Decisions

The draft Workplan was before the Harbour Board for noting.

Decision

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

(Reference:  Draft Argyll and Bute Harbour Board Workplan dated September 2022, submitted)

The Harbour Board gave consideration to a report providing an update on progress being made since the decision of the Special Harbour Board in December 2021 and the previous updates provided to the Harbour Board in March and August 2022, in respect of Oban Bay.

Decision

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board noted the update provided in the submitted report.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated 11 August 2022, submitted)

The Harbour Board gave consideration to a report providing an update on progress being made towards compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC) following on from the update provided to the Harbour Board in March 2022.

Decision

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board endorsed the content of the submitted report.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated August 2022, submitted)

The Harbour Board gave consideration to a report providing a further update on significant and major programmes currently being addressed within Argyll and Bute Council’s Marine Asset Management Plan following on from the update provided to the Board in March 2022.

Decision

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board noted –

1.    the update on significant and major programmes that were currently being addressed within Argyll and Bute Council’s Marine Asset Management Plan; and

2.    that £15.5 million worth of capital works were programmed for the financial year 2022 / 2023 plus works continuing from 2021 / 2022.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated August 2022, submitted)      

The Minutes of the meeting of the Special Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on 4 August 2022 were approved as a correct record.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no apologies for absence.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Argyll and Bute Harbour Board held on 3 March 2022 were approved as a correct record.

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee Workplan was before the Committee for noting.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee noted the content of the Workplan.

(Reference:  Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee Workplan dated September 2022, submitted)

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an update on the progress of the large scale, externally funded, project work of the Transformational Projects and Regeneration Team, highlighting key issues that could impact on the successful delivery of the projects.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee noted the current progress contained within the submitted report.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 31 July 2022, submitted)

A report providing an update on the ongoing actions that were being undertaken in response to duties placed on the Council under Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 was before the Committee for noting.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee noted the content of the submitted report.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated May 2022, submitted)

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing details of the proposed Street Lighting Reconstruction Programme for 2022/23. The programme was based on an allocation of £740,000, comprising of £440,000 of Capital allocation from this year and the previous financial year, and an additional £300,000, awarded through the budget process, to deal with defective columns and cabling.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee endorsed –

1.    the Street Lighting Capital Improvements Programme for 2022/23; and

2.    the LED and Replacement Column Programme for 2022/23.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated August 2022, submitted)

The Committee gave consideration to a report providing a programme of Footway Reconstruction Schemes for 2022/23.  The Council had awarded £500k at its Budget Meeting in February 2022 and the budget had been allocated by proportion of the footway inventory values in each geographical area, and was set out in each appendix to the report.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee –

1.    endorsed the programme of capital works for 2022/23; and

2.    agreed that details of each Area Committee programme would be forwarded on to the respective Ward Members. 

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated August 2022, submitted)

The Committee gave consideration to a report presenting the Council’s Winter Service Policy for approval.  The policy for 2022/23 remained similar to that of the policy for 2021/22.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee –

1.    approved the 2022/23 Winter Maintenance Policy Document at Appendix 1 to the submitted report;

2.    approved the Salt Use Reduction and Preservation of Stock Protocol at Appendix 2 to the submitted report;

3.    noted the Advisory signing, routes unsuitable in severe conditions at Appendix 3 to the submitted report;

4.    noted the Frontline Treatment Vehicle Fleet at Appendix 4 to the submitted report;

5.    noted the Salt Stocks monitoring and resilience record at Appendix 5 to the submitted report; and

6.    noted the weather summary from 2021/22 at Appendix 6 to the submitted report.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated August 2022, submitted) 

There were no declarations of interest.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee held on 2 June 2022 were approved as a correct record.

The Committee gave consideration to a report presenting the Service Annual Performance Reviews and Scorecard 2021/22 for the Development and Economic Growth, and Roads and Infrastructure Services.

Decision

The Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee approved the Service Annual Performance Reviews (Service APRs) and Scorecards 2021/22 as presented prior to publishing on the Council Website.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services dated 13 July 2022, submitted)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mark Irvine and Tommy MacPherson.