Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were intimated from:-

Councillor Dick Walsh

No declarations of interest were intimated.

Report by Area Committee Manager

The Area Governance manager took Members through a report which provided an outline of the revised terms of reference in relation to membership and asks the Area Committee to appoint members to the Bute and Cowal  Area Community Planning Group.

Decision

1.    Members noted the contents of the report

2.    Members agreed to confirm the appointment of the Chair (Cllr Robert Macintyre) and the Vice-Chair (Cllr Alex McNaughton) as members of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group;

3.    Members determined to select from their number in advance of each Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group meeting at least one other Member to be the third Bute and Cowal Area Committee member of the  Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group.

(Ref: Report by Area Governance Manager, 3 March 2015, submitted)

The Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the public for the following items of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 8 & 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

Report by CHORD Project Manager.

The Project Manager, Helensburgh CHORD took Members through a report that requested a draw down of funds from the CHORD capital budget to allow design and construction survey work to continue throughout March and April, whilst approval for the Full Business Case is sought at the Council meeting on 23 April 2015.

Decision

1.    Members noted the contents of the report.

2.    Members agreed the recommendations as outlined in 3.1 of the report.

(Ref: Report by Project Manager, Helensburgh CHORD 3 March 2015, submitted)