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Cabinet A Meeting of the Cabinet of North Ayrshire Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE on Tuesday, 17 March 2020 at 14:30 to consider the undernoted business. 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 Cabinet held on 18 February 2020 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). EDUCATION ITEMS FOR DECISION 3 Proposal to Establish a New Non-Denominational Primary School and Catchment Area for the Montgomerie Park and Knadgerhill Areas of Irvine GENERAL BUSINESS FOR DECISION Reports by the Chief Executive 4 Armed Forces Community Covenant Submit a report by the Chief Executive on the Cabinet’s commitment to the Armed Forces Community Covenant and the key activities that the Council promotes in support of the Armed Forces Community (copy enclosed). Joint Report by the Chief Executive and the Director (Health and Social Care Partnership) North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 1 5 South Ayrshire Integration Scheme for Health and Social Care – Consultation Response Submit a joint report by the Chief Executive and the Director (Health and Social Care Partnership) on the draft response to the consultation on South Ayrshire’s integration scheme, the legal partnership agreement between South Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) 6 Revenue Budget 2019/20 : Financial Performance to 31 January 2020 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the financial performance for the Council at 31 January 2020 (copy enclosed). 7 Capital Programme Performance to 31 January 2020 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the progress in delivering the Capital Investment Programme as at 31 January 2020 (copy enclosed). 8 Strategic Risk Register 2020/21 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the Strategic Risk Register for 2020/21 (copy enclosed). 9 Delivering Community Wealth Building through Procurement Submit a report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on how the Council’s external expenditure can be used to help deliver Community Wealth Building aspirations and proposed changes to Standing Orders relating to Contracts (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Place) 10 Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Maintenance Programme 2020/21 Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the proposed Roads, Structures and Street Lighting Maintenance Programme for 2020/21 (copy enclosed). 11 Removal of ‘No Ball Games’ Signage Submit a report by the Executive Director (Place) on the background to the use of ‘No Ball Games’ signage and to proposals for officers to remove existing signage and to cease the practice of erecting any further ‘No Ball Games’ signs (copy enclosed). Reports by the Executive Director (Communities) North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 2 12 Proposals for Community Investment Fund (CIF) Expenditure Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities) on an application by Locality Partnerships to allocate CIF funding to proposed projects (copy enclosed). 13 Community Asset Transfer Application – Arran Youth Centre – Arran Youth Foundations Submit a report by the Executive Director (Communities) on the transfer of ownership of Arran Youth Centre and its grounds from North Ayrshire Council to the Company Limited by Guarantee “Arran Youth Foundations” (copy enclosed). Reports by the Director (Growth and Investment) 14 Crown Estates Scotland – Memorandum of Understanding Submit a report by the Director (Growth and Investment) on proposals to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Crown Estates Scotland to establish a partnership approach to exploring opportunities for Crown Estates Scotland investment in North Ayrshire as part of its place-based strategy (copy enclosed). 15 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent. Webcasting Please note: this meeting may be filmed for live and subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site. At the start of the meeting, the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998. Data collected during the webcast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. Generally, the press and public seating areas will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and consenting to the use and storage of those images and sound recordings and any information pertaining to you contained in them for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact [email protected]. North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 3 Cabinet Sederunt Elected Members Chair: Joe Cullinane (Chair) John Bell (Vice-Chair) Robert Foster Alex Gallagher Apologies: Louise McPhater Jim Montgomerie Church Representatives Attending: Ms Elizabeth H. Higton Mr Ian Haining Ms Babs Mowat Teaching Representative Vacant Youth Council Representatives North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 4 Agenda Item 2 Cabinet 21 January 2020 IRVINE, 21 January 2020 - At a Meeting of the Cabinet of North Ayrshire Council at 2.30 p.m. Present Joe Cullinane, John Bell, Robert Foster, Alex Gallagher, Louise McPhater and Jim Montgomerie; and Jacqui MacKenzie (Teaching Representative) and Babs Mowat (Church Representative) (Agenda Items 1-5). Also Present Todd Ferguson, Jean McClung and Davina McTiernan. In Attendance L. Friel, Executive Director, D. Forbes, Senior Manager (Financial Management), J. Smillie, Senior Manager (HR&OD), A. Lyndon, Senior Manager (Procurement), S. Stewart, L&O Development Adviser, and J. Walls, Team Manager (H&S, Risk & Insurance) (Finance and Corporate Support); R. McCutcheon, Executive Director, D. Hammond, Head of Service (Interim) (Commercial), and J. Wraith, Team Manager (Housing Strategy & CS) (Place); A. Sutton, Executive Director (Interim), R. Arthur, Head of Service (Interim) (Connected Communities), and A. McClelland, Head of Service (Education) (Communities); C. Cameron, Head of Service (HSCP Finance & Transformation), (Health and Social Care Partnership); A. Craig, Senior Manager (Legal Services), A. Hale, Health Improvement & Equalities Officer, J. Hutcheson, Senior Communications Officer, J. Law, Media and Internal Communications Assistant, and E. Gray, A. Little and D. McCaw, Committee Services Officers (Democratic Services). Also In Attendance J. McGeorge, Ayrshire Civil Contingencies Team Chair Joe Cullinane in the Chair. Apologies John Bruce (Church Rep). 1. Chair’s Remarks The Chair welcomed those present to the meeting and announced that the Cabinet meeting would be webcast and that all decisions are subject to the Call In Procedure detailed at Standing Order 24. 5 2. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest by Members in terms of Standing Order 10 and Section 5 of the Code of Conduct for Councillors. 3. Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 November 2019 was confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 4. Teaching Representation on Cabinet (Education) Submitted a report by the Head of Service (Democratic Services) on the appointment of Jacqui MacKenzie to fill the vacancy as the representative of the professional teaching associations on Cabinet (Education). The Cabinet (a) agreed to appoint Jacqui MacKenzie as the representative of the professional teaching associations on Cabinet when it meets to consider Education Authority business; and (b) record its appreciation of the contribution made by the former teaching representative, the late Gordon Smith. 5. Pupil Equity Funding in North Ayrshire – Progress Report Submitted a report by the Executive Director (Communities) on the use of Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) in North Ayrshire and the impact this is having on children’s outcomes. Full details of the amounts allocated to North Ayrshire schools were set out at Appendix 1 to the report. Members asked questions and were provided with further information in relation to: • the formula used to calculate the level of funding available to each school which uses the number of pupils receiving free school meals and the fact that this method is outdated; • the effectiveness of PEF funding in terms of providing new services to pupils rather than offsetting national budget cuts; • difficulties around crediting improvements in the poverty-related attainment gap to specific initiatives as the successes are linked to a number of different projects working