Agendas, reports and minutes

City of Inverness Area Committee

Date: Thursday, 21 February 2019

Agenda: Read the Suplementary Agenda

CITY OF INVERNESS AREA COMMITTEE: THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2019

In relation to the agenda circulated for the above Meeting, please find attached the following report which it was indicated would follow.

Also, in relation to Item 15 - Appointments to Outside Bodies there is an additional recommendation.

AGENDA ITEM 6

Accessing Inverness – Next Steps    
Inntrigeadh Inbhir Nis

There is circulated Joint Report No. CIA/3/19 dated 13 February 2019 by the Director of Development & Infrastructure and the Hitrans Partnership Director.  

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  Note the contents of this report, including the background to the Accessing Inverness project, community and stakeholder engagement, and consultation process;
ii. Note that the outcome of the public consultation that closed on 1 February 2019 will be reported to Committee Members at the earliest opportunity;
iii.Agree that this feedback should inform the preparation of a further bid to Sustrans Scotland for 100% funding to progress to detail design, which will include further public and stakeholder consultation, after the launch of the next funding round in mid-March;
iv. Agree that the Council takes over the management of the Accessing Inverness project going forward, while continuing to work in partnership with key stakeholders including HITRANS; and
v.  Agree that, subject to a positive response from the recent public consultation, Council officials should scope opportunities for third party funding to enable future funding bids for project delivery and construction.

AGENDA ITEM 15 (b) - Appointments to Outside Bodies 

The Committee is invited to appoint a replacement for Mr A Christie to the ICArts Working Group.


Yours sincerely

Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance