HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND AREA STRATEGY CAPITAL AND THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN REVENUE LEAD POSITION OFFICER Revitalising Priorities and Details to be developed on: To reflect strategic development plans Public Sector led Projects Kevin Williams Helensburgh opportunities for for: recommended in and others as Helensburgh Town appropriate Town Centre and change within • Kidston Park Centre and Waterfront Waterfront Helensburgh Town • Council Office development Action Plan (Yellow Book Centre and • Traffic management October 2004) amount to Waterfront • Pier Head a gross cost of £13.8 • Waterfront million over five years. • Town Centre Some projects could • Commercial core generate significant private sector investment. Kidston Park Kidston Park – Iain Welsh Develop proposals with Scottish additional £160,000 Enterprise , Dumbarton in expectation between 2005/06 and of £250 capital expenditure (c £90 in 2006/07. Seek 50% programme now, so additional £160 match funding from between 2005/06 and 2006/07) SED/others Council Office Development Council Office – Funds to be ring-fenced from c£6.5 million, dependent Lynn Smillie Blairvadach sale. Costs to be firmed on Blairvadach and other up and design formulated by Facility sales. £40k in Sandy Mactaggart Services with Corporate Services (Lynn programme for 2004/05, Smillie) as client. some of which can slip to 2005/06 for initial development 9 CAPITAL AND LEAD THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Revitalising Priorities and Details to be developed on: Traffic management Traffic Management Stewart Turner opportunities for Employment of agency or £30,000 revenue, but Helensburgh Town temporary staff c £30,000 earmarked from existing Centre and Waterfront change within • Kidston Park towards implementation of Helensburgh • Council Office development initial traffic management Town Centre and • Traffic management scheme. Funded from Waterfront • Pier Head revenue – local parking • Waterfront income. • Town Centre • Commercial core Pier Head, Waterfront, Town Centre & Commercial core Proposals for these to be drawn up as a development of Yellow Book Study by Town Centre Development Officer. Probable joint venture approach. Improving Enhancing Provision of High Quality Road Network. Undertaking resurfacing and Existing Capital commitments Craig Moir Transportation Transportation realignment on key roads totalling £1,610,000 from within the Helensburgh and 2004/05 onwards: Infrastructure Infrastructure Lomond Area. A814 – Colgrain Farm £800,000 in Capital Programme 2004/5 to 2006/7. A814 – Bend at Mollandhu £60,000 in Capital Programme 2004/5 to 2005/6. B832 - Daligan Bends £450,000 in Capital Programme “Future Years”. B833 Garelochhead to Peaton £100,000 in Capital Programme “Future Years”. 10 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION C12 Rhu Road Higher Craig Moir Improving Enhancing £200,000 in Capital Transportation Transportation Programme “Future Years”. Infrastructure Infrastructure Barbour Road, Rosneath Operational Services to Alan Kerr Provision of High Quality Road Network. Peninsula, Rosneath compile a programme of Peninsula Safety Issues reconstruction works during 2004/05 to take account of most pressing issues in event of further roads maintenance funding. Indeterminate Other Capital projects to be Craig Moir identified during 2004/06 £300,000 – in 2005/06 Reconstruction of Public Alan Kerr/Craig Transport route on West King Moir Street, etc., as per previous Area Committee Report in October 2004 Support extension of cycle-way and Develop cycleway network £1.9 m expenditure Craig Moir walkways in area within the Helensburgh and approved by Scottish Lomond area as part of the Executive National Cycle Walkway Securing of partnership funding completed £491,000 with award of £234,000 Objective 2 Funding Revitalising Helensburgh Pier Revitalising Helensburgh Pier Total Cost of project Craig Moir unknown. To be developed during 2004/06 as part of contribution to future capital programmes. 11 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Enhancing Quality of Life Addressing Short Re-design and development of community Implementations of Home Major re-design of services Stephen Porter Fall in Community care services across all client groups in Care Review to allow for the within the NHS and the partnership with the Health Service and development of a highly Council will allow for the re- Care Services Housing providers. trained staff group to serve investment of existing an increasingly high monies. Potential shortfall dependency client group. will be identified in the 3 year plan to be presented Increase Elderly Day Care during the financial year Services. Model would be 2005/06. This will provide a local integrated services service delivery and financial between the Council and the framework for local NHS based in central managers to work from. Helensburgh and the Rosneath peninsula. Proposal would require a new spend of £50,000 for Increase Day Services for gross salaries and a working clients with learning budget of £10,000 per disabilities. annum. Increase Day Services for clients with mental health problems. 12 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Enhancing Quality Enhancing Leisure Provision of a new swimming pool and sports Explore options for the (dependent on outcome of Donald MacVicar of Life and Recreation complex. provision of a new swimming sea front development). pool and sports complex Services Enhancing Quality Enhancing Leisure Upkeep of children’s play areas. Ensuring all play areas within Play Areas. Currently, only Alan Kerr the Helensburgh and Lomond modest funding is available of Life and Recreation area are maintained for this project. If substantial Services sums are required then they would need to be sought as additional funding. Capital Budget additional upgrading of play areas £100k. 13 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Enhancing Quality Enhancing Facilities Develop business case to enhance facilities of Business Case to ensure that Awaiting outcome of Donald MacVicar of Life of the Victoria Halls the Victoria Halls as a community asset. the hall continues to be main building survey to inform focal point for local Capital Budget and the development community based activities. of a new community centre Supporting the development of a new Support Community Centre Proceeds of sale of Lorna Campbell Community Centre. Development Trust to Templeton Library agreed in develop a new community principle and subject to centre facility production of acceptable business plan: £250,000 Enhancing Quality Arranging Quality Provision for regular beach cleaning throughout Provision of Beach Cleaning. Budget provision is two Alan Kerr the Helensburgh and Lomond Area employees and transport for of Life Delivery of Amenity twenty weeks, additional Services manpower resources in conjunction with the Environment Task Force, allows, two employees and transport for a forty week period. The additional cost of transport is at the expense of Amenity Services. Enhancing Quality Arranging Quality Improving public areas and gardens. Improvement of public areas Additional Resources will be Alan Kerr of Life Delivery of Amenity and gardens. required to pursue these aims. Services Additional requirements will become clearer following the revision of the existing contracts and work schedules. Additional training may be required to achieve the necessary aims. 14 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Enhancing Arranging Quality Enhancing Hermitage Park Enhancement of Hermitage Additional funding is Alan Kerr Quality of Life Delivery of Amenity Park, Helensburgh essential to take forward the enhancement of the Services facility. With the proposed Funding to be identified by development of a community undertaking costing scheme centre on the site ensuring exercise. the remainder of the park is adequately resourced Enhancing Arranging Quality Improvement of Amenity and Recycling Site Improvement of Amenity and Phases one and two in the Alan Kerr Quality of Life Delivery of Amenity Recycling Site. improvement programme have been completed. Services Further funding from the Scottish Executive through the Strategic Waste Fund has been obtained and changed working practices have been introduced. Additional resources required for the further separation of waste in the long term. Maintenance and improvement of public Maintenance programme for The current allocation of Alan Kerr conveniences. all public conveniences resources for the property facilities. maintenance is extremely small. To improve the maintenance and standards of public conveniences – will require funding. 15 THEME KEY ISSUE ACTION POINTS ACTION PLAN CAPITAL AND LEAD REVENUE OFFICER POSITION Enhancing Arranging Quality Integrated link Social Workers to Primary Schools Integration of Social Work Proposal would require a Stephen Porter Quality of Life Child Care Services in the Helensburgh and Lomond Area. post with Primary Schools in new spend of £50,000 for Helensburgh and Lomond gross salaries and a Area. working budget of £10,000 per annum. Enhancing Arranging Quality Increase Social Work Services for children with Increase the number of Proposal would require Stephen Porter Quality of Life Child Care Services disabilities. Social Workers dealing with additional funding