Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams on 26 April, 2021 at 10.30 am.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance

1.  Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2.  Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

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.

3.  Minutes 
Geàrr-chunntas

There is circulated for noting Minutes of Meeting of the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee held on 14 January 2021 which were approved by the Council on 25 March 2021.

4.  Police – Area Performance Summary 
Poilis – Geàrr-chunntas Dèanadais Sgìreil

There is circulated Report No WRSL/007/21 dated 1 April 2021 by the North Area Commander.

The Committee is invited to note:

1. Progress made against the objectives set within the Highland Local Policing Plan 2020-2023 Year 1, attached as Annex A to this report, for the period covering 01 April 2020 - 31 January 2021.

5.  Early Years provision in WRSL – Delivery and Construction
Solar Thràth-bhliadhnaichean ann an WRSL – Lìbhrigeadh agus Togail 

There will be a verbal report by the Area Care and Learning Manager.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

6.  Education Overview                                                                                                      
Foir-shealladh Foghlaim

There will be a verbal Report by the Area Care and Learning Manager.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

7.  Associated School Group Overview 
Sealladh Coitcheann air Buidheann Sgoiltean Co-cheangailte

There is circulated Report No WRSL/008/21 dated 22 March 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer - Education and Learning which provides an update of key information in relation to the schools within the Ullapool Associated School Group (ASG).

The Committee is invited to scrutinise and note the content of the report.

8.  Housing Performance Report 
Aithisg Dèanadais a thaobh Taigheadais

There is circulated Report No WRSL/009/21 dated 31 March 2021 by the Executive Chief Officer – Housing and Property which provides Members with information on how the Housing Section performed in relation to the Scottish Social Housing Charter and other performance indicators during the period up to 31 December 2020.

The Committee is invited to scrutinise the information provided on housing performance in the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020 and approve the garage rent increase at 2%.

9.  Highland Coastal Communities Fund 
Maoin Coimhearsnachdan Cladaich na Gàidhealtachd

There is circulated Report No WRSL/010/21 dated 26 March 2020 by the Executive Chief Officer – Infrastructure and Environment which outlines the new Highland Coastal Communities Fund.

The Committee is invited to:

1. agree to ringfence £40,000 to support young entrepreneurs.  The detail of this should be brought back to a future Area Committee for a formal decision; and
2. consider all applications presented for funding and agree whether to approve, defer or reject the application.  An approval of funding should detail the amount approved and outline any conditions of funding that Members wish to attach to the approval over and above the required technical conditions.  A deferral would allow an applicant to resubmit the current application at a future date with updated information.  A rejection would mean that the application will not proceed and any future application to the fund should be brought forward initially as a new expression of interest.