Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

Chair ruled, and the Board agreed, to adjourn the meeting for 30 minutes to allow for a short recess.

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for Absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Ellen Morton.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

 

3.

MINUTES

3a

Minutes of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on 12 September 2019 pdf icon PDF 63 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on Thursday 12 September 2019 were approved as a correct record.

3b

Minutes of the Special Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on 5 December 2019 pdf icon PDF 54 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Special Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on Thursday 5 December 2019 were approved as a correct record.

13:41 At this point Councillor Alan Reid joined the meeting

4.

MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 465 KB

Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure

Minutes:

Consideration was given by the Board to a report which provided an update on ongoing schemes currently being addressed within the Council’s Marine Asset Management Plan.

 

Decision

 

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board approved the revised version of the 10 year Marine Asset Management Plan contained within the appendix to the submitted report.

 

(Reference: Report by Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated February 2020, submitted)

5.

PORT MARINE SAFETY CODE pdf icon PDF 613 KB

Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure

Minutes:

Consideration was given by the Board to a report which provided an update on ongoing initiatives to ensure compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code. In particular the report highlighted the two main findings outstanding from the Designated Person’s last audit report to be ‘Harbour Regulations / Limits of Jurisdiction’ and ‘Pilotage in Campbeltown’.

 

Decision

 

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board;

 

1.    noted the report;

 

2.    considered the achievement of performance targets in the Marine Safety Plan; and

 

3.    agreed to instruct Officers to promote the correct usage of the traffic lights in Rothesay Harbour by circulating information to clubs, also making them aware of the actions that can be taken in the event of failing to comply with the regulations.

 

(Reference: Report by Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated February 2020, submitted)

6.

PIERS AND HARBOURS FEES AND CHARGES 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure

Minutes:

A report which allowed Members to consider the increase in fees and charges for the year 2020 to 2021 was before the Board for noting.

 

Decision

 

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board noted the increase in all fees and charges, over and above any inflationary increase, by 5% to generate sufficient income to develop the Council’s marine infrastructure.

 

(Reference: Report by Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services dated February 2020, submitted)

7.

OBAN BAY - SINGLE HARBOUR AUTHORITY pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure

Minutes:

A report on the progress of work being carried out by the Oban Bay Management Group in consideration of forming a Single Harbour Authority and the Oban Community Harbour Development Association’s progress on the development of a Trust Port, was before the Board for noting.

 

Decision

 

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board noted the report.

 

(Reference: Report by Interim Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated February 2020, submitted)

 

8.

DRAFT HARBOUR BOARD WORKPLAN pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board Workplan as of March 2020 was before the Board for information.

 

Decision

 

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board noted the content of the Draft Argyll and Bute Harbour Board Workplan.

 

(Reference: Draft Argyll and Bute Harbour Board Workplan dated March 2020, submitted)