Issue - meetings

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an update on the Tarbert and Lochgilphead Regeneration Fund projects at Lochgilphead Front Green; Argyll Street/Colchester Square and Ardrishaig North Public Realm and providing a full business case to progress with the projects at Lochgilphead Front Green and Argyll Street/Colchester Square.

Decision

The Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islands Area Committee agreed to note the progress made with the projects (including the decoupling of the Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig projects) and recommend to the Policy and Resources Committee:

1.    that the draft Full Business Case is approved and that the Council funding of up to £1,530,000 is confirmed for the Lochgilphead Front Green and Colchester Square project from the Tarbert and Lochgilphead Regeneration Fund;

2.    that approval of the final Full Business Case for Lochgilphead is delegated to the Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth subject to it being demonstrated that this is within the approved budget of Town Centre Fund and Tarbert and Lochgilphead Regeneration Fund and to then move to implementation; and

3.    that delegated authority be afforded to the Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth for the delivery of the project as per the agreed programme (Appendix 1, Section 4).

(Ref:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth, dated 4 December 2019, submitted.)