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The Committee
resolved:-

(i)            
to note that the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, would
circulate to Members the missing appendix from the report as soon
as possible;

(ii)           
to note the work undertaken with condition surveys for
non-traditional properties and instruct the Chief Officer -
Corporate Landlord to develop a programme of structural inspections
of non-traditional constructed properties on a prioritised
basis;

(iii)         
to instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to procure technical and
economic reports on the long-term investment options (all as noted
in 3.5 of this report) for each type of non-traditional building
and to include the findings of these in the 30 year business
plan.
 
In relation to the city
centre multi storey properties:
 

(iv)         
to instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to instruct full condition
surveys of the city centre multi storey buildings covered by this
report; and thereafter to review the previous options appraisal to
reflect these updated surveys, and changes and proposed changes to
regulation, along with investment requirements over differing
timeframes for each group of buildings, all as noted in this
report; and to provide updates through the 30 year business
plan;

(v)          
to instruct the Chief Officers – Capital, Strategic Place
Planning and City Development and Regeneration to engage with
Historic Environment Scotland with regard to the technical,
economic and habitability issues associated with the listed city
centre blocks, so as to identify any potential technical solutions
and/or funding sources in relation to investment required in the
buildings;

(vi)         
due to the fragmented nature of the ownership in the buildings, to
instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord and Chief Officer -
Housing to investigate any funding options for private owners, but
also the implications of offering a ‘buy-back’ or sell
to rent scheme for city centre multi-storey buildings, reporting on
this to committee in August 2026;

(vii)        
to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord and Chief
Officer - Housing to undertake further engagement with owners once
further costings and options information is available; and

(viii)      
to instruct the Chief Officer - Housing, following consultation
with the Chief Officer - Capital, to manage the scheme decisions
required to allow the surveys and reports noted in recommendations
to be undertaken, and to share these reports, once available, with
those private owners having a shared interest in these
properties.