Committees

A meeting of Inverness City Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness, on Monday 10 October 2011 at 10.00am.

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

Yours faithfully

Michelle Morris
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. Scotland’s Six Cities

There is circulated a joint Report No. ICC-41-11 (96kb pdf) dated 21 September 2011 by the Director of Planning and Development and the Corporate Manager providing Members with an update on work, currently being led by the Scottish Government, into the development of a shared vision for Scotland’s Six Cities.

The Committee is invited to:

note the contents of this report; and
consider the priorities detailed in the report, and agree to recommend the three priority areas suggested in section 2.3 of this report, to the Highland Council for its meeting of 27 October 2011.

3. Inverness Partnership

3.1 Marketing Inverness Update

There is circulated a Report No. ICC-42-11 (38kb pdf) dated 21 September 2011 by the Corporate Manager updating Members on recent work to deliver the actions from the Marketing Action Plan for Inverness.

The Committee is invited to note the marketing activity currently being undertaken by the Inverness Marketing Project Group and the activity proposed for the next few months.

3.2 Destination Loch Ness Annual Report

There is circulated Report No. ICC-43-11 (51kb pdf) dated 15 September 2011 by the Corporate Manager informing members of the work of Destination Loch Ness Ltd (DLN) during the period August 2010 to August 2011.

The Committee is invited to note:

the contents of this report and the presentation provided by Destination Loch Ness; and
the ongoing development of a positive relationship between the Council and Destination Loch Ness.

3.3. City Arts Programme

There is circulated Report No. ICC-44-11 (68kb pdf) dated 29 September 2011 by the Inverness City Manager providing Members with an update on Inverness Old Town Arts (IOTA) activity that has taken place since November 2010.

The Committee is invited to note:

the ongoing City Arts Programme and the level of partnership working involved; and
that a fully costed report will be brought back to the City Committee on 13 February 2012.

3.4 Operation Respect

There is circulated Report No. ICC-45-11 (36kb pdf) dated 22 September 2011 by the Inverness City Manager providing Members with details of this year’s Operation Respect along with the associated costs.

The Committee is invited to approve funding of £11,623 for Operation Respect 2011/12 from the Inverness Common Good Fund.

4. Inverness Common Good Fund

4.1 Inverness Common Good Fund – Monitoring Statement

There is circulated Report No. ICC-46-11 (302kb pdf) dated 15 September 2011 by the Inverness City Manager setting out the revenue monitoring position for the period to 31 August 2011 and shows expenditure to date.

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

4.2 Inverness Common Good Fund – Capital Monitoring Report

There is circulated a joint Report No. ICC-47-11 (31kb pdf) dated 29 September 2011 by the Director of Housing and Property and the Inverness City Manager providing an update on the status of all current key capital projects funded through the Inverness Common Good Fund.

The Committee is invited to note the progress being made on the current capital projects.

4.3 Inverness Common Good Fund – Funding Requests from 2011/12 Budget

There is circulated Report No. ICC-48-11 (66kb pdf) dated 23 September 2011 by the Inverness City Manager detailing requests for funding from the Inverness Common Good Fund from the 2011/12 budget.

The Committee is invited to give consideration to the applications.

5. Inverness City CCTV System

There is circulated Report No. ICC-49-11 (116kb pdf) dated 27 September 2011 by the Assistant Chief Executive updating Members on the improvements and expansion made to the Inverness CCTV System agreed at the previous City Committee meeting.

The Committee is invited to:

note the improvements and expansion made to the Inverness CCTV network and evaluation available to date; and
comment on the effectiveness of the Inverness System, including performance of recently installed CCTV cameras.

6. Strategic Salt Storage Facilities - Longman Depot, Inverness

There is circulated Report No. ICC-50-11 (47kb pdf) dated 14 September 2011 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services outlining a request by Transport Scotland to form a Strategic Salt Storage facility at the Longman Depot, which occupies land owned by the Inverness Common Good Fund.

The Committee is invited to approve:

the request from Transport Scotland for the Council to lease an area of land within the Longman Depot for the purpose of locating a strategic salt stockpile; and
that the Agreement with Transport Scotland (or their nominated agent) will be for 5 years with a break clause, subject to a six month notice period.

7. Cantray Bridge

There is circulated Report No.ICC-51-11 (71kb pdf) dated 29 September 2011 by the Director of Transport, Environmental and Community Services providing Members with options for the repair and restoration of Cantray Bridge.

The Committee is invited to recommend to the TEC Services Committee that the Council:

construct a local realignment of the B9090, and a new crossing of the River Nairn, near White Bridge,
repair/strengthen Cantray Bridge, for use by pedestrians and cyclists;
preserve the existing White Bridge for use by pedestrians and cyclists; and
add these proposals to the programme for the replacement/refurbishment of Major and Lifeline Bridges to be included in the Council’s Capital Programme.

8. Rural Inverness LEADER Funding

There is circulated Report No. ICC-52-11 (168kb pdf) dated 3 September 2011 by the Corporate Manager providing Members with an overview of the Highland LEADER Programme and specifically its operation and impact on Rural Inverness

The Committee is invited to:

note the range of projects funded and their level of expenditure in Rural Inverness; and
encourage other applicants in Rural Inverness to consider making applications to LEADER for their project.

9. Events and Festivals Annual Report

There is circulated Report No. ICC-53-11 (52kb pdf) dated 29 September 2011 by the Inverness City Manager providing details of the 2010-2011 Inverness Festivals programme’s end of year financial position; a progress report on the 2011-12 Inverness Festivals programme; and a review of the work undertaken in Canada with the Calgary Highland Games Committee.

The Committee is invited to note:

the end of year financial position for the 2010/11 Inverness Events and Festivals’ programme;
the progress report on the 2011/12 Inverness Events & Festivals’ programme; and
the review of the work undertaken in Canada.

10. Member Appointments

Further to the resignation from Council of a Member for the Inverness South Ward, a vacancy now exists for a City Committee representative to sit on the Civic Hospitality Working Group.

The Committee is invited to nominate a Member to represent the City Committee on the Civic Hospitality Working Group.

11. Committee Dates for 2012

The Committee is invited to note the Inverness City Committee dates in 2012 as follows: