RESOLVED that Cabinet –
a) notes the ongoing increase in temporary accommodation placements across the District and significant associated costs;
b) authorises the Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, to enter into a twelve month “licence to occupy” arrangement in respect of 13 Beach Road, Clacton-on-Sea from January 2021; and
c) subject to the availability of Government grant funding, value for money considerations and continuing need, authorises, in principle, the Corporate Director (Operations & Delivery), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing to extend the twelve month “licence to occupy” year-on-year thereafter.