150,469.