Committees

A meeting of Inverness City Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness on Monday 8 February 2010 at 10.00am.

 

A note of the business to be transacted at the meeting is appended.

 

Yours faithfully

David Haas
Inverness City Manager
(for the Assistant Chief Executive)

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.   

 

1. Apologies for Absence

 

2. Operation Respect – City Centre – Evaluation
 

There will follow Report No. ICC 01-10 by the Inverness City Manager detailing the final evaluation of Operation Respect.

 

3. City Service Delivery – Roads and Community Works Progress Report 

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-02-10 dated 27 January 2010 by the Area Roads and Community Works Manager highlighting progress and plans for Roads and Community Works activities in the City, including details of:

  • the winter maintenance service provided over the Festive period; and
  • the measures put in place to curb expenditure on street cleaning.

 

A presentation will be given on the extreme weather conditions experienced across the Highlands over the Festive season.

 

The Committee is invited to note:

  1. the ongoing operational reviews described in section 2;
  2. the information provided about the four week extreme weather event just experienced;
  3. that the measures implemented to curb over-expenditure on Street Cleaning have been effective;
  4. that the overall Roads & Community Works expenditure for INBS is expected to be as budgeted; and

comment

 

     5.  on the proposed format for future Roads and Community Works  

          Progress Reports

 

4. Inverness City Street Scene Update 
 

There is circulated a joint Report No. ICC-03-10 dated 28 January 2010 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services and the Inverness City Manager summarising the main points from the City Street Scene Stakeholders Meeting held on Monday 25 January 2010 and updating members on progress with the actions.

 

The Committee is invited to note the minutes of the Street Scene Stakeholders Group and the key actions from the meeting.

 

5. Inverness Events Funding for Financial Year 2010/11 

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-04-10 dated 27 January 2010 by the Director of Education, Culture and Sport inviting Members to consider Inverness events funding for financial year 2010/11.

 

The Committee is invited to note:

  1. that the ECS Committee agreed that the Inverness City Committee’s preferred option for future management arrangements for events in Inverness being operated through the establishment of a company be investigated as part of the actions arising from the report at a very early stage; and

agree:


 

     2.  to allocate £300K from the Inverness Common Good Fund for events in

          2010/11, noting the risks associated with the Highland games event;

     3.  the draft programmecontained in paragraph 3.1 and that significant 

          alterations be reported to the Inverness City Committee for approval:

     4.  to the Highland Games being staged at the Northern Meeting Park in

          2010: and

     5.  that considerationbe given to supporting a charitable event as part of

          the Winter Festival Ceilidh Trail, subject to the usual applications

          process being applied in accessing support from the Common Good

          Fund.

 

6. Inverness Town Twinning – Update

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-05-10 dated 28 January 2010 by the Inverness City Manager updating Members on the progress made on developing our twinning links with an emphasis on education and economic development.  Particular attention is drawn to the progress made with regard to schools and the forthcoming seminar.

 

The Committee is invited to endorse the proposals for the seminar and note progress with town twinning between the City of Inverness and Augsburg, La Baule and St Valery en Caux as well as the developments to further promote town twinning.

 

7. Inverness Common Good Fund
 

7.1 Inverness Common Good Fund: Revenue Monitoring Statement 2009/10

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-06-10 dated 25 January 2010 by the Inverness City Manager setting out the revenue monitoring position for the period to 31 December 2009 and showing the actual expenditure to date.

 

The Committee is invited to note the contents of this report.

 

7.2 Inverness Common Good Fund Budget 20010/2011

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-07-10 dated 28 January 2010 by the City Manager.  This report invites Members to set a revenue budget for the City of Inverness Common Good Fund for the financial year 2010-2011.  It clarifies:

 

  • anticipated income (primarily from tenancy rentals);
  • the consequences for putting a freeze on income from rentals through suspending rent increases; and
  • proposed expenditure, split into essential (for maintenance of buildings and the provision of basic services) and a number of items of additional expenditure.

 

The Committee is invited to agree:

 

  1. not to recommend to the Council that a freeze on rent increases be implemented for financial year 2010/11 because:

    • the impact would be limited and restricted;
    • the Common Good Fund has been used, and Members will continue
      to be given the opportunity to use it, for benefits which are broader
      in effect and give more long-term sustainable impact;
    • there is not enough justification to act to restrict the potential
      income to the Common Good Fund, noting that Members are under a
      duty to give prime consideration to achieve best value for the
      investments; and
  2. to approve the Common Good Fund budget for 2010-2011 detailed in paragraphs 7 & 8 of the report.

 

7.3 Grant Street Park Update

 

The Committee is asked to resolve in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that public be excluded from the meeting for Item 7.3 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4, 6, and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC 08/10 dated 28 January 2010 by the Inverness City Manager updating Members on developments with regard to Clachnacuddin Football Club (1990) Ltd (in Administration) and noting those circumstances gives the Committee options for taking matters forward.

 

The Committee is invited to proceed as recommended in the report.

 

7.4 Donations Working Group – Applications for Funding in excess of £5,000

 

The Committee is asked to resolve in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that public be excluded from the meeting for Item 7.4 (only if it wishes to consider items contained in Booklet A) on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4, 6, and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-09-10 dated 29 January 2010 by the Inverness City Manager giving details of applications to the Donations Working Group for support from the City’s Common Good Fund where, if granted, the amount awarded would exceed £5,000, together with the homologation of two grants.

 

The Committee is invited to give consideration to the above applications.

 

8. Minutes 

 

8.1 Inverness City Committee 

 

There is circulated Minutes of the Inverness City Committee held on 14 December 2009 for information.

 

8.2 Inverness Partnership

 

There will follow Minutes of the Inverness Partnership held on 19 November 2009 for approval.