Public Document Pack Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra Ghaidheal agus Bhoid Corporate Services Director: Nigel Stewart Lorn House, Albany Street, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4AR Tel: 01631 567901 Fax: 01631 570379 2 March 2010 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE will be held in the MCCAIG SUITE, CORRAN HALLS, OBAN on WEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2010 at 10:30 AM , which you are requested to attend. Nigel Stewart Director of Corporate Services BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. CORPORATE SERVICES (a) Minutes of meeting of Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Committee held on 2nd December 2009 (Pages 1 - 6) (b) Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Plan (Draft) (Pages 7 - 12) 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES (a) Applications for financial assistance under the Education Development Grants Scheme (Pages 13 - 44) (b) Applications for financial assistance under the Leisure Development Grants Scheme (Pages 45 - 46) (c) Applications for financial assistance under the Social Welfare Grants Scheme (Pages 47 - 64) (d) Oban High School Achievement Report (Pages 65 - 142) 5. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (a) Proposed Mull Landscape Capacity Study (Pages 143 - 146) (b) Draft response to the public consultation on the Draft Marine Spatial Plan for the Sound of Mull (Pages 147 - 152) 6. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME The Committee will be asked to pass a resolution in terms of Section 50(a)94) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for items of business with an “E” on the grounds that it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 7a to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The appropriate paragraph is:- E1 - Paragraph 9 Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. 7. ACQUISITION / DISPOSAL / LEASING OF PROPERTY E1 (a) Sale of ground at Etive View, North Connel (Pages 153 - 156) E1 (b) Dungallan Park - Cardingmill Bay Mooring Owners Association (Pages 157 - 158) OBAN, LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE Councillor Gordon Chalmers Councillor Mary-Jean Devon Councillor Donald Macdonald Councillor Duncan MacIntyre (Chair) Councillor Neil Mackay Councillor Roderick McCuish (Vice-Chair) Councillor Donald McIntosh Councillor Elaine Robertson Contact: Jane Gillies - Telephone 01631 567901 Page 1 Agenda Item 3a MINUTES of MEETING of OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE held in the MCCAIG SUITE, CORRAN HALLS, OBAN on WEDNESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2009 Present: Councillor Roderick McCuish (Chair) Councillor Gordon Chalmers Councillor Mary-Jean Devon Councillor Donald MacDonald Councillor Neil Mackay Councillor Donald McIntosh Councillor Elaine Robertson Attending: Charles Reppke, Head of Democratic Services Jane Gillies, Committee Services Assistant Jeannie Holles, Community Learning & Regeneration Callum Black, Streetscene Manager Hjugh Blake, Senior Estates Surveyor Alex Taylor, Area Manager, Social Work Iain MacKinnon, Senior Environmental Health Officer Chief Inespector Judy Wilson, Strathclyde Police Dr. Anushka Miller, SAMS Keith Etherington, InControl Scotland Isobel Campbell, InControl Scotland 6 members of the public 1. APOLOGIES Apologies were received from Councillor Duncan MacIntyre. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Robertson and Councillor MacDonald declared non-pecuniary interests in item 7(b) – Dungallan Park Councillor McCuish declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 4(a) - Oban Community Sports Field Association, and it was agreed that Councillor McIntosh would assume the chair for that item. 3. CORPORATE SERVICES (a) MINUTE OF MEETING OF OBAN LORN & THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE HELD ON 7TH OCTOBER 2009 The Minute of the Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Committee held on 7 th October 2009 was approved as a correct record (b) BICENTENARY OF OBAN BURGH The Committee were advised of the approaching bicentenary of Oban’s first erection into a Burgh of Barony and asked for their views as to whether, and if so how, the bicentenary might be appropriately marked. Page 2 Decision It was agreed that: (a) 17th July 2011 would mark the bicentenary of Oban being first erected into a Burgh of Barony; and (b) this matter be continued to the Business Day for further discussion. (Ref: Report by Area Corporate Services Manager dated 4 th November 2009, submitted) (c) REPORT BY AREA CORPORATE SERVICES MANAGER IN REGARD TO RNIB SCOTLAND - PROPOSED COMMEMORATION OF LOUIS BRAILLE The Committee considered a request by the Royal National Institute of Blind People, that the bi-centenary of the birth of Louis Braille be marked appropriately by the Council. Decision: The Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Committee agreed that a proposal be put forward to the Executive that the new library at Kilmory be named appropriately to mark this event. (Ref: Report by Area Corporate Services Manager dated 10 th November 2009, submitted) (d) REPORT BY AREA CORPORATE SERVICES MANAGER IN REGARD TO COMMUNITY ADOPTION OF RED TELEPHONE BOXES The Committee were notified of an invitation from BT to consider adopting red telephone kiosks within the local area, and advised that responses to the consultation must be received by 23 rd January 2010. Decision: That the Area Corporate Services Manager write to BT requesting that they consider the potential impact of removal of phone boxes from some of our remote and rural locations, particularly for older members of communities, and in locations where mobile phone coverage is not universal, reiterating that: • In remote and rural communities, facilities to contact emergency services should be retained; • Before pay phones are removed from the area the mobile phone network coverage must be improved to provide 100% effective cover; • In light of the diminishing number of public pay phones in communities in general, the Government should be exploring the provision of a network of emergency phones which would enable local communities to always be able to contact the emergency services. Page 3 (Ref: Report by Area Corporate Services Manager dated 12 th November 2009, submitted) (e) EXTRACT OF MINUTE OF EXECUTIVE HELD ON 15 OCTOBER 2009 IN REGARD TO SAFER STREETS INITIATIVE An extract from the Executive meeting held on 15 th October 2009 setting out information in regard to the Safer Streets Initiative Bid 2009/2010 was considered and noted. Decision It was agreed that the funding would be used to support increased policing during December and over the festive season, including late night taxi marshalling after the Hogmanay event. (Reference: Report by Director of Corporate Services dated 6 October 2009, submitted) 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES Councillor McCuish, having previously declared an interest in the following item, left the room an took no part in the discussion thereof. Councillor McIntosh assumed the Chair (a) APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE LEISURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SCHEME The Committee dealt with applications for funding from the Leisure Development Grants Scheme as follows: Applicant Narrative Cost of Decision Project Oban To replace existing goals at £3,008.50 Grant of Community the pitch £1,504.25 Sports Field Association (Ref: Report by Community Learning & Regeneration Manager, Community Services, dated 30 th November 2009, submitted) Councillor McCuish rejoined the meeting and resumed the Chair (b) APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE SOCIAL WELFARE GRANTS SCHEME The Committee dealt with applications for funding from the Social Welfare Grants Scheme as follows: Page 4 Applicant Narrative Cost of Decision Project Relationship To assist in the £2,850 Grant of £1,425 Scotland development of Counsellors and the cost of providing a telephone counselling service in the Oban Lorn & the Isles area Argyll and To support core services £146,092 Grant of £3,000 Bute Rape and develop post of Locality Crisis Co-ordinator (Ref: Report by Link Manager, Community Services, dated 11 th November 2009, submitted) (c) APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SCHEME The Committee dealt with applications for funding from the Education Development Grants Scheme as follows: Applicant Narrative Cost of Decision Project Park Primary To raise funds to send £4,650 Grant of £1,950 Parent Council – all 41 pupils in P7 who Park School attend Park PS to Castle Toward Ardentinny Outdoor Committee Centre for one week (Ref: Report by Community Learning & Regeneration Manager, Community Services, dated 30 th November 2009, submitted) 5. OPERATIONAL SERVICES (a) ROAD, BRIDGE, PIER AND WALL RESTRICTIONS The Committee noted a report by the Head of Roads & Amenity Services in regard to Road, Bridge, Pier and Wall Restrictions. (Ref: Report Head of Roads & Amenity Services dated 3rd September 2009, submitted) 6. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME There were no questions from members of the public. The Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for the following items of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Page 5 7. ACQUISITION / DISPOSAL / LEASING OF PROPERTY (a) REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SERVICES IN REGARD TO THE WHITE BUILDING, NORTH PIER, OBAN The Committee considered reports by the Director of Corporate Services in regard to the White Building, North Pier, Oban Decision: The Committee agreed: (a) To instruct the Director of Corporate Services to decline both offers to purchase the White Building, North Pier, Oban, as the Council is not in a position to accept either offer at present. (b) To seek approval from the Executive to let the former Mod Shop to the MacQueen Bros Charitable Trust on a month to month basis at a nominal rent of £1 per annum, if asked. The shop shall be used for the retail of furniture and other household items to raise funds for disbursement to good causes by the MacQueen Bros Charitable Trust.