Agenda and minutes

Oban Lorn & The Isles Area Committee - Wednesday, 10 April 2019 10:30 am

Venue: CORRAN HALLS, OBAN

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

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were intimated.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Councillor Robertson declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (project 12. Friends of Kilbride) due to her husband’s involvement with the organisation and (project 10. Crossroads) in her role as Chair of Crossroads North Argyll.

 

Councillor McCuish declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund 2019/20 (project 1. ACT – Argyll & the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust and project 14. Grab Trust) due to his involvement with these organisation.

 

Councillor Vennard declared a non-financial interest at item 3. Supporting Communities fund (project 11. Footprint ALBA) due to his involvement with the Oban Plastics Group.

 

 

3.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FUND 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Report by Community Development Officer

Minutes:

 

 

Councillor Robertson having declared a non-financial interest at Friends of Kilbride and Crossroads North Argyll left the meeting and took no part in the discussions of these items.

 

Councillor McCuish having declared a non-financial interest at ACT – Argyll & the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust and the Grab Trust remained in the room for the entirety of the item.

 

Councillor Vennard having declared a non-financial interest at Footprint ALBA remained in the room for the entirety of the item but abstained from voting.

 

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

 

The meeting adjourned at 12pm and reconvened at 12.50pm

 

Motion

 

That the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee agree to award Footprint ALBA be £2498 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Argyll and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Green, seconded Councillor McGrigor

 

Amendment

 

That the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee agree to award Footprint ALBA be £1500 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Argyll and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

-       Moved by Councillor Lynch, seconded Councillor Robertson

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands, there was 2 for the Motion and 2 for the

Amendment. On there being an equality of votes the Chair gave her casting vote to

the Amendment and  Committee resolved accordingly.

 

Decision

 

The Oban Lorn and the Isles Area Committee:

 

  1. Agreed to award Footprint ALBA be £1500 on the basis that they had secured appropriate advertising consent and a suitable maintenance schedule for the local beach boards had been submitted to the satisfaction of Argyll and Bute Council’s Roads and Amenities department.

 

2.         Agreed to award the grant recommendations as follows:

 

Ref

No

Organisation

Grant 18/19

Total Project Cost

Amount Requested

Recommend-ation
2019

1

ACT - Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust

 N/A

 £2,912.53

 £2,500

£1,250

2

Air Ghleus

 N/A

 £2,500

 £2,500

£242

3

Argyll RDA Carriage Driving Group

£2,052

 £6,150

 £2,500

£1,650

4

Bookends Festival, Benderloch

£495

 £555

 £555

£400

5

Coisir Ghaidhlig an Obain (Oban Gaelic Choir)

 N/A

 £13,698.09

 £1,500

£242

6

Comunn Gaidhealach an Obain (Oban Mod Academy)

 £2,000

 £9,184.50

 £2,500

£1000

7

Comunn Gaidhealeach Mhuile (Mull Junior Mod Club)

 N/A

 £1,020

 £900

£500

8

Co-Roinn Ghàidhlig Mhuile agus Idhe (Mull & Iona Gaelic Partnership)

 N/A

 £2,751

 £2,500

£500

9

Craignure Recreational Activity Facility Team (CRAFT)

 N/A

 £72,603.60

 £2,500

£2,500

10

Crossroads North Argyll

 £2,480

 £3,440

 £2,500

£750

11

Footprint Alba

 N/A

 £2,498.33

 £2,498.33

£1,500 (on a division)

12

Friends of Kilbride

 N/A

 £1,996

 £1,231

£1,231

13

Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees (SCIO)

 N/A

 £26,478

 £2,500

£1,250

14

Grab Trust

 N/A

 £4,302

 £1,152

£242

15

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

 N/A

 £2,500

 £2,500

£242

16

Hope Kitchen

 N/A

 £2,300

 £2,300

£2,300

17

Mull Museum

 N/A

 £10,975.20

 £2,500

£1,000

18

Oban Communities Trust – The Rockfield Centre

 £2,500

 £3,366

 £2,240

£242

19

Oban Winter Festival*

 N/A

 £27,350

 £2,500

£2,500

20

Oban Youth Cafe

 £2,000

 £1,908

 £1,608

£750

21

Project Trust*

 N/A

 £5,328.80

 £2,224.80

£1,976

22

Roses Charitable Trust

 N/A

 £4,440

 £2,500

£2,500

23

Seil Island Community Hall Charity

 N/A

 £5,290

 £2,500

£241

24

Sound Waves SCIO

 £2,500

 £54,698

 £2,500

£242

 

 

Total Available

£25,250

 

* Events & Festivals

Total Recommended

£25,250

 

3.      Agreed to recommend to ACT - Argyll & the Isles Coast & Countryside Trust and Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees that they coordinate activities to ensure the full value of the award is realised.

 

 

(Ref: Report by Community Planning Manager, dated 2 April 2019, submitted.)