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Cunninghame House, Irvine. 22 May 2014 Irvine Area Committee You are requested to attend a Meeting of the above mentioned Committee of North Ayrshire Council to be held in Committee Room 1, Cunninghame House, Irvine on THURSDAY 29 MAY 2014 at 2.00 p.m. to consider the undernoted business. Yours faithfully Elma Murray Chief Executive 1. Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda. 2. Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20 March 2014 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed). North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 3. Community Planning Partnership Partners 3.1 Community Planning Partnership Board: Minutes of meeting held on 6 March 2014 Submit report by the Chief Executive on the minutes of the meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Board held on 6 March 2014 3.2 Police Scotland Police Scotland will report on activity within the Committee's area 3.3 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Submit report by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on activity within the Committee's area in the period from 10 March to 18 May 2014 (copies enclosed). 4. Scottish Water Re-instatement Works, Irvine Submit report by the Corporate Director (Development and Environment) on progress with the re-instatement of landscaped areas within Irvine following infrastructure works undertaken by Scottish Water (copy enclosed). 5. Community Development Grants Scheme and Local Youth Action Fund 2013/14: Applications for Financial Assistance Submit report by the Head of Service (Community and Culture) (Education and Skills) on applications received in respect of the Community Development Grants Scheme and the Local Youth Action Fund 2013/14 (copy enclosed). 6. Grants to Elderly Groups Submit report by the Head of Service (Community and Culture) (Education and Skills) on applications received in respect of the level of funding available for disbursement in the Committee's area in 2014/15 (copy enclosed). 7. Irvine Common Good Grant Disbursement Submit report by the Corporate Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the impact on future funds of applying an annual cap on amounts disbursed by Irvine Common Good (copy enclosed). 8. Street Naming: New Residential Development at former John Galt Primary School Site, Irvine. Submit report by the Corporate Director (Development and Environment) on the naming three new streets associated with the current development works at former John Galt Primary School site, Irvine (copy enclosed) North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 2 9. Future Agenda Items Discuss items for consideration at future meetings of the Area Committee. 10. Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 3 4 Irvine Area Committee Sederunt: Joan Sturgeon (Chair) Matthew Brown Marie Burns Chair: Ian Clarkson John Easdale Ruth Maguire David O'Neill Irene Oldfather Attending: Apologies: Meeting Ended: North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 5 6 Agenda item 2 Irvine Area Committee 20 March 2014 IRVINE, 20 March 2014 - At a Meeting of the Irvine Area Committee of North Ayrshire Council at 2.00 p.m. Present Joan Sturgeon, Matthew Brown, Marie Burns, Ian Clarkson, John Easdale, Ruth Maguire and Irene Oldfather. Also Present Inspector J. Conway (Police Scotland); Station Commander M. Gallacher (Scottish Fire and Rescue Service). In Attendance J. McHarg, Community Engagement Manager (Community Development Team) and B. Anderson, Performance/Grants Information Officer (Education and Skills); and D. McCaw, Committee Services Officer (Chief Executive's Service). Chair Provost Sturgeon in the Chair. 1. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest by Members in terms of Standing Order 16 and Section 5 of the Councillors Code of Conduct. 2. Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6 February 2014 was confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3. Community Planning Partnership Partners 3.1 Police Scotland Inspector Conway provided information on crimes reported and detected in the Committee's area for the period 1 February to 28 February 2014. Members asked questions and received further information in relation to:- the further breakdown of figures in relation to the drugs misuse category; whether detection rate figures for the previous year could be provided within the report for comparison purposes; and whether the CCTV cameras in the regenerated part of Vineburgh (Seaton Terrace) are in working order. Page 1 7 Inspector Conway undertook to (a) advise the Committee of any crime of particular note contained within the drugs misuse category; (b) investigate whether detection rate comparison figures for the previous year could be provided to future meetings for comparison purposes; and (c) to investigate whether the CCTV cameras in the Seaton Terrace area are in working order. Noted. 3.2 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Submitted report by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on activity within the Committee's area in the period 10 February to 9 March 2014. Information was provided on the following:- no fire casualties during the reporting period; cooking appliances being attributed as the main source of fires within homes and on the introduction of the “cook safe” initiative as a measure to address this; accidental dwelling fires; road traffic collisions; false alarms and equipment faults, particularly in relation to sheltered housing units and measures to address the type and position of alarms within sheltered accommodation; and special service activities. Members asked a question in relation to the "cooksafe" initiative and the possibility of partnership work to link in with Community Centres who provide cooking demonstrations. Station Commander Gallacher undertook to investigate this possibility. Noted. 4. Community Development Grants Scheme and Local Youth Action Fund: Applications for Financial Assistance Submitted report by the Corporate Director (Education and Skills) on applications received in respect of the Community Development Grants Scheme and the Local Youth Action Fund. The Committee (a) agreed to make the following awards:- Community Development Grants Scheme Organisation Award Cunninghame Residents Association £2,000 Fullarton Community Association £1,278 Ayrshire Healthy Living Initiative £1,200 Age Scotland £ 600 Page 2 8 Local Youth Action Fund Organisation Award Irvine Royal Academy £1,000 Girdle Toll Football Club 1999s £1,000 Fullarton Community Association £1,537.75 Irvine Sea Cadets £2,000 (b) agreed to combine the balance of funding from the Community Development Grant Scheme in the amount of £796.92 with the balance of funding from the Local Youth Action Fund in the amount of £196.18 and make an award to Redburn Management Committee of £993.10; and (c) noted that the Community Development Grants Scheme and Local Youth Action Fund budgets for financial year 2013/14 are now fully expended. 5. Street Naming: Irvine: New Residential Development and Renumbering of Commercial Premises adjacent to Dickson Drive Submitted report by the Corporate Director (Development and Environment) on the naming of a new street associated with the current development works at Dickson Drive, Irvine. The Committee agreed that the new street be named 'Dickson Way'. 6. Future Agenda Items The Committee noted that any items for the next meeting of the Area Committee should be submitted to D. McCaw or A. Pearson. The meeting ended at 2.30 p.m. Page 3 9 10 NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL Agenda Item 3.1 29 May 2014 Irvine Area Committee Subject: North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership (CPP Board): Minutes of meeting held on 6 March 2014 Purpose: To submit the Minutes of the meeting of the North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership (CPP) held on 6 March 2014. Recommendation: That the Area Committee notes the Minutes contained in Appendix 1. 1. Introduction 1.1 It was previously agreed that the Minutes of the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Board be submitted to the Area Committee for information. The key matters arising from the Minutes have been highlighted for the attention of the Committee and are detailed in paragraph 2.1. 2. Current Position 2.1 The Minutes of the meeting of the CPP Board held on 6 March 2014 are appended. Particular matters for the Area Committee's attention include the following: Agenda Item 4 Justina Murray, Chief Officer, South West Scotland Community Justice Authority, reported on the development of the South West Scotland Community Justice Authority Area Plan 2014-17 and the redesign of community justice. Agenda Item 5 Morna Rae, Acting Policy & Performance Officer, North Ayrshire Council submitted a report on the SOA Action Plan 2014-15. The CPP Board agreed the draft Action Plan. 11 Agenda Item 6 Marjorie Adams, Programme Manager, North Ayrshire Council provided an update on the Early Intervention and Prevention Programme. Agenda Item 8 John Burns, Chief Executive, NHS Ayrshire & Arran submitted a report on behalf of Ruth Campbell, Consultant Dietician in Public Health Nutrition, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, on the development of a draft Pan Ayrshire Health Weight Strategy. Agenda Item 9 Damien Griffith, Partnership Analyst, North Ayrshire Council reported on progress in relation to resource mapping across the partnership. Agenda Item 10 Carol Kirk, Corporate Director (Education & Skills), North Ayrshire Council updated on the review of Children's Services and the Inspection Improvement Plan. Agenda Item 11 Iona Colvin, Director, North Ayrshire Health & Social Care, Partnership submitted a report on the development of a CPP Inequalities Strategy. 3. Proposals 3.1 That the Area Committee notes the CPP Board Minutes and, in particular, those matters highlighted at 2.1 above.