Agenda and minutes

Special Meeting, Bute and Cowal Area Committee - Wednesday, 24 April 2019 10:00 am

Venue: TIMBER PIER BUILDING, DUNOON

Contact: Andrea Moir, Senior Area Committee Assistant - 01369 708662 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were intimated by:

Councillor Yvonne McNeilley

Councillor Len Scoullar

Councillor Jean Moffat

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Councillor Anderson declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting

Communities fund 2019/20 (project 16. Kirn Gala) as he is a member of the board, (project 17. Kirn Primary School Parent Council) as his wife is a teacher at the school and (Project 20. PA23 BID Ltd - Dunoon Presents) as he has a Council Appointment on the Board.

 

Councillor Reid declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities Fund 2019/20 (project 16. Kirn Gala) as he is a member of the Board.

 

Councillor Blair declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities Fund 2019/20 as he is a member of Cowal Fiddle Workshop and Cowal Community Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FUND 2019/2020 pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Report by Community Development Officer

Minutes:

Councillor Anderson having declared a non-financial interest at Kirn Gala, Kirn Primary School Council and PA23 BID Ltd (Dunoon Presents) left the meeting and took no part in the discussions of these items.

 

Councillor Reid having declared a non-financial interest at Kirn Gala left the meeting and took no part in the discussions of these items. Councillor Reid did not return to the meeting.

 

Councillor Blair having declared a non-financial interest in Cowal Fiddle Workshop and Cowal Community Orchestra which were not organisations being considered remained in the room for the entirety of the item.

 

The Committee gave consideration to a report recommending the distribution of the Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) Grants for 2019/2020 for the Bute and Cowal area.

 

Decision

 

The Bute and Cowal Area Committee:

 

  1. Agreed to award the grant recommendations as follows:

 

Ref

No

Organisation

Grant 18/19

Total Project Cost

Amount Requested

Recomm-

endation
2019

1

1st Rothesay Boys Brigade

n/a

 £2,688.70

 £2,256.70

£1,757

2

ACT - Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust

 n/a

 £2,912.53

 £2,460

£2,000

3

Argyll Arts Collective

 n/a

 £9,250

 £2,500

£2,000

4

Bute Community Forest

 n/a

 £3,879.28

 £2,500

£1,000

5

Bute Shinty Club

£1,750

 £2,930

 £1,830

£1,830

6

ButeFest 19 *

 n/a

 £3,850

 £2,350

£2,000

7

Cairndow Community Council

 n/a

 £3,685

 £2,185

£1173.50

8

Civil Rights First

 n/a

 £3606.35

 £2,500

No award

9

Colintraive and Glendaruel Community Council

 n/a

 £1,700

 £1,500

£1,500

10

Cowal Cinema Club

 n/a

 £2,973

 £2,193

£1,911

11

Dunoon Baptist Church Gateway Project

n/a

 £27,479.58

 £2,500

£2,000

12

Friends of Riverbank Bird Hide

 n/a

 £2,500

 £2,500

£500

13

Inspiring Innellan

 n/a

 £2,500

 £2,500

£500

14

Isle of Bute Resilience Team

 n/a

 £2,720

 £2,500

£2,000

15

Kilfinan Community Forest

£2,500

 £3,000

 £2,500

No award

16

Kirn Gala *

£2,500

 £2,700

 £1,500

No award

17

Kirn Primary School Parent Council

 n/a

 £815.36

 £715.36

£715

18

Lochgoil Community Trust

 n/a

 £9,900

 £2,500

No award

19

Lochgoilhead Bowling Club

 n/a

 £2,470

 £1,865

No award

20

PA23 BID Ltd (Dunoon Presents) *

 n/a

 £7,800

 £2,500

£2,000

21

Project Trust

 n/a

 £5,328.80

 £2,224.80

No award

22

Rothesay & District Pipe Band

 n/a

 £3,870

 £2,500

£2,000

23

Sandbank Community Council

 n/a

 £7,961.30

 £2,500

No award

24

Sandbank Senior Citizens Club

 n/a

 £4,535

 £2,035

No award

25

Starter Pack Plus

£763

 £1,270

 £670

£500

26

Strachur and District Piping Association

 n/a

 £5,464

 £1,500

£1173.50

27

Strachur Memorial Hall

£2,380

 £2,880

 £2,500

No award

28

The United Church of Bute - Pass It On Project

 n/a

 £1,208.50

 £1,000

£500

 

 

Total Available

£27,060

 

*Events and Festivals

 

Total Recommended

£27,060

 

 

  1. Agreed to award £1000 to Bute Community Forrest subject to receipt of governance documentation to the satisfaction of the Community Development Officer and;

 

  1. Agreed to award £2000 to Isle of Bute Resilience Team subject to a qualified opinion of the Civil Contingencies Manager that the project adds value to the local community.

 

  1. To thank the Community Development Officer for her diligence in preparing the report.

 

(Ref: Report by Community Planning Manager, dated 10 April 2019, submitted.)

 

Councillor Anderson returned to the meeting at the conclusion of the foregoing item of business.

 

4.

APPOINTMENT TO ROTHESAY PAVILION BOARD pdf icon PDF 56 KB

Report by Area Committee Manager

Minutes:

The Committee gave consideration to a report requesting the appointment of an Elected Member to be the Council representative on the Board of the Rothesay Pavilion.

 

Decision

 

The Bute and Cowal Area Committee agreed to appoint Councillor Jim Findlay to be the Council representative on the Board of the Rothesay Pavilion.

 

(Ref: Report by Area Committee Manager, dated 29 March 2019, submitted)