Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and general introductions were made.

Apologies for absence were intimated by:

Councillor Kieron Green

Laura MacDonald, Community Development Officer, Argyll & Bute Council

Alison Hardman, NHS Highland

Peter Bain, Head Teacher of Oban High School

Eleanor MacKinnon, OLI Health and Wellbeing Network

Morag MacLean, North Argyll Carers Centre

OLI Youth Forum

No declarations of interest were intimated.

The minute of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community Planning Group meeting of 17^th November 2016 was approved as a correct record.

The Community Planning Manager took the Group through a report which provided discussion points raised from the Community Planning Partnership Management Committee meeting on 20^th December 2016 which includes:-

• Issues raised at previous Community Planning Groups
• A focused discussion on points highlighted by the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group
• Updates to progress on the delivery of actions contained within the delivery plans for Outcome 3 (Education, Skills and training maximises opportunities for all) and Outcome 4 (Children and young people have the best possible start)
• A presentation on the Local Development Plan 2 and upcoming consultation on this

It was noted that the OLI Community Planning Group put the parking issue and the presentation from North Argyll Carers Centre to the last CPP Management Committee.

Decision

The Group noted the contents of the report.

(Ref: Report by Community Planning Manager dated 16^th February 2017, submitted).

The group considered a report outlining a proposed amendment to the Area Community Planning Groups Terms of Reference which would clarify that outgoing officer bearers can stand for re-election at the end of their first period in office and that no one person can serve in the role of Chair or Vice Chair for more than two consecutive two year periods.

Decision

The Group:-

1. Agreed the proposed amendment to the Area Community Planning Group Terms of Reference to ; and
2. Noted that all current office bearers are able to stand for election to a second term in office should they wish to do so.

(Ref:  Report by Community Governance Manager dated 16^th February 2017, submitted).

Opportunity for verbal updates by Community Planning Partners

Scottish Fire and Rescue

Derek Wilson gave an update to the Group on the last quarter of October to December 2016.  He advised that there has been an increase in deliberate fires but assured that Scottish Fire and Rescue continue to work with partners and young groups to raise awareness.  He confirmed there has been a small decrease in accidental dwelling fires but have also been working with partners and assisting in home fire safety visits to give guidance where they can.  Derek advised there has been a good decrease in special services call outs which are not fire related events. 

He updated the group on the Biker Down Campaign which highlights the danger spots on roads to help to reduce accidents and he advised the ‘Cut it Out’ Campaign continues in schools working alongside the Council Road Safety Officer and would be attending Oban High School next week.

Derek spoke about the Oban Winter Festival and advised that Scottish Fire and Rescue held an event where 24 people took part and a good response was had.  He advised that over Christmas time they put an advert in the Oban Times to raise awareness for the festive and winter fires and have got information of this online.

He confirmed that they continue their programme with the British Heart Foundation for CPR training and advised Scottish Fire and Rescue will be going into Oban High School and training 6^th year students. During the following discussion it was suggested that it might be useful to provide recruitment information at the events to encourage young people to consider a career in emergency services. There was also discussion around providing tailored training to people with disabilities and Oban Community Council indicated that they would welcome a CPR training session a one of their meetings.

Police Scotland

Mark Stephen updated the Group on the Christmas Campaign ran by Police Scotland which focused on issues such as Anti-Social Behaviour and drink driving.  He confirmed this campaign was very successful and received positive feedback from the Police Scotland Twitter page where they were open and transparent with the public on their whereabouts with the speeding gun etc.

He advised that road traffic accidents are down since the last quarter and they have been out on the A85 to try and reduce fatal accidents.

He confirmed that there will soon be a launch of the Rural Watch Campaign in Dalmally and Appin followed by Kilmelford where Community Officers can feed information on crime trends back to Police Scotland through the website,

He advised that the Police and Priorities is working in line with the communities views on ‘Your View Counts’ where a survey is done locally and nationally.

He confirmed that the Youth Engagement Officer, Claire Brown, is working with pupils in Oban High School where she has set up a Mid Night League at the High School for Friday and Saturday nights and has set up an event in the local cinema for young girls to attend and talk about personal safety.  She has also arranged for hairdressing training to be given to boost confidence and self-esteem.  Mark advised that adult volunteers will be going through training at the start of April, working with guidance teachers to help pupils gain more confidence and be in the better part of the community.

He advised that two officers have been trained in Mull and Oban to go into the community and give counter terrorism advice at harbours/ports to get the message out there

Oban Community Council

Duncan Martin updated the group on the well-attended successful meeting that Oban Community Council held last month in the Corran Halls to address concerns regarding the potential closure of Oban Hospital which had been reported in the press. 400 people attended and everyone was impressed with the commitment to provide services locally.  They hope to hold another meeting in June.

Area CPG Chair

The Chair advised the meeting that she and the Vice Chair had attended a meeting the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Area CPGs and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Management Committee in January. The meeting had been very useful and another meeting will be arranged in due course

Facilitated discussion on outcomes and inequalities of outcomes experienced  by communities in the CPG Area within the context of Community Planning and the Community Empowerment (Scotland)  Act.

The Group took part in a discussion using information provided by the Community Planning Outcome Profile Tool (CPOP) and local knowledge regarding the outcomes and inequalities of outcomes experienced by communities in the CPG Area within the context of Community Planning, Single Outcome Agreement’s overarching objectives and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act Locality Planning legislation.  A demonstration of the Place Standard Tool was provided by the Community Development Officer and a short presentation highlighting the CPOP was provided by the Improvement Service. 

General discussion took place in respect of the priorities for the area, which were transport, infrastructure, housing/rooms for rent, jobs for young people, ferry cancellations and education.  It was suggested that all agencies should work together to bring back the key worker status and make it part of the working contract The Community Planning Manager agreed to forward the comment to the CPP Joint Recruitment Working Group

Decision

The Group agreed that a briefing note summarising the outcomes of discussions be forwarded to the next meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Management Committee for consideration. 

(Ref:  Briefing Note by Community Governance Manager, dated 16^th February 2017, submitted).

Discussion facilitated by the Area Governance Manager on items for inclusion on the Agenda for the next meeting.

Outcomes to be discussed:-

Outcome 1 – The Economy is diverse and thriving

Outcome 5 – People live active, healthier and independent lives

The group noted that the date of the next Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community Planning Group is scheduled for Thursday 27^th April at 6:30pm in the Corran Halls, Oban.

The outcomes to be discussed at the next meeting will be:- 

Outcome 1 – The Economy is diverse and thriving; and

Outcome 5 – People live active, healthier and independent lives. 

The Chair advised that members of the partnership should consider how these outcomes impact on their communities and submit potential agenda items to the Senior Area Committee Assistant by email. 

The Community Governance Manager advised of a restructuring within the Council’s Governance and Law department.  She advised that whilst future meetings would continue to be supported, exact details of that support would be confirmed in due course.