Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an overview of the progress made to date in relation to a £3 million area regeneration fund to be focused upon the Mid Argyll area, and the criteria and objectives for funding, including the area of focus and the desire to deliver a small number of larger projects as identified by the Policy and Resources Committee. 

Motion

That the Area Committee agrees to:-

1.    note the excellent response to the Fund from communities and that Council support through standard channels remain available to projects which are not progressed through the Tarbert and Lochgilphead Regeneration Fund;

2.    approve the process and scoring methodology that has been undertaken in assessing the projects;

3.    note that the assessment undertaken at this stage is based on broad assumptions and that further feasibility work is required to develop outline business cases;

4.    approve all the potential projects identified in Paragraph 4.25 in their entirety  as the projects which score highest in the assessment.  The approved projects will be taken forward for outline business case development;

5.    recommend to Policy and Resources Committee that development funding of up to £250,000 is utilised to undertake the feasibility and initial design works to enable outline business cases to be developed for the projects in Paragraph 4.25; and

6.    note that an update report will be provided to MAKI Area Committee at the April 2017 meeting. 

Moved by Councillor Rory Colville, seconded by Councillor Donnie MacMillan

Amendment

That the Area Committee agree the recommendations as highlighted in the Motion but that MACpool be included in the shortlist going forward for consideration, making 11 projects in total. 

Moved by Councillor Sandy Taylor, seconded by Councillor Dougie Philand

Decision

On a show of hands vote, the Amendment was carried by 6 votes to 3 and the Area Committee resolved accordingly.

(Ref:  Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services, dated 7 December 2016, submitted.)