Agendas, reports and minutes

Resources Committee

Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Minutes: Read the Minutes (Items 30-35)

30. Exclusion of The Public
Às-dùnadh a’Phobaill

The Committee AGREED to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following items on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

31. ICT Executive Board: Minutes of Meeting
Bòrd-gnìomha TFC: Geàrr-chunntas Coinneimh

The Minutes of Meeting of the ICT Executive Board (Members) held on 19 August 2015 were circulated to Members only and APPROVED.

FINANCE SERVICE
SEIRBHEIS AN IONMHAIS

32. Debts Recommended to be Written Off
Fiachan a Thathar a’ Moladh airson an Dubhadh Às

There had been circulated to Members only Report No RES/85/15 dated 12 August 2015 by the Director of Finance which in accordance with good accounting practice, recommended the write-off of uncollectable debts.

The Committee AGREED that in the event that there was no additional information from Members, the total value of debts as detailed in the report be written off.

DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
LEASACHADH AGUS BUN-STRUCTAR

33. Highland Council Biomass Installation Performance Report
Aithisg Dèanadais Ionad Bith-thomaid Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd

There had been circulated to Members only Report No RES/86/15 dated 17 August 2015 by the Director of Development and Infrastructure which provided an update on the performance of the Highland Councils biomass boiler heating programme within its public buildings and identified the arrangements that had been put in place to manage the “Biomass Heat Contract”.

Following detailed discussion and a number of concerns raised by Members, the Committee NOTEDthe contents of the report and the current performance of the Biomass Heat Provision Contractor and AGREED:-

i. to write to the Biomass Heat Provision Contractor requesting that any reference to the Highland Council be removed from their website;

ii. to provide further information on the actual cost reductions achieved to date compared to the projected cost reductions when the contract was awarded;

iii. in order to allow discussion/debate to be held in public, a report be submitted to a future meeting examining continuation of the current policy of installing Biomass heating plant; and

iv. to defer action pending further detailed information to be reported back as a matter of urgency to either Highland Council on 3 September 2015, or if not achievable, to Education, Children and Adult Services Committee on 8 October 2015.

34. Inverness Service Point
Ath-sgrùdadh Ionad-Seirbheis Inbhir Nis

There had been circulated to Members only Report No RES/87/15 dated 4 August 2015 by the Director of Development and Infrastructure which outlined the lease position for the Inverness Service Point at 21- 23 Church Street.

The Committee AGREED the recommendations as set out in the report.

35. Land and Property Report
Talamh agus Cuid-seilbh

There had been circulated to Members only Report No. RES/88/15 dated 7 August 2015 by the Director of Development and Infrastructure in respect of a number of land and property transactions.

The Committee AGREED the recommendations as set out in the report.

The meeting ended at 3.50 pm.