Agenda and minutes
Venue: CORRAN HALLS, OBAN
Contact: Andrea Moir, Senior Area Committee Assistant - 01369 708662
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The Chair at the Commencement of the meeting welcomed Councillor McGrigor back to Area Committee following an absence due to ill health. |
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APOLOGIES Minutes: Apologies
for absence were intimated by: Councillor
Mary Jean Devon Councillor
Julie McKenzie |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: Councillor
Robertson declared a non-financial interest at item 12. Oban Bay Single Harbour
Authority Update of the agenda citing her husband is the Chair of the Oban Life
Boats and a Stakeholder in the bay. Councillor Robertson advised that her
involvement was such that she did not require to leave the room and would take
part in discussion of this item. |
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MINUTES |
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Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee 12th December 2018 PDF 100 KB Minutes: The
minute of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee
held on the 12th December
2018 was approved as a correct record. |
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Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group 13th February 2019 PDF 119 KB For Noting Minutes: The
minute of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Community
Planning Group held on 13th February 2019 was noted. |
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PUBLIC AND COUNCILLOR QUESTION TIME Minutes: 1. Neil MacIntyre asked if an
update was available on the Oban Framework, Lorn ARC
project. Councillor Robertson
informed Mr MacIntyre that an update was contained within item 13. Lorn Arc Update of the agenda and that as a consequence of
a period of ill health Economic Development had not been in a position to
submit Oban Framework specific updates to the Area Committee. The Area Committee Manager confirmed
that colleagues from Economic Development would be attending the next meeting
of the Area Committee and may be in a position to answer Mr MacIntyres
question at this time. 2. Councillor McCuish informed
the Committee that BID4Oban Ltd had raised concerns regarding the council’s
position on unauthorised A-Frames and promotional banners within Oban Town
Centre. Councillor McCuish
understood that there were around 106 A Boards within the Town and with the
support of the Area Committee, BID4Oban Ltd, the Disability Forum and the
relevant departments would work towards their removal within the existing
policy and regulations. |
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OBAN, LORN AND THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE DATES 2019/2020 PDF 70 KB Report by Area Committee Manager Minutes: The
Committee gave consideration to a report outlining the schedule of meetings in the
Oban, Lorn and the Isles area from September 2019 to
June 2020. Decision The Oban,
Lorn and the Isles Area Committee endorsed the
submitted programme of meetings. (Ref: Report by Area Committee Manager dated 16 January 2019, submitted) |
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POLICE SCOTLAND QUARTERLY UPDATE Update by Police Scotland (to follow) Minutes: Inspector
Mark Stephen provided the Committee with a verbal update on Police Scotland’s
activities and statistics within the Oban, Lorn and
the Isles Area including: ·
Oban, Lorn
and the Isles currently have a full complement of staff and a waiting list of
officers wishing to move to Oban. ·
Work was ongoing with the Alcohol
and Drugs Partnership and local licensed premises to raise awareness of drug
and drink misuse. ·
Online and phone scammers continue
to target vulnerable individuals within the community. Police Scotland would be
running a safer communities workshop on the 17th June 2019 at
Station Square and will be rolling out the campaign to rural areas to raise
awareness of how people can protect themselves against scammers. ·
Statistically crime figures in
the area remain low. Decision The
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee:
(Ref:
Verbal update by Inspector Stephen, Police Scotland dated 13 March 2019,
submitted) |
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW - AREA SCORECARD PDF 65 KB Report by Performance Management and Improvement Officer Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee gave consideration
to a report which presented the Area Report and Scorecard for Financial Quarter 3
2018/19 (October-December 2018) which illustrated the agreed performance
measures. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee:- 1. Noted the performance presented
on the scorecard and supporting commentary. 2. Agreed
that upon receipt of the Quarterly Performance Report the Area Committee contact either the Performance Management and Improvement Officer or the Responsible Named Officer with any queries and; 3. Noted
that work was ongoing and to respond to the Performance Management and Improvement Officer with requests or comments regarding the layout and format of the Report and Scorecard. (Ref: Report by Performance and
Improvement Officer dated 5 March 2019, submitted). |
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP UPDATE Verbal update by Locality Manager Minutes: Morven Gemmill,
Locality Manager, Health and Social Care Partnership provided the Committee with
a verbal update and handout which highlighted the work currently being
undertaken in the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area
including: ·
A government grant had secured
the purchase of a £1.2 million state of the art CT scanner for the hospital. ·
Ongoing development of the
community care team to allow for better care at home services. ·
2 recent inspections of
registered services Mull & Islands Care at Home and Eadar
Glinn have had excellent results on care provision. ·
Recruitment planning is ongoing Decision The
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee:
(Ref:
Verbal update by Locality Manager HSCP dated 13 March 2019, submitted) |
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NEW SCHOOLS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OBAN HIGH SCHOOL UPDATE PDF 935 KB Report by Special Projects Manager Minutes: The Committee gave consideration
to a progress update report on the Council’s Schools redevelopment project in
partnership with hubNorth Scotland Ltd to build a new
secondary school in Oban. The Special Projects Manager also
provided a verbal update on the Oban Car Park Project. The Project is being
driven forward by a working group of officers from different services, who are
exploring ways to maximise car parking provision within Oban. A marketing
exercise is currently being undertaken and a further update would be brought to
a future meeting of the Area Committee. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee: 1.
Considered and noted the contents
of the report and; 2.
Thanked the Special Projects
Manager and his team for their hard work and continued communication with the
Committee. (Ref: Report by Special Projects
Manager dated 29 January 2019, submitted) |
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SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORTS |
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Report by Head Teacher Minutes: The Committee gave consideration
to a progress update report on Tiree High Schools achievements for the 2018
session. The representative from Tiree
High School had submitted apologies for the meeting therefore no further update
was provided. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee considered and noted the contents of the submitted
report. (Report by Head Teacher, Tiree
High School dated 12 December 2018, submitted) |
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OBAN PHOENIX CINEMA - APPOINTMENT TO BOARD PDF 56 KB Report by Area Committee Manager Minutes: The Committee gave consideration
to a report detailing the requirement of the appointment of an Elected Member
to be the Council representative on the Board of the Oban Phoenix Cinema. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee agreed to appoint Councillor Jim Lynch to be the
Council representative on the Board of the Oban Phoenix Cinema. (Ref: Report by Area Committee
Manager dated 13 February 2019, submitted) |
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OBAN BAY SINGLE HARBOUR AUTHORITY UPDATE PDF 972 KB Report by Head of Roads and Amenity Services Minutes: The
Committee gave consideration to a progress update report on the Oban Bay Single
Harbour Authority proposal. Decision The
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee considered
and noted the contents of the report. (Ref:
Report by Marine Operations Manager dated 15 February 2019, submitted) |
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Report by Head of Economic Development Minutes: The Committee noted an update
paper on the progress in relation to key projects being taken forward through
the Lorn Arc TIF projects. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee noted the contents of the report. (Ref:
Report by Head of Economic Development and Strategic Transportation dated March 2019, submitted) |
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PUBLIC AND COUNCILLOR QUESTION TIME Minutes:
The Chair informed Mr MacIntyre
that his question would be raised with the relevant officer and a resolution
sought.
The Chair informed Mr MacIntyre
that there was a contractual obligation for the road to be finished within a
certain time frame but the Oban, Lorn and the Isles
Area Committee would write to the Procurement Team asking for clarification on
the situation.
Councillor Green responded that
as far as he was aware these changes were going ahead.
The Chair responded that officers
were currently awaiting feedback on the viability of the project and once a
further update was available she would update the Committee. The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee expressed their support for the project and felt
that the project should be progressed without further delay.
The Chair informed Mr MacIntyre that
a meeting had been set up with Roads and Amenity services to try and address
the situation.
Councillor McCuish responded that there was nothing concrete at present
but talks regarding future use were ongoing. He added that there was an update
at the rationalisation project later on in the agenda. |
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FESTIVE LIGHTING UPDATE PDF 71 KB Report by Transformation Project Manager Minutes: The Committee gave consideration to a report
updating on the delivery of festive lighting across Oban, Lorn and the Isles in 2018. The report also highlighted the community
handover arrangements now that the Council is ceasing to provide this
non-statutory service. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee noted the contents of the report. (Ref:
Report by Transformation Project Manager dated 11 February 2019, submitted) |
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OBAN, LORN AND THE ISLES AREA COMMITTEE WORKPLAN PDF 69 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the
Oban, Lorn and the Isles workplan
for March 2019 to June 2020 inclusive. Decision The Oban, Lorn
and the Isles Area Committee noted the Oban, Lorn and
the Isles workplan. (Ref:
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Workplan
dated 13 March 2019, submitted) |
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OBAN DEPOT RATIONALISATION PDF 203 KB Report by Transformation Project Manager Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee gave consideration to a report advising of the progress regarding the Oban Depot
Rationalisation Project. The project had reached a significant milestone with
the recent appointment of Luddon Construction as the Council’s contractor, on a
design and build basis. Decision The
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee noted the
contents of the report. (Ref:
Report by Transformation Project Manager dated 13 February 2019, submitted) |