Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Recovery Board will take place REMOTELY on Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 10.30am.

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

1. Apologies for Absence    
        
2. Declarations of Interest

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 of Previous Meeting
Geàrr-chunntas na Coinneimh Roimhe

There is circulated the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 24 August 2020 for approval.   
        
4. Recovery Action Plan: Progress Update to 30 September 2020
Plana Gnìomha Ath-shlànachaidh: Cunntas às Ùr mu Adhartas gu 30 Sultain 2020

There will follow Report No RB/15/20 by the Executive Chief Officer Transformation.     
        
5. Economic Recovery Strategy 
Cunntas às Ùr mu Thaic do Eaconamaidh na Gàidhealtachd

There is circulated Report No RB/16/20 dated 23 September 2020 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment.

The Board is invited to:-

1.     consider the latest contextual information available from Highlands & Islands Enterprise and agree that the agency be invited to present to a future meeting of the Recovery Board; 
2.     note the progress being made on setting out the key priorities for economic recovery; and
3.     agree that a full report be prepared for the Economy and Infrastructure Committee on 4 November 2020, setting out the Economic Recovery Strategy.    
        
6. Climate Change 
Atharrachadh Gnàth-shìde

There is circulated Report No RB/17/20 dated 16 September 2020 by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment.

The Board is invited to:-

i.     note the contents of the report; and
ii.    discuss the role of the Recovery Board in respect of the required actions set out at paragraphs 6.6.1 – 6.6.4 of the report.   
        
7. Leadership, Culture & Performance Update  
Cunntas às Ùr mu Cheannardas, Cultar & Coileanadh  

There will follow Report No RB/18/20 by the Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.    
        
8. BREXIT Update 
Cunntas às Ùr mu BREXIT

There will be a verbal report by the Corporate Communications Manager.     
        
9. Tourism Update 
Cunntas às Ùr mu Thurasachd

There will be a verbal report by the Executive Chief Officer Infrastructure and Environment.