Garnock Valley Locality Partnership 11Th June at 7Pm at Bridgend

Garnock Valley Locality Partnership

11th June at 7pm at Bridgend Community Centre, Kilbirnie

Business

Item Subject Pg Ref Officer No

1. Welcome and Apologies Cllr Bell

2. Action Note Pg3 Enclosed Elaine Review the action note and deal with any Young outstanding items

STANDING AGENDA ITEMS

3. Locality Co-ordinator Update Pg9 Enclosed Christina Receive update Pieraccini

4. Locality Plan Progress a. Review updated plan Pg13 Enclosed Christina Pierraccini b. Receive feedback from sub-groups Verbal updates All • Moving Around Members • Facilities and Amenities • Work and the Local Economy

5. Community Investment Fund Verbal John Receive update on interest to date, McKnight process and conference.

Discuss Mens Sheds application. Pg25 Enclosed

OTHER BUSINESS – TO INFORM LOCALITY PLANNING

6. HSCP Locality Forum Update Verbal Dr Janet Receive update on progress Mackay

1 7. Locality Youth Forum Update Verbal Christina Receive update on recent work Pieraccini

8. Enclosed John Roads Maintenance Programme Pg28 Receive information on the roads, McKnight Structures and street lighting maintenance programme for 2018/19

OTHER BUSINESS – DECISION REQUIRED

9. Street Naming Enclosed John Decide street names for former Watt Pg49 McKnight Court, Dalry

10. Festivals and Events Funding Verbal John Agree process for use of one-off fund McKnight

11. AOCB Cllr Bell

12. Date of Next Meeting 6th September

Distribution List

John Bell – Councillor (Chair) Robert Barr – Councillor Anthea Dickson – Councillor Joy Brahim – Councillor Todd Ferguson – Councillor Donald L Reid - Councillor Elaine Young – Senior Lead Officer (NHS A&A) John McKnight – Lead Officer Christina Pieraccini – Locality Co-ordinator Catherine Wigzell – Community Council David Dickie – Interim Community Representative Heather Grossart – Community Council Audrey Mason – Community Representative Ian Shaw – Community Representative James Waite – Community Council Dr Janet McKay – HSCP Kaileigh Brown – TSI Edward Kenna – SFRS Jim McMillan – Police Scotland

2 Meeting: Garnock Valley Locality Partnership

Date/Venue: 6 March 2018 – Beith Community Centre Present: Councillor John Bell (Chair); Dr Janet McKay (Vice Chair), HSCP; Depute Provost Robert Barr; Councillor Anthea Dickson; Councillor Joy Brahim; Councillor Todd Ferguson; Councillor Donald L Reid; Elaine Young, Senior Lead Officer (NHS A&A); John McKnight, Lead Officer, NAC; Christina Pieraccini, Locality Co-Ordinator; Audrey Mason, Community Representative; Ian Shaw, Community Representative; Kaileigh Brown, Third Sector Interface; Edward Kenna, Scottish Fire and Rescue; Jim McMillan, Police Scotland; Janet Dunsmore; Regeneration Officer (Garnock Valley), NAC; Andy Mackay; Business & Employability Statistician, NAC; Julia Whitaker; North Ayrshire Venture Trust Development Officer, NAC; Euan Gray; Committee Services Officer, NAC

Apologies: Heather Grossart, James Waite, Beith Community Council

ACTIONS No. Action Responsible 1. Welcome and Apologies

The Chair welcomed everyone to the Garnock Valley Locality Partnership meeting.

2. Action Note

The action note from the meeting held on 6 December 2017 was discussed with the following points raised:- • Stagecoach have been invited to attend meetings of the Garnock Valley Christina Locality Partnership but have not taken up the offer to date. The Moving Pieraccini Around Working Group will have actions involving working with Stagecoach and will report on any updates at future meetings; and • It was agreed at the last meeting that a copy of the Community Learning John and Development Strategic Plan will be brought to this meeting. This McKnight has been continued to the meeting on 11 June 2018.

Noted.

3. Locality Co-ordinator Update

Christina Pieraccini provided an update on work which has been undertaken in the Garnock Valley Locality which was followed by a group discussion where the following points were highlighted:- 3 • The North Ayrshire Youth Cabinet met at Garnock Campus with 92 John Bell/ pupils in attendance. Pupils raised concerns with the Cabinet members Morna Rae with the main area of focus being issues with the school. These issues included transport to and from the campus, a leaking roof, security of access, the layout, and overall value for money of the campus. A list of responses was created and it was agreed this would be circulated to Partnership members. • A mapping exercise will take place on 20 March 2018 at 4.00 p.m. in Janet Bridgend Community Centre. This centre will focus on services around MacKay/ mental health which are available locally to young people and is open to Morna Rae anyone who wishes to attend. It was agreed that further details will be circulated.

Noted.

4. Locality Plan Progress

Christina Pieraccini provided an update on the Locality Plan Progress. Since the last meeting all three working groups (Moving Around, Facilities and Amenities, and Work and the Local Economy) have met and created a large number of action proposals. These will be collated before being added to the Locality Plan.

Christina and John McKnight have a meeting scheduled to create a draft of John the Locality Action Plan. It was agreed that this plan would be circulated at McKnight/ the next meeting. Christina Pieraccini Noted.

5. Garnock Valley Claimant Unemployment Analysis

The Partnership received a presentation on the economy in the Garnock Valley from Andy MacKay, Business & Employability Statistician. This covered a number of areas of the local economy including:- • volume and types of businesses in the area; • the profile of the local workforce including data on age, employment status, and location; • the inactive work force; and • details on the numbers leaving the Garnock Valley for work and vice versa.

Members asked questions and were provided further information on:- • the potential affect that the roll of out universal credit will have on the statistics; • potential threats to the local economy including large employers relocating outwith the locality; • the relationship between public transport links and unemployment; • the changing ratio of part time jobs to full time jobs and the impact this has on different groups of jobseekers; • the potential to engage with the inactive workforce by making improvements in other areas, for example health and transport; and

4 • the impact of extended free child care will have on single parents seeking work.

Noted. 6. Lochshore

Janet Dunsmore provided an update on work being undertaken around Lochshore including; • work with Scottish Enterprise to create a regeneration plan; • plans to transform the site into a tourist destination which will provide economic and health benefits to the area; • possible community involvement in the site; and • proposals to improve the water and land quality and ongoing work with SEPA.

The Partnership then invited Janet to provide an update on the Stoneyholm Mill project.

12 volunteers recently set up a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation which has met and appointed two co-chairs, a secretary and a treasurer. The group has also set up social media accounts and plan to apply for participatory budget funding.

It was agreed that Janet would attend the next meeting to provide a further update. Janet Dunsmore 7. Project Kilbrinie

Ian Shaw provided an update of the work carried out by Project Kilbirnie since the last meeting including:- • a £37,000 grant which has been received from the Big Lottery; • a grant which has been received from SPT for the installation of bike racks to allow cycles to leave their bikes securely between Glengarnock Station and the loch; • the development of a Men’s Shed which allows people to come together and build things such as benches and iron gates. The aim is to bring people together and reduce isolation and loneliness. It was noted that the facility is open to all; • attempts to address issues around the lack of a safe cycle route between Betih and Kilwinning; and • plans to introduce a sports event similar to an event which was hosted in Dalry. A grant application has been submitted to Tesco to help fund the project and a decision will be announced in the near future. The event is hoped to take place in 2018.

The Partnership thanked Ian for all of the work which has been carried out by the group and noted the update.

5 8. HSCP Locality Forum Update

Janet McKay provided an update from the Health and Social Care Partnership Locality Forum during which the following points were raised:- • the Strategic Plan Review will go the Integration Joint Board for approval on 10 March 2018. This plan closely matches the priorities of the Locality Partnership; • Musculoskeletal problems have been identified as a priority issue and this links in with the Moving Around, Work and the Economy, and Facilities and Amenities working groups set up by the Partnership; and • a meeting of the Locality Forum Chairs have a scheduled meeting in week commencing 12 March 2018.

Noted.

9. Locality Youth Forum Update

Christina Pieraccini provided an update from the Locality Youth Forum which covered the following points:- • the testing of a mental health toolkit; • the youth participatory budget event which saw nine youth groups from the Garnock Valley awarded a total of £7,362; and • the involvement of the Youth Forum in the shortleeting for the participatory budgeting event which will take place on 10 March 2018; • the Choices for Life workshops which took place in schools and was well received.

John McKnight informed the Partnership that David McKnight has been nominated for an award for the National Youth Worker 2018 Awards. The Partnership congratulated David on his nomination and wished him the best of luck.

Noted.

10. Participatory Budgeting

Christina Pieraccini provided an update on the Garnock Valley Locality Participatory Budgeting event which will take place on 10 March 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Dalry Primary School. A total of 30 applications has been narrowed down to 25 after shortleeting. Those in attendance who live or work in North Ayrshire will have the opportunity to speak to each applicant and score each of them.

It was agreed that (a) members of the Partnership would help to spread word (a) All on the event and (b) that a report will be circulated to all members following Members the event detailing successful applicants and their projects. (b) Christina Pieraccini

6 11. Poverty Conference

Discussion took place around the draft action plan which was circulated following the Challenge Poverty Conference which took place during October 2017. It was noted that a number of the actions which have been proposed are already developing in the Garnock Valley.

Members asked questions and provided further information on:- • the possibility of creating a Community Fridge/Freezer which would allow members of the community to donate food items which they will not use so that others may benefit. It was suggested that this would have less stigma than using a food bank and could help reduce waste; and • the difficulty in targeting individuals who are most in need of support and the benefits of using funds for wider reaching projects which would engage more with people who need support.

Councillor Barr requested a meeting with officers of North Ayrshire Council to discuss the best way to distribute funding which has not been fully utilised recently.

John McKnight agreed to set up a meeting between himself, Councillor Barr, John Sheena Woodside and Bruce McMaster, Food Development Officer. McKnight

12. Grants John McKnight provided an update on grant applications which have been received in respect of the Nurturing Excellence in Communities Fund.

Following discussion with the Partnership, the North Ayrshire Councillors agreed to award the following:-

Nurturing Excellence in Communities Fund

Eadha Enterprises £1,000.00* Beith and District Community Council £ 572.50 Project Kilbirnie £ 2,018.30

* The award to Eadha Enterprises is subject to (a) the full amount for the project being raised with evidence of the longer term financial stability of the development site, being made available to the LPP; and (b) further information is provided in relation the training and environmental education which will be provided, namely who will provide/receive this and when will it be provided.

Following the above awards the Nurturing Excellence in Communities has a balance of £0.00 available for dispersal.

13. Street Naming

John McKnight presented a report which proposed that a bank of street names should be created which can be used by the Planning department at short notice when a new development is approved.

7 A discussion took place around the merits of this proposal and issues which John could arise from creating a bank of names. The consensus from the McKnight Partnership was that street names are often tailored to the location of the development and therefore new developments should continue to come before the Locality Partnership meetings to be named. 14. AOCB

Councillor Brahim requested that details for Locality Partnership meetings Morna Rae are given more prominence on the Community Planning Partnership website.

15. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Garnock Valley Locality Partnership meeting will take place on 11 June 2018.

The meeting ended at 9.10 p.m.

8 Garnock Valley Progress Report

June 2018

• Priority working groups – The 3 sub-groups are developing and progressing well towards a co-design/co-production model of working. First actions have been agreed and will be taken forward.

• HSCP – The Locality Coordinator has been attending HSCP Locality Forum meetings. This is with a view to developing a closer working relationship. A joint information gathering session was well attended from a wide range of partners and which mapped services that support young people and their mental health within the Garnock Valley. In addition, the Health Improvement Team have been working closely with Community Empowerment staff and have joined the Locality priority working groups.

• NAC Joint Cabinet Live – A live joint cabinet session will take place on 12th June in Greenwood Academy with all secondary schools being involved including Garnock Academy.

• Transition youth groups – Kilbirnie Transition group is well attended with over 30 young people registered from 3 local primary schools. Youth Work staff delivered a P.A.R.T.Y alcohol awareness session at Garnock Campus and the Garnock Valley Youth Forum have been involved in planning a youth festival due to take place in July.

• Duke of Edinburgh Awards – 6 local young people are currently being supported through their D of E Gold award.

Locality update • Community Council Training – Garnock Valley Community Councils were invited to attend training for induction and planning. Community Councils have also been attending the NA Community Council Forum meetings, which bring together all Community Councils in North Ayrshire.

• Lochshore – Update from Janet Dunsmore. We are developing strategy for site investigations for woodland creation and hope to be able to appoint specialist consultant within the next month or so. Crops for Energy have been on site taking soil and willow samples to assist strategy for planting of Biomass Crop and the business plan is also being updated. The project has secured a grant of £80,000 towards early projects from Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund for 2018/19. Discussions relating to governance and management options are ongoing, its likely to be September before we have a clearer direction on this aspect.

• Stoneyholm Mill – Update from Janet Dunsmore. We are preparing the application documentation currently for OSCR to constitute Stoneyholm Mill Trust. The options appraisal is progressing well and we hope to have the final report mid to late June.

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Update The group have now met on a few occasions and have agreed to progress a travel needs analysis and the “Big Fit” events for their first actions.

Highlights

• Big Fit events – Proposals have been put forward to run 3 events in 2018, one in each of Dalry, Beith and Kilbirnie. These events aim to promote the benefits of health and fitness through walking and other activities. A Fairy Walk will take place on 2nd June in Dalry and a Big Fit Walk for Beith is provisionally scheduled for September. Kilbirnie is currently exploring a Big Fit Cycle, Moving around utilising funding from the Big Bike Revival. (public transport, traffic and parking) Next Steps The working group will continue to refine the Action Plan and take forward actions to implementation. Next meeting of sub group is on Monday 25th June.

Update This group have now met on a few occasions and have identified a marketing/communications strategy for their first action. This will create a Garnock Valley branding, which will be used to promote what is happening locally and a positive Garnock Valley. Other actions will continue to be progressed alongside this.

Highlights

• Garnock Valley Men’s Shed – The shed in Kilbirnie is developing well. New group set up to take it forward have now achieved their SCIO status. A “Shed shindig” took place on 22nd May as part of Adult Learners week and was attended by over 50 local people including the local MSP and elected members.

Facilities and • Garnock Valley Film Festival – Will be piloted in Kilbirnie with a view to rolling amenities out late 2018, early 2019. Planning is underway to create short films which will help launch the festival.

• Project Kilbirnie – The group have been working with the Big Lottery mentor with a view to progressing an application for development funding for a new build “The Gathering Place”. Working with STAR consultants, community engagement events in May were well attended. Project Kilbirnie has now achieved its SCIO status.

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• Garnock Valley Parklives – The 3 areas of the Garnock Valley have been working together with partners to plan and implement a roll out of the Dalry Parklife (which took place in 2017). The Garnock Valley Parklives started in Dalry on 30th May, with 269 people attending (157 children and 112 adults). Events in Beith and Kilbirnie will start week beginning 4th June.

• Garnock Valley Carves – A chainsaw carving festival is currently in planning and will take place in September 2018. It is hoped to bring people in to the local area and will involve local groups.

• Dalry Park – Dalry Community Sports Club are working towards improving facilities at Dalry Park, which may include running the pavilions and developing a skate park.

• Stoneyholm Mill Film – Work is well underway on the film, with reports of people really enjoying being involved in the project. This will create a short film telling stories from the mill days.

Next steps

The group will next meet on Monday 2nd July.

Update This working group has now met on several occasions. A lot of discussion has taken place and Tom Henderson (NAC Social Enterprise Officer) attended the last meeting to discuss potential in social enterprises in the Garnock Valley. The group are currently exploring training and volunteering opportunities for young people and a mapping exercise was undertaken to identify support services for young people and their mental health. This work will help inform this subgroup and lead to possible actions.

Highlights

• Kilbirnie Employability Hub - The partnerships are working well with success stories resulting from using a multi-agency approach. Participants from the Work and the hub were recently supported with travel to attend a jobs fair to meet local community employers and submit applications. • Community Shed - This has created volunteering opportunities and work is progressing to develop the shed as a vocational training facility. In addition, a joint project with Anam Cara, NAC Community Development Team, NAC Libraries and NAC Digital Learning Officer is currently underway with service users at Anam Cara working in the shed and library to create memory boxes. This reduces social isolation and utilises their existing skills.

• Activity Agreement – A pilot activity agreement for the Garnock Valley will begin with engagement sessions on 5th June, with the activity agreement th starting week beginning 16 July. This will give young people in the are11a Garnock Valley Progress Report

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valuable support and will link in with the Employability Hub in Kilbirnie. Youth Services are working with the schools, NAC Education and SDS to identify young people who could benefit.

• Place Woodland – An activities programme is currently underway with a bat walk taking place on 29th May. Work at the site has been hampered by vandalism however the wider community have supported the group with donations of help and materials.

• Learners Voices – A survey was launched during Adult Learners week to gather the views of local learners and learning providers, with a view to establishing a “Learners Voice” for the Garnock Valley and North Ayrshire. So far the survey has been completed at the Men’s shed and the employability hub.

Next steps The group will meet again on 16th July and will continue to work towards implementing the Locality Action Plan.

For further information contact:

Christina Pieraccini - Locality Coordinator [email protected] 01294 604612

12 Garnock Valley locality PLAN

For more information see http:// www.northayrshire.community/ your-community/garnock-valley/ 13 Garnock Valley

Over 65s currently make 20,128 up less than a fifth of UNDER the local population and have increased by EIGHTEEN less than 5% since the last Census – the lowest in North Ayrshire YEARS population in the Garnock Valley has fallen by over 11% estimated population since the last Census. This of the Garnock Valley compares with a North in 2016 – 14.8% of the total Ayrshire decline of 6% North Ayrshire population Over 65s

The Garnock Valley unemployment 82yrs claimant count as MALE LIFE of March 2017 was 4.4% compared EXPECTANCY FEMALE LIFE with a North Ayrshire is lower than rate of 4.1% EXPECTANCY the Scottish Female life expectancy average in in the Garnock Valley four out of six is 1.2 years above the Garnock Valley North Ayrshire average neighbourhoods 4.4%

The 2016 median house price in SMOKING 61 per the Garnock Valley was £75K 17% of Garnock Valley – compared with the North residents smoke compared Ayrshire median price of £90K. with 15% across North 1,000 The locality has the second Ayrshire. The joint highest Garnock Valley had the third lowest affordability ratio in North rate with the Irvine locality lowest crime rate in 2015/16 Ayrshire (3.21) at 61 incidents per 1,000 population. This compares with a rate of 82 per 1,000 across North Ayrshire

14 GARNOCK VALLEY LOCALITY PRIORTITES  Moving around (public transport, traffic and parking)

 Facilities and amenities

 Work and the local community

GARNOCK VALLEY HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LOCALITY PRIORITIES

 Young people’s mental health and wellbeing

 Low level mental health and wellbeing

 Social isolation –all ages

 Musculoskeletal disorders

15 Membership

16 Locality Potential Improvement Key actions Partners Linked Health Timescale priority projects (led by Priority and Social Care Working Group) priority Moving Develop a befriending Identify existing befriending services HSCP Reduce social 0 - 6 months Around project across Garnock and help to promote. TACT isolation across all Valley. Local community age groups stakeholders Police Scotland Working with the Facilities and Healthcare 6 – 12 months Amenities working group, target providers and those most socially isolated by pharmacies creative means to promote what is Community Link going on locally (i.e. through doctors Workers surgeries, home shopping deliveries, Carers prescription services, school bags). GP practices This will be in a variety of formats Social Work (i.e. booklets, leaflets, tenancy matters, newsletters and social media).

Explore the potential for a Building on existing research, carry NAC Reduce social 0 – 9 months flexible community out a travels needs analysis for the SPT isolation across all transport initiative residents of the Garnock Valley. age groups

Once evidence of need in the area is SPT 6 – 12 months established, explore options to NAC improve travel choices in Garnock LEAP Valley including: car rental schemes, Community community bus, car pool, car sharing Stakeholders

17 apps, bicycle loan schemes, volunteer drivers and others. Investigate and support sustainable transport options (i.e. bicycle recycling and maintenance)

Using the evidence collated during Stagecoach and 6 – 12 months the needs analysis, lobby providers other service to improve public transport routes providers to make them affordable, reliable SPT and accessible.

Support active community Build on recent successful NAC Reduce the impact 6 - 12 months initiatives which encourage community led “Big Fit” events to NHS of musculoskeletal walking, cycling, being include walks, cycles, runs and hill Local community disorders healthy and active. walking. stakeholders Community Reduce social One event to be held in each area Councils 0 - 6 months within Garnock Valley during 2018. isolation across all Big Fit Walk Beith, Away with the age groups Fairies Dalry and Big Fit Cycle Kilbirnie.

Active routes Promote and circulate Paths for all NAC Active Travel Reduce the impact 0 – 12 months network maps team of musculoskeletal disorders Work to progress connecting NAC 12 – 36 National Cycle Network route 7 with Local community months sustrans linking Kilbirnie > Kilwinning stakeholders (via Dalry) Sustrans

Build resilience within the Explore alternatives to CAMHS to HSCP Engage with people 0 – 6 months community build resilience and confidence in NHS of all ages to help

18 Work and young people and promote positive NAC improve their Local mental health and well-being among health, wellbeing Community all ages. and resilience.

Map information on services which NAC 0 – 6 months support young people and their NHS mental health to create a pathway HSCP of support for young people and identify gaps in service.

Explore potential for developing NHS 6 – 12 months additional Counselling services

Widely promote diversionary NAC 0 – 6 months activities for young people and the YMBB “Nurture Room” within Kilbirnie DCSC Youth Project to support young Local young people people and their wellbeing.

Promote and support the work of HSCP Improve low level 6 – 12 months Café Solace in the Garnock Valley. NAC mental health and NADAP wellbeing across all NHS age groups

Reduce social isolation across all age groups

Supporting local businesses Explore the development of a NAC Employability 0 – 36 months to grow, including social Garnock Valley BID (Business & Skills enterprise Improvement District). SDS

19 Promote more business start-up Business Gateway, 0 – 36 months within the area, including social Scottish Enterprise. enterprise. Promote training and NAC Social business support which is available Enterprise Office and encourage more people to access this support.

Promote supporting local businesses 0 – 36 months by shopping locally.

Training, volunteering and Identify and promote volunteering TACT 0 – 6 months learning opportunities placements and learning NAC opportunities within the Garnock Ayrshire College, Valley. SDS Third Sector UWS Local Community Stakeholders

Support the development of the “Be TACT 0 – 9 months Inspired” programme, which will offer people looking to volunteer valuable training and support.

Working with employers and NAC 0 – 9 months learning providers, identify and offer GV Men’s Shed training and volunteering SDS opportunities specifically tailored for Ayrshire Chamber young people, to help reverse to the Commerce rising decline of young people living Business Team in the Garnock Valley. This will help build resilience, skills, knowledge and experience.

20 Pilot an Activity Agreement for NAC Education 0 – 6 months young people in the Garnock Valley. NAC Community Development Team SDS

Increase the number of training NAC Employability 6 – 12 months opportunities delivered locally which & Skills, Connected support local people looking for Communities, SDS work. Ayrshire College Local stakeholders GV Men’s Shed Roll out or offer Employability Hub NAC 6 – 12 months support to others areas. Partners involved in Employability Hubs Support people move towards gaining employment and in work support.

Explore utilising food Develop a Community Urban Food NAC 12 – 36 production facilities to Farm social enterprise initiative, local community months increase the food offer which can create job and training stake holders opportunities, generate income, and GV Allotments provide affordable and sustainable Project Kilbirnie food grown locally. Dalry Community Sports Club Promote Food education, NAC Food 6 – 12 months encouraging family involvement. Development Worker Support food production and Café Solace, Make a 6 – 12 months distribution networks, circulating Meal of it surplus and sharing. NAC Family Learning Team

21 Fully utilise allotments space available.

Facilities and Garnock Valley Park Life Roll out Parklife to wider Garnock NAC Reduce the impact 0 - 6 months Amenities Valley Dalry Community of musculoskeletal Sports Club disorders Project Kilbirnie Beith Orr Park Neighbourhood Watch

Garnock Valley Film Festival Run pilot films in Kilbirnie during GV Film Festival Reduce social 0 - 12 months 2018, roll out late 2018/2019. This group isolation across all will provide opportunities for NAC age groups community to come together while Kilbirnie & also offering cinema experience Glengarnock locally. Community Council Garnock Valley Youth Forum

Financial inclusion support Support local people to access First Alliance 0 – 12 months banking and financial products and Better Off North support. Promote services which Ayrshire offer financial inclusion support NAC including Credit Unions, Better Off Other stakeholders North Ayrshire.

Community leadership Support to identify, develop and Local stake holders 0 - 12 months support community facilities, NAC community led initiatives and build capacity among community leaders

22 Promote volunteering as a positive TACT 0 – 36 months experience and encourage more to Community get involved. Councils

Support projects working to improve Dalry Community 0 – 12 months facilities at Dalry Park and Kilbirnie Sport Club Park. Project Kilbirnie NAC

Explore the digital mapping of NAC 0 – 6 months community assets i.e. buildings, groups, resources.

Encourage the sharing and unlocking NAC 0 – 12 months of spaces, facilities and resources for KA Leisure wider community use. GV Men’s Shed

Regeneration of Working with Stoneyholm Mill NAC 12 – 36 Stoneyholm Mill and Preservation Trust and NAC Scottish Enterprise months Lochshore. Regeneration team, support the Local community process of regeneration and play an stakeholders active role in the development of Lochshore and Stoneyholm Mill which could create jobs, facilities and provide amenities for the whole Garnock Valley.

Promote the Garnock Valley Create a Garnock Valley branding NAC Reduce social 0 - 6 months as a positive destination. with a collaborative marketing Community isolation across all campaign. Stakeholders age groups

23 Building on existing platforms, use Local community 0 - 6 months social media to promote what is stakeholders happening locally and promote a Garnock Valley positive Garnock Valley message. Youth Forum

Develop posters, leaflets, booklets Local community 6 – 12 months which will promote and raise stakeholders awareness of what is happening Garnock locally. Connections

Support continued development of 6 – 12 months the Garnock Valley Heritage Trail and further encourage civic pride.

Support the development of the Beith Orr Park 0 – 6 months Chainsaw Carving Event which will Neighbourhood bring people in to the Garnock watch Valley.

CLD Strategic Participatory Democracy We will explore learner engagement NAC 6 – 12 months Plan through Participatory Democracy, to enable local people to feel confident in engaging in local decision making.

We will establish a Garnock valley NAC 0 – 6 months “Learners’ Voice”, which will link in Local community to a North Ayrshire wide forum. stakeholders

24 Community Investment Fund Proposal

Locality Partnership Area: Garnock Valley

Date: 18/04/2018 Name of Organisation/Partnership: Garnock Valley Men's Shed Title and Summary of Proposal Build the capacity of the Men's Shed to promote general wellbeing, continuing education and healthy lifestyles for retired men and other men who are looking to use their time constructively and enjoyably. We intend to deliver a variety of community-based adult learning, health and well-being initiatives and address loneliness and social isolation among men. Fit with Locality Priorities Facilities and Amenities: Our aim is to set up and operate a meeting place or collective “shed” where men will be able to share skills, actively pursue hobbies, work on community projects and have a place to go and relax knowing they are among friends. The benefit for the men will be improved self-esteem, a chance to learn new skills and practice old ones, overcome isolation, improved social interaction and enjoy an active healthy retirement. We are providing a new amenity to address the needs of an aging population.

Is this a new service / project / organisation? Please explain Garnock Valley Men's Shed has sprung from Project Kilbirnie, a local community group concerned with regeneration in Kilbirnie. A stage one asset transfer application for a former NAC Cleansing & Grounds Maintenance Depot in Kilbirnie Public Park has been submitted and the group has taken over the building on a Temporary Occupational Licence. The group has recently developed a Shed Start-Up Group, a group of volunteers who have now formally constituted and have applied for SCIO status. The group is responsible for management of the Shed, driving its strategic development and securing funding. The group is affiliated to the Scottish Men's Shed Association and has benefitted from advice, training and support from SMSA. The impact of their hard work means that now over thirty men (and women) are now using the shed on a regular basis and engaging in learning for the first time since leaving school or the workplace. The group are also inspiring others to become involved in learning: Buoyed by their success, they are now supporting the development of a new shed group in a neighbouring town, offering them advice, support and encouragement both practically and theoretically. New learners in Kilbirnie are being targeted by engaging them in the log cabin project, teaching woodwork skills in its construction to create a space where outreach men’s health initiatives can take place, including a hearing aid clinic. At our recent Shed Shindig open day, over 50 people attended, as well as local press and politicians, evidencing the amazing support for the project from the local community.

How will the project be HR/Finance? managed? Project management will be the responsibility of the Shed Start Up Group, who will ensure health and safety within the building, programme planning and review and evauation of all Shed activity. The Shed Start Up Group Treasurer will oversee funding applications, fundraising activities, utilities bills, repairs and maintenance and improvements/development to the fabric of the building. The Chair of the group will have responsibility for management of the membership, which will be free and open to all aged 18+ from the Garnock Valley area. We are considering approaching local businesses for support, either money or in-kind donations. These are difficult times and we are trying to come up with ideas where the business could benefit from helping us with either publicity or some sort of tie-in. We are particularly interested in linking in with a hardware or DIY business, and one of our Start Up Group Members is a former hardware shop owner in the locality, who has a range of valuable contacts. The fund raising committee has identified a number of Scottish charities and funding bodies that we think might be interested in supporting a new, innovative charity like the Men’s Shed. Men’s health, social inclusion, healthy retirement, and adult education are all national priorities in Scotland and a number of charities are concerned about one or more of these issues. We are in the process of submitting requests for capital and operating expenses to a range of funding bodies and have already secured funding of £1500 from a recent Participatory Budgeting event to assist with construction of a tearoom facility within the building. Asda/RVS Foundation has recently provided £632.45 for social dining club/tearoom equipment . We have applied for £3,000 from Co Op to upgrade our toilet facilities. Additionally we have applied to Jewson, who have £50,00 first prize then up to £5,000 for local communty projects. Furthermore we have recieved a £500 donationProject Kilbirnie toward the cost of CCTV/Security system.

Does a new organisation need to Please Explain be set up? No. The Shed Start Up Group has already been formed for this purpose. The group has now achieved SCIO status and has been nominated for a national adult learners award.

25 Is there evidence of partnership working in relation to the project within the locality? - Please explain The Shed has already established links with the local Employability Hub, situated next door in Kilbirnie Library, where signposting of learners is already underway. Sheds appeal to men of retirement age generally, but because of this link, men of working age are using the shed. We feel that there is scope to develop courses that build skills and assist men of working age into employment. Additionally, three of the Shed Start Up Group are members of the local Health Centre's Patient Participation Board and are developing links for health referals, signposting and promotion of healthy living campaigns. Furthermore, the shed has recently developed links with Anam Cara Dementia respite Centre, Kilbirnie, who are accompanying learners with memory issues to undertake therapeutic woodworking sessions.

Does the proposed project contribute to employment or volunteering opportunities? - please explain We are a volunteer group where people support each other, provide a better quality of life and help others lead healthier, more independent lives. We link with the local employability Hub and Job Clubs to provide unemployed men with opportunities to build their skills, knowledge and experience to boost their CV and assist them into employment.

Number of Employment Opportunities Number of Volunteering Opportunities

100.00 Difference this project will make within the locality and to local services and programmes Our Constitution states our main aim is "to address the social, health and wellbeing needs of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Garnock Valley, through the creation, upkeep and development of facilities in which men can meet and jointly or individually undertake creative, physical and recreational activities of their choice." In particular our purpose is to set up and operate a collective “shed” where the users will be able to: share skills and interests, swap ideas and pass on knowledge; actively pursue hobbies and pastimes; work on projects that will aid the community and help develop a positive sense of achievement; have a place to go and relax, drink a cuppa, discuss issues, share concerns, talk and have a laugh, knowing they are among friends; encourage others and promote general physical and mental well-being. In the first six months of operation we hope to attract one hundred visitors to the Shed and have forty of these become regular users. We will start off opening two days each week for five hours per day. Our aim is to gradually move to opening every weekday and for longer hours. This is an ambitious goal, particularly since our target audience is notoriously hard to reach. But the major point of a Men’s Shed is that it is a location that will attract men by responding to their desire to engage in practical activity, share skills and enthusiasms, and contribute to the community. The programme has a proven record of success in other countries of engaging men constructively. We hope to repeat that successful formula in Scotland. Although the concept of a shed in the garden is a very familiar one in Scotland, the purpose of a communal shed may seem strange at first. We need to turn early hesitancy into curiosity and make sure the initial experience is an enjoyable one. Overall, shed provision will enhance existing services and programmes such as Employability Hub, NHS Health Centre, by providing activities that will enance employability and improve health and well being among men.

What engagement and consultation has taken place? How many people have been consulted? Project Kilbirnie worked with STAR Consultants to undertake a feasibility study on the potential use of a vacant area in Kilbirnie Public Park and the asset transfer of such. 83 responses were received in total. 57 responses were This consultation identified that there is "considerable enthusiasm about the possibilities offered by the use of the properties formerly used by the NAC Grounds received to an on-line survey and 26 responses were Maintenance," and that "setting up a workshop/training facility in the garage/ workshop space could received in hard copy. benefit older men (or women) who have practical skills to share; and younger people who wish to learn new skills and get experience."

Monitoring and Evaluation Processes Please Explain: To gather evidence of the usage of the Shed we plan the following: 1. We will have a users’ diary book where every person who comes to the Shed will have their name, activity and length of stay recorded. We will explain carefully the reasons for this to the users to gain their understanding of the importance of this information to us and to avoid a feeling of intrusion of privacy. 2. We will informally interview the users on which activities they prefer and which additional activities we could include. 3. While respecting the users desires for privacy, we will try to gather information on a voluntary basis of the users’ demographics, in particular, age profiles, work background related to local industries and employers, and length of residence in the community. 4. We will ask users and their partners/carers/families for personal comments on how the Shed has impacted their lives. This is to help give us an idea of the broader and long-term effectiveness of the project. We see our Shed as a pioneer in Scotland and this will allow us to demonstrate its social impact. Contact details of organisation/partnership Ian Shaw, 10 Pundeavon Avenue, Kilbirnie 07842 168379 shawian21@; Henry Johnson: [email protected] 01505 682857 Name of link member(s) of Locality Partnership with whom this proposal has been discussed Christina Pieracinni, GV Locality Coordinator 26 27 Locality Partnership – Garnock Valley

Date: 11 June 2018

Subject: Road Maintenance Programme 2018/19

Purpose: To advise the Locality Planning Partnership of the Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Maintenance Programme for 2018/19

1. Introduction

1.1 North Ayrshire Council has a statutory obligation under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain its public road network. The adopted road network within North Ayrshire has a total length of 1035km.The core roads assets are currently estimated at a value of approximately £1.7billion.

1.2 North Ayrshire Council are responsible for the maintenance of the adopted local road network as well as its other non-adopted road assets. However the Council have no responsibility for the maintenance of the Trunk Road Network which is the responsibility of Transport Scotland and their management contractor, Scotland Transerve. The Trunk Road network includes the A78, the A737 from Kilwinning to the East Renfrewshire Boundary and A738 from the Pennyburn Roundabout to the A737 Dalry Road Kilwinning.

2. Current Position 2.1 Roads have adopted an asset management approach to road maintenance to allocate available road maintenance funds to locations that will offer the most beneficial return on the investment.

2.2 The Roads Asset Management Plan (RAMP) was submitted to and approved by North Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet on 5 December 2016. The maintenance strategy developed within the RAMP complies with the recommendations contained within the ‘Well Maintained Highways Code of Practice, ensuring that the Councils statutory obligations as delegated Roads Authority are met.

2.3 In complying with the Code of Practice, an effective regime of inspection, assessment and condition recording is well established which assists in not only providing a road network for the future but one that promotes social inclusion and contributes to economic growth within the area. This approach also ensures

28 the Council is providing value for money on any investment attributed to road maintenance.

3. Proposals 3.1 North Ayrshire Council’s roads are the Council’s largest Community Asset and play a vital role in supporting the local and wider economy by facilitating the movement of people, goods and services and connecting people with economic opportunities 3.2 As part of the Asset Management process, annual condition assessments are carried out on the public road network as part of the inspection regime. Where the condition of the road has deteriorated to the point where maintenance should be considered, a prioritisation matrix is completed to score and rank each location for consideration in future resurfacing programmes. This approach ensures an appropriate prioritisation of works in line with available budgets. 3.3 The Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Maintenance Programme for 2018/19 has been produced using the associated Lifecycle Plans, developed in accordance with the strategy contained within the Roads Asset Management Plan (RAMP). The Lifecycle Plans inform decisions on the location and type of maintenance treatments that will deliver the maximum return on investment and ensures the provision of an effective road network throughout North Ayrshire. 3.4 Road Condition is measured nationally through the Scottish Road Maintenance Condition Survey (SRMCS). The measure in place, the Road Condition Index (RCI), records the percentage of the Council’s roads which should be considered for maintenance. North Ayrshire’s current RCI has increased to 39.1 from 38.3 in 2016 and the estimated carriageway maintenance backlog figure for North Ayrshire is currently £31.6 million. The SRMCS survey for 2017 was carried out in June 2017 and, as such our current RCI does not reflect the majority of significant works undertaken from the budgets invested in 2017/18. The steady state figure for maintaining our roads at present condition is £3.8 million per year. The allocated capital investment supported by revenue funding should maintain our roads at a steady state. 3.5 The increase in traffic through the introduction of Road Equivalent Tariff (RET), is having an effect on the condition on our road network on Arran and Cumbrae. An innovative contractual approach has enabled an additional £430,000 of surface dressing works to be delivered this year which will assist in maintaining the islands road network and improve our RCI. 3.6 The severe winter weather this year has badly affected the road network across the country and there has been a significant increase in the number of potholes throughout North Ayrshire. To assist in addressing these defects contractors were engaged to support our workforce in tackling the problem. The road maintenance programme has been developed to address the worst affected roads. In addition, where locations cannot be included in this year’s resurfacing proposals, the condition of these will be monitored and safety repairs instructed as necessary.

29 4. Conclusion 4.1 The Roads Maintenance Programme 2018/19, which was approved by North Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet on 20 March 2018, is attached in Appendix 1a and 1b. 4.2 Details of how condition assessments are carried out and how roads and lighting locations are prioritised for inclusion on our Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Maintenance Programme are provided in Appendix 2. 4.3 A copy of the footway assessment matrix used for scoring and ranking footways for inclusion in our resurfacing programmes is attached in Appendix 3. 4.4 The assessment matrix used for scoring and ranking structures for inclusion in structures maintenance programme is attached in Appendix 4.

5. Recommendation 5.1 That the Locality Planning Partnership are asked to note the approach taken to determining the Roads Structures and Street Lighting structural maintenance programme.

5.2 That Locality Planning Partnership are asked to note the Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Programme for 2018/19, as shown at Appendix 1a and b.

Name: Campbell Dempster Designation: Acting Senior Manager (Network), Commercial Services (Roads) Date: 6 April 2017

30 Carriageway Resurfacing Street Town Location Estimate Cost A736 Irvine B785 to Bankend £130,000 A737 Kilwinning Redburn Roundabout over A78 £50,500 Montfode Estate to Montfode A738 Ardrossan Roundabout including part McMillan £45,750 Drive A760 Largs Pitcorn Burn Bridge to Waterworks £105,000 B706 Beith Between A737 and C19 £40,000 B706 Beith Lochlands Road to A737 £35,250 B707 Irvine Junction A736 for 300 metres £25,000 Annick Drive to Roundabout toward B7081 Dreghorn £145,750 Springside B714 Dalry Muirlaught Farm to Girthill Farm £150,000 Fleming Crescent to other side Sharphill B714 Saltcoats £85,500 Roundabout B777 New Street Beith Full Length £25,000 Munnoch Reservoir to Busbie Muir B780 Ardrossan £150,750 Reservoir B780 Ardrossan Railway Bridge to Linn Road £35,000 B780 Ardrossan South Isle Road to A78 £50,000 B781 West Kilbride Munnoch Cottage to near Gill Farm £145,250 B784 Largs A760 to South Hourat Farm £86,750 B896 Cumbrae Ferry terminal Northwards £60,000 B896 Cumbrae Sheriff's Port to Fintry Bay £134,000 B896 Cumbrae Various Locations £62,000 Reform Street Beith B7049 to 20m passed Elms Place £25,500 Blackthorn Avenue Beith Full Length £25,750 Castlepark Circle Irvine 2 Sections £90,000 Harbour Road Irvine Victoria Roundabout heading South £15,250 Full Length including junction at link Harbour Street Irvine £60,500 road to Beach Drive Heatherhouse Road Irvine Full Length £60,000 Crammond Way Irvine Full Length £42,000 Coodham Place Kilwinning Pennyburn Road to Number 19 £7,500 Park Lane Kilwinning Full Length £20,500 Ninians Terrace Kilwinning Number 49 to Road end £7,500 Kelvin Avenue Kilwinning Nethermains Road to Simpson Place £15,000 Millburn Gardens Largs Full Length £32,000 Scott Street Largs Between Scott Drive Junctions £25,000 Gogo Street Largs A78 to Railway £10,000 Holehouse Road Largs Moorburn Road to Auchenmaid Drive £12,500 Old Raise Road Saltcoats A738 to St Lawrence Place £25,500 Burns Avenue Saltcoats Number 45 to Meiklelaught Place £21,000 Hayocks Road Stevenston Church Access to Donaldson Avenue £55,500 Lawfield Avenue West Kilbride Castle Drive to Simson Avenue £35,250 £2,147,750

31 Carriageway Screeding Street Town Location Estimate Cost Auchenmade Bridge to Dismantled B707 Beith £20,500 Railway C109 Kilwinning C5 Junction to Giffen West Lodge £65,000 C109 Kilwinning C57 Southbound for 700 metres £25,250 C109 Kilwinning B707 to Pencot Cottage £15,750 C109 Kilwinning 300m north of C57 for 500 metres £15,250 C126 Kilwinning Redwells to B778 £15,500 C18 Ardrossan Croftview to Kirkland Bridge £60,000 From previous works to north of C42 Kilwinning £38,500 Hillhead C43 Kilwinning U55 to past Auchenkist £35,250 U27 560m west, C56 Fairlie £75,250 U27 1690m east to past Burntongues C5 to South Lissens Cottage C57 Kilwinning £80,000 C109 to C99 C80 Beith Jct with A736 £10,750 Broomhill farm to Bankhead Farm C87 Kilwinning £45,250 (Section South of laigh smithstone) C99 Dalry South Lodge £5,500 U10 Beith Full Length £34,500 U16 Dalry Full Length £50,000 U33 Dalry Rye Bridgend to Dan Mar £54,000 U49 Saltcoats Little Ittington to B714 £50,000 U49 Saltcoats B780 to Little Ittington £30,500 Baillieston Part Length from Old Manse U6 Kilbirnie £20,500 to Burnside Farm U68 Irvine Half way from A735 to C117 £18,500 Allan Square Irvine Full Length £20,750 Western Crescent Kilbirnie Full Length £15,750 £802,250

Surface Dressing Street Town Location Estimate Cost B784 Kilbirnie B780 towards South Hourat £55,000 B782 West Kilbride A78 towards West Kilbride £20,000 U67 Byrehill/Dubbs Stevenston Longford Avenue to B752 £50,000 Bannoch Road Kilwinning Irvine Road to Corsehill £15,000 C99 Blair Road Kilwinning B778 to U15 Castleton £15,000 B730 Dreghorn Holmsbridge to Drybridge £20,000 B785 Kilwinning Almost Full Length £65,000 U65 Middlepart Stevenston Kerelaw Road to B714 £25,000 B769 Irvine Perceton to Cunninghamhead £50,000 C25 Beith Kings Road to Boundary £20,000 U3 Auchenhove Kilbirnie Full Length £35,000 £370,000

32 Footway Resurfacing Street Town Location Estimate Cost Sorbie Road Ardrossan Cemetery side to Whitlees court £12,000 Seafield Drive Ardrossan Full Length £17,000 Ash Drive Beith Full Length £2,000 Eglinton Street Beith Near Guys Lane at bus stop £1,500 Dick Crescent Irvine Full Length £10,000 Sophia Crescent Irvine Part Lengths – 3 sections £7,800 Cairnsmore Way Irvine Full Length £12,000 Heatherhouse Road Irvine Over Railway Bridge (Both Sides) £17,000 Lindsay Avenue Kilbirnie Lynn Drive to Plan View (Even Numbers) £9,000 Cathkin Place Kilwinning Full Length £9,000 Queen Street Kilwinning Full Length £7,200 Millburn Gardens Largs Full Length £25,000 Clyde Street Millport Full Length £2,500 Laighdykes Saltcoats Part Lengths – 5 Sections £13,000 Munro Walk Saltcoats Number 1 to Number 11 £4,000 Craigs Place Saltcoats Full Length £13,000 McGillivray Avenue Saltcoats Opposite Number 24 to end £3,500 Beithglass Avenue Skelmorlie Full Length £16,000 Garrier Road Springside Full Length £10,000 Morrison Avenue Stevenston Number 65 to Number 73 £10,000 Clyde View Avenue Stevenston Full Length £2,500 Caponcraig Avenue Stevenston Full Length £2,000 Mary Love Place Stevenston Full Length £4,000 Goldie Place Stevenston Full Length £3,000 Ardneil Avenue West Kilbride Full Length £7,000 £220,000

33 Lighting Deteriorated Infrastructure Replacements Area Town Estimate Cost Garthland Drive Clyde Terrace Ardrossan £75,800 Stanley Road - Flats Millglen Road Keir Hardie Court Beith £36,200 Somerville Court Braehead Place Netherlee Crescent Dalry £67,800 Ryeside Place Templand Crescent Sharpe Avenue Dreghorn £49,500 Dalmailing Avenue Crompton Way – Footpath to Manson Road The Paddock Crompton Way Irvine £255,000 Arkwright Way C27 Perceton Church Road Muirend Street Knoxville Road Garnock Street Kilbirnie £68,500 Paddockholm Road Mill Road Cumbrae Road Dykes Place Kilbrannan Avenue Kildonan Place Saltcoats £119,400 Adams Avenue Corrie Crescent Catacol Avenue Ardoch Court Moorpark Road East Portland Place Stevenston £50,700 Burnbank Street Old Quarry Road Ardneil Avenue Kilruskin Drive Woodside West Kilbride £92,600 Farland View Bowfield Road The Lane Skelmorlie £28,500

£844,000

34 Lighting Deteriorated Column Replacements Area Town Location Estimate Cost Various Unplanned Locations £111,000

Lighting Deteriorated Column Inspections Area Town Location Estimate Cost Various Locations £45,000

Structures Projects Structure Town Project Estimate Cost Boundary Bridge –Work undertaken by Bracken Bridge Irvine £70,000 ARA

Seven Acres Mill Kilwinning Replacement – Land Purchase £15,000 Bridge

Gillies Hill Culvert Beith Replacement £250,000

Low Green Irvine Strengthen & refurbishment £250,000 Footbridge

West Road Retaining Irvine Replace Brick Parapet £50,000 Wall

Holmsford Bridge Dreghorn Scour Protection / Masonry Repairs £30,000

Maybole Bridge Kilbirnie Feasibility / Options Study £25,000

Dreghorn Dreghorn Parapet Replacement £130,000 Footbridge

£820,000

35 Carriageway Resurfacing: £2,147,750 Carriageway Screeding: £802,250 Surface Dressing: £370,000 Carriageway Patching: £150,000 Footway Resurfacing: £220,000

Lighting Infrastructure Replacements: £844,000 Deteriorated Column Replacements: £111,000 Deteriorated Column Inspections: £45,000

Structures Projects: £820,000

Overall Mainland Total: £5,510,000

36 Carriageway Resurfacing Street Town Location Estimate Cost Tigh-Na-Blair northwards to limit signs + A841 Corrie £30,000 2 sections near Heathfield Clauchlands Road to half way past golf A841 Lamlash £150,000 course A841 Lamlash Clauchlands Road to New Pier Car Park £80,000 Opposite 74 Murray Crescent to A841 Lamlash £40,000 Glenarry Corner A841 Lamlash Putting green to Benlister Burn £60,000 Glen Cottage northwards to new A841 Sannox £85,000 surface at reservoir A841 Whiting Bay Sandbraes to Braken Ridge £15,000 A841 / C147 Whiting Bay Mentone to Trearne £34,000 C147 Blackwaterfoot Anchorage to Blackwaterfoot Bridge £40,000 Glencloy Road Brodick A841 to Rosevine £26,000 McKelvie Road Lamlash A841 to Number 24 £20,000 £580,000

Surface Dressing Street Town Location Estimate Cost A841 Corrie Rubha Salach to Ferry Rock £85,000 A841 Lochranza Millhill £45,000 A841 Sannox North Sannox £80,000 C147 Blackwaterfoot Blackwaterfoot Bridge to Kilpatrick £60,000 Newton Road Lochranza Full Length £30,000

£300,000

Footway Resurfacing Street Town Location Estimate Cost Main Street Lamlash New Pier South to Playground £20,000 Main Street Lamlash New Pier North to Bowling Green £10,000 £30,000

Structures Projects Structure Town Project Estimate Cost Catacol Burn Bridge Catacol Scour protection and general repairs £80,000 (C147 – 130) £80,000

37 Carriageway Resurfacing: £580,000 Footway Resurfacing: £30,000 Surface Dressing: £300,000 Structures Projects: £80,000 Overall Arran Total: £990,000

38 UCondition Assessment and Prioritisation Process

1.1 The Audit Scotland Follow-up report, Maintaining Scotlands Roads published in August 2016 stated that Councils should use their RAMPs to establish long term investment plans for maintaining the road network taking into acount whole-life costing and treatment options.

1.2 As part of the Roads Asset Management process, annual condition assessments are carried out on the public road network as part of the inspection regime. All locations are assessed using a risk based approach.

1.3 Condition assessments are carried out simultaneously with the Safety Inspections in accordance with the pre-determined timescales contained within our Safety Inspection Manual. All faults noted during these inspections are logged within our electronic Routine Maintenance System (RMS).

1.4 For carriageways, to take account of whole-life and different treatment options the carriageway maintenance programme has been developed using a road asset management system called Horizons. Horizons uses lifecycle planning and provides a visual asset management planning tool to inform strategies for long term carriageway maintenance. Lifecycle planning is at the core of this approach to road asset management and takes into account hierarchies, condition and local community priorities. This system provides detailed information for future planning based on different budget scenarios and presents graphical data which can be easily understood by stakeholders.

1.5 Horizons take into account information gathered from a variety of sources. The main factors considered are:-

• Road Condition – based on detailed visual inspection and the Scottish Road Maintenance Conditions Survey (SRMCS).

• Road Hierarchy – this takes account of the strategic importance of the road and is determined from our Local Transport Plan.

• Assistance to Council and Community Priorities – this takes account of other priorities such as economic development, access to shops, amenity housing or schools.

1.6 Carriageways and footways are both condition assessed and scored in accordance with the assessment table below. The condition score for carriageways is input into Horizons. For footways where the condition assessment score (referring to table below) is assessed as being 11 or more,

39 then a priority assessment is carried out, in accordance with the Scheme Assessment Form attached as Appendix 3.

U Assessment Table

CONDITION Extent 1 2 3 4 (Acceptable) (Safe but poor (Minor (Major appreance) deterioration) deterioration) 1 - Up to 25% 5 9 13

2 – 25% to 6 10 14 50%

3 – 50% to 7 11 15 75%

4 – 75% to 4 8 12 16 100%

Each location that progresses onto the prioritisation process is rated using the additional criteria contained in the Scheme Assessment Form and is placed on the strategic list of priorities relative to its score. Each location is also reviewed at least once a year depending on its location within the Roads Hierarchy as part of the routine inspection process.

1.7 There are various types of surfacing materials and processes available depending on the particular road type, location and level of existing deterioration. Options available for treatment include preventative measures such as surface dressing, micro surfacing or asphalt preservation. Resurfacing options such as screeding, resurfacing (inlay and overlay), retread and overlay and depending on the severity of deterioration full reconstruction may be the most effective option.

1.8 The level of investment associated with the varying treatment types identified in the table below was established using the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland’s cost projection model, developed as part of the Roads Asset Management Planning project. The model assists with identifying the effect of various treatments on the on-going condition of the carriageway. This enables a more accurate design life for the treatments currently available to be developed and ensuring value for money on their use. An option appraisal matrix has also been developed to assist with the identification of the most appropriate treatment to be used at each location.

40 UTreatment Option Table

Treatment Option Cost / Sqm Extension to life Surface Dressing £5.30 Up to 10 years Micro Surfacing £11.35 7 – 10 years Asphalt Preservation £5.00 Up to 5 years Screeding £12.49 5 – 10 years Retread £22.50 Up to 20 years Inlay HRA £22.20 Up to 20 years Inlay SMA £22.24 Up to 10 years Overlay <100mm £20.70 Up to 20 years Inlay 100mm £27.26 Up to 20 years Reconstruction £112.40 Up to 20 years 300mm

1.8 Street Lighting column replacement is prioritised through non-destructive strength testing to determine the level of deterioration associated with the columns. Following testing, columns are categorised within the Asset Management database for road lighting.

1.9 Testing is carried out in accordance with the Institute of Lighting Engineer's Technical Report No.22 Managing a Vital Asset: Lighting Supports as well as UK Lighting Board Code of Practice: Well-lit Highways.

1.10 Once results are input, the database then compares these results against the more general age profile to determine a final list of priority repairs. This produces recommendations in order of priority for both individual units and whole streets or areas.

1.11 Recommendations are generally categorised as Category A through K as follows:

A: Immediate replacement

B: Replace urgently or reinspect within 6 months

C1: Column Material failure, replace as soon as possible or reinspect within 1 year

C2: Bracket failure, sleeve where possible or replace unit within 1 year

D: Foundation failure, realign, reinstate and reinspect within 6 months

41 E: Material approaching failure, replace as part of planned maintenance programme or reinspect within 2 years

F: Material approaching failure, replace as part of planned maintenance programme or reinspect within 5 years

G: Condition reasonable, but age expired and certified insured for 2 year periods until replaced

H: Condition reasonable, but age expired and certified insured for 5 year periods until replaced

I: Acceptable condition but age expired and insured for 5 years periods until replaced.

J: Sound condition but age expired & visually poor (evidence of concrete cracking etc.)

K: Sound condition and not age expired – no current requirement for strength structural inspection, visual only at planned maintenance cycle.

1.12 Where non-urgent replacement recommendations (Category F through to J) are on an individual column basis, the data is further analysed to determine a percentage value for recommended replacement numbers against the balance of units in a street. If this figure exceeds 30% then the entire street will be considered for higher prioritisation which will address the design class standard of the street beyond individual replacement for safety reasons only.

1.13 The structures programme is identified based on the structures prioritisation matrix which ranks assets based on a number of factors including its condition, safety, and usage.

42 43 44 Structure Name: Enter score based on the description in the following coloured cells Date when the scoring is carried out: Structure Name:

Priority Ranking for structure capital programme Structure Net score % of Maximum Score total Score No. Factors Score Input Additional commentry Type of Bridge 1 Score 1 if road bridge and 0 Culverts, Subways which carry road shall be if foot bridge considered as road bridge as per this scoring system. 1 Structures which carry only pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians shall be considered as footbridge. NA 2 Route Factor 40 Score based on NAC route hierachy Route hierachy 0 0% Cat 2 - SPT/ NAC strategic routes - 40 Cat 3a - Main distributor routes - 30 Cat 3b - secondary distributor routes - 20 Any other category - 10 Routes serving fewer than 5 properties - 5 3 HGV Restriction 60 Score based on weight capacity Weight restriction 0 0% factor 3 tonnes - 60 7.5 to 13 tonnes tonnes - 50 18 tonnes - 40 26 tonnes - 30 No weight restriction - 0 Condition factor 10 Score based on the condition of the Sliding score based on 0 for very good condition to 10 4 0 0% bridge for poor condition. (10 - (BCI crit/ 10)) Deterioration 10 Score based on the rate of Sliding score based on 0 for very slow deterioration to 5 factor deterioration of the structure 10 for rapid deterioration 0 0%

Pedestrian 20 Score based on pedestrian usage. Structures with footways in heavily used urban areas factor Bridges with footways of heavy score 20. Score 20 if route is access to a school or 6 0 0% pedestrian usage shall score a railway station. Apply a sliding scale going down to 0 maximum of 30. for rural structures without footways. Flooding factor 40 Score based on the potential for the A structure that makes no contribution to flooding existing structure to contrubute to risk will score 0. Structures that are know to increase 7 flooding the risk of flooding due to restrictions in width or 0 0% soffit height will score 30.

Scour factor 60 Score based on risk of collapse due Risk of collapse of structure due to scouring. to expose to scour in heavy flow Structures which have been deterioted severely conditions because of inadequate scour protection and on verge 8 of collapse score maximum. Scour risk based on a 0 0% sliding scale.

Parapet Condition 15 Score based on the condition of the Structures with substandard Parapets with poor Factor parapets conditon will score 15 . Structures with substandard parapets with a 'monitor only' recommendation will 9 score 10. Structures which have parapets to current 0 0% standards will score 0.

Parapet Risk 10 Score based on risk in the event of a What is the likelihood of severe injury or even death Factor parapet collapse leading to high risk while the parapet is open to use considering the 10 injuries and human casualties. condition of the structure. Risk based on a sliding -5 100% scale.

45 Delay factor 10 Score based on whether existing Structures where delays are caused by width, weight, restrictions such as limited width height or other restrictions such as traffic lights will cause delays at the structure be given a score higher than zero. Delays less then 2 minutes at peak times will score 5 and longer than 2 11 minutes will score 10. Score maximum if fire station, 0 0% railway station or hospital affected by delay.

Structure Risk 10 Score based on risk in the event of a What is the likelihood of someone getting a high risk factor Structure collapse leading to high risk injury or even death while the structure is open to 12 injuries and human casualties. use considering the condition of the structure. Risk 0 0% based on a sliding scale.

Maintenance 20 Score based on maintenance Score based on known maintenance history and 13 factor required to keep the existing requirement. No maintenance requirement will score 0 0% structure open. 0. Listed structures score 15. Diversion factor 10 Score based on the length of the Score based on diversion length. Any diversion equal diversion route if the structure is to or more than 20 miles scores 20. Score 1 for each 2 closed in an unplanned manner with miles of diversion up to 20. Score 10 if a road closure 14 no finite time limit. adversly affects a fire or railway station or hospital. 0 0% Score 10 if there is no alternative diversion.

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Note maximum score that can be achieved for road bridge= 500

Priority level Chart Structure Name: Date of Scoring: 00-Jan-00 Priority Level Indicator Overall works (500) Structure works (100) Parapet works (70) Scour Protection (60) Level Score Level Score Level Score Level Score No Action Rquired Low Priority Medium Priority High Priority Immediate action required

Note : Works are divided above into three sub categories as each work can be independent and each has its own significance in terms of attention required.

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U Title: Section: Asset Management Mainland Roads Programme "Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Date: 16 - Feb - 2018 2018 / 19 Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Scale: 1:100,000 Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. 47 North Ayrshire Council SLA Licence Number: 100023393." Commercial Services Drawing No: Roads Legend WP_201819 Treatment Footway Inlay Overlay Moderate Screeding Treatment Surface Dressing

U Title: Section: Asset Management Arran Roads Programme "Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Date: 16 - Feb - 2018 2018 / 19 Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Scale: 1:90,000 Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. (Surface Dressing Planned for 2019-20 48 North Ayrshire Council SLA Licence Number: 100023393." Commercial Services Drawing No: but may be carried out in 2018-19) Roads Locality Partnership: Garnock Valley Locality Partnership Date: 11th June 2018 Subject: New sheltered housing, bungalows and housing office at Former Watt Court, Dalry Purpose: Decide Street Names for the new development Background The developer of the above site has contacted this department requesting new street names for the development. The Council has a statutory obligation under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 to give a name to each new street built within the Council area, and this name, along with street numbers, becomes the postal addresses. An outline plan of the development is available as an appendix. At this stage, the development requires 2 new street names.

Key Points for Locality Partnership Proposed examples of numbering layout plans are available as appendices along with a list of proposed name suggestions.

Action Required by Locality Partnership Choose 2 new street names for the development. For more information please contact: Lisa Dempster or Kirsty Gee, Planning Technicians, 01294 324319, [email protected] Completed by: Lisa Dempster and Kirsty Gee

Date: 11th May 2018

49 Suggestion Source Background Planning Comment Burns Club Gardens Councillor Councillor Barr suggested this to honour the fact Nice gesture for the Burns Club. This that the Dalry Burns Club has the longest, name was previously suggested by Cllr continuous record of anniversary dinners in the Robert Barr for a previous development world. which has since been put on hold by the builder. Cllr Barr has made this request again which is especially relevant given the nature of the development for sheltered and elderly housing. Watt Gardens (Sheltered Housing Housing suggested to stick to the original name In principle this is acceptable. Housing Unit) theme for the front part of the development, as previously was named Watt court. Burns Gardens or Burns Housing A variation on the suggestion from Cllr Barr Both variations acceptable in principle. Club Gardens excluding the word ’Club’ from the address. Also support the suggestion of Burns Club Gardens.

Various name suggestions:- Public The rationale is that far more streets are named after A background of what all of the ladies men than women and in the centenary year of some names represent would be beneficial. Margaret McLean Place women’s suffrage it would be fitting that some of the new streets be named after accomplished women Some of the names on the list already Edith MacArthur Avenue who originate from North Ayrshire. have recognition through building names, street names and monuments throughout Barbara Gilmour Street North Ayrshire

Alison Prince Way

Fiona Drummond Close

Nicola Benedetti Avenue

Lesley Baillie Drive

Councillor Barr Street Naming Suggestion S teel rai ling

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Timber fence DRIVEWAYS ER boiler plant biomass potential Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m House TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Footprint = 80sq.m Footprint =66sq.m FA Footprint = 80sq.m Footprint =66sq.m FA SHU - 2 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 2 SHU - 2 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 2 new road

ER Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Bungalows

Amenity HASH R O N S E TR E T LEGEND Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Common Areas & HUB & Areas Common New SHU New House Bed 1 - SHU New House Bed 2 - SHU New Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 parking

DRIVEWAYS Layout Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint = 47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 1 Bed - 1 Hose Bungalow Gardens Bungalow Amenity Bungalows Amenity 2 Bed & Bed 1 New Office Housing New North Ayrshire Council Ayrshire North Comhairle Siorrachd Àir a Siorrachd TuathComhairle Footprint = 66sq.m Footprint FA = 55.4sq.m AmenityBed 1 Bungalow Type Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 Bungalows Amenity Footprint = 66sq.m Footprint FA = 55.4sq.m AmenityBed 1 Bungalow footpath New Slabbed Footpaths Slabbed New Asphalt Footpaths Asphalt New Roads New Gardens Bus Drop-Off HUB & Common Spaces

DRIVEWAYS parking HUB & Common Spaces& HUB Common Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Soft Landscape Soft Driveways New Car Parking Car New Bungalows Amenity Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2

Housing Office Housing Bench Parking Housing Office Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2

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F o o tp rin t = 1 7 1 s q .m

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CUNNINGHAME HOUSE, IRVINE, KA12IRVINE, 8EEHOUSE, CUNNINGHAME ROCHE WAY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

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NAC Housing Street Naming Suggestion S teel rai ling

Safety barrier

Timber fence Speed bump

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Tarmac footpath

SITE ASPROPOSEDPLAN SITE Tarmac footpath

Access to Dalry PS raised junction

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Tarmac footpath

ER Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Bungalows Amenity

Layout HASH R O N S E TR E T LEGEND Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2 Common Areas & HUB & Areas Common New SHU New House Bed 1 - SHU New House Bed 2 - SHU New Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 parking

DRIVEWAYS Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint = 47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 1 Bed - 1 Hose Bungalow Gardens Bungalow Amenity Bungalows Amenity 2 Bed & Bed 1 New Office Housing New North Ayrshire Council Ayrshire North Comhairle Siorrachd Àir a Siorrachd TuathComhairle Footprint = 66sq.m Footprint FA = 55.4sq.m AmenityBed 1 Bungalow Type Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA Footprint = 58sq.m Footprint =47sq.m FA SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 SHU - 1 Bed House House Type- Bed SHU 1 Bungalows Amenity Footprint = 66sq.m Footprint FA = 55.4sq.m AmenityBed 1 Bungalow footpath New Slabbed Footpaths Slabbed New Asphalt Footpaths Asphalt New Roads New Gardens Bus Drop-Off HUB & Common Spaces

Housing Office Housing Bench Parking Housing Office Footprint = 74sq.m Footprint FA = 62.9sq.m TypeHouse 2 - Bed AmenityBungalow2

Planter

F o o tp rin t = 1 7 1 s q .m

Footpath F A = 1 4 7 sq .m Existing H o u s in g O ffic e

DRIVEWAYS

Timber fence Timber fence PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT

CUNNINGHAME HOUSE, IRVINE, KA12IRVINE, 8EEHOUSE, CUNNINGHAME ROCHE WAY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Timber fence TEL: (01294) 324796(01294) TEL:

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