Decision details

Following agreement by Council to establish the Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Rural Regeneration Initiative, the Committee considered a report setting out further background including parallel developments and which sought to capture key plans, activities, investments and initiatives in a single framework document.

Decision

The Committee –

1.    Noted the content of the report setting out the background and purpose of the Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Rural Regeneration Initiative and the associated framework document appended as appendix 1.

2.    Noted that separate papers on the agenda were linked to this general paper, namely the Inward Investment Fund, the Rural Resettlement Fund, and the Lochgilphead and Tarbert Regeneration Fund.

3.    Agreed that the Inward Investment Fund, the Rural Resettlement Fund and the Lochgilphead and Tarbert Regeneration Fund would be reported under the Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Rural Regeneration Initiative and that this would be reported to the Policy and Resources Committee.

4.    Agreed that the Asset Management Fund is not an integral part of the Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Rural Regeneration Initiative and would be reported separately under the emerging transformation agenda.

(Reference:  Report by Chief Executive dated 18 April 2016, submitted)