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Public Document Pack Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra Ghaidheal agus Bhoid Customer Services Executive Director: Douglas Hendry Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 602127 Fax: 01546 604435 DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD e.mail –[email protected] 16 April 2015 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, KILMORY, LOCHGILPHEAD on THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2015 at 11:00 AM , which you are requested to attend. Douglas Hendry Executive Director of Customer Services BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES F OR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTE RESTS (IF ANY) 3. MINUTES (a) Argyll and Bute Council held on 12 February 2015 at 11am (Pages 1 - 6) (b) Special Argyll and Bute Council held on 12 February 2015 at 2pm (Pages 7 - 10) (c) Special Argyll and Bute Council held on 19 March 2015 (Pages 11 - 14) 4. MINUTES OF COMMITTEE S (a) Community Services Committee held on 12 March 2015 (Pages 15 - 22) * (b) Policy and Resources Committee held on 19 March 2015 (Pages 23 - 32) (c) Special Policy and Resources Committee held on 2 April 2015 (Pages 33 - 36) (d) Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee held on 13 April 2015 (Pages 37 - 40) The above minutes are submitted to the Council for approval of any recommendations on the items which the Committee does not have delegated powers. These items are marked with an *. 5. LEADER'S REPORT Report by Leader of the Council (Pages 41 - 58) 6. POLICY LEAD COUNCILL ORS REPORTS (a) Report by Policy Lead Councillor for PPSL (to follow) (b) Report by Policy Lead Councillor for Gaelic (Pages 59 - 66) (c) Report by Policy Lead Councillor for Island Affairs (Pages 67 - 70) 7. CAPITAL PLANNING PAC K 2015 -16 TO 2019 -20 Report by Interim Head of Strategic Finance (Pages 71 - 214) 8. COUNCIL CONSTITUTION REVIEW Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 215 - 218) 9. POLITICAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS: POLITI CAL COMPOSITION, POLICY LEADS AND APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 219 - 224) 10. ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOU SING ASSOCIATION CON SULTATION REQUEST Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (to follow) 11. SCHEME OF REMUNERATI ON FOR COUNCILLORS Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 225 - 228) 12. REVIEW OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS HELD BY ARGYL L & BUTE COUNCIL Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 229 - 232) 13. REVIEW OF SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COM MUNITY COUNCILS - SHORT LIFE WORKING GROUP Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 233 - 240) 14. ARGYLL AND BUTE LOCA L DEVELOPMENT PLAN - ACTION PROGRAMME Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services (Pages 241 - 244) The Action Programme can be viewed online at http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/moderngov/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=257&MId=6626&Ver=4 and hard copies will be made available for perusal in the Members Room 15. PROPOSED ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL HISTORI C ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services (Pages 245 - 328) E1 16. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOU NDARY CO MMISSION PROPOSALS F OR ARGYLL AND BUTE Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 329 - 352) E2 17. ROTHESAY PAVILION FU LL BUSINESS CASE Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services (Pages 353 - 394) Appendices A-G relating to this item will be made available for perusal in the Members Room E3 18. NEW SCHOOLS REDEVELO PMENT PROJECT - DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOO L - AFFORDABILITY POSITION AND ISSUE OF NEW PROJECT REQUEST TO HUBNORTH SCOTLAND LTD Report by Executive Director – Community Services (Pages 395 - 402) E4 19. NPDO SCHOOLS AFFORDA BILITY REPORT Report by Executive Director – Customer Services (Pages 403 - 410) The Committee will be asked to pass a resolution in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for items of business with an “E” on the grounds that it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 7a to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The appropriate paragraphs are:- E1 Paragraph 11 Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultation or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office-holders under, the authority. E2&E3 Paragraph 8 The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services. E4 Paragraph 9 Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. ALL MEMBERS Contact: Hazel MacInnes Tel: 01546 604269 This page is intentionally left blank Page 1 Agenda Item 3a MINUTES of MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, KILMORY, LOCHGILPHEAD on THURSDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2015 Present: Provost Len Scoullar (Chair) Councillor John Armour Councillor Neil MacIntyre Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Robert E Macintyre Councillor Michael Breslin Councillor Robert G MacIntyre Councillor Rory Colville Councillor Donald MacMillan Councillor Maurice Corry Councillor Alex McNaughton Councillor Robin Currie Councillor Jimmy McQueen Councillor Vivien Dance Councillor Bruce Marshall Councillor George Freeman Councillor Aileen Morton Councillor Anne Horn Councillor Ellen Morton Councillor Donald Kelly Councillor Gary Mulvaney Councillor David Kinniburgh Councillor Dougie Philand Councillor John McAlpine Councillor Elaine Robertson Councillor Roderick McCuish Councillor Isobel Strong Councillor Iain Angus MacDonald Councillor Sandy Taylor Councillor Alistair MacDougall Councillor Richard Trail Councillor Iain Stewart MacLean Councillor Dick Walsh Alison Palmer, Teacher Representative Attending: Sally Loudon, Chief Executive Douglas Hendry, Executive Director of Customer Services Cleland Sneddon, Executive Director of Community Services Pippa Milne, Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services Bruce West, Head of Strategic Finance Charles Reppke, Head of Governance and Law 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENC E Apologies for absence were intimated by Councillors Mary Jean-Devon, Duncan MacIntyre, James Robb and William Marshall, Teacher Representative. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTE RESTS The Head of Governance and Law advised that he had received advance intimation from Councillor James McQueen that whilst he had a non financial interest in Dunoon Boxing Club he did not regard it as significant at this time but would keep the matter under review. Councillor McQueen confirmed that was his position and then Councillors Aileen Morton and Roddy McCuish gave an indication of a non financial interest which they did not regard as significant in respect of pitch charges. 3. MINUTES The Minutes of Argyll and Bute Council of 22 January 2015 were approved as a correct record. 4. MINUTES OF COMMITTEE S The Minutes of the Policy and Resources Committee of 5 February 2015 were noted:- Page 2 It was agreed that items 5, 6 & 8 of the minute would be dealt with as part of the planning and budget pack 2015-16. The Provost ruled, and the Council agreed, that the business as dealt with at item 8 of this minute be taken as a matter of urgency by reason of the need to give the Scottish Government a response by the end of this week. The Provost adjourned the meeting at 11.20am and re-convened at 11.35am. 5. STRATEGIC RISK REGIS TER The Council considered the Strategic Risk Register which is updated on a live basis and is formally reviewed twice yearly. Decision The Council noted the content of the updated Strategic Risk Register. (Ref: Report by Head of Strategic Finance dated 5 February 2015, submitted) 6. PLANNING AND BUDGETI NG PACK 2015 - 16 Following the Leader’s Budget speech the Provost presented a quaich to Bruce West, Head of Strategic Finance who was leaving the Council. The Council considered the Corporate and Service Plans, Revenue Budget and Capital Budget papers as contained within the Budget Pack; considered such other appropriate resolutions in relation to these papers and fixed the Council Tax for the year to 31 March 2016. Motion To approve the Service Plans for 2015-16 as set down within the budget pack. To note the Revenue Budget monitoring position as at 31 December 2014. To approve the Revenue Budget for 2015-16 as set out in the Revenue Budget overview as at December 2014. To approve the Service Review and 3 year funding provision of £70,000 for advice service to both Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau and Bute Advice Centre as set down in paragraph 3.10.2 in the Revenue Budget Overview report. To request that the Chief Executive brings forward a report on the structure of the Economic Development function and resources to support the outcomes for economic growth as set out in the SOA. To appoint Councillor Ellen Morton, Depute Leader to the Argyll and Bute Sustainable Economic Forum. To note that funding requests have been received from Kilmartin House Museum, Auchindrain Museum, Dunoon Boxing Club and Kintyre Way and that it is proposed to carry out a detailed assessment of each of these requests in relation to impact, financial deliverability, sustainability of proposals, financial capability of the promoters, governance issues and the risks/ deliverability of the proposals. Reports will be brought forward once all of the information necessary to complete such an analysis is available. This will allow members to consider these Page 3 proposals in the context of the Single Outcome Agreement, the financial commitment required and risk of deliverability. To approve the proposals for fees and charges and resulting increase in income as set out in the report on fees and charges. To approve the introduction of a common charging policy for letting full size all weather pitches and the alteration to a phased approach to letting charges as set down in appendix 1 in the report before members.