STIRLING COUNCIL

MINUTES OF MEETING of the EXECUTIVE held in THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VIEWFORTH, STIRLING, on TUESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2007 at 10.00 am

Present:

Councillor Corrie McCHORD (in the Chair)

Councillor Margaret BRISLEY Mr Hilary MORAES (Paragraph EX105 Councillor Alistair BERRILL EX112)) Councillor Tom HAZEL (Substitute) Councillor Charlie McKEAN (Substitute) Councillor Gillie THOMSON

Also Present:

Councillor Ann DICKSON

In Attendance:

Chris Bell, Team Leader, Environment Services David Cameron, Director of Children’s Services Irene Cavanagh, Head of Community Care Services/CSWO Services Brian Devlin, Director of Regeneration Services Ann Dromgoole, Committee Officer, Corporate Services Fiona Forster, Quality and Performance Adviser, Corporate Services Fiona Fulton, Communications Officer, Corporate Services Oonagh Gil, Head of Performance, Resources and Waste, Environment Services Les Goodfellow, Head of Roads, Transport & Streetscape, Environment Services Simone Greenshaw, Homelessness Services Manager, Regeneration Services Janice Hewitt, Director of Community Services Angela Heaney, Policy Officer (Sustainability) Corporate Services David Hopper, Waste Services Manager, Environment Services Fiona Macleod, Head of Strategy & Governance, Corporate Services Colin McMenemy, Planning & Performance Officer, Children’s Services Stewart MacKenzie, Service Manager, Strategy & Development, Regeneration Services Kevin Robertson, Roads Manager (Improvement), Environment Services Alison Scambler, Principal Planning Officer, Environment Services Willie Watson, Head of Resource Management, Corporate Services Keith Yates, Chief Executive Bob Jack, Director of Corporate Services (Clerk)

Apologies:

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of George Bennie, Councillor Tom Coll, Councillor John Hendry and Rev Dr Alison Peden.

File Name: N:\DEMSUPP\NewDecisions\Executive\Minutes\EX20070213.doc EX105 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

EX106 URGENT BUSINESS

There was no Urgent Business.

EX107 MINUTES

Decision

The Executive approved the Minutes of Meeting of 23 January 2007 as a correct record of the proceedings.

EX108 RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATION PROCESS ON SCHOOL PROVISION WITHIN THE LOCHEARNHEAD AREA

On 21 November 2006 the Executive had agreed that formal consultation on school provision within the Lochearnhead area, and particularly the future of Lochearnhead Primary School be undertaken.

A report by the Director of Children’s Services provided details of responses to the Consultation exercise.

The report advised that since 1990 the school roll within Lochearnhead Primary School had declined from 28 pupils to 7 pupils in September 2006. In Session 2004/2005 the School Roll was 3 pupils. As at 31 January 2007 the current school roll of Lochearnhead was 8 pupils.

Given the low number of pupils Children’s Services had had concerns about the quality of the whole learning experience of the children attending Lochearnhead Primary School.

In accordance with the statutory requirements, all interested parties, including parents at both Lochearnhead and Strathyre Primary Schools, and the School Board at Strathyre Primary, had been invited to make written comments on the future of the school by 19 January 2007. Lochearnhead Primary School did not have a School Board. However all parents were included in the consultation.

There was a strength of feeling amongst the local communities concerning school provision and Officers had attended two public meetings and explained the options and answered questions from members of the public. These meetings had taken place on 11 January 2007 in Lochearnhead Primary School and 16 January 2007 in Strathyre Primary School. The Consultative Document was appended as Appendix A of the submitted report, and a Summary of all the views received detailed in Appendix B.

Regarding resources the Executive was advised that estimated annual savings from the closure of Lochearnhead Primary School were £64,300 for a full financial year and £46,000 in financial year 2006/2007.

Existing staff at Lochearnhead Primary School would be redeployed in line with the Council’s Organisational Change policy.

Children’s Services had no proposals for the continuing use of the school building and the Service proposed to dispose of the site at Lochearnhead and would seek approval to use some of the proceeds from any such sale to reinvest in the local school estate at Strathyre Primary School.

Councillor Berrill sought clarification on the savings arising from the proposed closure and expressed concern about the assistance given to Rural Schools. He spoke in support of the retention of Lochearnhead Primary School. He expressed the view that there was still a glimmer of hope that the School could have a sustainable future. Potentially there were 16 children who could attend the School.

Motion

“1 That the Executive agrees that Lochearnhead Primary School be closed from 29 June 2007 and that, with effect from school session 2007/2008, the existing catchment area of Lochearnhead Primary School is incorporated with that of Strathyre Primary School;

2 to note that, if approved by the Executive, the closure of Lochearnhead Primary School would also require the consent of Scottish Ministers, as the nearest school to Lochearnhead Primary was slightly more than 5 miles distant;

3 to note that, if approved by the Executive, Children’s Services would propose to dispose of the site at Lochearnhead, and would seek approval from the Capital Strategy Group, on an exceptional basis, to ring-fence some of the proceeds of the sale to re-invest in the local school estate at Strathyre Primary School;

4 to provide to a future meeting of the Executive or its successor, an update report on the disposal of Lochearnhead Primary School;

5 to note that the financial year referred to in Paragraph 4.2. of the submitted report should read “2007/2008” and not “2006/2007” as stated;

6 to request Officers to provide clarification to Councillor Berrill and Councillor Thomson on the estimated savings to the Council arising from the closure of Lochearnhead Primary School.” Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 that Lochearnhead Primary School be closed from 29 June 2007 and that, with effect from school session 2007/2008, the existing catchment area of Lochearnhead Primary School is incorporated with that of Strathyre Primary School;

2 to note that, if approved by the Executive, the closure of Lochearnhead Primary School would also require the consent of Scottish Ministers, as the nearest school to Lochearnhead Primary was slightly more than 5 miles distant;

3 to note that, if approved by the Executive, Children’s Services would propose to dispose of the site at Lochearnhead, and would seek approval from the Capital Strategy Group, on an exceptional basis, to ring-fence some of the proceeds of the sale to re-invest in the local school estate at Strathyre Primary School;

4 to provide to a future meeting of the Executive or its successor, an update report on the disposal of Locharnhead Primary School;

5 to note that the financial year referred to in Paragraph 4.2. of the submitted report should read “2007/2008” and not “2006/2007” as stated;

6 to request Officers to provide clarification to Councillor Berrill and Councillor Thomson on the estimated savings to the Council arising from the closure of Lochearnhead Primary School.”

Councillor Alistair Berrill having moved an Amendment in terms of Recommendations 1 – 3 above and having failed to find a seconder requested that his dissent to the above Decisions be recorded in terms of Standing Order No 58.

(Reference - Report by Director of Children’s Services of 1 February 2007 submitted)

EX109 PLACING REQUESTS - RESERVED PLACES

Difficulty remained in accommodating catchment pupils in schools where there was an equivalent school within the mileage criteria. Section 44(5) and (6) of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000 had repealed the mileage restriction to ease the problems that Local Authorities had been experiencing. Under the terms of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, parents had the right to request that their child attended a school of their choice other than the local catchment school.

The Education (Scotland) Act 1996 as amended by the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 gave Local Authorities the power to reserve places at specific schools for children who had moved into school catchment areas following completion of enrolment. Places could be reserved where there were capacity pressures. These reserved places maybe allocated to particular year stages by the Director of Chidren’s Services.

A report by the Director of Children’s Services confirmed (a) that the Council’s Placing Request Policy took account of reserved places; (b) gave an update on the Reserved Places position for academic session 2007/2008 and (c) identified the number of places calculated as requiring to be reserved in Stirling’s schools during this period to ensure sufficient provision was available for children at their local catchment schools. The report also sought authority for the Director of Children’s Services to determine allocation of reserved places at specific year stages in each school.

The factors used to decide on reserving places were set out in Paragraph 3.6 of the submitted report.

Appendix 1 to the report listed the Schools where it was recommended to reserve places. Background information on Placing Requests – Reserved Places was provided in Appendix 2 to the report.

The Executive was reminded that reserving the places detailed in the report would ensure that Children’s Service managed its resources including the School Estate. Failure to ensure sufficient reserved places for catchment area pupils could lead to additional accommodation costs and/or additional transport costs associated with alternative placements.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the recommended places to be reserved for catchment area pupils for session 2007/2008 in the schools listed in Appendix 1 to the submitted report;

2 to delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services to determine allocation of reserved places at specific year stages in each school;

3 to request the Director of Children’s Services to keep under review the number of Reserved Places at each year stage.

(Reference – Report by the Director of Children’s Services of 5 February 2007 submitted.) EX110 STANDARDS AND QUALITY REPORT 2005 - 2006

A report by the Director of Children’s Services provided information on Stirling Council Children’s Standards and Quality Report on Schools’ Performance 2005 – 2006 as required under the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc Act 2000. The draft Standards & Quality Report was appended as Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

A Standards & Quality Report was submitted annually to the Scottish Executive and this Seventh S&Q Report had been structured to report on the National Priorities for Education.

The Executive was reminded of the duty on the Authority to secure (a) adequate and efficient provision of school education (b) secure improvement in the quality of school education in their schools; (c) prepare and publish an annual statement of improvement objectives and (d) undertake from time to time, reviews of the quality of education provided within their schools.

The report summarised the main report findings in terms of strengths and priorities for action by Children's Services.

Paragraph 4.4 of the report identified the Reports used to compile the information contained within the Standards and Quality Report 2005 – 2006.

Paragraph 4.5 of the report detailed an analysis of progress and priorities for action.

It was confirmed that the main points for action were included as priorities in the Service Plan for Children’s Services for Session 2005 – 2006.

The Executive was asked to consider the progress made and agree the points for action.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1to note progress made and agree the priorities for action;

2 to approve the full Standards and Quality Report 2005 - 2006 for distribution to Head Teachers for use in identifying priorities and also a Summary Leaflet for wider distribution to Stakeholders;

3 to approve the Standards and Quality Report 2005 - 2006 for onward transmission to Scottish Ministers.

(Reference - Report by Director of Children’s Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.) EX111 FRAMEWORK FOR MULTI-AGENCY SCREENING AND RESPONSE TO NON OFFENCE REFERRALS

In 2006 the Principal Reporter to the Children’s Panel advised the Scottish Executive that it was not possible for the Service to deal with the volume of referrals without additional resources and had sought an increase in budget from the Executive which was subsequently refused.

Following legal advice the Principal Reporter had then advised that the Service would only deal with those referrals where there were clear grounds for compulsory measures of care and that referrals, where this was not clear, would be returned to the referring Agency.

A report by the Director of Children’s Services advised that a Ministerial Task Group had been established to provide guidance on Multi-Agency screening of non offence referrals, reporting with a set of recommendations in November 2006. The Task Group had recognised that there may be resource implications for Agencies in introducing the system of referral, but to date the Executive had not intimated any additional resources.

Initial discussions had been held in Forth Valley involving Central Scotland Police, the three local authorities Social Services for Children and Families and the Authority Reporters for the Children’s Panel. The Executive was advised that the immediate impact of the change in practice by the Reporter was that there would be an additional workload for local authority Social Work staff in screening referrals from the Police.

Currently the Police submitted, weekly, approximately 250 vulnerable persons reports from across the Forth Valley to the Reporter. Copies of the reports were also submitted to the respective local authority for information. In Stirling whilst referrals were noted by the Initial Assessment Team no action was taken unless it was considered that there was a significant degree of risk, or until the Reporter requested a background report. In the majority of cases no such request was received.

The report explained that as a result of the change in the system the Initial Assessment Team would require to screen all of the vulnerable persons reports from the Police which involved:-

♦ Checking if the child or family were known to social work, including checks of criminal justice, community care and children and families systems ♦ Checking with other Agencies which the child may be in contact with; ♦ If required, assessing by way of direct contact with the child and his/her carers, the level of risk for the child; ♦ Taking direct intervention to support the child and family, if the need was assessed as requiring that kind of support. The likely impact on the Initial Assessment Team would be the requirement to deal with some 75 referrals per week in greater depth than they were currently dealt with. It was anticipated that this would have a significant impact on the workload and the ability of the Service generally to meet the increased workload.

Children’s Service would monitor the impact of additional work and might seek additional resources from the Council to deal with the workload.

Appendix 1 to the report proposed a system for dealing with all referrals where a single Agency was concerned that a child required assistance. The Service would also introduce a Prioritisation Scheme appended as Appendix 2 to the submitted report that gave guidance to first Line Managers on the allocation of work recognising that with increased demand and no additional resources it would not be possible to meet the expectations of referring Agencies.

The Executive was recommended to approve the Prioritisation Scheme.

The resource implications arising from the introduction of the new Framework were set out in Paragraphs 4.4 – 4.6. of the report. It was not possible to quantify the impact on the Initial Assessment Team at this time but a further report would be presented in six months, which would quantify the resources required for implementation. It was expected that the increase in workload would impact on the number of staff required within the Team if all referrals were to be appropriately assessed. It was also unknown if this would lead to an increase in the number cases for allocation within the geographical teams.

The Executive was advised that whilst the intention of the Scottish Executive is that there should be earlier interventions in the lives of children experiencing difficulties unless there was a reduction in statutory cases the impact was likely to be an increase in workload with a requirement for additional staff. If additional staff were required this would also impact on accommodation and related resources.

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note the implications of the change in practice by the Reporter and the likely impact on the work of Children and Families Teams within Children’s Services;

2 to require the Director of Children’s Services to provide a report in six months detailing the additional workload on the Service and make recommendations for managing that increase;

3 to approve the proposed prioritisation of cases on the basis of the paper appended as Appendix 2 to the submitted report, recognising that the Service may find itself in the position of being unable to meet the level of demand for the Service and that this may include statutory cases;

4 to receive a report from the Director of Children’s Services in six months detailing the number and categories of referrals which have not been allocated for a Service, or where allocation has been significantly delayed as a result of workload pressure.

(Reference - Report by Director of Children’s Services of (undated) submitted.) EX112 STIRLING COUNCIL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE TO BECOME THE SCOTTISH FRANCHISEE FOR THE ‘FRIENDS’ PROGRAMME

The Needs Assessment Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health (SNAP Report), published in final form in May 2003, highlighted the urgent need to address the issue of the mental health of children and young people in a variety of contexts at all levels. Three years on, a National Framework - The Mental Health of Children and Children and Young People: A Framework for Promotion, Prevention and Care - had been developed to gauge progress towards meeting these needs.

A report by the Director of Children’s Services advised that the Scottish Executive’s policy relating to health and wellbeing in schools had been working to ensure that by the end of 2006 all Schools were Health Promoting schools. All Scottish Local Authorities required to detail how this agenda was being delivered within their educational establishments. One aspect of this health promotion agenda was to address the emotional resilience of all children and young people.

Reference was made to the FRIENDS Programme, developed in Australia and researched and evaluated extensively since 1998, which was one method of delivering a programme to a wide school-age population as part of a preventative approach to anxiety disorder and promoting children’s resilience. It was explained that this 10 session programme could be delivered to a whole class, small group or individual, with additional sessions for parents. Currently the Australian FRIENDS programme was tailored to age groups: 7-11 year olds and 12-16 year olds. A third age group [pre-school] was due to be launched in Australia in the School Session 2006-2007.

The FRIENDS Programme had not been attempted in the UK. The report advised that the Scottish Executive sought to fund one Psychological Service to become the Scottish Franchisee for the FRIENDS Programme. The objectives of this project were:-

a. to introduce the FRIENDS programme on a pilot basis in a selected number of educational establishments;

b. to evaluate the effects of the pilot programme on children and young people’s anxiety and self-esteem, as well as on their peer relationships, peer acceptance and pupil/ teacher interactions;

c. to establish a training programme to roll out the delivery of the FRIENDS programme to multidisciplinary audiences across Scotland.

It was proposed that Stirling Council Psychological Service become the Scottish franchisee for the FRIENDS programme to pilot the programmes.

The report explained that the plan in Stirling Council was to deliver the FRIENDS programme as a whole class intervention (to older age groups), running within the school timetable, with Educational Psychologists and school staff co-running the groups.

The three phases to the development would comprise:-

a. an initial pilot phase in two School clusters for 3 years (from Aug 2007); b. roll-out to further education establishments in Stirling Council (from Easter 2008);

c. training offered across Scotland to multi-disciplinary groups of professionals.

As of 21 December 2006 the Scottish Executive had offered to fund Stirling Council Psychological Service to become the designated service for Scotland. The offer was for £5,000 this session, £50,000 for session 2007/8, with commitments for 2008/9 and 2009/10 subject to proposals being made currently in the spending review.

The report advised that staffing costs for 2007/2008 could be met from within the monies offered by the Scottish Executive. It was anticipated that this would hold for 2008/2009 and also 2009/2010. However because of the spending review at the Scottish Executive, referred to above, this had still to be confirmed.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to accept the funding from the Scottish Executive;

2 that a full-time main grade Psychologist post be created and an appointment made now, for a start date in Summer 2007;

3 that a full-time Research Assistant post be created, for a start date in Summer 2007;

4 that the accommodation, Clerical and IT requirements of the Psychological Service be reviewed to support this increase in establishment.

(Reference - Report by Director of Children’s Services (undated) submitted.)

At this juncture Mr Moraes left the Meeting Chamber.

EX113 MODERNISING COMMUNITY CARE: CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICE REVIEW

Community Care: Care Management Services had a pivotal role for all services users and carers since it provided the main point of entry to care needs assessments; arranging care provision; review and ongoing support and / or therapy as required. The Service had operated within its current structures, with minor changes, since 2002 when it was reconfigured following a comprehensive review.

A report by the Director of Community Services indicated that since 2002 there had been considerable change in the national policy and legislative framework governing Community Care Services e.g. the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act, 2003; the 'Same as You?' Policy for Learning Disability; the introduction of 'Free' Personal Care in 2002, and recently revised Guidance on Care Management. Additionally extensive Recommendations had arisen from the 21st Century Social Work Review [2006], that would require to be incorporated for future service delivery. Substantial changes had also occurred within the Health Service at both national and local levels i.e. from NHS Forth Valley's Health Care Strategy, and incremental changes to hospital base care to bring that to fruition, through to the establishment of Community Health Partnerships.

There were also increasing citizen requirements for services, with the changes in the demographic make up of the population, the growth of complex needs and the changing expectations of what Services could provide.

The report confirmed that Community Care had therefore undertaken a further review of Care Management Services. Paragraph 3.3 of the submitted report set out the main Findings of the Review. The Review’s conclusions had been that a redesign of the Service structure and thus deployment of staff, as well as re-balancing the skills mix across the staff groups, would enhance the Services' ability to meet more of the challenges.

Appendix 1(a) to the submitted report provided the current structure of Care Management Services. Appendix 1(b) set out the proposed redesign Structure for the Service that included a brief description of the focus for each of the new team structures.

The current Care Management budget was set out in Paragraph 4.2 of the submitted report. The Executive was advised that the redesign would be achieved within the allocated staffing resources, with changes to post achieved through vacancies and over time. The Learning Disability Team Manager, whilst managing a Joint Team, was fully funded by the Council.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to the implementation of the redesign proposals as set out in the submitted report by the Director of Community Services, which would reorganise the delivery of the Care Management Service;

2 to receive further monitoring and review of performance in due course.

(Reference – Paragraph EX88 of 23 January 200; Report by Director of Community Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX114 COMMUNITY SERVICES: CHARGES FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES 2007/2008

In accordance with normal practice Members considered the level of charges to be applied in the forthcoming financial year during the current cycle of meetings.

A report by the Director of Community Services set out the proposed charges and dates for implementation of the charges relating to Community Services Facilities and Services for the forthcoming financial year, taking account of inflation and the Council’s recent budgetary deliberations viz:-

Community Care Services – Appendix 1 – with effect from 9 April 2007 Libraries, – Appendix 2 - with effect from April 2007 Archives – Appendix 3 – with effect from April 2007 Heritage & Cultural Facilities - Albert Halls and Tolbooth – Appendix 4 – with effect from 1 April 2007; Council Halls, Centres and Facilities in Schools – Appendix 5 - to apply for 2007/2008.

The proposed changes would be reflected in the budget income within Community Services’ Revenue Budget for 2007/2008.

The report also contained information on Active Stirling charges for 2007/08 that had been approved by the Active Stirling Board on 24 January 2007 and appended as Appendix 6 to the submitted report. These charges had been broadly developed on a 5% inflationary increase.

Decision

The Executive agreed to recommend to Council:-

1 to approve the Charges for 2007/08 as set out in the Appendices 1 – 5 of the submitted report and Appended as Appendix 1 to this Minute;

2 to note the Charges for Active Stirling for 2007/08 as approved by the Active Stirling Board on 24 January 2007 appended as Appendix 6 to the submitted report by the Director of Community Services and also appended to this Minute.

(Reference - Report by Director of Community Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX115 COMMUNITY SERVICES: LIBRARY SERVICE REVIEW

Following the Budget Construction exercise of 2006/07, Members had requested that a Review of the Library Service be undertaken. A previous Best Value Review of Library Services, carried out in 2001, had looked at the Operations and Young People’s Services sections of the Library Service and Public Opinion of the work of the Service as a whole.

A report by the Director of Community Services advised that the Library Service Review undertaken in 2007 had been themed into three areas: 1. Services, 2. Facilities and 3. Staff Deployment. The staffing structure of the Library Service was outwith the scope of this Review. It was intended that the considerations contained within the 2007 Review form a basis for Members’ discussion as to the vision and way forward for the Library Service.

The report confirmed that the Library Service Review was intended to inform Members of (a) the current condition of Library Services in Stirling Council area and (b) the challenges that faced the Library Service, particularly in light of the emerging Public Library Quality Improvement Matrix (PLQIM). The role of Public Libraries was currently being redefined by PLQIM across 7 thematic indicators. The quality of Library provision would be assessed for the first time across these indicators in 6 grades ranging from Excellent to Unsatisfactory following the same model used by HMIe in inspections of schools, Community Learning and Development and Inspection of Education Authorities (INEA).

The Library Service Review had discussed the condition and fitness for purpose of the Library Estate, the usage of the Library Service by citizens and the role of staff in meeting the Services’ developmental agenda.

The Executive was advised that provision of Library Services, as a cultural service with responsibility for the provision of cultural rights and entitlements, was also being further defined by the Scottish Executive in the draft Culture Bill for Scotland.

The resource implications arising from the Review would be dependent on subsequent recommendations and Council decisions.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to recommend that the Review Report and its findings be remitted to the Portfolio Holder for Community Services and the Director of Community Services to consider the action necessary to take the Review to the next stage;

2 that any changes to Central Library be the subject of prior consultation with communities.

(Reference - Report by Director of Community Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX116 VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FUNDING 2007/08

Community Services was a significant funder of the Voluntary Sector in Stirling Council area. In 2006/2007 the Service had funded 28 organisations supported by 49 funding agreements to a value of approximately £1.2m. This was in addition to the significant purchasing of care Services from Voluntary Organisations and other External Providers.

A report by the Director of Community Services advised that in July 2006 Community Services had commissioned a Best Value Review of Funding to Voluntary Organisations. The purpose of the Review had been to examine existing funding arrangements and to develop a Funding Strategy for 2007 – 2010.

The Best Value Review had confirmed that through the years disparate funding streams and practices had developed that created challenges for monitoring overall spend and service outputs and performance. Appendix 1 to the submitted report (Table 1) listed the Organisations that had focused in the Review Report and had a Service Level Agreement that currently contributed primarily to core funding. Table 2 in Appendix 1 listed those Organisations that had received funding of £5,000 or less. The Review report had recommended a more streamlined process to improve service delivery and clarify support arrangements, the details of which were set out in Paragraph 3.5 of the submitted report.

The report by the Director of Community Services recommended that in light of the Best Value Review recommendations and the need for further discussion it was considered useful to extend the existing funding arrangements to the Voluntary Sector Organisations listed in Appendix 1 for 1 year until March 2008.

It was confirmed that the recommendations within the submitted report were in line with existing Policy on Voluntary Sector Policy Statement and the Guidance on funding Criteria. There were no resourcing implications arising from the recommendations.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to continued corporate discussion about the Best Value Review recommendations in order that a future structure for funding the Voluntary Sector could be agreed;

2 in light of Recommendation 1 above to extend the existing funding arrangements to the current Voluntary Sector Organisations, as listed in the 2007/2008 Column in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, for one year until March 2008;

3 to note that the rollover funding highlighted an increase for most of the Organisations for 2007/08;

4 to note that the funding to the McRoberts Arts Centre for 2007/2008 was £28,930 and not as stated in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

(Reference - Report by Director of Community Services of 22 January 2007 submitted.)

EX117 LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

A report by the Director of Community Services offered recommendations for the final round of the Local Community Development Fund 2006/2007.

Table 1 in Paragraph 1.3 of the report showed the total Local Community Development Fund budget available for 2006/7 and the recommendations for Local Community Development Fund capital, for applications received by the closing date of 8 December 2006.

Table 2 – attached as an Appendix to the submitted report set out recommendations for funding. The report also noted the transfer £19,000 from the Local Community Development Fund to assist in funding the building of a new Pavilion in Ladywell Park.

The Executive was advised that the Total Recommendations Figure of £73,812 set out in the undernoted Table included: the recommendations from Table 2 (referred to in the Appendix), the £19,000 for Ladywell Park and the projected Fast Track figure of £4,395. The final balance for 2006/07 amounted to £48.

£ LCDF Budget 2006/07 £250,000 Allocated to date £176,140 Balance £73,860 Recommendations (Table 2) £50,417 Ladywell Park £19,000 Projected January Fast Track £4,395 Total Recommendations £73,812 Final Balance £48

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to the recommendations for funding as set out in Table 2 (attached as an Appendix to the submitted report), that set out a Summary of projects together with a brief comment;

2 to request Community Services to advise Community Organisations that the Local Community Development Fund would no longer be available.

(Reference – Paragraph EX89 of 23 January 2007; Report by Director of Community Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX118 HOMELESSNESS SERVICES: AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS

The implementation of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 and the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 had seen an increase in the Council’s duty towards homeless people. This had brought about a need for more temporary accommodation and the development of Services to help prevent homelessness wherever possible.

A report by the Director of Regeneration Services confirmed that the Council had increased the number and range of temporary accommodation available to homeless people. This had meant the Council was less reliant on Bed & Breakfast (B&B) accommodation and was complying with the Unsuitable Accommodation Order 2004. The report advised that the Council had seen an increase in the number of people who applied as homeless. There was concern that the Council might not be in a position to meet the interim target to halve the percentage of homeless people assessed as non-priority by 31 March 2009. This was due to the lack of permanent housing available to meet the needs of homeless people. The report suggested that a detailed Review be undertaken of the approach to allocating houses and of homelessness casework procedures.

Supporting People resources had allowed the Council to develop a range of services for people who were homeless or about to become homeless.

The Executive was reminded that in September 2004 the Community Committee had approved a Pilot Scheme that allocated Safeguarding Communities; Reducing Offenders supported accommodation for High Risk Offenders.

The report recommended that the Executive approve the Safeguarding Communities and Reducing Offending Scheme as part of the Housing Allocation Policy and agree that access to the Scheme be restricted to Applicants who were receiving support from Stirling Council Criminal Justice Services.

The report also indicated that the rapid increase in Homelessness Services and the variety of funding sources had highlighted the need for a specific Business Plan approach to be taken to developing Services and that this work was underway.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note the progress that had been made to develop Homelessness Services;

2 to note the pressures being experienced by Housing Services, Regeneration Services and the difficulties in meeting the 2012 target on accommodating all homeless people in permanent accommodation;

3 to approve the Safeguard Communities and Reducing Offending Scheme as part of the Housing Allocation Policy and agree that access to the Scheme be restricted to those Applicants who were receiving support from Stirling Council Criminal Justice Services;

4 to note the development of a Financial Business Case for homelessness to ensure that the Council was able to manage the budgetary and other pressures that were emerging;

5 to request the Director of Regeneration Services to issue a Briefing Note to Members detailing the financial implications of the proposals referred to in Paragraph 4.5 of the submitted report.

(Reference – Report by Director of Regeneration Services of 17 January 2007 submitted.) EX119 STRATEGIC HOUSING ACCOUNT – DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Since the 1980s, the Stirling Council area had witnessed a dramatic decline in the social rented sector but growing pressure for access to affordable / social housing.

A report by the Director of Regeneration Services set out proposals for establishing and administering a ring fenced Strategic Housing Account, which sought to support Strategic Housing objectives such as the delivery of Affordable Housing in the Stirling Council area. It was envisaged that such a mechanism would be used to augment other existing measures such as the use of traditional development funding, planning policies, etc, referred to in Paragraph 3.11 of the submitted report.

The report explained that the timing for the realisation of capital receipts and Section 75 Agreements could be very fluid which could cause practical difficulties when attempting to make firm commitments in terms of a rolling programme for investment in Affordable Housing. The Council’s Financial Rules and Standing Orders would apply in terms of carry forward, authorisation of payments, financial reporting etc.

Decision

The Executive agreed to transfer Housing Revenue Account Assets to a ring-fenced Strategic Housing Account, which would be used to support Strategic Housing Objectives.

(Reference – Report by Director of Regeneration Services of 30 January 2007 submitted.)

EX120 STIRLING STATS

A report by the Chief Executive requested the Executive to review the data on the Stirling Stat report that highlighted the Council’s performance to December 2006, on the initial set of indicators agreed by them on 21 November 2006.

A copy of the Stirling Stat report that reflected progress in relation to the 41 Indicators was attached to the submitted report.

The Executive was advised that each group of Indicators included a highlight commentary of what was going well and potential areas of improvement. This evaluation applied where the traffic light status had been applied, based on target performance levels, or comparative analysis with previous performance.

In instances where information was insufficient to conduct analysis, the Indicator owners needed to provide information on historical performance to develop the Indicators further. Indicators where data has not yet been provided remained blank. Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note the analysis of the data provided in the report attached to the submitted report by the Chief Executive, and in particular, the commentary in the Summary that identified where performance was going well and areas of potential improvement;

2 to note that a number of gaps remained in the data provided as indicated. However once the process had developed further and a more complete set of data was available on the approved Indicators, the Stirling Stat reports would incorporate corrective actions on items highlighted in the commentary as areas for improvement;

3 to refer the report to the Governance and Audit and Service Delivery & Performance Committees for consideration.

(Reference – Paragraph EX103 of 23 January 2007; Report by Chief Executive of 6 February 2007 submitted.)

EX121 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: ACTION PLAN AND INDICATORS

In December 2006 Stirling Council adopted its first Sustainable Development Strategy, The Future Starts Here. At that time it had been agreed that the Director of Corporate Services bring forward to the Executive for approval, early in 2007, a finalised Action Plan and set of Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs).

The Action Plan (attached as Appendix 1) to a submitted report by the Director of Corporate Services set out how the Council intended to implement the commitments made in its Sustainable Development Strategy by identifying activities, outputs and outcomes for each Service. The report advised that this would assist both in improving the Council’s in-house sustainability performance and in moving towards more sustainable development across the Council area.

The set of 33 Sustainable Development Indicators (attached at Appendix 2 to the submitted report) would measure trends in key sustainability issues and so assist to monitor effectiveness in delivering sustainable development outcomes.

Following consideration of the resource implications no relevant issues had been identified, as delivery would be through existing resources.

Decision

The Executive agreed to approve the following recommendations for submission to Council:- 1 to approve the Sustainable Development Strategy Action Plan attached as Appendix 1 to the submitted report;

2 to approve the set of Sustainable Development Indicators attached as Appendix 2 to the submitted report;

3 to congratulate Officers on the contents of the Report and agree that the Indicators and Actions be integrated with the Structure Plan, where appropriate, to support its Sustainable Development aims;

4 that engagement with Communities on the Sustainable Development Action Plan take place via the Area Community Planning Forums highlighting the simple actions which can be undertaken to achieve sustainability.

(Reference – Report by Director of Corporate Services (undated) submitted.)

EX122 SECOND HOME AND EMPTY PROPERTY FUND – DRAFT INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK

Stirling Council had previously decided to exercise the discretion included in The Council Tax (Discount for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 to reduce the 50% discount on second homes and long-term empty properties to 10% for the purpose of increasing the provision of new build affordable housing.

A report by the Director of Regeneration Services set out the proposed investment framework, application process and fund administration arrangements for the allocation of additional Council Tax Revenue amounts collected in the Stirling Council area referred to at Paragraphs 3.7 – 3.11 of the report and also at Appendix A.

The report explained that Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) would be invited to submit proposals, which were in line with Scottish Executive guidance and local priorities. These proposals would be fully evaluated by representatives from the Strategic Housing Forum who in turn would make recommendations to the Council in relation to scheme approvals.

The framework and related processes outlined in the report aimed to direct investment at projects that would deliver new build affordable housing and meet the local housing priorities of Stirling Council and its Partners.

In terms of resourcing it was reported that the indicative level of resource available was estimated to be in the order of £350,000 per annum, based upon existing levels. The use of these resources was restricted as per Scottish Executive guidance detailed within Paragraphs 3.7 to 3.10 of the report. However the availability of funding in any given year would depend upon any increases in Council Tax levels and the success rate in collecting Council Tax income. Further guidance was awaited from the Scottish Executive on any restrictions or otherwise in relation to carry forwards. However in the interim Stirling Council’s Financial Rules and Standing Orders would apply in terms of carry forward, authorisation of payments, financial reporting, etc. Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the Draft Investment Framework and associated principles as set out within (a) Paragraphs 3.5 to 3.23 of the submitted report and (b) Appendix A to the submitted report;

2 to request the Director of Regeneration Services to provide a report to a future meeting of the Executive, or its successor, on how the Investment Framework will be taken forward.

(Reference - Report by Director of Regeneration Services of 30 January 2007 submitted.)

EX123 TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT – APPROVAL TO AWARD CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF £500,000

A report by the Director of Corporate Services sought approval to accept the recommended tenders for the supply and delivery of personal protective equipment, as the total contract value exceeded £500,000.

The report advised that in order to encourage Small and Medium Enterprises to participate in the tender process the tender had been divided into three lots; Lot 1 Protective Clothing, Lot 2 Safety Footwear, and Lot 3 Miscellaneous Safety Sundries.

This requirement had been subject to a previous tender process for the Supply and Delivery of Buildings, Roads and Street Lighting Maintenance Materials and Personal Protective Equipment in 2006. However it had not been possible to submit recommendations to full Council on 9 February 2006 since at that time no tenders had been submitted which were acceptable for the Personal Protective Equipment requirements.

The report confirmed that the tender acceptance proposals before the Executive were as a result of the re-tender process that would provide the Personal Protective Equipment requirements for a two year period with an option to extend contracts for a further two years; up to a maximum period of four years.

In line with ongoing changes to procurement strategy to improve overall effectiveness, Stirling Council had invited tenders for an extended contract term. The strategy included a contracted supplier approach, electronic payment, seeking efficiency savings, and a long-term contract.

Paragraph 4.2 of the report listed the savings which had been identified against current costs.

Decision

The Executive agreed to award Contracts to the following Companies viz:-

Lot 1 – Protective Clothing - Alexandra PLC; Lot 2 – Safety Footwear - Fasco Limited:- Lot 3 – Miscellaneous Safety Sundries – Hagemeyer (UK) Limited T/A Parker Merchanting.

(Reference - Report by Director of Corporate Services (undated) submitted.)

EX124 FORTH VALLEY GIS TRANSFER

A report by the Director of Corporate Services provided a final update on progress in establishing a Local Authority Company for the future provision of GIS services by Forth Valley GIS to the current founding Councils of Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk and to other Councils, Public Sector Organisations and Businesses.

Forth Valley GIS was a highly successful Joint Unit that for the past 10 years had provided Geographic Information Services (GIS) to the three partner Councils of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling. The Unit was managed by a tri-Council Joint Management Group (JMG) and operated under a Joint Framework Agreement (JFA). The Unit was jointly funded by the three Councils and by revenue generated from the delivery of GIS services to a wide range of external public-sector customers in Scotland. Recognition of Forth Valley GIS as an exemplar in the provision of leading edge, Best Value and Best Practice GIS service delivery was widespread at a local, regional and national level.

The report explained that continuing to deliver GIS services under the existing semi- formal arrangement was no longer viable as it risked challenge through ever increasing prescriptive EU Procurement Regulations.

Importantly, it did not provide a sound platform for continued business growth or increasing efficiency of the Joint Service and, importantly, did not provide a sustainable basis for continued employment of the 21 specialist staff required to deliver and support the services to the founding Councils and to a wide range of other Local Authorities and Public Sector Organisations in Scotland.

Recognising the need to formalise the business structure of FVGIS, to establish the future business case for the efficient provision of GIS services among the founding Councils and to provide a firm, sustainable legal, governance and employment foundation, the Joint Management Group had worked closely with colleagues in each Council and with the Head of FVGIS over the last 12 months to determine that a Company Model presented the only viable option.

In addition to providing the right business structure to continue with the innovative, successful and efficient partnership model for GIS service delivery, the Company Model would secure the permanent employment of 21 staff in the 3 founding Councils and contribute further local, and wider, economic benefits.

Following production of a robust Business Plan for the period 2007-2010 and an inclusive process of consultations within and across each founding Council, Corporate Management Teams had agreed in principle to support the formation of such a Company. The Executive was reminded that a report had subsequently been presented and approved on this basis by Stirling Council Executive in September 2006 proposing that a Company should be formed to take forward the future provision and growth of GIS services to the partner Councils and to the wider external market.

Following considerable work on the underpinning legal, HR and financial activities, and consultations with employees and the Trade Union, the submitted report outlined the recommended company model, governance arrangements, business and staff transfer provisions and future service delivery requirements.

It was indicated that the proposed governance and shareholding arrangements would ensure that the founding Councils exerted control over the Company and that future development of the business continued to support the improved delivery of public services and benefit the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Forth Valley area, its communities and citizens.

It was noted that, in terms of the Forth Valley economy, the proposed Local Authority Company would be viewed by Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley as a “high growth” venture significantly contributing to the key knowledge economy sector in the area and to the wider Scottish economy.

Stirling Council was the first of the 3 partner Councils to consider the proposals. Subject to final approvals by each of the founding Councils, it was proposed to establish the Company and undertake to complete the business and staff transfer activities by April 2007 or soon thereafter.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the formation of a Company Limited by Shares for Forth Valley GIS and the intention to establish the Company by 1 April 2007;

2 to agree to the appointment of 2 Board Members for an interim period after which nominees would be reviewed following the Local Government Elections with the initial appointments delegated to the Corporate Management Team;

3 to note the shareholding arrangements and the controls exerted by the founding Councils;

4 to note the arrangements for transfer of assets and contracts to the Company;

5 to approve the TUPE transfer of relevant employees assigned to the Company and note the enhanced provisions for 3 years beyond transfer;

6 to note the issuing of permanent contracts prior to the transfer date to those GIS employees currently on continuously extended short-term temporary contracts;

7 to note the post transfer HR implications detailed in Paragraph 4.10 of the submitted report;

8 to note the Company’s intention to:- (a) Apply for admission to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and provide an open agreement for transferring and new employees; and

(b) Review the cost/benefits of the pension arrangements during the first 3 years of operation.

9 to note that the proportionate Pensions deficit of c.£147,000 would transfer to the Company and that the founding Councils would act as Guarantors with liability shared equally on a 1/3 basis;

10 to note the provision for key Support Services from Stirling Council Corporate Services;

11 to note the arrangements for Business Planning and continuity of cost-effective GIS service delivery to the founding Councils;

12 to agree that finalisation of the main commercial terms and other relevant legal documentation be remitted to the FVGIS Joint Management Group and Director of Corporate Services, Stirling Council as Project Board Chair;

13 to note that appointment to the GIS Board would be included in the report to Council on the Appointment to Companies in which the Council has an interest.

(Reference – Paragraph EX27 of 19 September, 2006; Report by Director of Corporate Services of 1 February 2007 submitted.)

EX125 CONTRACT STANDING ORDERS

The Council’s Contract Standing Orders had last been updated and approved in October 2003. Since that time numerous mandatory and proposed changes to public sector procurement had taken place with many of these changes arising during 2006.

A report by the Director of Corporate Services advised that Contract Standing Orders required updating and reformatting to:-

• Reflect and incorporate a number of significant developments in public sector procurement legislation, regulation and best practice; • Reflect the development of best practice longer-term contract periods across most parts of the Council, which increased the overall value of contracts, but did not increase the annual spend; • Deal with comments and suggestions provided by Services with the aim of improving “user friendliness”, thereby promoting review and application; • Converting from traditional hard copy to an electronic version available on The Source that had links to a wide range of procurement guidance and information files that would assist in the delivery of best value and compliance to minimum governance standards. The report explained that the update and reformat had initially been delayed until publication of the numerous mandatory and proposed changes to public sector procurement to permit inclusion of all known changes. Consultation on the updated and reformatted draft had taken place, with the resulting comments and amendments incorporated into the reformatted Contract Standing Orders that were appended to the submitted report.

The proposed timetable for approval was to this meeting of the Executive and, if approved, to Council on 15 March 2007.

In terms of resource implications it was indicated that Application of the Rules and Procedures detailed within the updated and reformatted Contract Standing Orders would assist in delivery of cash releasing and time releasing efficiencies and assist employees, responsible for procurement processes, to ensure compliance to procurement related legislation and regulation.

Decision

The Executive agreed to recommend to Council:-

1 to approve the updated and reformatted Contract Standing Orders appended to the submitted report;

2 to approve the suggested approval route for the updated and reformatted Contract Standing Orders as detailed in Paragraph 1.4 of the submitted report.

(Reference - Report by Director of Corporate Services (undated) submitted.)

EX126 HR INFORMATION REPORT

A report by the Director of Corporate Services presented the HR Information Report for Quarter 3 2006/2007. The report included: Employee Headcount, Turnover, Absence Management, Equal Opportunities, Diversity, Discipline & Grievance and Occupational Health.

One of the most significant parts of the Information Report related to employee absence. Sickness Absence was an Accounts Commission Statutory Performance Indicator (SPI) which was reported annually. The definition of Sickness Absence was “the number of days lost through sickness absence expressed as a percentage of the total working days available”.

The appended report (Corporate Human Resources – Information Report) detailed the % days lost for the Council’s various employee groups for each Quarter since 2004/05. Comparing Quarter 3 2006/07, with Quarter 3 2005/06, it was noted that there was an improvement for Chief Officers & Local Government Employees and Teachers, but deterioration in the position with Craft Workers.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note the content of the HR Information Report – Quarter 3 – appended as an Appendix to the submitted report; 2 to note that the Report would be submitted to the Governance & Audit and Service Delivery & Performance Committees.

(Reference - Report by Director of Corporate Services (undated) submitted.)

EX127 WASTE SERVICES CUSTOMER STANDARDS

Waste Services, Environment Services, provided a number of important services to the citizens and businesses within the Stirling Council area. These services included Refuse and Recycling Collection, Commercial Waste Uplift, Household Recycling Facilities and Special Uplifts.

All of these Services were delivered to a specified standard.

A report by the Interim Director of Environment Services advised that in line with the Council’s Customer Service Pledge, Waste Services had reviewed its approach and had developed a Customer Service Pledge (as set out in Appendix 1 to the report). The Pledge, which detailed the Service’s standards, was submitted for approval by the Executive.

The report confirmed that once the Pledge received formally approval it would form the basis of Employee/Customer Care Training. Training employees in Customer Care and the Service Pledge would require time input and the training of frontline staff would incur a financial cost in order to ensure cover for service delivery.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the Waste Services Customer Standards appended as Appendix 1 to the submitted report and that this be made available to Community Councils;

2 to note that a Summary Leaflet would be circulated to Customers;

3 to receive an Annual Report on performance against the Pledge commitments.

(Reference - Report by Interim Director of Environment Services of 22 January 2007 submitted.)

EX128 WASTE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS – PROGRESS REPORTS

A report by the Interim Director of Environment Services provided an update on progress with the delivery of the various Waste Management related Infrastructure Projects that included the restoration of the former Lower Polmaise Landfill Site, the construction of the Household Waste Recycling Facility (HWRF), and relocation of the Kerbside Collection Fleet and Recycling Operation. The report also reviewed the performance of the Waste Transfer Station and Composting Operation.

Appendix 1 to the report set out the Updated Programme for Delivery of the Infrastructure Projects. The report confirmed that restoration of the former landfill site at Lower Polmaise had been substantially completed in July 2006, with landscaping to be finished by Spring 2007.

The composting plinth was operating well, with efforts being made to improve the quality of compost material produced to an acceptable standard for marketing. The plinth required to be extended to cope with the increasing volumes of brown bin waste.

Following the fire at the Waste Transfer Station in 2005, the majority of repairs had been completed, except remedial work to the roof and wall cladding, which was still under consideration. The operation of the Transfer Station was unaffected.

The Executive was reminded that the treatment volumes of leachate from the landfill mass remained less than required by the Waste Management Licence, and specialist advice was being sought on how to improve and maximise the process. Discussions were being held with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regarding amendments to the Licence Conditions. Consideration was also being given to the best use of gas extracted from landfill.

Construction of the new Household Waste Recycling Facility at Lower Polmaise was progressing to programme, and was expected to be open by 1 April 2007.

Consideration was also being given to re-locating the kerbside collection fleet and recycling operation from Burghmuir to an identified site at Bandeath. Pending a decision, this could be funded by the Scottish Executive’s Strategic Waste Fund (SWF) provided the move was completed by early April 2007.

In terms of the resource implications as set out in Paragraphs 4.3 – 4.7 of the report it was confirmed that further development of the projects would have the following financial implications:-

• the compost plinth would require to be extended to cope with increasing quantities of brown bin waste, at a cost of £250K;

• the access road to the Lower Polmaise Waste Management Complex required upgrading at an overall cost of £600K, comprising the construction of a roundabout on the A907 and access road improvements;

• in order to effectively draw-down leachate levels, a filter plant costing in excess of £450K, (plus the cost for the removal of the concentrated liquor produced during the filtration process) or alternatively tankering the raw leachate for treatment off- site could, over two years, cost circa £1.4M;

• Relocation of the kerbside collection fleet and recycling operation would have revenue implications of £20k per annum, reducing to £6k after two years;

• to encourage separation of waste and recycleables at the new Household Waste Recycling Facility, two additional employees who could be funded through a successful bid to the Strategic Waste Fund. Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note progress with the delivery of the Waste Management Related Infrastructure Projects;

2 to note the performance of the Gas and Leachate Management System and the composting operation.

(Reference – Report by Interim Director of Environment Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX129 POLICY FOR THE CONTROL OF UNAUTHORISED ADVERTISING

As a consequence of the continuing success of Stirling’s retail and commercial business, there had been an increase in unauthorised advertising, which was becoming more prevalent throughout the Stirling Council area.

A report by the Interim Director of Environment Services that sought approval on proposals for the control of unauthorised advertising illustrated that unauthorised advertising can be in the form of fly-posting, placards, advertising or ‘A’ boards’ and trailer adverts placed within public roads and spaces. Unauthorised advertising could cause visual clutter and compromise road safety.

The report advised that effective control of unauthorised advertising would enhance the visual amenity of the City, towns and villages and improve the quality of life for those who live in, use and enjoy these public places.

Local Authorities had the power to control unauthorised advertising through various legislation, including the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

The proposal before the Executive set out a co-ordinated cross-departmental approach to combating unauthorised advertising through encouragement, awareness raising, prevention, removal, enforcement and prosecution.

The cost of implementing the proposed Policy for the Control of unauthorised advertising would be funded initially from Roads and Transport, Streetscape and City-Centre Management Revenue Budgets. The control and removal of unauthorised advertisements would place additional demands on existing operational and administrative staffing resources within Streetscape, Roads and Transport, and Planning, Regulation and Countryside Services. Additional resources might therefore be required particularly in the short term to ensure the effective implementation of the Policy through increased enforcement. Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the proposed Policy for the Control of Unauthorised Advertising as described in the submitted report by the Interim Director of Environment Services;

2 to receive a further report on permitted advertising and sponsorship opportunities.

(Reference – Report by Interim Director of Environment Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

EX130 MANAGEMENT OF FLOODING

Following the flooding events of 13 and 14 December 2006 and the widespread disruption caused throughout the Stirling Council area there was submitted a report by the Interim Director of Environment Services that set out the current practice on Management of Flooding and recommended areas for improvement.

Appendix 1 to the submitted report related to A Sandbag Policy; Appendix 2 to the submitted report related to a Policy Statement for an Assisted Floodwater Protection System for Residential Properties;

Appendix 3 to the submitted report related to a Policy Statement on the Promotion of Flood Prevention (Mitigation) Schemes.

Flooding was a recurring problem that affected many communities within the Stirling Council area, causing; damage to property; disruption to transport links; losses to local businesses and inconvenience for many people going about their daily activities.

Flood events were not a new issue and there were many anecdotal records from the past when properties had been inundated. However, flood events seemed to be occurring more frequently, with more properties being affected. This increasing frequency might be due to changes in weather patterns caused by climate change.

The report explained that due to the increasing levels of public anxiety and the number of householders and businesses expressing dissatisfaction, it was important for the Council to review its current practices and establish a Strategy for the Management of Flood Events and Mitigation Measures into the future.

The proposed intervention included:-

a) Monitoring, for four identified ‘at risk’ locations, and dependent on the level of sophistication chosen, was estimated in the range of £50k and £110k.

b) For the Council to provide Floodwater Protection Systems would require the bulk purchase of a proprietary system. An estimated stockholding of 250 would cost in the region of £50k. c) Further river and watercourse modelling, for the four identified ‘at risk’ areas, and option appraisal studies - estimated to cost £281k.

d) The Service had recorded a number of minor flooding events and had estimated a cost of £560k, which would provide localised relief from flooding.

e) Larger Flood Prevention Schemes required significant further analysis and no estimate of cost could therefore be given at this time. For larger schemes the Scottish Executive might give grants of up to 80%.

Intervention Schemes already identified were listed in Paragraph 4.15 of the report that could be advanced for installation if funding was made available. The Schemes identified would require capital investment, to design and install them.

In respect of resources the report advised that should the Council decide to increase its response to flood planning and preparation to provide a greater operational response to reacting and co-ordinating flood events, then budget would need to be increased.

Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to note the current response to flooding events;

2 to approve the Sandbag Policy appended as Appendix 1 to the submitted report;

3 to adopt the Policy Statement on ‘Assisted Floodwater Protection System for Residential Properties’ appended as Appendix 2 to the submitted report;

4 to adopt the Policy Statement on ‘The Promotion of Flood Prevention (Mitigation) Schemes’ appended as Appendix 3 to the submitted report;

5 to note the estimated costs for potential flooding interventions and instruct that a Prioritised Strategy be developed, to ensure the available resources were targeted to the areas of greatest need within communities in the Council area;

6 to instruct Officers of Environment Services to arrange a meeting with officials of the Scottish Executive, so they can explore the opportunities for financial support for the Council’s proposed interventions;

7 to congratulate all Officers of the Council involved in the work undertaken to alleviate the effects of the flooding which had occurred in December 2006.

(Reference - Report by Interim Director of Environment Services of 1 February 2007 submitted.) EX131 TRANSPORT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ADVICE NOTE

On 15 June 2006 the Council agreed Transport for 2020 – City Transport Strategy, which included further consultation to help establish a mechanism to secure Developer contributions to fund Transport Infrastructure Improvements.

A report by the Interim Director of Environment Services advised that historically Developers had been required to address the Transport implications of their development but this had not fully addressed issues such as congestion on the wider road network, including the City centre. The report confirmed a clear need to reduce vehicle journeys and to implement the key elements of the City Transport Strategy, if the Council’s long term transport objectives were to be met.

Reference was made to the National Policy and Guidelines on the requirements for Transport Assessment that stressed the priority of sustainable transport, the integration of transport and planning and securing the appropriate mitigation.

The Executive was advised that recent Guidance had also introduced the concept of post development monitoring with ongoing commitments to mitigation. These objectives were already reflected to some extent in the Council’s Transport Strategy and Development Plan and it was intended that programmed review of these Strategies and Plans would reflect this updated policy stance.

The report advised that in the interim a Development Advice Note (DAN) had been produced to set out the Council’s Guidelines to ensure that transport mitigation, and an appropriate contribution by Developers to the City Transport Strategy, were secured through the planning process. The DAN included guidance on the preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.

The Development Advice Note (Dan) Transport Planning was appended as Appendix 1 to the submitted report. Appendix A to the Dan provided a checklist and Appendix B illustrated a Transport Assessment forms which would be available on the web separately from the main Dan.

The Transport Development Advice Note would be subject to widespread Stakeholder consultation, including the Scottish Executive, Development Industry, other Council Services and External Agencies.

The report explained that Developer contribution was based on a number of assumptions including continuing CTS (£1,000,000) and TACTRAN (£650,000) capital funding per annum for the next 10 years until 2015/2016. The Developer contribution rate would be reviewed on a regular basis to take into account variation in funding shortfall and anticipated generation of new vehicle trips related to development within the core area. Decision

The Executive agreed:-

1 to approve the approach to and scale of Developer contributions as outlined in the Draft Transport Planning Development Advice Note appended as Appendix 1 to the submitted report;

2 to Stakeholder consultation on the Draft Development Advice Note, prior to a report back through the Planning Schedule, to include any consequent recommended amendments.

(Reference - Report by Interim Director of Environment Services of 22 January 2007 submitted.)

The Executive resolved that under Section 50A (4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the Meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

EX132 COMMUNITY SERVICES – MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURE

Community Services had been reviewing the design of services to address the challenges of improving efficiency and reducing management costs. A report by the Director of Community Services advised that as a result of the Review, the Service had identified the possibility of reducing the number of management posts, with the removal of 1 Head of Service post.

Appendix 1 to the submitted report provided Community Service’s current Management Structure. Appendix 2 to the report gave the proposed Management Structure. Paragraph 7 of the report summarised the estimated financial implications of the proposed restructuring with further details given in Appendix 3 on the 2007/2008 full year General Fund savings of the proposed restructuring.

The Executive was advised that the removal of the post would require allocation of duties and responsibilities within the Service and the proposed reconfigured post would be subject to a grading review to reflect the changing portfolios.

Decision

The Executive agreed recommend to Council:-

1 approval of the revised Management structure within Community Services as set out in the submitted report by the Director of Community Services; 2 to note that an opportunity existed for consultation with the Trades Unions on the proposals contained within the submitted report by the Director of Community Services prior to the report being considered by the Council.

(Reference – Report by Director of Community Services of 31 January 2007 submitted.)

The Convener declared the meeting closed at 12 noon. APPENDIX 1

Community Care Services

Proposed Charges to apply from 9th April 2007

Service Charge 2006/2007 Proposed Charge 2007/08 Local Authority Residential £374 per week for residents £405 per week for residents Care Community Alarms (MECS) £1.00 per week £1.00 per week Local Authority Respite £62 per day £64 per day Care Meals on Wheels £1.60 per meal £1.65 per meal Lunch Clubs £1.60 per meal £1.65 per meal Home Support £8.80 per hour £8.80 per hour File Name: N:\DEMSUPP\NewDecisions\Executive\Minutes\EX20070213.doc APPENDIX 2 Libraries, Learning, Communities & Culture Proposed charges to apply from April 2007 LIBRARIES Current Charges Proposed Charges 2007/2008

Fines: Adult 12p per item per day 10p per item per day (max £9 per item) (max £6.00 per item)

5p per item per day 5p per item per day Children (max £3.00 per item) (max £3.00 per item)

Recovery costs for each overdue 2nd class postage and cost of 2nd class postage and cost of letter letter letter

*Requests (books and audio) 60p per item 60p per item

Requests for older weekly, or 60p per video 60p per item classic DVDs/videos, held at another location

Request for DVD/video in that 60p per item 60p per item library’s stock.

*Inter-Library Loans Standard Service £5.00 per Standard Service £5.00 per (books borrowed from other item item Authorities) Extra Action £7.50 per Extra Action £7.50 per item item For first 12 loans, thereafter For first 12 loans, thereafter the charge per loan will be the charge per loan will be the full cost incl. Postage the full cost incl. postage.

Urgent Action £20.00 per Urgent Action £20.00 item per item

Printouts from Microfiche/film 20p per A4 sheet 20p per A4 sheet 40p per A3 sheet 40p per A3 sheet

Booking of microfilm/fiche reader 50p 50p

Printouts from Internet, word processing and CD Roms Black & white Colour 20p per A4 sheet, 40p A3 20p per A4 sheet, 40p A3 20p per A4 sheet, 40p A3 20p per A4 sheet, 40p A3

Charge for the use of talking books £1.00 per item borrowed £1.20 per item borrowed by people for whom they are non- essential (Over 60s, registered blind and those with disabilities exempt) APPENDIX 2 (continued) Libraries, Learning, Communities & Culture Proposed charges to apply from April 2007 LIBRARIES Current Charges Proposed Charges 2007/2008

Fax: To send:UK £1.25 per sheet (First 3 faxes, £1.25 per sheet (First 3 faxes, 75p per sheet per fax thereafter) 75p per sheet per fax thereafter) International, £2.00 (A4 sheet) £2.00 (A4 sheet) Premium rate & satellite numbers £2.00 (A4 sheet) £2.00 (A4 sheet) To receive 75p (first 5 – A4 sheets, 40p 75p (first 5 – A4 sheets, 40p thereafter) thereafter)

*Events Adult £2.50 Adults (minimum) £2.50 Adults (minimum) Junior £1.50 Children (minimum) £1.50 Children (minimum)

Word processing & Internet First half hour free, thereafter 50p Free of charge access per ½ hour or part of ½ hour Apr – (Registered learners are exempt Jun 2006 while undertaking classes or Free of charge – Jul 2006 flexible learning courses)

PC Booking Charge 50p administrative fee. 50p administrative fee. (Does not apply to learning PCs)

Research Fees First half hour free then £7.50 per First half hour free then £10.00 (Local, Reference) half hour plus photocopying/postal per half hour plus charges photocopying/postal charges

Genealogy enquiries £17.50 per hour plus £20.00 per hour plus photocopying/postal charges photocopying/postal charges

Database Information enquiries Provision of information Provision of information 1. Disk £25 1. Disk £25 2. Print out - £25 1. Print out - £25

Supply of performing sets Recovery of costs Recovery of costs

*NB 50% REDUCTION (concession rate for persons over 60 and benefit claimants) Concession rates are applicable only to people resident in the Stirling Council Area **As the audio*, video/DVD and photocopying services are operated on a self- financing basis, charges are amended as necessary to remain competitive. APPENDIX 3 Libraries, Learning, Communities and Culture Proposed charges to apply from April 2007

Current Charges Proposed Charges 2006/2007 2007/2008 ARCHIVES (no change) Photocopies (A3, A4) 0.50 per item 0.50 per item Microfilm &Internet Printouts 0.50 per item 0.50 per item Digital Copies 2.00 per item 2.00 per item Reproduction (book, 40.00 (New service) 40.00 magazine, video, multimedia) Staff searches (local/family 20.00 per hour 20.00 per hour history) Staff searches 58.00 per hour 58.00 per hour (commercial/professional purposes) Tenancy Enquiries 25.00 25.00

APPENDIX 4 Libraries, Learning, Communities and Culture Proposed charges to apply from April 2007

ALBERT HALLS Current Charges 2006/2007 Proposed Charges 2007/2008

Comm Public Non Comm Public Non Sector Comm Sector Comm Main Hall £ £

Monday - Friday 9 am - 10 pm 72.90 N/A 20.40 76.54 48.98 21.42 Saturday 9 am - 10 pm 81.25 N/A 30.45 85.31 58.64 31.97 Sunday and all hours after 10.00pm 89.45 N/A 35.70 93.92 65.70 37.48

Public Holidays 119.25 N/A 47.60 125.21 87.59 49.98 Lesser hall £ £

Monday - Friday 9 am - 10 pm 35.90 N/A 11.50 37.70 23.70 12.07 Saturday 9 am - 10 pm 40.30 N/A 17.05 42.31 28.67 17.90 Sunday and all hours after 10.00pm 44.10 N/A 23.60 46.30 33.85 24.78

Public Holidays 58.75 N/A 31.40 61.69 47.33 32.97

Meeting Room £ £

Monday - Friday 9 am - 10 pm 19.05 N/A 6.10 20.00 13.20 6.40 Saturday 9 am - 10 pm 21.95 N/A 9.05 23.04 16.27 9.50 Sunday and all hours after 10.00pm 27.40 N/A 12.00 28.77 20.68 12.60

Public Holidays 36.55 N/A 16.00 38.38 27.59 16.80 Services/Equipment £ £

PA System (Main Hall) 67.45 N/A 26.00 70.82 49.06 27.30 PA System (Lesser Hall) 33.80 N/A 12.80 35.49 24.46 13.44 Stage Lighting 40.50 N/A 19.70 42.52 31.60 20.68 OHP 20.30 N/A 9.90 21.31 15.85 10.40 Screen (6ft) 20.30 N/A 9.90 21.31 15.85 10.40 Screen (12ft) 40.50 N/A 13.25 42.52 28.21 13.91 Flipchart 13.60 N/A 6.65 14.28 10.63 6.98 TV/Video 20.30 N/A 9.90 21.31 15.85 10.40 Technician 12.45 N/A 12.45 13.07 13.07 13.07 Grand Piano Tuning 51.00 N/A 51.00 53.55 53.55 53.55 Grand Piano Hire 27.05 N/A 27.05 28.40 28.40 28.40 Lesser Kitchen 10.15 N/A 10.15 10.66 10.66 10.66 Mirror Ball 34.10 N/A 17.05 35.80 26.85 17.90 Radio Mics 20.30 N/A 6.00 21.31 13.80 6.30 Wedding Ceremony Fee 54.10 N/A 54.10 56.80 56.80 56.80

Security Stewarding 7.80 N/A 7.80 8.19 8.19 8.19

Follow-Spot Cost on request Cost on request

Hire charges are per complete hour unless otherwise stated Equipment/Service charges are per day/per session excluding VAT APPENDIX 4 (cont)

Proposed Charges to Apply from 01 April 2007

TOLBOOTH Current Charges 2006/2007 Proposed Charges 2007/2008

Comm Public Non Comm Public Non Sector Comm Sector Comm Auditorium £ £ Tue – Thu Fri – Mon 66.55 N/A 33.30 69.88 52.42 34.96 93.15 N/A 46.60 97.81 73.37 48.93 Public Holidays 124.20 N/A 62.10 130.41 97.80 65.20

Attic £ £ Tue – Thu Fri – Mon 32.65 N/A 17.90 34.28 25.53 18.79 45.70 N/A 29.80 47.98 39.63 31.29 Public Holidays 60.90 N/A 39.70 63.95 52.81 41.68 Meeting Rooms £ £ Tue – Thu Fri – Mon 19.55 N/A 11.95 20.53 16.54 12.55 32.65 N/A 23.85 34.28 29.66 25.04 Public Holidays 43.55 N/A 31.80 45.73 39.56 33.39 Recording Studio £ £ Rehearsal room only Single rate Single rate Control room only 11.35 11.92 Both rooms 11.35 11.92 Both rooms full day 17.05 17.90 113.55 119.23 Services/Equipment £ £ Data projector Slide projector 26.10 N/A 11.95 27.40 19.97 12.55 OHP 26.10 N/A 11.95 27.40 19.97 12.55 Screen (3.7m) 20.30 N/A 9.90 21.31 15.85 10.40 Screen (1.8m) 40.50 N/A 13.25 42.52 28.21 13.91 Flipchart 20.30 N/A 9.90 21.31 15.85 10.40 TV 13.60 N/A 6.65 14.28 10.63 6.98 Video player 20.30 N/A 9.85 21.31 15.85 10.34 DVD player 20.30 N/A 9.85 21.31 15.85 10.34 Video camera 20.30 N/A 9.85 21.31 15.85 10.34 Digital camera 20.30 N/A 9.85 21.31 15.85 10.34 Mirrorball 20.30 N/A 9.85 21.31 15.85 10.34 Radio Mics 34.10 N/A 17.05 35.80 26.85 17.90 20.30 N/A 6.00 21.31 13.80 6.30 Hire charges are per complete hour unless otherwise stated

Equipment/Service charges are per day/per session excluding VAT APPENDIX 5 COMMUNITY SERVICES/CHILDREN’S SERVICES Charges for Stirling Council Facilities (Halls/Centres & Schools) and Categories of Use (per hour) to apply for 2007/2008

1 STANDARD RATE Charges Charges 2006/07 2007/08 + 5% Band A Games Halls in Centres/Large Units in School 17.65 18.53 (Games Hall, Swimming Pool – St Modan’s High School) Band B Large Hall in Centres/Medium Units in Schools 10.90 11.45 (Assembly Hall, Gymnasium, Conference Room, Lecture Theatre, Workshop) Band C Large Meeting Room/Lounge in Centre/Small Units 6.90 7.25 in Schools (Changing Room, Classroom, Staff Room, Small Hall, Dining Room) Band D Small Meeting Room in Centres 4.95 5.20 Band E Kitchen in Centres 2.80 2.94

2 CONCESSIONARY RATE = 50% OF STANDARD RATE Charges Charges All children’s/youth groups under 18 e.g. playgroups, parent & 2006/07 2007/08 toddlers, uniformed organisations, churches, voluntary non- + 5% profit making/charitable organisations. Band A Games Halls in Centres/Large Units in School 8.85 9.29 (Games Hall, Swimming Pool – St Modan’s High School) Band B Large Hall in Centres/Medium Units in Schools 5.5 5.78 (Assembly Hall, Gymnasium, Conference Room, Lecture Theatre, Workshop) Band C Large Meeting Room/Lounge in Centre/Small Units 3.45 3.62 in Schools (Changing Room, Classroom, Staff Room, Small Hall, Dining Room) Band D Small Meeting Room in Centres 2.50 2.63 Band E Kitchen in Centres 1.40 1.47

3 COMMERCIAL RATE Charges Charges Groups where leaders/tutors accrue over £15.00 per hour per 2006/07 2007/08 leader/tutor through charges to members/users of the group + 5% e.g. aerobics classes, martial arts classes, sales groups, exhibitions/training, seminars. Band A Games Halls in Centres/Large Units in School 40.40 42.42 (Games Hall, Swimming Pool – St Modan’s High School) Band B Large Hall in Centres/Medium Units in Schools 29.65 31.13 (Assembly Hall, Gymnasium, Conference Room, Lecture Theatre, Workshop) Band C Large Meeting Room/Lounge in Centre/Small Units 20.30 21.32 in Schools (Changing Room, Classroom, Staff Room, Small Hall, Dining Room) Band D Small Meeting Room in Centres 14.90 15.65 Band E Kitchen in Centres 7.80 8.19 4 LETS WITHOUT CHARGE 1. All core school board activities within own school. 2. School organisations and school clubs within own school 3. School board and PTA/PA business meetings within own school 4. School board and PTA / PA fundraising activities within own school 5. Stirling Councillor's business meetings within local school or centres 6. Community Council business meetings 7. Stirling Council arts development classes 8. Stirling Council playscheme 9. Stirling Council youth programme activities 10. Stirling Council adult education / literacies activities (by approved providers) 11. Stirling Council training courses 12. Libraries, Learning, Communities, Cultural activities within own buildings / centres 13. Business meetings of Urban Regeneration groups recognised by Stirling Council 14. Business meetings of Community Planning Groups recognised by Stirling Council 15. Tenants / Residents associations business meetings 16. Active Stirling Sport and physical activity classes/holiday programme

All applications for Lets Without Charge must be signed by an authorised official of the relevant service - please see attached sheet.

Halls & Centres At weekends there will be an additional charge on top of the Monday-Friday Letting Charges to cover full recovery cost of caretakers’ wages on Saturdays and Sundays. In certain circumstances lessees may be approved as keyholders and then the additional charge for caretaking will not apply.

Performing Right Society Payments With effect from 1st May 2002 a charge was levied to the client for bookings where taped or live music will be in use. This payment will be calculated and charged at point of booking. Charges are set by the Performing Rights Society, charges are based on fire capacity of room regardless of numbers attending the event.

In order to simplify the calculation and collection procedure internal audit have examined previous payments and identified an average amount. This amount equates to:-

£4 hourly charge for lets with a charge £10 one-off payment for lets without charge

Schools

The current arrangements for schools as outlined in the current Community Use of Schools Policy applies. The policy states: No community use of schools at weekends or holiday periods unless on a full cost recover basis. No community use of primary schools after 6pm except:

- for those schools where no alternative facilities exist - for times allocated to young persons groups - unless on full cost recovery APPENDIX 6

Active Stirling Prices 2006/07 2007/08 3.00% 5% 10% £££ ££££ Adult Swim Full Price 2.75 2.83 2.85 Leisure Card 2.20 2.27 2.30 Concession 1.10 1.13 1.15 Juvenile swim Full Price 1.60 1.65 1.65 Leisure Card 0.30 1.34 1.35 Concession 0.85 0.88 0.90 Family Swim Full Price 7.90 8.14 8.15 Leisure Card 6.35 6.54 6.55 Concession 3.50 3.61 3.65 Swim & Fun Session Full Price 2.85 2.94 2.95 Leisure Card 2.40 2.47 2.50 Concession 1.70 1.75 1.80 Family swim & fun Full Price 9.95 10.25 10.25 Session Leisure Card 8.40 8.65 8.70 Concession 5.95 6.13 6.15 Creche Full Price 2.15 2.37 2.40 Leisure Card 1.35 1.49 1.50 Concession 1.00 1.10 1.10 Sauna Full Price 5.05 5.20 5.25 Leisure Card 4.15 4.27 4.30 Concession 2.90 2.99 3.00 Soft Play Full Price 1.45 1.60 1.60 Leisure Card 1.10 1.21 1.25 Concession 0.0 0.88 0.90 Synthetic Pitch - Qtr Full Price 23.30 24.47 24.50 Concession 10.90 11.45 11.45 Synthetic Pitch - Half Full Price 27.80 29.19 29.20 Concession 13.40 14.07 14.10 Synthetic Pitch - Full Full Price 36.30 38.12 38.15 Concession 26.60 27.93 27.95 Synthetic Floodlights - Full Price 5.20 5.46 5.50 Qtr Concession 5.20 5.46 5.50 Synthetic Floodlights - Full Price 9.40 9.87 9.90 Half Concession 9.40 9.87 9.90 Synthetic Floodlights - Full Price 15.60 16.38 16.40 Full Concession 15.60 16.38 16.40 Grass Pitches - Game Full Price 28.00 29.40 29.40 Concession 14.40 15.12 15.15 Grass Training Full Price 19.55 20.53 20.55 Concession 10.40 10.92 10.95 Tennis - Kings Park Full Price 1.25 1.31 1.35 Concession 1.05 1.10 1.15 Mini Traffic Concession 1.15 1.21 1.25 Gym Full Price 5.00 5.25 5.25 Leisure Card 5.00 5.25 5.25 Concession 2.50 72.33 72.35 Aqua Aerobics, Body Full Price 3.75 3.94 3.95 Balance, Aqua Jogging, Step, Tai Chi, Pilates, Leisure Card 3.20 3.36 3.40 Boxercise Concession 2.30 2.42 2.45 Yoga Full Price 4.40 4.62 4.65 Leisure Card 3.60 3.78 3.80 Concession 2.60 2.73 2.75 Bums Tums & Thighs Full Price 2.50 2.63 2.65 Leisure Card 2.00 2.10 2.10 Concession 1.80 1.89 1.90 Community Classes Full Price 2.30 2.42 2.45 Family Fitness Adult 2.30 2.42 2.45 Junior 1.15 1.21 1.25 Active Living individual Full Price 30.00 31.50 31.50 Concession 20.00 21.00 21.00 Active Living Joint Full Price 45.00 47.25 47.25 Concession 33.00 34.65 34.65 Active Living Corporate Full Price 22.00 23.10 23.10 Active Living Off Peak Full Price 22.00 23.10 23.10 Castle Suite Hire Half day 87.20 91.56 91.60 Full Day 174.40 183.12 183.15 Wallace suite Per Hr 18.50 19.43 19.45 Cambuskenneth Suite Per Hr 18.50 19.43 19.45 Dumyat Suite Per Hr 18.50 19.43 19.45 Lounge Suite Per Hr 16.00 16.80 16.80 Synthetic Pitch birthday Supervised 34.20 35.91 35.95 party Unsupervised 10.90 11.45 11.45 Active Stirling Card Stirling Res - - - Non Stg Res 5.00 £10.00