Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Graham Archibald Hardie.

Councillor Barbara Morgan declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (Application reference number 11 - Garelochhead Station Trust) as a director of the organisation.

 

Councillor Iain Paterson declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (Application reference number 2 - Arrochar and Tarbert Community Development Trust) as his wife submitted the funding application.

Report by Chief Executive

The Committee gave consideration to a report recommending the distribution of the

Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) Grants for 2019/2020 for the Helensburgh and Lomond area.

 

Application No. 2 – Arrochar and Tarbet Community Development Trust

 

Councillor Paterson having declared a non-financial interest in relation to the Arrochar and Tarbet Community Development Trust application left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of this application.

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee agreed to award the grant of £2000.

 

Councillor Paterson returned to the room

 

Application No. 11 – Garelochhead Station Trust

 

Councillor Morgan having declared a non-financial interest in relation to the Garelochhead Station Trust application left the meeting and took no part in the discussion of this application.

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee agreed to award the grant of £2,245.

 

Councillor Morgan returned to the room.

 

The Committee agreed to take each remaining application in turn as they were presented in the report.

 

Application No. 1 - ACT - Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust. 

 

Motion

 

To agree the Officers recommendation of £2,500.

 

-       Moved by the Councillor Ellen Morton, seconded by Councillor Kinniburgh.

 

Amendment

 

To make no award.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Freeman, seconded by Councillor Douglas.

 

On a show of hands vote the motion was carried 5 votes to 4 and the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Application No. 3 Civil Rights First

 

Motion

 

To agree the Officers recommendation of £2,055.

 

-           Moved by Councillor Ellen Morton, seconded by Councillor Aileen Morton

 

Amendment

 

To make no award.

 

-           Moved by Councillor Mulvaney, seconded by Councillor Trail.

 

On a show of hands vote the amendment was carried 6 votes to 3 and the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Application No.4 - Cove & Kilcreggan Community Council

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee agreed to award £1,150 as per the Officers recommendation.

 

Application No.5 - Cove & Kilcreggan Lunch Club

 

Motion

 

To agree the Officers recommendation of no award.

 

-           Moved by Councillor Ellen Morton, seconded by Councillor Kinniburgh

 

Amendment

 

To award £1000

 

-       Moved by Councillor Freeman, seconded by Councillor Paterson

 

Councillor Mulvaney advised of his intention to propose a further amendment.   Following discussion, Councillor Freeman withdrew his amendment with the agreement of his seconder

 

Amendment

 

To award the sum of £1554.70

 

-       Moved by Councillor Mulvaney, seconded by Councillor Freeman.

 

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

 

Application No.6 - Cove and Kilcreggan Youth Café

 

Motion

 

To move the remaining grants as per the Officer recommendations with the exception of granting £500 to application no.10 - Garelochhead Senior Citizens

 

-           Moved by Councillor Mulvaney, seconded by Councillor Aileen Morton

 

At 15:15 the Chair ruled and the Committee agreed on an adjournment of 10 minutes to allow Members to discuss a possible amendment.

 

The Committee reconvened at 15:25 with all those present as per the sederunt.

 

Amendment

 

To move the remaining grants as per the Officer recommendations with the exception of the following;

 

·         award £500 to application no.10 - Garelochhead Senior Citizens;

·         no award to application no. 14 - Helensburgh Savoy;

·         award £100 to application no. No.6 - Cove and Kilcreggan Youth Café; and

·         award £1500 to application no. 15 - Helensburgh Seafront Development Project.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Freeman, seconded by Councillor Paterson.

 

On a show of hands vote the motion was carried 5 votes to 4 and the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Decision

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee;

 

1.    agreed to award funding from the Supporting Communities Fund as follows:

 

Ref No	Organisation		Grant 18/19	Total Project Cost	Amount Requested	Award 2019
1	ACT - Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust		n/a	£2,912.53	£2,500	£2,500
2	Arrochar and Tarbet Community Development Trust		£3,703	£2,000	£2,000	£2,000
3	Civil Rights First		n/a	£2054.70	£2,054.70	No award
4	Cove & Kilcreggan Community Council		n/a	£1,150	£1,150	£1,150
5	Cove & Kilcreggan Lunch Club		£1,150	3,557.34	£1,571.55	£1554.70
6	Cove and Kilcreggan Youth Café		£2,500	£5,500	£2,000	No award
7	Cove Burgh Hall *		n/a	£2,200	£1,800	£1,800
8	Enable Scotland		£2,210	£2,468	£2,468	£2,468
9	Gareloch Riding for the Disabled Association		£2,092	£2316.20	£2,316.20	£2,316
10	Garelochhead Senior Citizens		n/a	£800	£500	£500
11	Garelochhead Station Trust		n/a	£41,314	£2,245	£2,245
12	Grey Matters		n/a	£3,740	£2,490	£1,018.50
13	Helensburgh & Lomond Foodbank		£2,000	£2,354	£2,354	£1,018.50
14	Helensburgh Savoy *		n/a	£16,100	£2,500	£2,500
15	Helensburgh Seafront Development Project		n/a	£20-30k	£2,500	No award
16	Loch Long Jetty Association		£2,025	£1,901.14	£1,900	£1,900
17	Project Trust *		n/a	£5,328.80	£248	£248
18	Rosneath Peninsula Highland Gathering *		£2,500	£14,250	£2,500	£2,500
19	Route 81 Youth Project		£2,500	£4,887.34	£2,477.34	£2,477
20	Welcome In		n/a	£2,125	£2,125	£2,125
		Total Available				£30,321
*Events and Festivals		Total Awarded				£30,320.70

 

2.    agreed that grants will only be awarded funding on receipt of the correct paperwork and an End of Project monitoring form (if a grant was awarded the previous year)

 

(Reference: Report by Chief Executive, dated 9 April 2019, submitted.)

Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services

The Committee gave consideration to a report presenting the final draft of the Helensburgh Making Places report before it is shared with the wider community.

 

Decision

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee endorsed the vision statements, themes and 3 areas of opportunity within the Helensburgh Making Places Report as highlighted in paragraphs 5.4 – 5.7 of the report. 

 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services, dated 3 April 2019, submitted)

Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services

The Committee gave consideration to a report requesting endorsement from Members for a consultation exercise that seeks to ask local people whether they would support the idea of a Helensburgh Town Centre Conservation Area and whether they would make any amendments to the initial proposed boundary.

 

Decision

 

The Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee agreed to:

 

1.    endorse a six-week consultation period on the potential for a Helensburgh Town Centre Conservation Area designation; and

 

2.    note that consideration of the Helensburgh Town Centre application for Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) funding has been deferred until early 2020 and relies upon a town centre conservation area having been designated.

 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure Services, dated 29 March 2019, submitted)