Budget transfers from Property Holdings to Housing Department relating to 'crisis' housing properties

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A decision made 9 September 2010 regarding: Budget transfers from Property Holdings to Housing Department relating to 'crisis' housing properties.

Decision Reference: MD-H-2010-0074
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of ‘Crisis’ Housing Properties from JPH to the Housing Department		Date of Decision Summary:	27th August 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Director Strategic Development		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of ‘Crisis’ Housing Properties from JPH to the Housing Department		Date of Written Report:	27th August 2010
Written Report Author:	Director Strategic Development		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of certain ‘crisis’ residential properties and associated budgets from the balance sheet of Jersey Property Holdings to that of the Housing Department.
Decision(s): The Minister: (i) agreed to the transfer of the following properties from the balance sheet of Jersey Property Holdings to that of the Housing Department with effect from 1 July 2010: · 26 West Park Avenue · 29 St James Street · 35 Kensington Place · Rocheby · 19 Midvale Road · Southwood (ii) approved the transfer, in perpetuity, of the respective income, expenditure and depreciation budgets relating to all of the properties transferred, as set out above, from Jersey Property Holdings to the Housing Department with effect from 1 July 2010, with appropriate adjustments for the part year impact in 2010.
Reason(s) for Decision: The properties proposed for transfer provide ‘crisis’ housing and, therefore, are more closely aligned with the core activities of the Housing Department.
Resource Implications: No resource implications other than the budget transfers as set out in the attached report
Action required: Treasury to action the relevant transfer of assets and associated budget transfers from Jersey Property Holdings to Housing.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Housing
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget transfers from Property Holdings to Housing Department relating to 'crisis' housing properties

DATE OF REPORT:- 27th August 2010

REPORT TO THE HOUSING MINISTER

TRANSFER OF ‘CRISIS’ HOUSING PROPERTIES FROM

JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT

Purpose of Report

To seek the approval of the Minister to transfer certain ‘crisis’ residential properties and associated budgets from the balance sheet of Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) to that of the Housing Department.

Background

In June 2005 the States agreed to the creation of a new property holdings department to be responsible for the administration and maintenance of all States property with the exception of social rented housing and property administered by the trading departments.

On 10th January 2007, the Minister for Housing approved the transfer of those public assets under the administration of the Housing Department which were at that time not part of the States owned social rented stock (MD-H-2006-0082 refers.)

Amongst the assets transferred were the following 4 properties:-

26 West Park Avenue	Occupied by the Jersey Council on Alcoholism
29 St James Street	Occupied by the Shelter Trust
35 Kensington Place	Occupied by the Shelter Trust
Rocheby	Occupied by the Women’s Refuge.

A further two properties which provide like functions have also been identified, these are:

19 Midvale Road	Occupied by the Shelter Trust
Southwood, Belmont Road	Occupied by Causeway Association

Proposals

It has become increasingly evident that all of these properties, whilst not operationally managed by the Housing Department, are nonetheless providing a social housing function for the Island and should in all practical terms be included within the property portfolio of the Housing Department who have overarching responsibility for social housing provision.

It is proposed that all six properties be transferred from the JPH balance sheet to that of the Housing Department together with the associated budgets in perpetuity, as follows:

Property	NBV at 30/6/2010	Income £	Expenditure £	Depreciation (non cash) £
26 West Park Avenue	393,750	0	610	4,167
29 St James Street	522,917	0	3,470	18,056
35 Kensington Place	543,750	0	1,650	20,833
Rocheby	493,750	0	1,060	20,833
19 Midvale Road	981,100	19,000	19,000	12,600
Southwood	566,667	0	2,300	22,222
Total	3,501,934	19,000	28,090	95,537

An appropriate adjustment will be made for 2010 to reflect expenditure made and income received in the current year to date together with associated budgets.

Resource Implications

No resource implications other than the budget transfers as set out above.

Recommendations

That the Minister:

(i) Agree to the transfer of the following properties from the balance sheet of Jersey Property Holdings to that of the Housing Department with effect from 1 July 2010:

· 26 West Park Avenue

· 29 St James Street

· 35 Kensington Place

· Rocheby

· 19 Midvale Road

· Southwood

(ii) Approve the transfer, in perpetuity, of the respective income, expenditure and depreciation budgets relating to all of properties transferred, as set out above, from Jersey Property Holdings to the Housing Department with effect from 1 July 2010, with appropriate adjustments for the part year impact in 2010.

Report Prepared By:- ………………………….... Date: 27th August 2010

Carl B Mavity

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

Report Checked By:- ………….……………….... Date:

Jason English

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Report Approved By:- ………….……………….... Date:

Ian K Gallichan

CHIEF OFFICER