Committees

A meeting of Inverness City Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness, on Monday 5 December 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. Draft City Centre Development Brief

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-55-11 (1766kb pdf) dated 28 November 2011 by the Director of Planning and Development outlining the content of a draft City Centre Development Brief which has been prepared for public consultation in early 2012.  The Development Brief is intended to help support the more strategic Inverness City Vision by identifying and promoting development opportunities within the City Centre. 

 

The Committee is invited to:

  1. note and contribute to the contents of the draft City Centre Development Brief;
  2. recommend to the Planning, Environment and Development Committee that the City Centre Development Brief draft document be approved; and
  3. agree to the draft City Centre Development Brief being made available to public consultation in early 2012. 

 

3. Education, Culture and Sport, Inverness City Area  

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-56-11 (1352kb pdf) dated 24 November 2011 by the Director of Education, Culture and Sport providing Members with an overview of the current work and performance of primary and secondary schools in the Inverness City area.

 

The Committee is invited to:

  1. note the provision made by the Education, Culture and Sport Service in the Inverness City area; and
  2. comment on the range and quality of provision and priorities within the report.

                                                                                                                                     
4. Inverness Common Good Fund

 

4.1 Inverness Common Good Fund – Revenue Monitoring Statement 

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-57-11 (214kb pdf) dated 25 November 2011 by the Inverness City Manager setting out the revenue monitoring position for the period to 31 October 2011 and showing actual 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-58-11 (62kb pdf) dated 21 November 2011 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Housing & Property and the Inverness City Manager providing Members with an update on the status of all current key capital projects funded from the Inverness Common Good Fund and seeking approval for the additional works detailed in the report.

The Committee is invited to:

  1. note the progress being made on the current capital projects; and
  2. approve:
    a) the installation of a new Fire Alarm system within the   Victorian Market at an estimated maximum cost of £100,000
    b) that the internal re-decoration and installation of new fire alarm contracts be added to the existing  Victorian Market re-roofing contract
    c) that the addition of Heat Curtains will be funded from the existing Victorian Market maintenance budget within the Common Good Fund Revenue budget for 2011/12

 

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

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-59-11 (41kb pdf) dated 25 November 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.

 

4.4 Inverness Common Good Fund – Administrative Arrangements – Grants and Donations 

 

There is circulated Report No. ICC-60-11 (110kb pdf) dated 18 November 2011 by the Inverness City Manager reviewing the current processes for administering Inverness Common Good Fund grants and donations and making recommendations which will assist in the management of business and decision making without reducing Members’ power of scrutiny.

 

The Committee is invited to:

  1. agree that the Donations Working Group be allowed to consider in detail and make recommendations in respect of applications where the sum applied for from the Inverness Common Good Fund does not exceed £10,000. (Noting, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Donations Working Group will continue to review applications in excess of this sum and provide comment to the City Committee as appropriate);
  2. adopt the decision-making criteria as detailed in Appendix 1; and
  3. note that a report will be taken to the appropriate City Committee in December 2012, updating on the operation of the new decision-making criteria.

 

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 6.4 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

4.5 Inverness Common Good Fund – Sites and Premises Transaction Report 
 Booklet B  

 

There is circulated joint Report No. ICC 61/11 dated 25 November 2011 by the Director of Housing and Property and Inverness City Manager summarising the property transactions recently approved by the Head of Property Partnerships, under the Highland Council’s Scheme of Delegation, after consultation with local Members as appropriate and in accordance with policy, together with a statement on the current position in respect on Inverness Common Good fund rents and tenant arrears, if any.

 

The Committee is invited to note Inverness Common Good transactions approved by the Head of Property Partnerships, under delegated powers, during the period 16 May 2011 to 24 November 2011, and the position regarding the tenant rent roll as at 24 November 2011.


5. Inverness City Trunk Link Road - West Link Project      

 

There will be a briefing to Members on the Inverness City Trunk Link Road – West Link project which is currently out for public consultation.  This briefing will outline the details of the work carried out under Stage 2 of the project design and will focus on the Options Appraisal methodology which is an essential part of the design work. 

 

The Committee is invited to comment and ask questions.

 

6. Minutes  

 

6.1 Inverness City Committee Minutes

 

There is circulated Minute of the Inverness City Committee held on 10 October 2011 for information.


6.2 Donations Working Group

 

There is circulated Minute(41kb pdf) of the Donations Working Group held on 21 November 2011 for approval.