Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the City of Inverness Area Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Town House, Inverness on Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 10.00am.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

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

Business 

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.New Year’s Honours
Urraman na Bliadhna Ùire

Members are advised that the following individuals have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List:-

Susan MacKenzie, OBE
Ann Gloag, Dame

4.Police – Area Performance Summary
Poileas – Geàrr-chunntas air Coileanadh Sgìreil

There is circulated Report No CIA/1/19 dated 7 February 2019 by the Inverness Area Commander.    

The Committee is invited to note the progress made against the objectives set within the Highland and Islands Local Policing Plan 2017-20 Year 2, attached as Annex A to the report, for the period covering 1 April 2018- 31 December 2018.

5.Inverness Community Safety Partnership – Operation Respect City Centre 2018/19 Winter Festival Period Evaluation Report 
Com-pàirteachas Sàbhailteachd Coimhearsnachd Inbhir Nis – Aithisg Mheasaidh Ùine Fèis Geamhraidh 2018/19 ‘Operation Respect’ Meadhan a’ Bhaile

There is circulated Joint Report No CIA/2/19 dated 21 January 2019 by the Inverness City Area Manager and the Inverness Area Commander (Highland and Islands Division, Police Scotland) Inverness BID, British Red Cross and Inverness Street Pastors.

The Committee is invited to note the evaluation available to date on the effectiveness of Operation Respect - City Centre for Winter 2018 and make any comment as necessary.

6.Accessing Inverness-Next Steps
Inntrigeadh Inbhir Nis

There will follow Joint Report No CIA/3/19 by the Inverness City Area Manager and ICATN Programme Manager. 

7.Inverness and Nairn Local Access Forum Appointments
Cur an Dreuchd gu Fòram Inntrigidh Ionadail Inbhir Nis agus Inbhir    Narann

There is circulated Joint Report No CIA/4/19 dated 7 February 2019 by the Director of Development and Infrastructure.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  consider the applications submitted to fill the Access Taker vacancy on the Local Access Forum;
ii. approve the appointment of the preferred candidate; and 
iii.approve a solution to selecting a preferred candidate should the Nairnshire Committee not endorse the same candidate.

8.Town House Tours
Cuairtean Taigh a’ Bhaile

There is circulated Joint Report No. CIA/5/19 dated 5 February 2019 by the Inverness City Area Manager and Principal Cultural Manager High Life Highland.

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

9.Roads Maintenance Programme 2019/2020        
Prògram Càradh Rathaidean 2019/2020

There is circulated Report No. CIA/6/19 dated 7 February 2019 by Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to approve the proposed 2019/20 Roads Maintenance Programme for City of Inverness Area.

10.Smithton Primary Safer Routes to School
Slighean nas Sàbhailte do Bhun-Sgoil Bhaile a’ Ghobhainn

There is circulated Report No. CIA/7/19 dated 31January 2019 by Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to approve the traffic calming feature on Smithton Park.

11.Housing Performance Report – 1 April to 31 December 2018
Aithisg Dèanadais Taigheadais – 1 Giblean gu 31 Dùbhlachd 2018

There is circulated Report No CIA/8/19 dated 6 February 2019 by the Director of Community Services.

The Committee is invited to note the information provided on Housing Performance for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.

12.Inverness Common Good Fund: Discretionary Scheme for Winter Payments 2018/19 Interim Update                                                                         
Maoin Mathas Coitcheann Inbhir Nis: Sgeama fo Ùghdarras airson Phàighidhean Geamhraidh 2018/19 Cunntas Eadar-amail

There is circulated Joint Report No CIA/9/19 dated 8 February 2019 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Resources and the Inverness City Area Manager. 

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  note the fairly significant increase in take-up of the scheme to date;
ii. support the ongoing measures that are being taken to ensure the scheme continues to be both effective and efficient; and
iii.agree an annual recharge from 2019/20 in respect of the administrative overhead currently being absorbed by the Highland Council’s Revenues & Customer Services section (as per the Budget Setting Report for 2019/20 on today’s agenda).

13.Homologation of New Street Names
Aontachadh Ainmean Ùra Sràide

There is circulated Report No CIA/10/19 dated 25 January 2019 by the Acting Head of Policy and Reform.

The Committee is invited to homologate the naming of new streets as follows:

i.  new housing development at Drumnadrochit as Carn Glas and Carrier’s Croft;
ii. new flatted development at Academy Street as Wyvern House;
iii.new housing development at Ness Castle as Bailey Place; and
iv. new housing development at Smithton as Ballimore Gardens, MacLachlan Place, Clanranald Crescent, Skye Court, Kingston Place, Stuart Grove, Cumberland Crescent, MacDonnell Road, Sullivan Street, Benbecula Place, Scalpay Place, Culchunaig Road.

14.Inverness Common Good Fund
Maoin Math Coitcheann Inbhir Nis

a)Financial Monitoring
Sgrùdadh Ionmhasail

There is circulated Report No. CIA/11/19 dated 25 January 2019 by the Inverness City Area Manager. 

The Committee is invited to consider the financial monitoring report to 3 January 2019 and note that overall expenditure is within agreed budgets.

b)Budget Setting for 2019/20 and Capital Programme
Suidheachadh Buidseit airson 2019/20 agus Prògram Calpa 

There is circulated (pp. 105-114) Joint Report No CIA/12/19 dated 21 February 2019 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Resources and the Inverness City Area Manager. 

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  agree the Common Good Fund budget for 2019/20 detailed within the report and Appendices; 
ii. agree to maintain a general reserve of £2m and allocate a further £1.6m  as a Property Investment Fund from the remaining uncommitted reserves; and 
iii.note that officers will continue to monitor projected cash flow for the Common Good Fund, in particular through the Capital Projects Monitoring Report, with an emphasis on the utilisation of surplus revenue either within projects or as an opportunity for investment.

c)Grants and Capital Projects
Pròiseactan Tabhartais agus Calpa

There is circulated Report No. CIA/13/19 dated 7 February 2019 by the Inverness City Area Manager. 

In this connection, there is circulated separately a copy of supporting documentation as Booklet A.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  consider the applications for funding;
ii. consider the applications from Inverness BID; and
iii.scrutinise the current status of capital projects.

d)Investment Performance Summary Report 
Geàrr-Aithisg mu Dhèanadas Tasgaidh

There is circulated Report No. CIA/14/19 dated 11 January 2019 by the Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Resources and Inverness City Area Manager. 

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

e)Events and Festivals – Outturn Report 2017/18    
Tachartasan agus Fèisean – Aithisg Suidheachadh Deireannach 2017/18

There is circulated (pp. 125-128) Report No. CIA/15/19 dated 8 February 2019 by Inverness City Area Manager.

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

15.Appointments to Outside Bodies
Cur an Dreuchd gu Buidhnean on Taobh A-muigh

The Committee is invited to appoint a replacement for Mrs B McAllister to the following Outside Bodies –  

(i)Inverness Area Sports Council 
(ii)Highland Disability Sport 
(iii)Inverness Town Twinning

16.Minutes
Geàrr-chunntas

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

i.  Victorian Market Stakeholder Group held on 6 November 2018 and 8 January 2019 for noting;
ii. City of Inverness Area Committee held on 22 November 2018 for noting; 
iii.Inverness Events and Festivals Working Group held on 3 December 2018 for approval; 
iv. Inverness City Arts Working Group held on 19 January 2019 for approval;and 
v.  Inverness Common Good Fund Grants Sub-Committee held on 28 January 2019 for approval 
 
17.Exclusion of the Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.
     
18.Inverness Common Good Account Sites and Premises Transaction Report
Aithisg Gnothachais Làraich agus Togalaichean Chunntasan Maoin Math Choitcheann Inbhir Nis

There is circulated to Members only Joint Report No CIA/16/19 dated 31 January 2019 by the Head of Development and Regeneration and the Property Manager (Estates).

The Committee is invited to note the recommendations as detailed in the report.