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CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE'S MINUTES. Glasgow, 14th June 2018. City Administration Committee. Present: Susan Aitken (Chair), Bill Butler, Malcolm Cunning, Chris Cunningham, Feargal Dalton, Michelle Ferns, Allan Gow, Archie Graham, Greg Hepburn, Ruairi Kelly, Matt Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Jennifer Layden, John Letford, Frank McAveety, Elaine McDougall, Christy Mearns, David Meikle, Jon Molyneux, Martin Rhodes, Anna Richardson, Russell Robertson and Soryia Siddique. Also present: Philip Braat and Maggie McTernan. Apologies: Dr Martin Bartos, Maureen Burke, Mhairi Hunter, Kim Long, David McDonald and Kenny McLean. Attending: N Lyttle (Clerk); A O’Donnell, Chief Executive; M McKenna, Executive Director of Education Services; M Booth, Executive Director of Finance; G Gillespie, Executive Director of Neighbourhoods and Sustainability; I Robertson, Director of Property and Land Services; C Forrest, Director of Governance and Solicitor to the Council; and A Eccles (for the Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership). City Administration Committee - Appointment of substitute member approved. 1 In terms of Section 1(4) (d) of the Scheme of Delegated Functions, the committee approved the appointment of Bailie Christy Mearns as a substitute member for Green Group members on this committee. Integrated Grant Fund – Area Partnership allocations for 2018/19 approved. 2 With reference to the minutes of 31st May 2018 (page 143 hereof) agreeing to continue consideration to the next meeting of this committee of the proposed allocation of £1.6m of Integrated Grant Fund to Area Partnerships for 2018/19, Bailie Robertson, Depute City Convener for Empowering Communities, presented a report regarding the matter, advising that (1) the 2018/19 budget process for Area Partnerships had adopted a revised allocation methodology reflecting a 75% deprivation and 25% population basis, resulting in 12 wards gaining and 11 wards potentially losing funding and as a consequence of this change, additional funding of £238,000 had been added to the overall Area Partnership Budget to ensure that no ward suffered any loss, resulting in 12 wards benefitting directly from the revised allocation methodology reflecting relative deprivation; and Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU (2) the revised methodology used was based on Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 16, the Scottish Government’s official tool to identify those areas within Scotland suffering the effects of poverty and inequality and SIMD was a relative index which incorporated several different aspects of deprivation combined into a single index. After consideration, the committee approved the undernoted Integrated Grant Fund allocations to Area Partnerships for 2018/19. Area Partnership Base SIMD Total allocation allocation (as per 2017/18) Linn (Ward 1) £60,090 £10,284 £70,374 Newlands/Auldburn (Ward 2) £57,690 - £57,690 Greater Pollok (Ward 3) £60,853 £19,673 £80,526 Cardonald (Ward 4) £59,000 - £59,000 Govan (Ward 5) £59,862 £18,456 £78,318 Pollokshields (Ward 6) £57,795 - £57,795 Langside (Ward 7) £57,748 - £57,748 Southside Central (Ward 8) £59,328 £14,982 £74,310 Calton (Ward 9) £60,351 £24,691 £85,042 Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Ward 10) £58,029 - £58,029 Hillhead (Ward 11) £57,151 - £57,151 Victoria Park (Ward 12) £55,718 - £55,718 Garscadden/Scotstounhill (Ward 13) £60,654 £16,611 £77,265 Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) £60,213 £13,251 £73,464 Maryhill (Ward 15) £57,465 - £57,465 Canal (Ward 16) £60,210 £32,970 £93,180 Springburn/Robroyston (Ward 17) £60,454 £27,634 £88,088 East Centre (Ward 18) £61,275 £39,911 £101,186 Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU Shettleston (Ward 19) £58,831 £ 3,102 £61,933 Baillieston (Ward 20) £56,845 - £56,845 North East (Ward 21) £58,283 £16,516 £74.799 Dennistoun (Ward 22) £57,119 - £57,119 Partick East/Kelvindale (Ward 23) £57,395 - £57,395 Total £1,352,359 £238,081 £1,590,440 Special Needs Playschemes Transport £40,000 City-wide Playschemes Allocation £32,627 Total £1,424,986 RUGGEDISED project – Acceptance of European Commission Horizon 2020 programme funding approved. 3 Councillor Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, presented a report regarding the award of funding from the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme, advising that (1) Glasgow was part of the project consortium RUGGEDISED (Rotterdam, Umea and Glasgow: Generating Exemplar Demonstrations in Sustainable Energy Districts), led by Rotterdam, which in April 2016 had submitted a bid to the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme for funding to develop innovative sustainable energy districts in each of the Lighthouse cities of Rotterdam, Umea and Glasgow and to have elements of those districts replicated in the follower cities of Parma, Gdansk and Brno; (2) RUGGEDISED in Glasgow would focus on the development of a smart street located in the city centre along a section of George Street and Duke Street and would seek to address the challenges Glasgow faced from ageing infrastructure, fuel poverty and air pollution by integrating planned regeneration and development with smart city capabilities and the project would be delivered in conjunction with Transport Scotland, the University of Strathclyde, the Wheatley Group, Siemens, Tenant’s Brewery and Scottish Power, with each partner receiving separate funding awards; and (3) a capital grant award of £940,000 had been offered to Land and Environmental Services for year 2 of the smart street project, which would focus on the installation of the infrastructure to deliver the project as part of the wider RUGGEDISED project and there was no requirement for further capital funding or for the Council to make a capital contribution or provide match funding. Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU After consideration, the committee (a) noted the background of the RUGGEDISED project; and (b) agreed to accept £940,000 of funding from the Horizon 2020 programme to deliver the infrastructure elements of the smart street project, as detailed in the report. Low Emission Zone – Proposals approved, after division 4 With reference to the minutes of the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee of 20th March 2018 (Print 6, page 587) noting progress towards introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow city centre and recommending to this committee approval of proposals to extend the LEZ to all vehicle types by April 2021 at the latest and to implement a Road User Charging Scheme by 31st December 2020, Councillor Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, presented a report regarding the progress made to date, advising (1) of the actions taken to develop and implement the LEZ, including the consultation undertaken and the revision of the geographical area for Phase 1 to accommodate bus services that did not service the city centre and maintained access to key transport interchanges; (2) that it was proposed that Glasgow’s LEZ would commence on 31st December 2018 and thereafter would be introduced on phased basis over a 4-year period, with the target date for full implementation being 31st December 2022; (3) that phase 1 of the LEZ would address local service buses through Traffic Regulation Conditions set by the Traffic Commissioner, with all local service buses being expected to meet a Euro VI emission standard within 4 years of the LEZ being introduced and the subsequent phasing of the LEZ applying to all vehicle types unless exempted and Transport Scotland was currently identifying the agreed exemptions to LEZ compliance to ensure national consistency; (4) that implementation of phase 2 of the LEZ by April 2021 would present significant difficulties for businesses and residents throughout the city in terms of compliance, as many would need to revise their leasing and vehicle replacement arrangements to comply with the requirements of the LEZ and initial engagement with the business sector indicated that the date of December 2022 for all vehicles was viable and had the qualified support of the business sector; (5) that as April 2021 would also present technical challenges for the Council in establishing the necessary monitoring and enforcement infrastructure to manage the LEZ, as detailed in the report, it was proposed that the target for extension of the LEZ to all vehicle types be December 2022, which would be when Scotland’s first LEZ would be fully established, with this timescale Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU comparing well with the time taken by other UK and EU cities to implement an LEZ; and (6) that it was proposed that road user charging in Glasgow be explored and that a report on the matter be submitted to committee within the next 9 months. After consideration, Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Aitken, moved that the committee (a) note the progress being made towards introducing Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone in Glasgow city centre; (b) approve the proposal for the Low Emission Zone to be extended to all vehicle types by December 2022; and (c) instruct the Executive Director of Neighbourhoods and Sustainability to submit to this committee within the next 9 months, a report on road user charging. Councillor Molyneux, seconded by Bailie Mearns, moved as an amendment that the committee (i) note (A) the progress being made towards introducing Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone in Glasgow city centre; (B) that the phasing programme proposed for buses in the Council’s Traffic