Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Jim Lynch, Andrew Vennard and Ellen Morton.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest intimated.

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 57 KB

Minutes of the Argyll an d Bute Harbour Board held on Thursday 23 March 2017

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board as held on Thursday 23 March were approved as a correct record.

4.

PORT MARINE SAFETY CODE UPDATE REPORT pdf icon PDF 293 KB

Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services

Minutes:

Members considered a report which highlighted a number of issues requiring to be addressed to ensure compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code following on from an audit by the Designated Person.  Members noted the Designated Person service provided by Marico Marine is on a three year contract due to expire in December 2017.

 

Decision

 

Members of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board;

 

a)    noted the report;

 

b)    approved the revised Marine Safety Plan; and

 

c)    agreed to the circulation of the Harbour User Groups’ Minutes to Harbour Board Members.

 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director, Development and Infrastructure Services dated 10 August 2017, submitted)

 

5.

MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Report by Executive Director – Development and Infrastructure Services

Minutes:

A report providing Members with details of the Council’s Marine Asset Management Plan was considered by the Committee.  The report explained why the Plan was initially produced and gave detail on the processes involved to ensure it meets future requirements of the service.

 

Decision

 

Members of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board;

 

a)    approved the 10 year Marine Asset Management Plan on the basis that the plan be included in the Development and Infrastructure Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) for consideration as part of the Council’s overall capital programme;

 

b)    approved the principle that the Fees and Charges for Piers and Harbours will be increased above inflation to pay for the costs of Prudential Borrowing to fund the Asset Management Plan.

 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director, Development and Infrastructure Services dated July 2017, submitted)

6.

HARBOUR BOARD WORKPLAN pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

The Board considered the outline workplan to facilitate forward planning of reports to the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board.

 

Decision

 

The Harbour Board noted the work plan.

 

(Reference: Harbour Board Workplan dated 7 September 2017, submitted)