Members were presented with a report which updated them on the progress made since the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board’s meeting in September 2018 when the background to the creation of the Oban Bay Management Group (OBMG) and the reasons for creating a Single Harbour Authority (SHA) were discussed.
Since the circulation of the report before them Members noted that the OBMG met on 1 March 2019 where the Oban Bay Stakeholders’ Group (OBSG) put their proposals for a SHA to CMAL and noted that the OBMG agreed not to promote a Harbour Revision Order for the time being and agreed to review its position at a later date if no legislation is promoted by 1 March 2020.
Decision
The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board;
a) noted the report and in particular considered the proposal outlined in the Oban Bay
Stakeholders’ report in Appendix B;
b) approved that Officers continue to engage with the OBMG and continue cooperation with stakeholders in their bid to establish a trust port; and
c) agreed that a further update report be presented to Members at the September
2019 Harbour Board meeting.
(Reference: Report by Executive Director, Development and Infrastructure Services
dated 26 February 2019, submitted)