Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services

The Harbour Board gave consideration to a report proposing the necessary increase in fees and charges for the forthcoming financial year 2024/25 in order to meet the requirements for the Argyll and Bute Council Asset Management Plan referenced in the report considered by the Harbour Board in August 2023.

Decision

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board –

1.    agreed to recommend to the Council, when setting the fees and charges for 2024 / 2025 that it approves an increase to piers and harbours fees and charges of 3% to generate sufficient income to develop the Council’s marine infrastructure;

2.    noted that this presents a stepped “proposed increase to allow smoothing” over a 10 year period for meeting both the sustainability costs and future improvement costs associated with the marine infrastructure which Argyll and Bute Council has responsibility for; and 

3.    agreed that the asset management plan would continue to be updated on a rolling 10 year basis.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated January 2024, submitted)