Garnock Valley Locality Partnership 6th March at 7pm at Beith Community Centre Business Item Subject Pg Ref Officer No 1. Welcome and Apologies Cllr Bell 2. Action Note Action Note Elaine Review the action note and deal with any Pg4 enclosed Young outstanding items STANDING AGENDA ITEMS 3. Locality Co-ordinator Update Pg10 Report Christina Receive update enclosed Pieraccini 4. Locality Plan Progress Report at All Receive feedback from sub-groups item 3 and Members verbal update OTHER BUSINESS – TO INFORM LOCALITY PLANNING 5. Garnock Valley Claimant Presentation Andy Unemployment Analysis Mackay Discussion on trends 6. Lochshore Verbal Janet Receive update update Dunsmore 7. Project Kilbirnie Verbal Ian Shaw Receive information on activity update 8. HSCP Locality Forum Update Verbal Dr Janet Receive update on progress update McKay 1 9. Locality Youth Forum Update Report at Christina Receive update on recent work item 3 and Pieraccini verbal update 10. Participatory Budgeting Verbal Christina Receive information on Garnock Valley update Pieraccini Locality Participatory Budgeting Event, 10 March 10.30am – 1pm at Daly Primary School 11. Poverty Conference Verbal John Receive update on North Ayrshire update McKnight Poverty Conference and consider what can be done locally Full report available on website OTHER BUSINESS – DECISION REQUIRED 12. Grants Pg14 Report John Consider grant applications enclosed McKnight 13. Street Naming Report John Agree to prepare list of potential future Pg20 enclosed McKnight street names 13. AOCB Cllr Bell 14. Date of Next Meeting 11th June 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 Representative 2 Dr Janet McKay – HSCP Kaileigh Brown – TSI Edward Kenna – SFRS Jim McMillan – Police Scotland 3 Action Note Meeting: Garnock Valley Locality Partnership Date/Venue: 6 December 2017 – Garnock Campus, Glengarnock Present: Councillor John Bell (Chair); Dr Janet McKay (Vice Chair), HSCP; Depute Provost Robert Barr; Councillor Anthea Dickson; Councillor Joy Brahim; Councillor Donald L Reid; Councillor Todd Ferguson Elaine Young, Senior Lead Officer (NHS A&A); Heather Grossart, Dalry Community Council Catherine Wigzell, Kilbirnie and Glengarnock Community Council; Audrey Mason, Community Representative; Ian Shaw, Community Representative; Audrey Mason, Community Representative Edward Kenna, Scottish Fire and Rescue Jim McMillan, Police Scotland; John McKnight, Lead Officer, NAC James Waite, Beith Community Council In attendance: Christina Pieraccini, Community Education Worker James McCosh, Dalry Community Development Hub Jane Lamont, Beith Community Development Trust Stewart Beck, Community Education Worker Rick Standley, Project Kilbirnie John Higgins, Dalry Community Sports Club Gordon Keith, Kilbirnie and Glengarnock Community Council; Angela Little, Committee Services Officer, NAC Apologies: ACTIONS No. Action Responsible 1. Welcome and Apologies The Chair welcomed everyone to the GV Locality Partnership meeting. 2. Action Note The action note from the meeting held on 11 September 2017 was discussed with the following points raised:- Trends Data At the last meeting, the GVLP had requested a more detailed analysis of unemployment figures by age and gender and a geographical breakdown of users of the Employability Hub. A report, prepared by Steve Morley, Policy and Research Analyst, had been circulated as part of the agenda papers. Page4 1 of 6 Action Note The Partnership discussed the range of information provided and considered that it would be of benefit for the officer to attend the next meeting to provide further in-depth information. The Partnership agreed to invite Steve Morley, Policy and Research Analyst to the next meeting. John Stagecoach McKnight/ Steve Morley John McKnight reported that he has not had a response from Stagecoach and this action should be remitted to the Working Group to engage with Stagecoach J. McKnight/ Working Community Representative Position Group A recent contested election was held in Beith and a new Community Council established. James Waite, Beith Community Council was in attendance, in the absence of the Chair. The Chair outlined the selection process for the current community representative vacancy. Grants It was noted that the process and timescale for processing grant applications is now on the website. Meeting Venue Members commented on the volume of emails relating to meeting dates for 2018; that some dates clashed with Community Council meetings and Elected Member’s surgeries. It was agreed that the CPP Team would be advised of the issues and asked to resolve these. J. McKnight/ Community Learning and Development Strategic Plan M. Rae The Partnership was advised that further information on the Strategic Plan would be circulated before the next Partnership meeting. J. McKnight 3. Locality Co-ordinator Introduction and Update Christina Pieraccini, Community Education Worker, outlined her role and circulated a progress report on the work that has been done so far, the identification of the three priorities for the Garnock Valley and the establishment of Working Groups to take ownership of Action Plans for these priorities. The Partnership agreed that Rick be invited to provide an update to the next C. Pieraccini meeting. Page5 2 of 6 Action Note 4. Draft Locality Plan Progress A draft Action Plan was circulated which listed the three priorities, highlighted links with the Health and Social Care priorities, what was already happening, potential improvement projects, partners, timescales and funding opportunities. The Chair advised that the Kilwinning Locality Partnership had an elected Member on each of their three working groups and suggested that this may be worthwhile replicating. The Working Groups will prioritise projects, there will be participation by expertise from the wider community into these groups. Dr. MacKay noted that engagement across HSCP and CPP Locality Planning is being considered to avoid confusion or duplication. It was considered that there was a need for some form of Communication Plan to accompany the GV Action Plan. It was agreed that Partners read through the Action Plan and feedback on All Partners/ the themes they would be interested in. Christina will gather this information C. Pieraccini and arrange dates for the Working Groups to meet. 5. Update on Activity Dalry Community Development Hub James McCosh provided an update on Dalry Community Development Hub projects which included:- The refurbishment of Lynn Glen; Heritage Trail; Cycle trail to close the gap with Kilbirnie; Aspirational improvements to the public park; and Funding options from a variety of sources. Noted. Beith Community Development Trust Jane Lamont provided an update on Beith Community Development Trust projects that included:- Beith Astro and public park; Geilsland House Estates and one property on the Main Street; Beith Cycle Plan; Sports Leader Academy; Arts Award Centre; Duke of Edinburgh; Beith Beer Festival; Fright Night; Mothers Day Pamper; Food Programme; Telephone Befriending Service; Page6 3 of 6 Action Note Employability; and Sport. Discussion took place on the range of Action Plans that already exist and it was acknowledged that an attempt had been made to capture these within the draft Action Plan. Priority overlaps will occur across the Working Groups, who will meet collectively from time to time to share information. Christina will attend each of the Working Groups and will be in a position to highlight any overlaps that have not been identified. It was recognised that community projects are often in a position to move quickly but can be held back by Council processes and procedures. Noted. 6. HSCP Locality Forum Update Dr Janet McKay provided an update on the priorities and actions identified by the HSCP Locality Planning Forum, which included information on:- work with people with multiple long term conditions and packages developed to meet their needs; Café Solace in Kilbirnie; and Resilience and young people. Noted. 7. Locality Youth Forum Update Christina Pieraccini reported on the work being done by the Locality Youth Forum which included training undertaken on participatory budgeting, a shortleeting exercise and the submission of 10 applications to the meeting in February 2018, Duke of Edinburgh, Christmas event in the Walker Hall, consultation exercise on Kilbirnie public park project, a visit to the Scottish Parliament and the Joint Cabinet meeting on 13 February 2018. Fourteen ambassadors will lead and organise events for Year of Young People 2018 and a Drugs and Alcohol presentation will be developed by young people at risk of exclusion from school £7,300 will be available for the Garnock Valley youth participatory budgeting. A clip for each project can be uploaded to YoungScot and votes will be totalled during 5 – 12 December 2017. Noted. 8. Community Investment Fund John McKnight reported on the funding of £390,000 available to support the delivery of local priorities. The report outlined the process for applications, proposal requirements, grant