Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Board will take place in Committee Rooms 1 and 2, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 10.00 am.

As a Community Planning Partner, you are invited to attend the Board meeting and the business to be considered is noted below.

Business

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of Meetings

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:-

i. Community Justice Partnership – 1 September 2016 (for noting);
ii. Community Justice Partnership – 1 December 2016 (for noting);
iii. Community Planning Board – 16 December 2016 (for approval); and
iv. Chief Officers’ Group – 2 February 2017 (for noting).

3. Developing the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP)

There is circulated Report No CPB/01/17 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland, on behalf of the LOIP Subgroup, which provides an update on the development of the LOIP.

The Board is asked to agree to:-

i. use the proposed outcomes to undertake community engagement on development of the LOIP; and
ii. the engagement approach outlined in the report.

4. Purpose and Role of Chief Officers’ Group (COG)

There is circulated Report No CPB/02/17 by the Chief Executive, Highland Council, on the review of the purpose and role of the COG.

The Board is asked to consider and agree the proposed principles to guide the work of the COG and the wider Partnership over the next year and that a further review to redefine the role of the COG be undertaken following that period.

5. West Highlands and Islands Local Development Plan and Action Programme

There is circulated Report No CPB/03/17 by the Director of Development and Infrastructure, Highland Council, which presents the West Highland and Islands Proposed Local Development Plan (WestPlan) for consideration and endorsement.  The Board is asked to consider the outcomes the plan seeks to address, the implications of the plan for services provided by all CPP partners, and the actions for delivering the plan collaboratively.  Particular areas for coordinated action in the plan are:

• a major economic development opportunity at Fort William following the recent acquisition of the Rio Tinto Smelter Site, and
• a major refurbishment and expansion of the Kishorn Yard.

The Board is asked to:-

i. agree the key elements of the proposed West Highland and Islands Local Development Plan outlined in section 2 and Appendices 2 and 3 of the report;
ii. inform the content of the Action Programme by considering and discussing respective partners’ roles in collaboratively delivering the Westplan, in particular the actions required to deliver development and associated infrastructure in the Areas for Coordinated Action at Fort William and Kishorn Yard; and
iii. note the next steps for preparing and delivering the Local Development Plan.

6. Developing and implementing the Active Highland Strategy

There is circulated Report No CPB/04/17 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland, on behalf of the Active Highland Strategy Group, which provides an update on the development and implementation of the Active Highland Strategy.

The Board is asked to:-

i. note the progress to develop the priorities and community engagement plan for the Active Highland Strategy;
ii. agree the engagement approach outlined in Appendix 2 of the report; and
iii. agree that a draft implementation plan be presented to the Board on 7 June 2017.

7. Overview of Community Justice Plan - Highland

There is circulated Report No CPB/05/17 by the Director of Care and Learning, Highland Council, which provides an overview of progress in relation to the implementation of the Community Justice Plan within Highland.

The Board is asked to note and comment on the Plan to implement Community Justice within Highland.

8. Overview of Economic Outlook

The Area Manager – Inner Moray Firth, HIE, will give a presentation on the economic outlook.

9. Edges of Care Programme

There is circulated Report No CPB/06/17 by the Director of Care and Learning, Highland Council, which provides details of the Edges of Care Programme and explains that an expression of interest was submitted by the deadline of 27 February 2017 to enable more detailed discussions to take place with the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELSIS).

The Board is asked to support, in principle, Highland being part of the Edges of Care Programme, dependent on the outcome of the detailed discussions with CELSIS.

10. Breakthrough Achievements Update

Lead officers will provide a verbal update on the three agreed breakthrough achievements, namely, the proposals to offer employment to Highland’s care leavers; fill retained firefighter vacancies through a partnership approach to recruitment; and reduce social isolation and loneliness.

11. Developing Local Community Partnerships

i. Update on Development and Support for Community Partnerships

The Acting Head of Policy, Highland Council, will give a verbal update on development and support arrangements for Community Partnerships.

ii. Community Partnership Chairs’ Verbal Feedback

12. Delivering Partnership Outcomes

The following updates are provided by Responsible Officers on the current delivery plans for the Single Outcome Agreement (SOA), the partnership’s agreed strategic priorities and developing partnership working:-

i. Economic Growth and Regeneration (James Gibbs, HIE) (verbal update)
ii. Employability (Stuart Black, HC) 
iii. Early Years/Children (Bill Alexander, HC)
iv. Safer and Stronger Communities (Philip MacRae, Police Scotland)
v. Health Inequalities and Physical Inactivity (Cathy Steer, NHSH)
vi. Outcomes for Older People (Jan Baird, NHSH)
vii. Environmental Outcomes (George Hogg, SNH)
viii. Community Learning and Development (Bill Alexander, HC) (verbal update)
ix. SOA Development Plan (Alison Clark, HC)

The Board is asked to scrutinise the progress reported.

13. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 10.00 am on Wednesday 7 June 2017 in the Council Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness.