Issue - meetings

Presentation from Nicholas Ferguson CBE and report by Chief Executive

The Head of Economic Development and Strategic Transportation advised that the Chair of the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum, Nicholas Ferguson CBE, had been unable to attend the meeting and therefore presented the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum update report to the Committee on his behalf.  The report was a further and final update report following on from the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum Report 2016.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee –

1.    Noted the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum Follow Up Report 2018 as attached at appendix one to the submitted report.

2.    Agreed to write to Nicholas Ferguson CBE, Chair of the Economic Forum, to thank him and the Argyll and Bute Economic Forum for their input during the life of the Forum.

(Reference:  Report by Chief Executive dated 8 May 2018, submitted)