Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The
Council considered a recommendation by the Bute and Cowal Area Committee of 31
August 2021 with regard to a Notice of Motion which was agreed in relation to Ardencraig Gardens.
Motion
The
Bute and Cowal Area Committee request that the Council pause, for a period of
18 months from August 2021, the implementation of the decision of the budget
meeting of 25 February 2021, regarding the future of Ardencraig
Gardens making a saving of £5000 for the council and ask that the relevant
service, in the meantime, find that saving from existing budgets. This will
enable the community and other interested parties time to develop a business
plan to still achieve the savings for the council and allow the gardens to
remain open and operate commercially on a basis to be agreed. This would allow
an opportunity for a very strong community group to get the required business
plan and income revenue in place to continue the running and advancement of the
gardens at no cost to the council whilst achieving the savings identified in
the budget. This may also provide an income for the council.
Moved
by Councillor Moffat, seconded by Councillor Findlay.
Amendment
(i)
Notes that all Councillors
present at the Budget vote on 25 February 2021 voted to save £10,000 by
stopping the nursery growing service at Kilmory and Ardencraig;
(ii) Notes that this decision has no impact
on the continued operation of Ardencraig Gardens;
(iii) Welcomes the formation of the Ardencraig Garden Interest Group (AGIG) and the engagement
of officers from Roads and Infrastructure with that group;
(iv) Thanks AGIG for carrying out their
visitor survey and for engaging with the Council over the future of Ardencraig gardens and nursery; and
(v) Requests that Council officers continue
their dialogue with AGIG and submit a paper to the December meeting of the EDI
Committee with their recommendations regarding AGIG’s plans for the gardens and
nursery.
Moved
by Councillor Good, seconded by Councillor Reid.
As the meeting was being held on a virtual basis
the vote required to be taken by calling the Roll and Members voted as follows
–
Motion |
Amendment |
Councillor Anderson |
Councillor
Colville |
Councillor Armour |
Councillor Currie |
Councillor Blair |
Councillor Devon |
Councillor Douglas |
Councillor Freeman |
Councillor Findlay |
Councillor Good |
Councillor Forrest |
Councillor Green |
Councillor Horn |
Councillor Hardie |
Councillor Lynch |
Councillor Kinniburgh |
Councillor McKenzie |
Councillor MacMillan BEM |
Councillor Moffat |
Councillor McCabe |
Councillor
Paterson |
Councillor Sir McGrigor |
Councillor Philand |
Councillor McNeilly |
Councillor Taylor |
Councillor Morton |
Councillor Trail |
Councillor Mulvaney |
|
Councillor Penfold |
|
Councillor Redman |
|
Councillor Reid |
|
Councillor Robertson |
|
Councillor Vennard |
Decision
The
Amendment was carried by 19 votes to 14 and became the finding of the Council.
(Ref:
Recommendation by the B&C Area Committee and Notice of Motion, submitted)
Publication date: 04/10/2021
Date of decision: 30/09/2021
Decided at meeting: 30/09/2021 - Argyll and Bute Council
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